Catskill, NY and beyond

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                                                                              Named after the short story, Rip Van Winkle-this     bridge crosses over the Hudson River and was written by Washington Irving, who never visited Catskill & it's mountains near Albany, NY-but lucky me-I did.








Thomas Cole & Frederic Church, Hudson River painters-1800's have houses there....so there I wandered to see where they got their inspirational landscapes, many years ago.
F Church painting below, Cole's studio....Church was Cole's only student🎨🎨 and maintained a friendship across the Hudson River. 


So, then I found this book in the gift shop of Mr. Church's house------
Perfect, don't ya think?And below Cole's easel-love it.

Jo Marchant said in Smithsonian magazine-"..the passion of looking at a beautiful piece of art or listening to a piece of music. There is a human element...."

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