Seeing the light

This will be part of Don's latest project ...

which isn't surprising given the jaunt we took last Friday to see Ellsworth Kelly's masterwork titled Austin

https://blantonmuseum.org/ellsworth-kellys-austin/

at the Blanton Museum of Art ...

Fortunately, I read up on Kelly before we went, having checked out the current edition of Ellsworth Kelly by Tricia Paik from the library (the new edition to be published in June will be on my birthday wish list for sure) ...

We decided to see the Blanton's temporary exhibit of Kelly's work before going in to experience Austin. Even though I had done my homework, the sheer scale of these canvases rocked me back on my heels ...   

Fortunately, some of his studies ...

and smaller works allowed me to catch my breath ...

And not surprisingly, I was particularly drawn to those that read as nine-patches to my eye ...

All in preparation for seeing Ellsworth Kelly's last work, his only building ...

Pictures don't do it justice ...

although the video in this New York Times article comes close.

And there's no doubt the visions that were planted in my brain will find their way onto cloth someday. I hope I can do them justice.