So Glad You Asked

A reader asks if I have favorites from the Hockney show--whooo boy! There is literally not enough data storage in my blog to put them all here. But I'll post a few teensy images.
First understand that I LOVE Monet's Cathedral at Rouen series (he painted the same facade over & over, in all light & seasons).
So I was mesmerized by Hockney's GIANT SCALE, EVOLVING images of single sites in the English countryside, through the seasons. **The images here simply cannot give a sense of the SCALE or the "MOVIE"-like evolution--which is why you MUST get to this show ASAP.
It's ONLY in SF, too!

Top is GINORMOUS, surrounds you in a room; Center shows Hockney (for scale!); Bottom is a fave series of mine as the landscape reminds me of my cousin's farm in Amelia County, Va.

ps I also enjoyed the room displaying Hockney's theory that certain Renaissance painters used MIRRORS & CAMERAS to make their paintings. The Art Establishment labeled him a nut-job for this theory of course. Interestingly, most scientists & physicists think he's right…. More food for thought.

Two Chances to Train Your Eyeballs

If you live in the Bay Area, here are your weekend plans:
1. RUN don't walk to the DeYoung for the final days of the David Hockney show.
Waaay back when I was in school, Hockney was not viewed "seriously" by the academic world. I don't know about now (nor do I care), but this show is not to be missed. It is HUGE--rooms and rooms, all so different. But what makes it a MUST SEE is this show has something for EVERYONE, the kids, the techie, the scientist, the device-obsessed, lovers of landscapes, lovers of portraits. So get your tix in advance, jam the kids into the car (they'll love what Hockney does with an iPhone), and GO!  A great outing for learning to SEE while looking at fun, wild, maybe controversial work.
Click here info for Hockney show, HURRY!

2. Go to Fog Art event at Fort Mason in SF. 
I'm excited because I love seeing Art, Furnishings and Design Objects shown together. That's how we LIVE after all. 
Even if I don't buy anything, Stanlee Gatti is all over it so you know it will be a visual blast.
Click here for info on the Fog Design & Art event for this weekend.