Art and architecture - your combination is perfect, Snap. Next year, Mr Dragon's works will probably be on display. Tell, me - did you fly in on your helicopter?
I don't know if I would want to go in a building 64 storeys tall. I'm a bit nervous that way, I probably also wouldn't want to be walking underneath one either! Those are some watercolors, very talented students.
Hi Snap, Beautiful watercolors and building. I've seen that building and have been to the Galleria a few times. I do enjoy seeing that area especially at Christmas. Obviously, you all had a wonderful day. Hugs, Betsy
Hi Snap! i first thought the eggplants were done by Mr.Dragon! Thank you for such sweet words on Kim's blog! You are always so kind to me with your words of encouragement and you always visit my much-neglected blog on the rare occasion when I post something! I'm sending you a hug through the "blogaverse" right now and hope you get it! {{{hugs}}} carolyn
Incredible building. It's smart to have buildings one on top of another - elevator shafts running all the way bottom to top make a building vulnerable. Very nice watercolors.
I love the shape and the size of the building of different buildings. And this one is really cool. Your photo is great too. The paintings are wonderful, what a nice display.
We visited the Galleria a few time, probably 30 years ago when we lived in Nacogdoches. Funny sign for the heliport! Interesting and beautiful art work, too.
I love this art - these watercolours are fabulous!! And the architecture of the Williams Tower was an added bonus!
September 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM
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Mr. Dragon and I took a jaunt (love that word) to Williams Tower to see Celebration: The Legacy of Arthur Turner.
Mr. Dragon is taking color theory from Mr. Turner who is a well known water colorist. He has been at the Glassell School for 40 years. This exhibition featured some of his students.
[Image] The Williams Tower is located in the Galleria area of Houston - a multi-use area, shopping, restaurants, hotels, condo et al. We parked in the Galleria parking garage and walked over to Williams Tower. I had to take a photo of the sign marking the Helistop!
[Image] This dramatic 64-story, 1.4 million-square-foot office tower is a product of the award-winning architectural team of Philip Johnson and John Burgee.
At 64 stories and 901 feet (275 m), the Williams Tower is the tallest building in Houston outside of the Downtown area. When it was constructed in 1983, it was also the world's tallest skyscraper outside of a city's central business district. Williams Tower was named "Skyscraper of the Century" in the December 1999 issue of Texas Monthly magazine.
The building is unique in that it was built to function as two separate towers stacked directly on top of one another, one comprising the first forty floors and the other the forty-first to sixty-fourth. The building has separate banks of elevators and lobbies for each of the two building sections. A majority of the bottom 40 floors are occupied by Williams. The remainder of the building is occupied by a variety of tenants. The building's stepback design suggests one of Johnson's earlier (and smaller) works, the IDS Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Committed to being an environmentally responsible building, Williams Tower was designed to be energy efficient and has earned the EPA’s Energy Star label for each year since 2000 that it was eligible and is now actively seeking LEED Existing Building certification from the United States Green Building Council.
Here are a few of the paintings in the exhibition on the ground floor of the building. Remember, these are all watercolors!
[Image] Onaxis and Eggplants by Anstis Lundy
[Image] Urn and Blossoms by Keiko Yasuoka
[Image] Beautiful Morning by Keiko Yasuoka
[Image] Map Poem, gouache on Strathmore paper by Dee Wolff
A very successful jaunt. We walked back to the Galleria and had lunch at the cafe in Nordstroms.
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Close this window Jump to comment formGreat post and the building is really interesting! Love the paintings!
Have a great week!
Sylvia
September 14, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Hi Snap, that's a tall building and you captured it well! I love the paintings on exhibit especially the map poem!
Ebie's World.
September 14, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Fascinating post about the interesting building and also enjoyed the water colors.
September 14, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Love the painting within the images and the perspective on that building.
September 14, 2009 at 2:39 PM
wow that's a really tall building and i like the design too. interesting they are stack on top of one another.
September 14, 2009 at 3:35 PM
What an amazing building, and I love the angle of it in your photo. Great place to have an art exhibition and obviously a lovely day out.
Janice.
September 14, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Art and architecture - your combination is perfect, Snap. Next year, Mr Dragon's works will probably be on display. Tell, me - did you fly in on your helicopter?
September 14, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Lovely paintings indeed! And the tower is awesome!
Have a nice Tuseday :)
September 14, 2009 at 4:55 PM
I enjoyed the wonderful paintings and the Williams Tower is an architectural wonder. Nice post...
September 14, 2009 at 5:13 PM
That is a great perspective on that very tall building and i am always encourage to see art it is hope that the world still produces creative minds
September 14, 2009 at 5:17 PM
A post on two of my fave subjects, architecture and art... you rock!!
September 14, 2009 at 6:12 PM
I don't know if I would want to go in a building 64 storeys tall. I'm a bit nervous that way, I probably also wouldn't want to be walking underneath one either! Those are some watercolors, very talented students.
September 14, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Hi Snap, Beautiful watercolors and building. I've seen that building and have been to the Galleria a few times. I do enjoy seeing that area especially at Christmas. Obviously, you all had a wonderful day.
Hugs,
Betsy
September 14, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Hi Snap!
i first thought the eggplants were done by Mr.Dragon!
Thank you for such sweet words on Kim's blog! You are always so kind to me with your words of encouragement and you always visit my much-neglected blog on the rare occasion when I post something!
I'm sending you a hug through the "blogaverse" right now and hope you get it!
{{{hugs}}}
carolyn
September 14, 2009 at 8:28 PM
What an interesting building...especially since I have seen the one in Mpls. The pics are beautiful...oh to have talent!
September 14, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Wonderful post and what a great building.
September 14, 2009 at 8:40 PM
That is an interesting building. I like the perspective you used in the photo.
Love that last painting!!!!
September 14, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Love the paintings. And Wow, that sure is a huge building.
September 14, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Such an impressive building. I like your capture and those paintings are really beautiful.
My world entry is up here.
September 14, 2009 at 10:28 PM
An impressive building. I live in a small town in a small country, so we don't have such buildings.
September 15, 2009 at 1:52 AM
Incredible building. It's smart to have buildings one on top of another - elevator shafts running all the way bottom to top make a building vulnerable.
Very nice watercolors.
September 15, 2009 at 3:13 AM
Amazing building,
wonderful post :)
(Its a BEAUTIFUL photo from Rocky)
=^.^=
September 15, 2009 at 3:50 AM
That is really huge tower. The paintings are beautiful.
September 15, 2009 at 5:35 AM
I love the shape and the size of the building of different buildings. And this one is really cool. Your photo is great too. The paintings are wonderful, what a nice display.
September 15, 2009 at 5:40 AM
Lots of beautiful art!
September 15, 2009 at 6:22 AM
What a jaunt filled with beauty and joy ! Gorgeous works of creative spirits !
Hugs, lovely Snap !
September 15, 2009 at 8:07 AM
Snap: What a neat look at the tower and all the neat paintings.
September 15, 2009 at 8:55 AM
What an amazing building, and these paintings are beautiful too. You always write such interesting and lovely posts about all things creative.
Karen
September 15, 2009 at 3:59 PM
We visited the Galleria a few time, probably 30 years ago when we lived in Nacogdoches. Funny sign for the heliport!
Interesting and beautiful art work, too.
September 15, 2009 at 6:17 PM
I love this art - these watercolours are fabulous!! And the architecture of the Williams Tower was an added bonus!
September 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM