My Husband and Edgar Degas

My birthday was one of the most incredible days I have had in a long time and that is saying a lot because I have some pretty incredible days!!!

The thing that made it so impressive to me is the gifts my husband gave me.

I am an art lover. I like to think of myself as an amateur connoisseur of art and love to go into art galleries and museums. I cannot express the way I feel while looking at art. Looking at a piece of art by Renoir or Manet fills my mind with wonder, "Where, who, how?" are questions that come to mind. Where did their inspiration come from.

There is however, one artist who completely draws me in! Edgar Degas is my absolute favorite, not because of what he chose to paint and sculpt, but the movements I see in his art is unfinished. It's like looking at a dancer who has just finished a move or is about to move on to the next. He most often focuses on one small detail of his paintings making it crisp and clean while the rest of the picture is clouded and raw. He painted in movement and he sculpted that way too!

My husband surprised me with two pieces by Degas! They are reproductions, of course, but I am thrilled! My favorite sculpture of all time "The little fourteen year old dancer" was one of the pieces and a painting called "Dancers in repose". I have to say I was so elated that I cried!!!

The thing that made my birthday so special was not the incredible gifts but the thought, and effort my husband and oldest daughter put into making sure I had something that would rock my world! Art doesn't mean much to them. But I do!

Leesey Lou