I’m a New York City gal- born and raised. Although I haven’t lived there for many
years, the experiences I had continue to influence my life.
In my frustration over the years, there were times that I
just sat…thinking and thinking about the museums of New York City…missing them,
longing for them…wanting to go to them, but I felt that all I could do was
daydream.
I was lucky enough to have a mother who introduced me to a variety of
interesting things while I was growing up in New York City. On weekends, my family went to all kinds of
delightful places. Museums were my
favorite. When I got older, I studied
art-history in New York City. And believe
me, if you are going to study art-history at an American school, a college in
New York City really is the way to go.
Being from New York City, I expect certain things when I
visit museums in other cities, which can lead to strong feelings of
disappointment. On the other hand, I
have been in small areas that had really good museums. Where I am now, day to day living can be very
hard for a former New Yorker. Viewing spectacular
art from centuries ago, doing exciting things, visiting great night clubs…so
many things are gone from my life now. Enter
the Internet. The Internet is a
wonderful, wonderful way to see spectacular pieces of art, some even going back
to the Middle Ages. It’s just another
way that the Internet has increased my quality of life. It’s not like viewing art in terrific museums
in New York City, but until I can get back there, it will do.
Recently, I’ve brought art into my life in a different
way. I’m delighted to have reopened my
art classics shop. I only use art that
comes from the public domain...and which comes from original sources...and that comes
with permission. Additionally, I have various
laws to consider. Therefore, I cannot
display all the artwork on merchandise that I want to. Still, this tiny shop is nice. Some of the digital files (artwork) are visually
displayed the way I received them. Other
digital files were changed in some way for various reasons: the artwork had to be resized, the artwork
had to be enhanced so that viewers could see it on merchandise better…etc. But the works are still recognizable…and
wonderful.
Irises, shown above, is one of my favorites by Vincent van Gogh. This work can be found at the shop on multiple products in the Dutch and Flemish Artists collection. Enjoy. More products will be added in the future.
