The McNay

Feels like a good day for a double post.

After we wrapped up our business in San Antonio, we headed over to the McNay Museum of Modern Art. The museum, a Spanish-revival colonia home is the oldest museum of modern art in the state and houses works by Picasso, Monet, Renoir, Pollack, van Gogh, O'Keefe, Umlauf, Hopper (one of my all-time faves), Modigliani, Toulouse-Latrec, Rivera, and others that I probably should know, but don't.

It was eight bucks for entry and, in my opinion, worth every penny. The house is gorgeous; the grounds are beautiful; and the collection is fantastic.

This visit, of course, stirred up all sorts of thoughts about the church and creativity, but I'll save that for another day.

One quote from Hopper next to his painting ("Corn Hill," pictured above) at the McNay stirred some thought:

"I wondered if I wasn't even human. Others wanted to do other things, and all I wanted to do was paint sunlight on the side of a building."

Paint sunlight, indeed. There's theological application there, I think.

If you're in San Antonio this Summer, check it out.