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For the many new people on my mailer, I do an intermittent email newsletter discussing art topics I like, shows I'm doing, updates on my website, etc. I decided a daily blow by blow of things in NY and at ArtExpo would be fun. This will be a wrap up of the days that followed in New York plus an update on things from the art show.

Anyway, those who received the dailys (by the way we saw where Jon Stewart's Daily Show is done) last heard how I was sending off packages via Fedex in the ArtExpo lobby while watching a brilliant snow come rushing past the huge windows facing 11th Ave.

A record cold front had arrived in New York City with the coldest air and strongest winds of the winter season, brrrrr. Got to 10 or 11 that night.

Well, tue we skipped trying the subway and took a cab to the Met Museum, first time to go there, HUGE. Old bldgs stuck to new ones, stairs everywhere, drinking fountains far and in between.

Almost the entire Impressionist collection normally on view was ironically down the road from here in Houston, my Mom will get a good laugh about that one (added note: 3 part series of the met show in houston, w/a correction wrap-up, created later on '07).

Still saw some beauties. And they did have a no-photographs-please showing of Tiffany's works. Figured it'd be "ok" to see, I'd seen some Tiffany's in the past, what else could they be more of? Wrong. Stunned. These were not the typical stain glass beauties I'd seen in the past. These had elaborate insertions and encrustations of literally chunks of colored glass that looked like 1, 2, and 3 inch stones of incredible beauty. The man may have been born extremely rich and fortunate, but he made great use and good of that. Truly original stunning work.

We tried to eat at the new Balcony cafe (it's inside but sits along a view of the atrium below), too crowded, then at the waiter staffed cafe sitting long side a view of a winter Central Park, also too crowded (and maybe a little high :-) and ended up in the basement Cafeteria where we got one of the best priced best meals we'd had the whole trip. (added note: dining at the met)

Salmon with huge chunks of cauliflower, egg plant, potatoes, and squash (that was mine); Sheila had pasta agnotti (we don't know what that is, but it sure was good, I had some of that too :-) $20 buck, total!

We went back to our room too late for the pm jazzercise, plus we knew it was already dropping into the lower teens and the wind was picking up again. Next day, Wed, we went to MOMA, it was ok, they did have some really tasty berry tea in a little cafe with a view of rooftops and stuff, that was nice. Then, we bit the bullet, took another cab all the way down to Tribeca for an early afternoon jazzercise.

For those who don't know, a good 1/3 of my mailing list is of fellow jazzercisers here in Austin, so we had to go :-) It was located up or down some stairs, I still don't remember, Sheila had to find it for us, in this little place called the Knitting Factory that's like a blues landmark, wood floors, a band stand, bar, all of it! It was GREAT! Not just cause I hadn't stretched or hardly moved for a week, but the lady who runs it (has 3 locations in nyc), Jeanne Zingaro (website: http://www.jazznewyork.net) was totally welcoming, a lot of fun, and knew her routines! It was worth it (i know, the exercise tapes say, "you're worth it!" :-)

All the other jazzercisers were very nice; the place has such an authentic ny feel to it. Anyway, if you go to ny, look up this website if you wanna do something different and fun.

Well, from there Sheila & I took a cab to 59th to the edge of Central Park. I forgot to say it had started snowing the night before and was still lightly lightly coming down. I had to get px of Central Park like this, I had to. Sheila & I lasted about 45 minutes in the teen degree air, but it was beautiful. And I found a spot my son had taken px of this past oct, so now I have two seasons images of the same great spot (can't say where, sorry :-) But by now we were starting to hurt; we literally barely made it out of the park, across the street, and into a salon, "sorry, we're frozen, can we thaw, oh, thank you!" When we could walk again the very nice lady there directed us across the street to a place a co-worker of mine had highly recommended but we hadn't found yet, the Le Pain Quotidien (Daily Bread, I think.) (added note, also see: http://www.lepainquotidien.com/)

Painting from photo taken that day in Central Park "Central Park Record Cold March" - more info -

We split some kind of strange sounding salad that was absolutely delicious with like five different flavors coming from what looked like only a few pieces of greens and stuff, yummy. Sheila had an unusual blend of earl grey we hadn't heard of and i had a very rich very deep cup of hot chocolate. After some wine and other stuff along the way back, we managed to walk back to the hotel.

We had a few hrs the next morning, got gifts at the Met gift shop down the street, ate some fantastic bagel bacon egg and cheeses with more bacon than i usually see in two separate side orders of bacon, really, and good too! Lots of hot coffee, and a safe ride to the airport with an equally safe flight back home. I should add that since the show, before we left ny, I've had contact with two galleries with whom I'm in contact with. I'll let ya'll know how that goes :-) Tomorrow I will try my best to post the rowing on Barton Springs Austin px I most recently finished. Later in the month (or so) I'll write a bit more about the glicee info I'm finding out about plus a bit about my thoughts re reproductions (advance hint, they're great, but don't forget they are not the original, therefore price should be appropriate). Finally (yes, it's almost writ :-) I plan to turn my emphasis a bit more toward doing more New York and possibly, France related images. I'm not giving up on Austin, but I have a lot work of spots I love in Austin, and feel the urge to expand now. Thanks ya'll, take care.

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