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happy 2018! here's my first post for the new year. woohoo!
on january 28th, 2018, it was "free-for-all" day for socal museums aka one of my favorite days. so i asked my cousin to pick a museum off of the list from the museums participating that day and we went.
as someone who loves being coastal, orange county is the closest i can get to avoiding the los angeles madness sometimes. i'm not going to be the only one to say this but the drive from los angeles to orange county isn't a close one. especially with LA traffic, it can make an hour drive turn into a three hour drive. yet there we were, talking and laughing our way through the traffic, making it bearable. on this day we visited the Orange County Museum of Arts (OCMA) with our friend Marielle. once we got to our destination, i was excited for the kind of artwork i was going to see.
on january 28th, 2018, it was "free-for-all" day for socal museums aka one of my favorite days. so i asked my cousin to pick a museum off of the list from the museums participating that day and we went.
as someone who loves being coastal, orange county is the closest i can get to avoiding the los angeles madness sometimes. i'm not going to be the only one to say this but the drive from los angeles to orange county isn't a close one. especially with LA traffic, it can make an hour drive turn into a three hour drive. yet there we were, talking and laughing our way through the traffic, making it bearable. on this day we visited the Orange County Museum of Arts (OCMA) with our friend Marielle. once we got to our destination, i was excited for the kind of artwork i was going to see.
i love visiting museums and looking at art. i'm not going to try to tell you that i like art because I'm talented at drawing or i aspire to be the next kara walker. not at all. i appreciate art because every artwork i see enables me to feel a different emotion. however, what i appreciate just a tad more than the art itself, is reading the art descriptions. i like reading about the artists, what inspired them, and what they're trying to convey in their artwork. i can appreciate the different forms the artists has used for their piece. it's like music. while every brush stroke, shade, and color is beautiful on it's own, it gives meaning when used for something bigger... contributing to the piece as a whole.
just as we finished going through the different rooms and looking at each piece, the sun was just starting to set. the beautiful part about golden hour is how it adds a glow to everything and everyone the sun shines upon- making it the best time to take pictures. here are some of my favorite from that day:
just as we finished going through the different rooms and looking at each piece, the sun was just starting to set. the beautiful part about golden hour is how it adds a glow to everything and everyone the sun shines upon- making it the best time to take pictures. here are some of my favorite from that day:
we ended the day with some girl talk by the marina. i love spending time with people i care about and learning more about one another. nothing like a good time with some good company.
that's it for today. did you visit any museums on the "free-for-all" museum day? if so, which one? also, do you have a favorite artist or a favorite art piece? i'd love to know. thanks for your time! until next time!
