Painting getaway organize by Polish Art Society in Chicago

Plener "Essence of Nature" ....it was essence of trip to Chicago ...essence of being in the moment ...great moment with great creative people.

Painting in the rain ....

Looks like Autumn . This photo was taken only 3 weeks ago ... weather can change that fast ...I left Chicago and now it there is tropical temperature over there.



my painting left the canvas . Never tried that before . I love to paint in the rain !!!!

stepping on my palette ...helps with mixing colors

At the at the MCA warehouse.

At the at the MCA Warehouse.

I came to this event early ...people were still gathering so I had a great opportunity to photograph the installations inspired by the Buckminister Fuller and Olafur Eliasson exhibitions at the MCA. This event was being held in the warehouse which is a pretty amazing place where the art collections of the MCA are stored. The warehouse design is just great ...in a long hallway on your way to the party through the glass separating me from the massive art collections I could see all the procedures used to properly store, catalog and even ship iconic artwork. This building is not only a warehouse for art it is a space often used for special events. The event I was attending was organized by i4design magazine and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) hosted the evening of art installations and music for special guests of Art Chicago. It was a super event which brought together artists from around the world, gallery owners, collectors . Here are the first few minutes ....the first few shoots I took before the crowds arrived to enjoy the evening.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago-warehouse
i4design-magazine for Art Chicago
http://i4designmedia.com/departments/summer09/outandabout.php

You can become entangled in art when you visit Chicago!

Art Consultant Susan Wilczak and her husband

One of the ways of taking a self portrait ....by the way it was great video installation and I am not the girl in red I'm in silhouette!

I was totally fascinated with the reflection in the window of the Object-Installation by Wolfgang Semmelrock ...a happy moment with my camera and I was glad to learn that the artist appreciated my little impression of his work .

Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix, Arizona

Good I took my camera ....
Chihuly" with exhibition "Nature of Glass".
It was absolutely surreal ....I love the night mood of the garden ..I did not want to leave this place. They near lock me in ....

Waiting for my models to come .....in traditional Curacao house .