Should art make sense?

Looking at Art:

On a visit to the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, we saw an exhibition about dreams. Each painting in the show had an explanation about the connection of the art to that theme. My husband found the show very enjoyable in part because he learned something about each work by reading the text below it.

Jerry Saltz, the senior art critic for New York magazine, often says, that art doesn’t have to make sense. As an example he believes that “you can’t understand Mozart, the Mona Lisa or the paintings of Mark Rothko… These are the works wherein there’s room for us to get lost, to do some bushwhacking, and to arrive at meaning private and profound.” What do you think? Should art make sense?

Work in the Studio:

As I continue to draw from life, I recognize that some of the drawings stand out and others appear more like I am doing an exercise. The best ones seem to be most intuitive, done quickly, leaving conscious intention behind. The examples shown here were done in a matter of minutes and seem to catch the gestures of the figure.

Quick Sketches, Watercolor, 8” x 9” each