Even though I did not travel on the Washington DC field trip, researching and contributing to my blog about the art and art styles in the museums visited was actually really cool.  It really showed the variety of the art held in DC and unique pieces are to each other.  Not only that, but the contest between time periods, even within the same gallery or exhibition shows how much time can change art movements and periods can develop.  My favorite museum as a whole to research was the Hirshhorn just because the art was so complex and had so much color and character and elements I hardly see in art.  However, my favorite section of art that I wrote about was the French Impressionism movement because of my love of realism, and how much this fit the category of realism yet pushed the boundaries by using different styles and textures of brushstroke to create a depth to the painting that I found really captivating.  I wish I had been able to actually partake in the actual trip, but I am still happy with what I have seen.

Over the long weekend I went to the Virginia Museum of fine arts.  There were so many unique pieces, and the modern art was really cool to see and probably my favorite just because of how diverse the collections of art were.  No two pieces were the same and was just really exciting.  Probably the coolest part was being able to see a piece by Andy Warhol (!!!!) in person, "Triple Elvis."  I was surprised by how large it was, and it was so cool to see how much more interesting it looks in person versus on a screen.  Overall I loved almost all of the art that I saw.