Whatever Wednesday - Revisit the Michener Art Museum

Doylestown, PA is a quaint town with an artsy bent.  A gem to wander is the James Michener Art Museum.  There's his donated  writing office complete with typewriter, papers,  books, and memorabilia.  He was born in Doylestown. 

This piece is called "Bloodlines" by Holly Wilson.   Very cool and  the bodies are made from cigars. 

 A special exhibit featured Judith Schaechter.   This was the  ceiling for  a special chapel she created. The  colors glowed

Outside, sculptures  abound.  This was a  Holocaust memorial piece.  

And  a clever poem

The museum also features artists from the  New Hope area and Pennsylvania Impressionists.  The building  is  the former Bucks County Jail.   So  much history and art to appreciate. 

Bucks County Fall

My Thanksgiving trip to PA did not involve all eating. While I dined well from Pudge's cheesesteak to turkey to my sister's meatballs, I fed the mind as well. Dad and I trekked to Doylestown in Bucks County and wandered the halls of the James A. Michener Art Museum . We enjoyed the current exhibit The Painterly Voice

From Edward Hicks to Baum, Redfield, Coppedge, and Daniel Garber (see Tanis above), my eyes delighted in paintings of trees, country barns, meandering rivers, and frozen landscapes. More than two hundred paintings highlighted the style of Bucks County artists and their colleagues in New Hope. Particularly lovely is the use of light and color.

Then outdoors, I could admire the grand finale of fall. (And I didn't have to rake leaves.)

The Michener Museum exhibit proved enlightening and enjoyable. The curator's written commentary was light, amusing, and casual. We dined on a visual treat.