The Mishkin Gallery was a surprising find at Baruch. I never expected a business college to have a small exhibit like that. Personally, I did not know anything about the artist but there was a good range of paintings. Some looked more simple and tried to convey lots of details with utensils like pastels but others were painted and complex. Instead of a message that seemed very hard to comprehend, many of the paintings seemed to be clear cut in their symbolism and what was happening. Personally, the most interesting thing I heard yesterday was that the artist would sell her painting to someone every time they met. Overall, it was very informative and the facts on the author, including her over one hundred year life span was interesting. The secret to her long life is wondrous and I’m curious to how she could still paint at an age of over 100. Her style seemed to not be that consistent but I guess it was to change with the times. There seems to be a big significance on what frame is being used for what picture, which I never knew. I personally enjoyed the paintings with landscapes more, and the ones with lots of detailed people seemed less appealing. It’s probably because they somehow had a nice visual beauty and complexity while instilling a sense of large space and depth. The paintings have inspired me to try to look at more art and attempt to draw stuff. I also might be interested in taking art as one of the required courses.