For my first art related visit, I was able to go to one of my uncle's art gallery displays on our Monday off, which was a treat since he hadn't done one in almost seven years. He deals with a more contemporary approach to his work, and this particular display dealt mostly with the use of paint on canvas and wood. The majority of his work was similar to what I remember he had produced the last time he had a show, which was a series of shapes and painted piece work that bear a striking resemblance to mandalas and targets. He used contrasting colors to bring the layers in and out, and the colors schemes were pretty engaging to look at. The gallery itself was fairly small, and plain, but he had it all to himself so all eyes were on Bruce Buchanan. I wanted to buy a piece of his, but I'm not really well off enough to do so. My mom got one of his big pieces so he said he'd be more than happy to send me something original, which was uplifting to hear. There were only about 30 people there throughout the two hour showing, but it was fun to go to something besides one of the AU galleries and see what happens in the more general scene.

While I was visiting him in Cleveland, I also got to talk to him about for a bit about my own artwork from this semester, and some of the pieces I've done in the past. He actively looks at all my works through Facebook, and he was happy to engage me about them. I got some good information, mainly about the direction of what I want my work to mean, and a few pointers in general landscape design. He actually does commissions for building drawings and design as well, so it was great to see some of his sketching and blueprint designs when we hung out after the show.

 I'll get a picture up of some of his work once I rip the photos off my camera. On Friday night this week though, I plan on trying to go the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago when I pass through to Wisconsin for weekend. I think it'll be pretty great if we get a chance to stop in