Mostly LA County

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Winter at the Abbey -- Valyermo, CA

January 2012

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Friday, June 29, 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012

Cravats - Here & there

Art Ties - Art Institute, Chicago

Second-hand Ties -
Goodwill Industires, Long Beach

Painted Ties - Art Institute, Chicago
(Artist ??)

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Storefront Tour in Beautiful Old Altadena, CA

Ms. "Ritzy" was super nice

Steve's shop was a treasure of old bikes, trikes, tractors

Merll's had a pretty lady folding laundry

Walt was away at a funeral

Ms. Dragon had lovely cafe curtains

MHP had an eventful bulletin board

The Antique Store was CLOSED

When in Pasadena ...

On Colorado St. Bridge, 24 March 2012

... must walk the lovely old bridge.

Pastel Palette in Altadena, CA

An old alley behind an old shopping street in Altadena, CA (24 March 2012)

Monday, April 2, 2012

"Wrinkles of the City" - Real People on Walls of Los Angeles by JR

Wrinkles of a Cambodian (?) Woman
Photo-mural by JR with carved wall by Vhils
617 S. Spring Street between 6th and 7th
Los Angeles, 30 March 2012

Lots more at The Street Art Blog.
Must see "Wrinkles of the City" Video.

Join Mural Monday at Oakland Daily Photo.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Mural Monday - Artist: John Culqui, Utility Box Art

Join Mural Monday meme at Oakland Daily Photo. Some of my favorite public art is the painted utility boxes. These days, whenever I see an unsightly one, I think of the possiblities. I like Mr. Culqui's bright, happy boxes very much.

John Culqui - ART

Traffic Signal Box art (No. 7)

City of Long Beach, Bixby Knolls neighbporhood

NE Corner of Atlantic Ave/.. & Cartajena St.

Acrylic on Metal Utility Box

60" H x 36" W

Monday, March 12, 2012

Chinese Fishing Village by Arthur Simons, Jerry Boyajian & Marie Gilmore (Mural Monday)

Based on Archival Photo: Chinese Fishing Village, Monterey, CA, c. 1890
Cannery Row Business Assoc. 2010
Artists: Arthur Simons, Jerry Boyajian, Marie Gilmore

I was so delighted when I came upon this mural during an early morning walk in Monterey on last year's Thanksgiving Day. I thought it a wonderful idea to place a mural on the remaining wall of an old cannery. It seems that the fishermen are about to set off into the water. The title and artists' names are written along the upper edge of the boat.