The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art

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...Continued from yesterday:
     The following day, Friday, November 23, we visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,

....a very open, Southern California-style structure designed with lots of outdoor spaces,

...and, of course, palm trees.

    Among LACMA's  vast holdings are plenty of kid-friendly exhibits, a few of which we visited that day,

...starting with a street lamp environment,

...that was fun to run through.

     The next object of interest we came upon was a giant sculpture by Jeff Koons called "Balloon Monkey (Orange)"

     Tom looking at the Balloon Monkey.

     The monkey is worth  $30 million,

...which is probably why there were a couple of guards around the monkey whose job it was to chase off the little kids who ran too close to the pond above which the monkey hovered.

    Frankly I found the monkey somehow kind of off-putting. I think it's the schnozzle on its face.

    I figured monkey guard duty had to be the worst.

      We then visited an intriguing exhibit of images that required the use of various kinds of 3D glasses.

     We discovered an elevated walkway that offered a panoramic view of the Hollywood hills,

...and the Hollywood sign.

     We participated in an art class in which one could paint whatever one felt inspired to paint.

  My painting.

    The artists' work was displayed on the walls or around the room.

      Some of the pieces were quite good.

     Sometimes I wish I were an artist. I imagine it would be so serene and satisfying to have one's workspace set up, an easel and supplies, a space to which one could retreat and then get lost for hours in the creation of one's vision.
       I suppose being an artist is somewhat related to being a writer.
      Still, I sometimes do wish I were an artist. 
       But I guess you take what God gives you and do what you can with it.