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Tag Archives: art
LA’s own rock star
Los Angeles has its own rock star. Now I know there are a lot of rock stars this city has produced in its history, but none like this one. That’s because this one is a rock — a real rock … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Life, Beauty
Tagged art, art and culture, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Purple camels and walking trees
Let’s face it, kids have it all over us adults when it comes to creativity. One of the requisites of a creative mind is the ability to see things from a fresh perspective. This is where the kids come in. … Continue reading
Just outside my door
I went for a short walk this morning just a little ways outside my house. I breathed in the crisp fresh air. No coronavirus there. I felt the warm sun radiate on my face contrasting with the cold air all … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Life, Beauty, Natural beauty, pandemic
Tagged art, Natural beauty, pandemic
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Painting in the dirt of our lives
Yesterday I wrote about the story of a Mexican immigrant who drives a short-haul truck route all over Los Angeles and has found a way to express his artistic nature and training in the the dirt and muck that forms … Continue reading
Dirty life art
Arnulfo Gonzalez is a Mexican immigrant who lives in Los Angeles. He wants to be an artist. He earned a degree in art from East Los Angeles College and attends drawing classes with his wife whenever he can. But art … Continue reading
Jocelyn’s World
My son, Christopher took this picture recently with his cell phone on a walk with Jocelyn, our granddaughter. He texted it to us in a group text along with five other pictures and it could have easily gotten lost in … Continue reading
Playing real good for free
I slept last night in a good hotel I went shopping today for jewels The wind rushed around in the dirty town And the children let out from the schools I was standing on a noisy corner Waiting for the … Continue reading
Micawber: an extraordinary Central Park squirrel
Micawber is an ordinary grey squirrel who lives in New York’s Central Park. But that’s about the only thing that’s ordinary about him.