On the second Thursday of every month is the downtown art walk. It is a free, self-guided tour of the many galleries and museums enlivening the area with the influx of interested art lovers. The Museum of Neon Art has relocated there. Attending last night made me nostalgic for the two art districts that I was instrumental in helping to create, the Short North Arts District in Columbus, Ohio, and the South Side in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
Many wish to know what "painterly" means. This gorgeous painting of the old Rosslyn Hotel by
Carl Ramsey (an artist whose studio I visited in recent years in the very area) personifies the technique.
I was not surprised to see this work by John Baldessari. Didn't he and his helpers cremate his first paintings as he felt he was only echoing the work of Cezanne? He is an original, and so are the artists you will find in the area.
By an unknown artist, isn't this the most charming contemporary rendition of a Chinese scroll painting? The scroll is there, the format is there, but...where is the traditional imagery?
Many wish to know what "painterly" means. This gorgeous painting of the old Rosslyn Hotel by Carl Ramsey (an artist whose studio I visited in recent years in the very area) personifies the technique.
I was not surprised to see this work by John Baldessari. Didn't he and his helpers cremate his first paintings as he felt he was only echoing the work of Cezanne? He is an original, and so are the artists you will find in the area. 
By an unknown artist, isn't this the most charming contemporary rendition of a Chinese scroll painting? The scroll is there, the format is there, but...where is the traditional imagery?
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