Count Down to Italy - 20 hours
Jerry Fresia's Painting Lake Como, Italy We arrived in Washington DC yesterday afternoon, we fly out of Dulles tomorrow. Today I got picked up by my friend Sandra Hill for" a girls day out".....she had a wonderful outing planned for me! We visited the Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens, this is Marjorie Merriweather Post's home - the legendary heiress. She was a diplomat, philanthropist, and collector of mostly Russian Paintings and Decorative Art. We also enjoyed a special display "Pret-a-Papier" the exquisite Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave. The brochure states Ms. Borchgave is an artist with the unique talent of refashioning historic costumes and dresses as tromp-l"oeil masterpieces out of paper. Crumpling, pleating, braiding, and painting the surface of ordinary paper. The exhibit more than 25 of her interpretations of historical costumes and dresses.