Textures, Elements and Art at The Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

A forecast for thunderstorms made my friends, daughter and I re-think our beach day. Instead, we headed to Philadelphia to visit The Barnes Foundation which recently moved into a new space.

Lunch at the Rose Tattoo Cafe.

Street art.

I love texture especially when natural elements are juxtaposed with manmade materials. Before we even set food inside the museum, I was taken by the building and grounds’ zen-like combination of water, stone and earth. Inside, we were treated to an enormous collection; favorites included paintings by Matisse, Modigliani, Renoir, Cezanne, Degas, Miro, Demuth and Rousseau.

We may not have made it to the ocean, but we were treated to a different kind of peace; soul renewal that comes from viewing and absorbing beautiful art.

Water, stones and grass.

Water, concrete and ivy.

Fingerlike tendrils of ivy on concrete.

Me, Ina and Jeri.

My daughter and me.

Looking up at a crystal chandelier.

Iron “screen” next to a concrete wall.

View into a gallery path.

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