Day Trip #3: The Museum

I'd never been in an art museum until our trip to Hot Springs. The Ozark Bath house has been converted into one and it was amazing. Sister and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

There was a lovely sculpture on the front lawn. You can catch a glimpse of it on the left side of this photo. I took better photos of it, but then realized the women who were playing instruments were nude. Not something I'm comfortable posting.

This photograph was the first thing that grabbed me. The petite child riding that huge horse but, look how free and comfortable she is.

Sister was drawn to this one. I can't decide whether it represents the loss of a child, or the loss of childhood. It may not be either one.

This room was full of women playing instruments. Luckily they all had on clothes. *wink* Some of the paintings on the wall didn't, and I tried to crop them out.

Get a load of this guy! He's made completely out of silverware. I just wonder how long it took to put him together.

This is only part of a larger painting called "Trail of Tears" and you could probably have figured that out on your own. Notice how the sky moves from bright to dark as the people move on and on, their loved ones dying along the way.

I fell in love with this painting. What I wouldn't give to be able to dab paint on a canvas and it come away actually looking like something.

This was mixed media and I found it interesting. Sister found it ugly. LOL!! My first reaction when seeing it was, "That looks like an art quilt", but she said it would be an ugly one. *grin*

She did like this guy, however. She's a cowgirl at heart.

One room in the museum was dedicated to the artist, L.M. Chan. He works with leather to create life like scenes. We were astounded by his artistry and realism.

 This warrior was life sized. You can see other works in the background.

 Look at the detail of the horse.

The receptionist told us that Chan began doing this for his eight year old daughter. By the time she was eighteen, she was a multimillionaire. I can certainly see why!

My least favorite room was the one with masks.

It was strange and a little spooky, but there was one thing I did like.

Maybe her body is hiding under all those shells.*wink*

 I'll leave you with a picture of the inside of one of the other bath houses converted into a gift shop.

We are looking forward to taking another day trip to Hot Springs as soon as we can work it out.

Day Trip 2

More photos of my day trip to Hot Spring with Sister #1.

This is the view from the veranda of the Arlington Hotel. It's Central avenue and if you look to the left closely, you can see Bath House Row.

This gorgeous building in directly across the street from the hotel.

It was the Medical Towers building in its day. The art deco work on the corner of the doorways is unbelievable. It makes me want to get out a paintbrush!

This building is across the street from Bath House Row. I can't believe the work that went into these places.

This particular building seemed a touch out of place. I think it's more suited to the Eureka Springs area.
On to Bath House Row...

Buckstaff
Looks to be operational as a bath house. Several others have been or are being converted into gift shops, museums, and other businesses.

Fordyce
We didn't go inside, but from the sidewalk we spotted beautiful stained glass ceilings.

 This marker speaks for itself. The area is bare now, and it makes me wonder if they just set up in tents for the interim.

Ozark
It's been turned into an art museum and we paid our $5.00 to go through. It was worth every penny, and we could take photos. Those will be in my next post.

As we walked down the tree shaded sidewalk in front of all these buildings, we discussed the reasoning behind there being no trash receptacles. Possibly to keep it beautiful, possibly to keep the homeless from setting up shop. 

I didn't get all the names of every house, but here are a few other photos and wonderful workmanship on the buildings.

Thanks for coming along with us on this little trip. More to follow.