{"id":148,"date":"2013-01-21T06:15:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T06:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/?p=148"},"modified":"2013-01-21T06:27:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T06:27:42","slug":"big-bold-beautiful-bai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"Big, Bold, Beautiful BAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/?attachment_id=154\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154\" alt=\"opening_exterior\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_exterior.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_exterior.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_exterior-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_exterior-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>Jan 19, 2013 introduced a whole new chapter in Borrego Art. \u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.borregoartinstitute.org\">Borrego Art Institute<\/a> reopened in their new location on Christmas Circle. \u00a0You can see part of the story of the building&#8217;s purchase and renovation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.borregoartinstitute.org\/location.html\">here<\/a>. \u00a0The theme for the show was Big, Bold, Beautiful: three adjectives that apply not just to the art but to the building and especially the opening night turnout.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/?attachment_id=152\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152\" alt=\"opening_crowds2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_crowds2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_crowds2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_crowds2-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_crowds2-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>A LOT of people came. \u00a0This isn&#8217;t even when it was most crowded.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/?attachment_id=149\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149\" alt=\"opening_bird\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_bird.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_bird.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_bird-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_bird-460x300.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>Leslie Duncan presents a new painting. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/?attachment_id=153\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153\" alt=\"opening_eagle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_eagle.jpg\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_eagle.jpg 1100w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_eagle-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_eagle-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_eagle-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a>An eagle, carved by Paul Jorgensen, perched \u00a0between two paintings.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155\" alt=\"opening_hummingbird\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_hummingbird.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_hummingbird.jpg 900w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_hummingbird-300x183.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/opening_hummingbird-490x300.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>And in keeping with the bird theme, here&#8217;s mine. \u00a0Kind of hard to see the scale in this picture but believe me that it is big and bold and, perhaps after a few fine glasses of wine, beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>If you weren&#8217;t there to see it, I must state definitively that this was a very exciting night. \u00a0The BAI Board along with a host of donors, artisans and builders have worked tirelessly to bring about an incredible transformation in the heart of Borrego and it was a thrill to see the community come out and join in celebration. \u00a0Congratulations to the BAI and here&#8217;s to many more openings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan 19, 2013 introduced a whole new chapter in Borrego Art. \u00a0The Borrego Art Institute reopened in their new location on Christmas Circle. \u00a0You can see part of the story of the building&#8217;s purchase and renovation here. \u00a0The theme for &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.borregosketchbook.com\/?p=148\">Continue reading <span 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