Portland Art Museum Tribute Ray Charles
Portland Art and Arts
I am a huge lover of art. I am also a huge lover of Portland. I have, however, spent an unfortunately small amount of time in Oregon in general, and almost none in Portland, so I have had very little chance to become acquainted with Portland art. I would love to visit the Portland art museum when I next get a chance to visit (yes when, not if, I'm determined to think optimistically on this). While I know almost nothing about the actual kinds of art housed in the Portland art museum, I've yet to meet an art museum that I could not appreciate. Even the museums of places where I do not feel especially comfortable (like Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, a forbidding environment if ever there was one), I still find the art often exquisitely beautiful, and I am sure Portland art would be no different.
How I plan to discover Portland Art
Everyone has their own way of 'discovering' art, whether it's walking dutifully through the museum and seeing every exhibit, reading every sign, or just randomly glancing at what piques their interest, or skipping the museums altogether and looking at the architecture, the galleries, or sidewalk artists. Mine is probably a somewhat more traditional method, though blended with the subjective randomness. When exploring Portland art I would look at each exhibit (though perhaps not read all of the info), but some of them I would breeze past, some of them I would look at for a few moments, and some I would linger at for a while, soaking it all in. My favorite kinds of Portland art? I don't think I have a favorite (not yet anyway).
Where to stay to visit Portland Art
When I go to visit Portland art (which I really am planning on doing) I will obviously need to find a place to stay. Any time I visit someplace far enough away from home to require overnight stays, I prefer to find someone to stay with rather than somewhere, but when that is not possible I have two rather conflicting interests; price and personality. I generally have a very low budget for these sorts of things, but I prefer not to stay in the cookie cutter hotels when I am on a visit to explore the Portland art scene. It seems more fitting to explore the Portland art scene starting in a more artsy and more charactered bed and breakfast or inn. Better yet, find a small cottage or some such place that is available for rent a week at a time. That would be ideal. I've always preferred to stay in home-like environments over the serviced environment of a typical hotel. Part of it is because then I can enjoy the Portland art cooking scene (using their fresh ingredients, traditional recipes, and my own sharply honed cooking skills). And cooking is one of my favorite arts. Plus restaurants are so often overpriced and underwhelming. So, my ideal Portland art holiday has been planned. Now to go make it happen.
