art travel

Visiting a Hill Country Sculpture Ranch

Hi everyone! I’m back. For the last few months, a family emergency has needed all my time and energy, but things have calmed down somewhat now. I’m happy to be back and talking about art around Austin. Today I want to tell you about a glorious January day I spent in the Hill Country onContinue reading “Visiting a Hill Country Sculpture Ranch”

Texas Museums Bucket List

Recently I wrote out my bucket list of the top five museums across the United States that I most want to visit. Closer to home, I’ve been to most of the major museums in Texas’ large cities. But an investigation into just how many art and part-art museums there are in the Lone Star StateContinue reading “Texas Museums Bucket List”

USA Museum Bucket List

So far, I’ve posted here a few reviews of museums I’ve visited in the U.S. and abroad, and have a huge backlog of others that I want to write about. In the midst of that project, I thought I’d take a break and share the list of my top five museums that I’ve yet to see.Continue reading “USA Museum Bucket List”

You Say d’Orsay, I Say Train Station

My first trip to France was in 2016, and amongst numerous delights was the opportunity to visit the most famous of Paris’ museums. I’d fallen in love with Impressionism as a, well, as an impressionable teenager. And though in the years since I’ve moved on to swim in deeper artistic waters, so to speak, I’veContinue reading “You Say d’Orsay, I Say Train Station”

Be Careful What You Wish For, or That Time I Finally Visited Centre Pompidou

This is the first of an occasional series of posts I will write on museums I have visited in recent years. These posts are not intended to be full-blown travel journalism, with all the details on what you’ll need to plan a visit. Rather, since all that info is readily available online, I will offerContinue reading “Be Careful What You Wish For, or That Time I Finally Visited Centre Pompidou”

Seeing Miró in San Antonio

Last Sunday I was down in San Antonio, having spent the weekend with a friend. Before I headed back up the dreaded I-35 for home, I decided to take some time to drop by the McNay Art Museum to check out their show Miró: The Experience of Seeing. Miró has never really been a favoriteContinue reading “Seeing Miró in San Antonio”