Indianapolis and Greensburg

Here are a few photos from my adventure in Indiana last week. While my wife was busy toiling away at a training seminar, I took the time to explore the area, including Indianapolis, a city that I had never visited before. My first stop was the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

 Rufus (1762-65) by George Stubbs
I don't know if Rufus was sickly or not, but this painting as simple as the composition is, struck a chord within me. It's a beautiful painting of a horse as one will ever see.

 Angel of the Resurrection (1904) by Tiffany Studios.
This was the center piece of a larger memorial all done in stained glass. Years ago, I worked in a stained glass studio and always regretted not being able to paint like this on the glass itself. Truly an art form in itself. And being familiar with what the Tiffany Studios produced I certainly appreciated this piece of work and spent some time absorbing it all.

 I'm sure that I'm not the first to take this picture, but I just had to. It's a funny site watching those 'art critics' looking with speculation at that dancing bronze kid.

 My second stop was at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. Here I am recreating the famous photo on the desk.

 This is Corey Dalton and he gave me a most informative tour of the museum. If you have a chance, check out his website and links to his other sites. He's a very busy and interesting guy.

 Here is the front of the museum. You can check out their website here.

 The State Soldiers And Sailors Monument in downtown Indy. This is probably one of the most impressive city circles that I've seen and this one was finished in 1902. The monument was designed by Bruno Schmitz (1868-1916), the marble sculptures were done by Rudolph Schwarz (1866-1912) and the bronze work was done by Nicolus Geiger (1849-1897). Very cool.

This is the clock tower of the Decatur County Court House in Greensburg, IN. In 1870 a large aspen tree made its appearance and has been here ever since (although, I've been told that this is the third such tree). Still...

Much to my wife's dismay, I dropped some cash in my time in Indianapolis, so I don't want to hear about any bad economy. I did my part!

San Diego Bound!

Tomorrow I jump on a plane headed for San Diego for my first ever visit to the International Comic-Con for what looks like a baptism of fire. I will be trying to conjure up some illustration work with the help and guidance of illustrator Matt Busch, so keep your fingers crossed. It will be a learning experience, for sure, and I'm really looking forward to the experience of it all. Plus, I hope to meet many fellow artists and just have a damn good time.