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Monet at the Museum
Looking back on my visit to the Denver Art Museum (DAM) for the Monet exhibit, I wish I could do it all over again. I felt giddy like a child going on a field trip. Monet has been an inspiration to me in how he uses color and his mark making techniques. I’ve always admired how he learned the academic side of painting. Then deliberately choosing to deviate from the norm and break all the rules. Seeing his work in person is a real treat. I bought the museum’s catalog book and does not compare to his paintings in person. They are so colorful with a multitude of hues weaving…
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Dior: The Haute Couture House from Paris
Inspiration from Other Artists I love going to the art museum. Especially when they exhibit things I wouldn’t normally be able to see unless I travel far from home. A few weeks ago, my mother and I went to see the Dior From Paris to the World fashion exhibit at the Denver Art Museum (DAM for short). We both loved it. If you don’t know, Dior is a haute couture fashion house. A literal translation of haute couture would be “high dressmaking”. I other words high end fashion made custom for you. A thing you need to know about my mother and I is that we love to sew. We…
