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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Avatar

This last week, we went to see the director James Cameron's new movie, Avatar.  The animation and special effects alone in this movie were something to experience.  The images of the forest and plant life were very realistic.  The story line, which was part science fiction and part commentary on how we are taking care of each other and the environment, was beautifully and strongly  told through the characters performance and animation created.  The design of the 3-D glasses that were given to view this movie also was far improved over the old 3-D glasses of old.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Art in the New Year

My husband, Gary, and I along with our friend, Betty, visited the Haggin Museum (Stockton, CA) yesterday to see the stellar plein air exhibit, "American Legacy; Our National Parks."  The beautiful paintings were created by artists who are members of the national artist group, Plein-Air Painters of America.

The 36 artists in this exhibit painted their unique vision of the national park that they visited.  During 2008-2009, these artists were given the opportunity to paint in a national park of their choosing.  The exhibit will be showing at the Haggin Museum through January 10, 2010 (http://www.hagginmuseum.org/).  The website also has links to the artists' individual websites.