Wendy and I went to the Des Moines Art Center yesterday afternoon to see their current exhibit of Henry Ossawa Tanner’s paintings. I love the Art Center. I love that it’s free (thanks to generous patron support). I love that I have a growing supply of memories of being there with loved ones and friends.  I love that I once brought my daughters there as little girls and now, as adults, they want to bring me back. I love how some paintings become old friends and make me feel at home and at rest in their presence. I love getting to know artists and their works. I love that each time you walk in you see the same things only different. I love that what I see changes each time I visit not because the works of art have changed but because I’m at a different place in my journey and see them from a different (hopefully, a more full) perspective.