Every day in September!

I signed up for September on the NaBloPoMo site. This means I'm going to post every day in September. I've only been posting sporadically lately and I want to get back in the habit so I thought this would give me a push.

The theme for September is Art - posting about art that inspires you and how you bring art into your life. I thought I'd share a picture that I came across recently and really liked. It's called Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Chelsea by James Whistler. It's very peaceful feeling and I really like the soft colors in it. When I find pictures I like online I usually save them to my picture file so I can use them as wallpaper or in screensavers. It's a free, easy way to enjoy art that I could never afford!

Crocker Art Museum

Today's outing was to the Crocker Art Museum. This is one of my favorite museums. They have a wonderful permanent collection of California art. I visited my favorite pictures: So Fleet the Works & She Will Come Tomorrow by Edwin Deakin. Their current exhibition is Treasures, Curiosities, and Secrets: The Crockers and the Gilded Age. It was interesting - it includes beautiful gowns, furniture, pictures and some gorgeous jewelry.




Outside of museum.



Side view.


Another side view.


The museum is expanding and this shows the new addition.



Front showing connection to new addition.


New addition.



Trees in the parking lot- I love the trees in Sacramento!


Tower Bridge from the parking lot.