Saunders Fine Arts POTD - "F.I.S.H." by Donald Lipski

We can't pass this inventive sculpture without smiling, and we haven't even seen it at night yet, when it lights up. This school of native sunfish transformed the underside of a brutalist urban overpass into something delightful. A great example of the power and necessity of public art.

Just one more reason why we fell in love with San Antonio almost a decade ago, and kept coming back.

 

"F.I.S.H" • Donald Lipski • 2009 • Commissioned by the San Antonio River Foundation

 

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Saundes Fine Arts POTD - "Retrato de lo Eterno" by Manuel Alvarez Bravo

This photograph stopped me in my tracks last month at the San Antonio Museum of Art. My terrible photo of it doesn't begin to do it justice. Grateful that I got to see it in person, and for the deeper dive into Manuel Alvarez Bravo's work that it led to. - Kimberly

"Retrato de lo Eterno" (Portrait of the Eternal) • Manuel Álvarez Bravo  • 1935

 

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Saunders Fine Arts POTD - The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

We especially enjoyed the modern and contemporary art galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston this week.

Subodh Gupta • India • Untitled • 2008

Olafur Eliasson • Iceland • "Your Lunar Nebula" • 2015

Tone Vigeland • Norway  • "Wall Piece I" • 2002

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Honorable Mention Award - Oil Painters of America Fall 2021 Online Showcase

My thanks to juror Stuart Fullerton for awarding my painting an Honorable Mention in the Signature Division of the Oil Painters of America’s Fall 2021 Online Showcase. - Patrick Saunders

 

"Amor a la Vida" • Oil on Linen • 48" x 38" • Private Collection

 

Painting and reference photos by Saunders Fine Arts. 

 

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Saunders Fine Arts POTD - Food Photography

We make a good team in the kitchen. We're having a fling with Havarti for grilled cheese. It makes everything taste even better.

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Saunders Fine Arts POTD - San Antonio Riverwalk on New Year's Eve

This made us smile on our New Year's Eve stroll along the San Antonio River Walk ...

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