I had a layover in Boise and it had been awhile since I'd been there. I looked back - it was 10 months since I was here when I took a picture I remember well. I had enough time to visit the Boise Art Museum, or BAM, and the walk took me through Julia Davis Park (Wiki). The park was nice and had some interesting features. The picture above left is looking up at the Wind Dance sculpture. And then there was Abe Lincoln, of Seated Lincoln. I took pics with him, but the primary reason I took this picture was because it was made by the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, Gutzon Borglum. I didn't know this, but he was born in the Idaho Territory. It was executed by Irene Deely of Boise in 2009.
Here is the back of the BAM - standing in the sculpture garden.
One thing nice about galleries is you can almost always find at least one thing that grabs your attention. There were more than one in the BAM, but even in a smaller gallery, the guarantee holds true. A benefit of being smaller is you can swing through it even if you don't have that much time. Here are some things that were picture-worthy to me...
L: Theodore Waddell, Horses and Blackbird, 1989.
C: Morris Graves, Wolf Eagle, 1957.
R: Carl Morris, Silver Creek (Untitled 562), 1988.
I appreciated the lack of detail in Horses and Blackbird, the simplicity of Wolf Eagle and the colors, shapes and movement of Silver Creek. On that note - the pictures say property of museum because they won't let you take photos. Even photos without flash are prohibited which is a bit much.
R: Brice Marden, Untitled, 1973
The Drifter looks as it had some squeegee work done on it. I'd done something similar in Familiarity which is the biggest reason I took this picture. I liked the angles and colors and abstractness of Angel. In regards to the litho by Marden, this wasn't the one in the museum but is very similar. I took a picture because it's 52 years old and while being so simple, still grabs peoples' gazes. That can say a lot about an image.
There was a block print you could make - mine is above left.
The BAM floorplan and a special exhibit flyer, Curves, Cones and Rings by Bean Finneran.
These are paintings that were in the Capitol Contemporary Gallery. I thought the use of light was great. Above left is by Rachel Teannalach, titled Sagebrush Mariposa Lilies at Hawkins Range Preserve. She has a nice touch/style on landscapes. The painting on the right wasn't tagged.
These are by Geoffrey Krueger who also has a style I like and I'm always looking for sky ideas.
I liked the row of dots in the left painting. The one the right is Outside My Front Door.
Above left is Movement by Anne Peterson. I liked the boldness and the 'movement' was obvious to me. This one is for sale for $3200. On the right is a shot of the Capitol with some nice clouds behind it.
The feeling of Boise life and the West were felt, but the picture was a bit of a let down.
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