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February evening sunlight

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Katherine Wikoff

This is what greeted me yesterday as I left my office in the Grohmann Museum at MSOE shortly before 5:00. The reflected streaks of orange sunlight across the pavement seemed very cheerful to me. And at this time of year, … Continue reading →

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Elevator Abstractions

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Katherine Wikoff

I saw these fun images while waiting for the elevator in the Grohmann Museum today and thought I’d share. Moving from left to right, most abstract to least. The two images in the middle are basically the same image, with … Continue reading →

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Grohmann Atrium Staircase, Late Afternoon on an Overcast Day

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Katherine Wikoff

I’m behind on everything. Teaching online during a pandemic has presented a tremendously steep learning curve, and in addition, anything I do takes at least twice as long as it would in the analog world. My students have been wonderful, … Continue reading →

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Black and white versions (for Rose❤️)

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

Rose asked in a comment if I could share a black-and-white version of the Grohmann Museum photo from my last post. Here are two slightly different B/W versions. One has more contrast and the blacks are pretty crushed, so you … Continue reading →

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Grohmann Museum, 5:40pm, September 10

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

Taken shortly before I left work last night. The museum closes at 5:00, so most lights were off, making for the contrast between late afternoon sunlight and dim galleries. The Grohmann has a really interesting special exhibit right right now, … Continue reading →

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Atrium staircase, late afternoon

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

I am in the middle of grading midterms today. That involves lots of sitting, punctuated by the need to get up and stretch my legs more often than I usually think to remember. There is lots of late afternoon sunshine … Continue reading →

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Radiant

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

I liked the circles of light reflecting off the waste can at the elevator late this afternoon 😄

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(Not Quite) Night at the Museum

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

Grohmann Museum, that is. Taken sometime around 6:00 p.m. yesterday. The building is closed by 5:00, but a few of my colleagues and I are often still here after hours wrapping up our current work day and prepping for the … Continue reading →

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Diercks Hall, late March 2019

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

I walk the Grohmann Museum’s galleries and climb the atrium’s spiral staircase for exercise when my schedule is tight, starting from the lower level and working my way up to the rooftop garden before taking the elevator back down to … Continue reading →

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Sunset in grays and pastels, downtown Milwaukee

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Evening arrives this past Tuesday as I’m getting ready to leave work for the day. Taken from the staircase landing between the second and third floors of the Grohmann Museum looking west toward the Marcus Center (colored lights) and the … Continue reading →

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