I took so many photos at the Getty last week that I’ve actually broken them into multiple posts. The collection was boggling. I can’t remember the last time I saw so much good art in one place. I really must look at more British watercolors. Even some of the romantic paintings I would’ve pooh-poohed as kitsch in my younger days stopped me. You know, it’s so rare to see a large painting these days. The physical presence of such a thing is lush. I wish I had more photos of the paintings, but the sculptures were easier to photograph since the museum doesn’t allow tripods, not even my mini. Kudos to the kindly security guard who offered to let me use his shoulder. I really do want a camera with stabilization. One of my favorites of the exhibits were two busts titled ‘ Ideal Female Head’; I was trying to focus on the tag but didn’t have enough resolution.
© 2010 Ele Munjeli
