It Warms My Heart

Having spent a major part of my life and resources trying to create interest in what artists do, it warms my heart to see so many families spilling over the grounds of a museum.  www.thegettymuseum.edu

Artists Being Inspired

The practice of copying masterpieces has been a time honored way to learn. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Center

A Hunk of Wood, A Block of Marble

It never ceases to amaze what an artist can do with a few tools and a hunk of wood and a block of marble.  I just saw these amazing sculptures, one of wood and the other of marble, at The Getty Center.  www.getty.edu/museum

 Saint Gines de La Jara, by La Roldana, Spanish, circa 1692, polychromed wood with glass eyes.  

Bust of Maria Cerre Capranica, attributed to Allesandro Algari, Italian, 1640, marble 

Revisiting Some Favorites at the Getty

Re-visiting some favorites at The Getty Center, www.getty.edu/museum, was made even sweeter when being with my dear family. 

 IRISES 1889 by Vincent van Gogh oil on canvas

 THE PORTAL OF ROUEN CATHEDRAL IN MORNING LIGHT 1994 by Claude Monet oil on canvas 

 WHEATSTACKS, SNOW EFFECT, MORNING 1891 by Claude Monet, oil on canvas 

 an art lover enjoying STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS AND FRUIT 1869 by Claude Monet, oil on canvas 

YOUNG LADIES ADMIRING JAPANESE OBJECTS 1869 by James Tissot, oil on canvas 

Bernini Sculpture First Public View Since 1621

It was a privilege to see a sculpture when it went on public view for the first time since it was created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1621.  The masterpiece was originally kept in the Villa Borghese in Rome and whereabouts have been unknown until 2014 when The Getty Museum acquired it.  www.getty.edu/museum

"BUST OF POPE PAUL V," Gian Lorenzo Bernini, marble, 1621

Bouillabaisse and Crab Cakes at the Getty

Whenever I want to make my time at the Getty Center  

even more perfect I dine on bouillabaisse and crab cakes at The Restaurant at the Getty.  This time it was made even better when being surrounded by my family.

 Bouillabaisse - mussels, clams, shrimp, chorizo, coriander, chipolte saffron cream, fried onion, oranges 

Crab Cakes - smoked paprika aioli, avocado mousse, crispy proscuitto 

Another Inspiring Sky

Photo credit: Dick Johnson 

Malibu Farm at the Pier

It was Christmas Eve and there was faux snow under the mistletoe.  This is, after all, the land of make believe.  

The sun begins to go down at the pier.  

What a beautiful walk to our dinner.  

Waiting for our farm-to-table dinner.  It rivaled my childhood food, when we raised and grew everything and it was prepared by amazing cooks in the name of my Mom and Dad.  

Santa Claus, himself, gave us a ride back to our car.  

But, not before enjoying the recommended cake made of whole wheat and olive oil.  https://emmaandisabeltakela.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/malibu-farm-pier-cafe/

Landscape Paintings at Palm Springs Art Museum

Fritz Scholder, UNTITLED (landscape with adobe), n.d., acrylic on canvas 

William Wendt, CREEPING SHADOWS, n.d., oil on canvas 

Thomas Moran, GRAND CANYON (mist in the canyon), 1915, oil on canvas 

Glass Art at Palm Springs Art Museum

 Karen LaMonte, PIANISTS DRESS IMPRESSION, 2005, cast glass 

Dante LaMonte, GREEN WITH WHITE DOT MOSAICS, 2007, blown glass 

Photography Classes at Taliesin West

The photography classes at The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West in Phoenix are sold out.  Following are some of my quick candid shots when visiting last Spring.  It is a visual gold mine!  https://www.facebook.com/fllwfoundation

El Matador Beach

Our late daughter brought us here for a picnic the last time she came to visit. 

Quite naturally, we wanted to be here again, at sunset, on the date of her birthday.  

Being here inspires spirituality. 

It is a background for love. 

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It is a perfect setting for bidding adieu to the day and beautiful memories.  

Algonquin in Malibu

I took this photograph of Algonquin chairs on the dunes at Broad Beach.  Today I am taking my camera on a walk  from here to the Leo Carrillo Beach.  Let's see what happens. 

A Heartfelt Journey

We  took a two-day road trip along Highway 1 to Big Sur.  We were stopped, due to a landslide, 30 miles before our destination.  Even so, the trip held many beautiful memories.  

Memorial Trip for Lisa's Birthday

Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States. Lisa and Dick climbed that mountain.

I took this photo from a moving car, looking West to the High Sierra Mountains to the Mammoth area.


The glacier above Twin Lakes near Bridgeport, CA on US Hwy. #395 in California .
Lisa loved this place and hiked here many times, since she was a girl.

Robinson Creek near the headwaters.

The most beautiful spot we know.