Janae took me out today for a really fun day- blind sculpture and dinner afterwards!
We met at the red tree on the High Line.
I was stupid-early so obviously the only thing to do was go to Vasari.
They are having an earth sale this month.
I am in need of a Terre Verte Anonymous support group, I have had a years' long dumb magnetic attraction to tubes of naturally-sourced terre verte oil paint despite rarely actually using it. (I also have a longstanding turquoise addiction but I actually USE my turquoise variants.)
I have probably all the Williamsburgs and all the Rublevs and an Old Holland and some Maimeris and a Russian Volkonskoite one a friend sent years ago and I think some others too but those are the Important Fancy Natural ones.
I do NOT have Vasaris except for their Mesa Verde, Nancy gave me hers so many years ago.
(I miss Nancy. Last I spoke with her right before the pandemic her dementia was getting very severe.)
So anyhow I went to Vasari to check out whatever Terre Vertes they might have.
Turns out, there were three that I don't have.
I think they are somewhat recent additions to the color line because I'm positive I would have known about them. It has been 4 years since I was at Vasari.
I did specifically ask for the Nicosia, which is naturally sourced from Cypress and is a blue-leaning natural green. Usually they are warmer or more neutral.
They had it, along with 2 others from Italy.
Of course I got all three.
Honestly I should do a Terre Verte series, I'll really have to think about that.
They make me so happy.
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So I met Janae and we took pictures by the red tree on the High Line
This would be an excellent painting spot.
And then we went to the blind sculpture thing, which as it turns out is in the same building as Vasari!
Janae did a wonderful job on hers.
I got all serious and decided to do a technical anatomy recall.
How boring and uncreative...
Janae named my head Gregory and I named hers Wilfred.
Afterwards we went to dinner at what I call the Pepper Light Place.
On 6th Street and 1st Ave there are 2 Indian restaurants that have hanging lights in a ridiculous array that hang in your face. I don't think it is very authentic food because it is not spicy at all... but we have been coming here since the 90s and I'm glad both sides of this wacky restaurant are still in business.
East 6th street used to be completely all Indian restaurants, a lot of them closed. The joke was there was one big oven under the street. They all had callers on red carpets calling for people to come inside to eat. I have been to several, a long time ago, over the years and they were all good.
The Pepper Light Place is special though.
Looks like a fun time.
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