New activity: Back to the Kittrell Rifkind Fine Arts/Southwest Art Gallery

These are two of our favorite art galleries to visit, especially since they are connected and always seem to have interesting and beautiful art works. This month we went to see art by two “R” artists: JM Rizzi and Bette Ridgeway.

Rizzi was born in Brooklyn so perhaps that is why we really loved his paintings with their vibrant colors and swirls. Laura’s favorite was the orange background picture between the two round ones entitled “Terra Cotta Silhouette” and Barbara’s the black and white triptych called “3 The Hard Way.”

The second artist was Bette Ridgeway. She painted beautifully colorful designs that seemed to be floating over the canvas. 

After we looked at our “R” paintings we did our favorite thing in a museum which is to go from room to room picking the painting in each room that we would buy if we had to choose one, after which Barbara could not resist going into the Kittrell Rifkind Fine Arts section and buying a lovely pair of earrings designed by Heather Trimlett, a flameworking artist.

By this time we had built up an appetite so it was time to Renew our acquaintance with Ramen. We started off at Oni Ramen but the place was so noisy that we left before ordering. We then went closer to home to try Nishki Ramen, partly because we love the word “nishki” but alas, it hadn’t opened yet so we crossed the street to yet a third ramen restaurant but this one had closed an hour ahead of their posted time. Three’s a charm? We think not. But lucky for “Q” there was a Quiznos next door and the sandwich was great so no harm, no foul.

On to “S” month!