Little excursion to the Art Gallery

Do you know how amazing it is, just to walk in a room, filled with paintings that were produced over 100 years ago? It is truly an amazing feeling. I had the pleasure in going with my Pop to the Art Gallery of WA yesterday. He had a free ticket, so who else to take along with him but me! He knows I'm really eager about my art, I think hes really chuffed about it. Cos hes an artist himself, does a lot of landscape oil paintings. I think he likes the thought of handing his artistic talents down the line lol. Nan, Pop, Mum and Dad first thought that Ryan would be a good artist, you know, maybe become an art teacher or do something with his art. Ryan went and had private art lessons every Saturday and everything. But he didn't pursue this talent. Shame really, he was pretty good! I guess you could say that he is still doing something artistic, you know, in becoming a carpenter. Anyways, so only just a few years ago Mum picked up that I could draw. Gee, took her long enough to find out that I could! lol. So yeah, my Pops pretty happy that he can talk to someone about art. I've gone over to his house to paint a few times and hes lent my heaps of his art books. hehe I love my Pop.

So yeah! We went to the Art Gallery and saw the 'St Petersburg 1900' exhibition. Oh, theres was some GREAT stuff in there, I tell ya! Multi-million dollar paintings... landscapes, portraits, theatre productions sketches, costume designs, old opera costumes dating back 100 yrs ago... and the list goes on. My Pop really likes realistic paintings, portraits and landscapes. There was one painting there, that I will post a picture of, that looked like a photograph! No joke! Its called 'Winter'by I Shishkin... Truly awesome. Stood infront of it for ages. lol... My pops funny tho... if its not realistic, it was crud. hahaha... "What about this painting Pop? I love it... I like the colours hes used to portray his feelings... Expressionism I think it is!" I would say. Then Pop would reply with "Nup! Its crud." Hehe good ol' Pop. I couldn't get him to appreciate it... only the realistic paintings were what he was interested in. "But Pop! Its cubism! Cubism Pop! Look at it!" and... "Nup. Its people slapping some paint and calling it art and then selling it off for millions of dollars." Awe... hes cute sometimes. I love my Pop.

Afterward, we got some coffee and cakes at the coffee shop next door. I stuffed myself silly, trying to finish the small cheescake (I didn't end up finishing it, which left me seriously disgruntled). We then trooped off to 'Part Two' of the exhibition, with me moaning and clutching my belly in pain hehehe... I loved looking at the art, but my Pop was trying to hurry me up, so we could miss the peak our traffic... *grumble grumble* You can't rush art darn it! But I made him wait, hehehe... Before we left I just HAD to go into the giftshop. I saw a handbag for $500 and just walked on by.. SO expensive in there. Then I came across some little broaches with those little women things... you know, the egg things where you open it, and a smaller one comes out, open that one and a smaller comes and and so on... Yeah, they were dangling off it, and I just HAD to have one! So Pop bought Diana and I one... Even though Diana wasn't there, but anyway! We left after that, and I went home to get changed, grab my stuff and then drive to Armadale to study End lit with Bronwyne from church. I had an awesome time there. I really recomend anyone whose interested in art, to go there. Hey Shnoobs, you might enjoy going. Only $15 entry!

So thats my little advertisement of the Art Gallery... Just can't get enough of that art, I tell ya! Gotta go and stufy now. Had an exam today... In THE HOLIDAYS! Grrrr... Oh well. hahaha afterward I went straight to carousel for some retail therapy! And to find Matt a prezzie... hehehe. Cos its Matt's birthday on Sunday! yay! Happy Birthday Matt! Luv ya!
Neways, have a good one ya'll! I'll post soon...