Yesterday I took time to visit some of the Galleries on the Museum Mile (5th Avenue).

I paid a visit to the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum and saw a beautiful exhibition on Ingo Maurer’s work. From floating sheets of metal to exploding crockery – all bursting with light. One of the works he’s quite well known for is a light bulb with feathers attached at the base – making it seem ‘bird-like’.

I then took a walk down along Central Park to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to view their permanent collection of Modern Art – I did take time to view Degas Ballerina’s and Monet’s Water Lillies on the way… :)

I came across a beautiful portrait by Van Gogh which I’ve never seen before as well as one by Matisse.

A walk down Madison Avenue thereafter – and I found a window display imitating the very famous Piet Mondrian’s use of colour blocks and black lines to seperate…

All of this is inspiring me to pick up my paint brushes as soon as I get home.