On November 3rd, I went to Sydney Mishkin for a Gallery Tour of Mercedes Matter’s paintings. Luckily, I got there early and was in the first group of the tour, so it was not packed. I thought Mercedes’ portraits were very interesting. Most of them were still life and abtract paitings. I am not interested art at all, so this workshop definitely was not one I would have chose to attend on my own. However, I am glad I went because the paintings were interesting to analyze. I learned a little about Mercedes life, she enjoyed traveling and painting instead of taking pictures. Her paintings were very colorful and fun to look at. This workshop definitely took me out of my comfort zone because I cannot draw or analyze art not even a little bit. This forced me to try and experience art in a new way.