David Cox at the Yale Center for British Art

The Yale Center for British Art is hosting a fabulous showing of the work of David Cox, with a few examples of his son's work included. Located in New Haven, CT, the exhibition closes January 4, 2009. This is an outstanding chance to see a remarkable collection of the work of one of England's premier watercolorists. Several drawings, some preparatory works for watercolors, are featured. David Cox published a primer on drawing in the early 19th century, one of the original "how to" books. His drawings are phenomenal; his watercolors have such freshness and vigor. What a rare treat to see them up close!

"Camp Street Doorway"

Watercolor, 14 x 11 inches

Painted plein air, on location, this is one of many beautiful architecture pieces found through out the city. 

" River bank"

Watercolor, 5 x 7 inches

This was painted using a larger oil by the same name as source material. I experimented with a series of washes, such as yellow ochre and cobalt blue, before beginning any delineation of form.

Winter Sky

watercolor, 11 x 14 inches

Pigs Fly in New Orleans today....

Well, almost. Early this morning, a relentless rain turned into snow flurries. Soon after, it was White Out in New Orleans. Looked more like Wyoming, driving past City Park, than N'Awlins. Driving down to the French Quarter for a must have cup of Cafe Du Monde coffee and beignets, drivers were stopping everywhere to take photos, sometimes in the middle of the road.

 It was so disorienting that beignets and coffee became needed comfort food, a reminder of reality during a Wonderland moment. Yes, the world is not flat; yes, beignets are still delicious.  We were like little children again, astonished, cold and happy.

In all, we received 1 to 2 inches.

By noon, a cold rain had washed away most of the white stuff.

Above is a pic of our semi-melted one-eyed snowman, or what was left of him, after returning from Cafe Du Monde.