Sleeping Indian Mountain Looking Across the National Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole
North End of the National Wildlife Art Museum
Looking Toward Jackson and Flat Creek across the elk refuge with Snow King Ski Area on the HillToday Charm and I went to Jackson. I met her at the Boulder Store at a little after 8:30 a.m. Charm drove. It was a beautiful drive, and I sure enjoyed the scenery all the way up. This was about the second time I have been away from home this year. Except for dr. appointments for each of us or trips for groceries and errands, I did go to Wyoming Artist's Association Convention the first week in May.
First we went to Kmart. I found a couple of pair of pull on pants there while Charm shopped for a new cordless phone for her parents, one grey knit and one a dark rust red twill. Then Charm took me to Staples where I was able to fax a copy of my receipt to Sony to see what they are going to come up with next on replacing the TV. I bought a package of copy paper that I needed.
By then it was about 11 a.m. and we went on out to the National Wildlife Art Museum, where Tucker Smith was giving a talk about his art at noon. While we waited for Tucker's talk to start we looked at some of the museum galleries – specifically there were a lot of Remington and Russell paintings and sculptures on loan from many other museums across the country as one of the featured exhibits. It was an excellent show. Then in to the lecture. Tucker was raised in Pinedale where his dad was the local dentist, and he and his wife live on The Rim between Pinedale and Jackson now. He discussed how he carries a painting from conception to completion, and there were three finished paintings of his with the sketches and studies he worked from. This show also includes paintings along with their studies from Bob Kuhn and Scott Christensen. They were all beautiful.
Charm and I ate lunch at the Rising Sage Café in the museum, which was very good. I had a bacon cheeseburger that was decadent. Then we shopped in the gift shop. I bought a book – Frederick Remington – The Color of Night, a whole book of his night scenes. It was regularly $90 on sale for $49.50. I also bought Carl Rungius – Artist and Sportsman, which after I got home I found I already have a copy of that one, so will take it back and trade for something else. Charm and I decided my priorities were in the right place; $100 for books and $9.99 for clothes.
After we left the museum we went to a few of the best galleries. Saw a lot more wonderful artwork, which I always sure enjoy doing. Then to Smith's and got some groceries and gassed up and headed home. I really enjoyed the day and having Charm all to myself for a while. She is such a neat person. We got back to Boulder where I'd parked my car, loaded in my bags of groceries, and I got home about 7:30. As I drove past the stackyard, I could see that Joe got the tarp on his haystack. So I suppose he's glad he has that job done. Got everything put away and ate some leftover lasagna, which had been in the fridge about too long, but it was good. Joe fended for himself today and had a burger patty and some leftovers for dinner. I think he had cereal for lunch. I brought him his favorite, doughnuts from Smith's bakery for a treat.
