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Happy Sunday. It is a nice three day weekend as we celebrate Memorial Day here in the US. That picture above is of my all time favorite paintings, by Vincent van Gogh, “The Starry Night“. I went into NYC yesterday to see it at the MOMA. I went in specifically to see Van Gogh and I definitely enjoyed my trip to the museum. It was my first time going to this one because whenever I go into the city for a museum trip, I always go to the Met, that is my absolute favorite. There was a little crowd gathered around The Starry Night but my son and I managed to take a selfie with it anyway…lol. I will be printing that one out and hanging it in my cubicle at work. 🙂
While at the MOMA I also found Frida…
Plenty of Picasso…
…and Andy Warhol among several others. It was a really great trip with alot to see. Art can be so inspiring and good for the soul. That Van Gogh though…ugh. I could stare at it all day. I want to go back already to see more.
On a reading note, I finished up Crescendo by Amy Weiss last night which was so good. A new favorite. The topic of past lives and reincarnation fascinates me and this book was an unexpected gem. My review will be up soon.
I’m not sure what to read next, even though my TBR pile is huge. I have these at the top waiting to be read next, which would you read first?
All the Rivers by Dorit Rabinyan, Hold Back The Stars by Katie Khan or Secrets of the Dead by Carol Wyer? I’m leaning more towards Secrets of the Dead.
I have no crochet to show this week, I haven’t really been hooking since finishing my sister in laws blanket I took a little break.
I’ll close with a TED talk I found on Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” that I thought was interesting. Enjoy your weekend. What are you reading/doing?
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disclaimer: The photos in this post are my own and not to be removed from here.
Very interesting trip to the gallery! Maybe one day I can see those too, it’s so cool.
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I really enjoy visiting the museums. Happy reading 🙂
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Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip. Those are beautiful paintings. All The Rivers sounds great. I hope you enjoy it. Happy reading and have a wonderful week. 😁
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Hi Geybie, happy reading 🙂
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I love art! I can visualize Sundays in Central Park and at the MOMA…and then taking walks through the streets of neighborhoods I would love to see in person. As for Andy Warhol, I recently re-watched a movie called Factory Girl that featured some of the events and people he gathered around him.
Enjoy!
Crescendo looks good! Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
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Hi Laurel, I love going into the city, there is always something to see and do there. Factory Girl sounds good, I’ll have to look it up. Enjoy your week!
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Sounds like a wonderful trip. I love Starry Night too (it’s actually the design on my iPad cover, lol) but haven’t actually seen it in person yet. I’ll have to include MOMA on my next trip to NYC. Hope you have a great week!
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It’s so beautiful, enjoy your week too!
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So cool! Lucky you
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Thanks Blod, enjoy your weekend 🙂
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The MOMA is a great place. It has been a while since I have visited. I really wish I knew more about art. Regardless of my ignorance, The Starry Night is magnificent in such a dark way.
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Hi Brian, I really enjoyed my visit and seeing The Starry Night in person was so great. Enjoy your weekend 🙂
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I’ve been to MOMA in NYC and love it. You can never see everything in one day, though. All the books in your TBR look good. I’m sure you can’t go wrong with any of them. Have a great week!
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That’s true Yvonne, you can’t see it all in one day. Enjoy your week too.
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I love The Starry Night too, I could gaze it at forever. It’s just so beautiful. And now I love it even more so after that Ted Talk, it’s amazing what hides behind art. I’ve never seen it in real life though. Someday.
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Hi Trish, I thought that TED talk was so good too and seeing the painting in person was great. Enjoy your
week!
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Starry night is my favorite too. My laptop cover, iPad cover, and kindle cover are all starry night!
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I love it!
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MoMA is one of my favorite museums! Thanks for sharing your fabulous photos (I am still pretty amazed that you can take pics inside the museum–no flash though). My TBR pile is huge, too. Enjoy the rest of this long weekend, Naida! Rest, relax, and rejuvenate. 🙂
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Hi Susan, I really enjoyed my visit. Yes, it’s the same at the Met museum, they allow you to take pictures. However the one time I went to see the exhibit featuring Marie Antoinette’s paintings flown in from Paris, they didn’t allow photos with cell phones or cameras at all in that section.
Enjoy the long weekend too!
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Hi Naida,
It is a long weekend here in the UK too, to celebrate the May Bank Holiday, with the children having the week off for half-term!
I have to be in the mood to visit a museum, but when I am, I generally have a good time, particularly if it is a museum of art. I don’t have a particular favourite artist, but once again, mood plays a big part when I am viewing the various exhibitions.
Personally, I would read ‘Secrets Of The Dead’ first, but that is just my liking for suspense thrillers kicking in. I hope that you enjoy whichever one of them it turns out to be 🙂
Yvonne
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Hi Yvonne, enjoy the long weekend too!
I really enjoy the art museums and it is always nice seeing paintings by my favorite artists or discovering new favorites.
I think I will read Secrets Of The Dead next. I could go for a good thriller. Thanks for stopping by as always and for sharing my post 🙂
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I also love The Starry Night. Sounds like a wonderful trip to the museum. I haven’t been to one in quite a long time. Enjoy all of the nice new books:)
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Enjoy your week and happy reading 🙂
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You’re so lucky, I probably will never see them up close.
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It is really nice to get to see some of these paintings in person. Happy reading 🙂
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What a fun trip! I would love to visit the museums in New York City. I would like to visit New York City itself someday, for that matter. Crescendo sounds like a good one. I’m fascinated by reincarnation too. I wish you luck in choosing your next read. I would go with the one you are leaning towards most. 🙂 Have a great week!
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Hi Wendy, it was a great visit. Crescendo was so good, a new favorite. Thanks and have a great week too!
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It’s been a while since I’ve visited the MOMA. Great photos and art 🙂 Also, I like finding out about the math of Starry Night.
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Hi HKatz. I love that painting and found the youtube video interesting also. Enjoy your weekend!
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