Imagination

 

The Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT.  A center that explores different forms of expression through an imaginative ride.

Near Orlando Florida

Whimsical Sculpture

 

A sculpture by Claes Oldenburg located in front of the Denver Art Museum.  Oldenburg is a Swedish born American sculptor.  He is known for his public art installations featuring everyday objects. 

Denver Colorado

The Four Seasons

 

The Four Seasons mosaic mural by Marc Chagall.  Located in the Chase Tower Plaza in downtown Chicago.  It was a gift to the City of Chicago from Frederic H Prince.  The mosaic is wrapped around a rectangular box 70 feet wide, 14 feet high and 10 feet wide.

Chicago Illinois

Carousel Horse

 

A middle row, jumping horse created by Daniel Muller for the Gustav A Dentzel Carousel Company in 1924.  Seen at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Sacro Coure del Suffragio

 

Sacro Coure del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of Suffrage, in English) is a church located in the heart of Rome.  The facade features statues of 19 saints.

Rome Italy

Poet Laureate John Betjeman

 A statue of John Betjeman, one time poet laureate stands inside St. Pancras station in London.  It was cast in 2007 and unveiled by Betjeman's daughter on November 12, 2007 to commemorate the opening of St. Pancras International as the London terminus of the Eurostar high speed rail link.  Betjeman led the campaign to save the station from demolition back in the 1960's.  

London England

The Pine Cone Courtyard

 

A giant sculpture called "Sphere Within a Sphere" by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro located in front of the Vatican Museum in an area called the Pine Cone Courtyard.

Vatican City 

A Famous Lion

 

One of the two lions that guard the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago.  I can never visit the museum without a photo or two of these majestic creatures.  

Chicago Illinois

A Most Picturesque Place

 

One of many bridges over the canals of Bruges Belgium, a place of historic beauty.  

Bruges Belgium

An Arizona "Ghost" Town

 

The tourist town of Jerome Arizona viewed from across the valley.  Its position on the side of the mountain doesn't look as precarious from this distance.  From the town itself, it looks like it is clinging to the side of the mountain.

Jerome Arizona

Recoleta Cemetery

 

Looking at the many domes, spires and crosses on the tops of tombs inside Recoleta Cemetery.

Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Historic Fort

 

Entering a historic fort built in 1745.

Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay

Hotel Portmeirion

 

The Hotel Portmeirion in the very unique village of Portmeirion.  

Portmeirion Wales

Queen of Peace

 

Our Lady Queen of Peace chapel inside the Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception.  It's one of the 10 largest churches in the world with many individual chapels inside.

Washington DC

Museum of the West

 

The Scottsdale Museum of the West

Scottsdale Arizona

Standing on the Corner...

...In Winslow Arizona.  The town of Winslow Arizona has latched onto its fame from the old Eagles song "Take it Easy".  They have the statue of a guitarist standing on the corner and there is always a flatbed Ford parked nearby.  

Winslow Arizona

Apple and Raven

 

Apple and Raven Sculpture by artist Peter Woytuk located in downtown Oklahoma City

Oklahoma

Salisbury Cathedral

 

The Baptismal Font inside the Salisbury Cathedral adorned with a hanging, reflective sculpture above it.

Salisbury England

Natural History Museum

 

The Natural History Museum in London is housed in this beautiful historic building.

London England

Windsor Castle

 

Entering Windsor Castle

Windsor England

In the Garden

 

In the Garden at the Getty Center

Los Angeles California

Metropolis

 

Metropolis II by artist Chris Burden.  A kinetic sculpture full of buildings, trains and cars, speeding over the highways and tracks representing a frenetic city. At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Los Angeles, California

United States Naval Academy

 

Inside the Chapel at the U.S. Naval Academy 

Annapolis, Maryland

Mission Inn

 

One of the central courtyards inside the historic Mission Inn.

Riverside California

Miane Lighthouse

 The Cape Neddick Lighthouse on the Maine coast.

York Maine

Chaco Canyon

 

Pre-Columbian Indigenous ruins at Chaco Canyon National Historic Park 

North of Grants New Mexico

The Home of a Victorian Artist

 

The home of Sir Frederic Leighton (1830-1896), the painter and sculptor.  The home is open for tours to see the unique living quarters and his work studio.  The interior is very unique with Arabian style features. Leighton's most well known painting is called "Flaming June" and is now located in the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico.  I missed seeing that painting by just a few weeks.  It was scheduled to be on display in his former home in late 2016 through April of 2017.

I have featured the "Flaming June" painting on my love of art site today.  It is a painting that most people will recognize because it has been reproduced in posters many times.  

London, England

City Hall

The Northampton City Hall built in 1850 and designed by William Fenno Pratt.  It's a building that inspires a wide range of emotions.

Northampton Massachusetts 

Mission Inn

 

A wedding procession entering the chapel at the historic Mission Inn Hotel. 

Riverside, California

Flying High

 

The United State Air Force Thunderbirds, the demonstration squadron housed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.  This photo was taken years ago when they were at the former Williams Air Force Base for an air show.  

Mesa, Arizona

In the Garden

 

In the Chinese Garden at the Huntington Library and Gardens

San Marino, California