It's Been an Artsy Summer for Me

In June, I got the wonderful opportunity to see some privately-owned paintings of Thomas Eakins--famous for his male figures, the ones in this collections were old, thoughtful/brooding; the eyeglasses, mustaches, and clothing were wonderful.

Today Better-half and I took the day off and took in the Edward Hopper exhibit at the MFA. Hopper has this wonderful way of not depicting unimportant detail. Personal to me since we've spent a lot of time in his Maine, Gloucester, and Cape haunts, and my living in New York was less than 40 years after he began his. We got to see these (and a lot more):
















Oh, yes, we also saw a lot more.