Sunday Adventuring...Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Sunday afternoon adventuring is always the best.

I spent most of the afternoon at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. I have to say it was really cool and just what I needed. If you are in the area anytime soon you should for sure check out some of the exhibits they have up right now. 

The Crossroads of Memory

and The American South

--this was the first exhibit that I checked out.

It normally wouldn't be my first choice when it comes to art but I have to say something about his paintings are really beautiful. I made a few rounds in the museum store trying to find a print of the painting below.

This image really doesn't do it justice. The colors in the sky are gorgeous (like I thought about calling the people who own it and asking a price and then asking them to hold it for me for a couple of years.)

Sometimes simplicity is the best. I've seen those colors in the sky so many times....seeing someone capture them that perfectly makes my head spin. I was that funky chick in the long skirt making a second round to look at this one in particular. ;)

Carroll Cloar

Orchard Moridund

Next I made my way over to Andrew Saftel's "Where Water Meets Land"

So I am probably partial to this one just because of this guys funky style and the fact that he puts his own creative spin on his photography.

Row, Walk, and Ride

This piece doesn't include any photography (I don't think....I mean he could have snuck some in there.)

It is actually sketches and a collage of things he found while he was on site photographing for some of the images below.  

Blue Streak

Father and Son

For this particular collection he layered images of buses and things over images of people working or doing other daily activities. I had to do some double takes and staring for a few seconds to separate the two images. It's amazing how well he paired the images together. I have to say this series inspired me to do some creative photography work.

Find more of his work >>> here! (if you're interested of course)

So here's some other awesomeness....so I have this thing I like to do...when I get magazines I like to check out the brands that are mentioned in the captions besides images and such. Recently, (like first of this week I was doing this) and I found this coolness....

That funky pattern intrigued me...

(Interior Design magazine helped me find this....in case you want to look for yourself....B+N Industries, INC.)

So today in the gift shop at the museum I found this greatness!

It's been a funky weekend....so I bought myself a happy :)

(Find this book here)

So now I am back at my aunt's house listening to the rain fall...

rain sounds like magic :)

Smile :)