Mark Aronson ‘80 shares his art and ice cream trivia too! 🍨 Repost from @yalebritishart • This week's staff artist spotlight: Center Connections with Mark Aronson. . "In 2008, intrigued by the factoid that #icecream was first served at court to Charles II during the 1671 annual dinner of the 'Royal Order of the Garter,' I conceived the 'Royal Order of the Cone' and have since drawn thousands of doodles positing the notional idea of 'Garter Brand Ice Cream,' its regalia, accoutrements, and flavors. Recent paintings have abandoned such specifics and riffed the classic geometries of the cone, sphere, and squiggle into abstract use." . "Sir Robert Dudley preceded the 'Royal Order of the Cone' by nearly a century so would not have attended that not famous dinner. But, as a Garter Knight, he wore the regalia bestowed upon the order that has inspired my habit. His raspberry red glazes are delicious." . Mark Aronson heads the Conservation Department and restores paintings at the Center. In addition to life’s lessons learned, he holds a master of science from the @udelaware and a bachelor of arts from @reedcollege. . Images: Mark Aronson working on a project, photo courtesy of the artist; Unknown artist, sixteenth century, "#RobertDudley, first Earl of Leicester (1532/3–1588)," ca. 1595, oil on panel, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection; Mark Aronson, "Conflagration One: Conefall," 2020, oil on paper, courtesy of the artist . #Yale #YCBA #YCBAconnections #NationalceCreamMonth #IceCreamMonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CC9DWMoB0Gc/?igshid=1tga23lqyzy9d