Boulder Fall Fest
Today I went to the Boulder Fall Fest, an annual street festival that features a mix of local foods, microbrews, music, and art. The artists included an assortment of sculptors, jewelry makers, fiber artists, photographers, and painters.
Although not all of the work appealed to me, I made note of a several artists whose work I found interesting. These included fiber artist Deborah Brawley, jewelry artist Anita Gronstedt, and sculptor Sarena Mann.
After I was done looking around the Boulder Fall Fest, I went to NCAR to do some quick sketches of the Flatirons. I soon realized that, indeed, I’m still very rusty at this whole art thing. After my sketching session, I stopped by the small weather museum for a drink of water and while there I stumbled across a wonderful photography exhibit by Kerry Koepping, the founder of the Arctic Arts Project.
If the above video doesn’t knock your socks off, just take a look at Kerry Koepping’s gallery at 500px. Incredible. This image of some place in Iceland I can neither say nor spell is exquisite. And this image ain’t half-bad either. Tremendously inspiring. By the way, I think I need to visit Iceland at some point.
As for my own artistic talents, well, they remain entirely dormant. I managed to sit myself on a rock and sketch a section of a flatiron for the better part of an hour, but I am not much thrilled with the result. On the other hand, I am pleased that I made the effort, because showing up to practice is half the battle. So they say. And if I need further reassurance, I’ll be sure to read this article.
Assortment
- Fall Foliage
- October had its chance to be the best biking month of the year. Instead, it decided to rain. It then proceeded to drizzle, pour, mist and pee down.
- Imperial War Museum Duxford
- Today we went to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, an aircraft museum that hosts a collection of more than two hundred aircraft as well as an impressive assortment of tanks, boats and other military vehicles.
- Outbound Flight
- My flight to the UK took a northerly route, so much so that the wing tip skimmed the air above the southern shores of Greenland and I was able to capture a rare glimpse of the rugged, frozen island.
