Oooo, I almost forgot to post this. The reception for "What We Take With Us" (the group show my painting class put on) was wonderful! Unfortunately, I'm blinking in the only photo I have with my painting, so there's that T-T #art

Oh my god the way Chase uses dry-brushing to create the lace on her cuffs! The broken, partially transparent strokes imply the detail of lace so perfectly without getting lost in every little thread #ConArtInSitu

Oh, I adore this painting. Don't get me wrong, the DAM has plenty of great portraits, but this one, "Portrait of Ms. S." by William Merritt Chase, is my fav #ConArtInSitu

Hey look- It's a painting exhibition! The painting class I'm part of is sticking a big bundle o' art into the lowermost floor of the DU Library, and if you're in the vicinity, you should go to the reception! It'll be Thursday (tomorrow) 3-5 PM #art

As a graphic designer, I'm obviously a little biased here, but graphic design (and design more generally) is definitely art. When I say that, it sounds so straightforward, but there *are* questions to be asked here #ConArtInSitu

Sooooo... The Denver Art Museum. It's pretty cool! I mean, I only got to spend a tiny tiny amount of time there, but still. Pretty cool! At least what I saw of it #ConArtInSitu

Sometimes, when talking with someone about art, I feel a kind of resistance in my conversation partner. "It's not that deep" is a common refrain, and it frustrates me #ConArtInSitu

I've seen "Or, The Whale" by Bethany Collins three times now, and there's a few things I noticed on my most recent visit that I hadn't before #ConArtInSitu

Like all attempts at periodization, labeling art as "contemporary" gets... complicated. Can a dead artist be contemporary? How recently does a piece have to have been produced to be contemporary? Any hard line invites exceptions #ConArtInSitu

The MCA Denver building is a work of art in itself. I mean, architecture is always a kind of art, but the MCA building is as much a part of the museum experience as the exhibits #ConArtInSitu

I rode the E line to MCA Denver today, and it's remarkable how much riding a train improves my mood. Probably something to do with not having to navigate the Fury Road that is Denver's road network :P

What is art? Anything people call art. It's just like calling something "sci-fi" or "action-adventure", which is to say, it's a way of inviting a particular kind of engagement #ConArtInSitu