Sunday, September 18, 2011

Abstract expressionism

Miro's Bleu III, a reproduction of which we soon hope to have on our wall.
A print poster of Jackson Pollock's Alchemy is now proudly placed in our bedroom. Yes, it is a "conversation piece"!
Mark Rothko's "No 3" adds wonderful color to our hallway.
A poster of Joan Miro's May 1968 painting, full off drip painting technique, is our son's favorite.
Robert Motherwell's Blue painting - a great example of American 20th century art

Franz Kline and his brutal paint strokes...
Our apartment has been missing a few things. After re-decorating and putting white wallpaper all over we have been searching for great paintings to add a certain je-ne-sais-quoi. And what better way to do just that than to use prints and canvas reproductions of great abstract expressionism. The last two paintings (by Motherwell and Kline) are presently not on our walls. We will have to wait and see once we put up our new nursery room. Inside the nursery, we will leave the decision making to our son, who without a doubt will choose posters from any print collection with the label "Cars" on it...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Potty time!

Ah! The blessings of parenting a toddler! Our son went pee-pee on the potty today! And we are soo impressed!!!
He indicated that he wanted to go and then we had to leave the bathroom while he sat down on the potty and made farting sounds to himself.Very cute!

Lots of praise from mommy and daddy followed, of course, and he was very proud of himself.