2011-08-02

Art enables us to ...

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Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.
- Thomas Merton

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We had family down visiting this long weekend, and we went over to the National Gallery to take in the Caravaggio exhibit. We also viewed the Feininger installation. One of the nicest things about living in the Capital - so many museums and galleries in which to spend some time losing oneself.

A few abstracts -- circles, squares, triangles -- taken during the day:

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5 comments:

  1. I'm lost already -- in a maze, amazed by shadows, light, and shapes

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  2. Gorgeous! And I love that quote because it's just so true.

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  3. Wonderful images. You captured the Merton quote in your photographs.

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  4. Oh, I love these images! You have such a terrific eye, Candis!

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  5. loving the quote...loving the images...loving the artist that you are... i'm full of love!!! ;) xo

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