Vancouver Art Trip

Another quickie trip to Vancouver to see the Vermeer Rembrandt show, plus a few other galleries on the "Drawing" tour. Must say, wasn't too impressed with the Dutch masters show. One Vermeer, not even the blockbuster one, and a few little Rembrandts. Enjoyed some of the historical information, and some of the big portraits were quite impressive. It only took us two hours to do the whole thing, which included the trip through the knick-knack section, where I spent $1.75 on some Vermeer stickers. How embarrassing. The highlight was the second-floor show: the Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt drawings - wow. Of interest is Jack's efforts to "exorcise" the influence of Carr on his work with the "Hornby Suite" drawings. I got sucked into them, was there. Very cool. His early work is fantastic, too - from the 40's. We Canadians have some great artists. Couldn't be bothered to spend much time on the other shows, photography - not my thing. The installation in the atrium was hilarious - like time travel. Loved it.