My Artsy Side – An Image & A Story
Having Art In My Heart
I don’t know why I haven’t included this photo in my CLA portfolio. But then again, I don’t know why I put anything in my CLA portfolio. It was taken in Louisville, KY in2010. That’s me and my wife trapped in the prism.
Mystic is simple mystical. It is perhaps the most beautiful place along the Atlantic seaboard.
Ever since I saw the 1988 movie “Mystic Pizza” , Mystic has been on my bucket list. The movie was the first one for Julie Roberts, and it certainly wasn’t her last.
But, of course, there is much more to Mystic than pizza. The mosaic above is a transformed photo of the harbor area.
Mystic is a village and census-designated place in Groton and Stonington, Connecticut. Mystic was a significant Connecticut seaport with more than 600 ships built over 135 years starting in 1784.
Wikipedia
I have given you several “reflections ” posts from Ottawa Canada. Even though Ottawa has these types of pics in spades, the U.S. has its share too. The mosaic above is one of the most dramatic reflections mosaics I have in my portfolio. We visited there in July of 2014 a little over a month after the site opened. The World Trade Center pools are (shown here) brought back many memories of our visits to those fallen buildings.
When we lived in New Jersey from 1996 – 2000, I got the distinct impression that the average New Yorker didn’t really like those buildings. They considered them an eyesore on the skyline. But, then came Sept 11, 2001 and that totally changed. Besides the “Windows on the World” restaurant at the top of one of the buildings, I remember what was probably the longest escalator in the world going from the trains to the street level.
I have never been to London, but I have seen much of it when I watch “House Hunters International” while eating my daily lunch. And of course, I am currently watching the latest version of The Crown on Netflix. So, when I visited Canada’s National Capital in Ottawa, I could see similarities between the two. The picture above just spews out pomp and circumstance to me. I think that door was to the National Library, but I could be wrong.
We spent 3 days in Ottawa in 2011, and enjoyed it very much. I have shown you numerous mosaics of what I call Reflections (old buildings reflecting off the newer glass buildings in the area.) I, personally, can’t appreciate the centuries old traditions that they hold so dear. To me, that just reminds me of the aristocracy/privilege of ancient times.
Ottawa, which is the national capital of Canada, is one of my most favorite cities I have ever visited. One of the primary reasons is “reflections”. That is, the old and the new building coexisting and actually complimenting each other. The picture above is replicated there dozens of times. In this particular case, it is a reflection of the Parliament building.
