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© Hector Lee, 2013

Graduation from Cal

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 I remember the ambivalence of applying and going into the Principal Leadership Institute at UC Berkeley. In retrospect, I flourished in the program. While I didn’t care for the great amounts of rigorous reading and writing, I loved learning and batting around the ideas with my colleagues. And now, after having run the Bay to Breakers, I was graduating. I could have had more of my family attend.

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© Hector Lee, 2013

congratulations david & allison

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© Hector Lee, 2013

happy mother's day mom. i love u.

Girl with the Pearl Earring

Rachel Ruysch Vase of Flowers (detail)

The Girl with the Pearl Earring exhibit highlights Vermeer’s small, gorgeous and precious paining, made famous recently by Tracy Chevalier’s novel. It holds a place of prominence at near the end of the exhibit. The over the shoulder look, the moist eyes, the erotic, supple lips on slightly parted lips, the exotic turban and jewelry and the simple but vibrant pallet make it the star of the show. But the still lifes  in the exbitbit were just as amazing.

The Girl with the Pearl Earring by J. Vermeer

Gerard ter Borch Woman Writing a Letter

Carel Fabritius The Goldfinch. This beautifully simple painting was completed by an the artist, who died at age 22.

Jan Van Kessel II Peapods and Insects

The exhibit was complemented with etchings from Rembrandt’s Century, which showcased some wonderful the artist’s skill as a draftsman. While they were etchings you could feel the scribble and movement of the pen bring the drawings to life. They demonstrated economy of line, using the pen’s push and pull to bring about form and depth, light and shadow. This part of the exhibit was inspiration to take out a journal to sketch to the heart’s delight.

Cornelius Visscher The Large Cat

Rembrandt Van Rijn The Shell