Something for everyone?

Art has always been in the eye of the beholder. The person who loves his art is always my favorite. It doesn't matter what it is, the joy of owning something beautiful, fun, unique or wonderful is a very personal experience.

Take this last weekend. We are in Naples Florida. This is the capital of old money, but with large "middle class" tracts of new homes or as we called them in Arizona, McMansions. Stately mansions set on beautiful grounds with ocean views, with large docks and major yachts,etc. Bentley's, Rolls Royce, Ferrari and Lamborghini are common parked right next to the Lexus, Prius and Cadillacs. So it is no surprise that there are wonderful galleries and great art shows here.

We first visited the Naples Art, Antique and Jewelry Show. It was a stunning and fanciful experience. The paintings were by VanGogh, Monet, Matisse, and other wonderful old masters. There were displays of stunning antique furniture, chests of silver flat ware, candelabra, Tiffany lamps and diamonds in all colors and designs by the carload. It was a show stunning in its quality and opulence. The only parking was valet at $8.00 a car plus tip. The entry fee was $15.00 per person per day. The exhibitors paid $15,000 per space per day!

Next day was the Ferrari club auto show on 5th Ave. Again, so many beautiful cars, old and new from GTO Muscle cars to sleek race cars of all vintages. WOW!

The following day we drove up the coast to a "street art show" at one of the shopping centers. The quality was mixed but the item with the biggest crowd was the welded metal dog that peed into a bucket. Yep, something for everyone!