LA Art Show via subway

LA Art show took place at the Convention Center....with art dealers from all over the country.



Traveling by subway was a easy enough jaunt - 3 stops, 3 subway changes, and four flights of stairs....through a maze of interesting art.




































































Conceptual artist John
Baldessari's keyboard
with bas relief was amusing.


F is for Finger as G is for Gun
























































As part of the visual landscape, planes and trains and commercial imagery plow themselves into our mental palette.













Well maybe for myself, not sure about you.

LA County Museum - Broad & Resnick additions

LA County Museum of Art (LACMA) is full of surprises.



Target is the sponsor on
holidays - so
it is a free
for all kind of day.


























Music pounded in the plaza and kids kept the beat -

a la balloon play.
















Resnick plaza's first show is Fashion of the 1880's -







quite a contrast to today.


















Architectural lines are pleasing to the eye as old and new sections of the Museum are
positioned together...


















a striking line going through is the "Renzo red" pillars accentuating the bold look to the new Eli Broad center.



















Broad's art collection is housed there.
















Bubbles the chimp and Michael Jackson are a crowd favorite.



































Along the way sights of helicopters landing and wild mural scapes dot the horizon....



in a brilliant, 75 degree kind of way.

Balmy Beach and the Flight of Nuns

We've got the weather...




the runners, bikers and




wait for it....


Nuns make an appearance.










































Everyone is communing in the wonderful sun and balmy skies.






































Find yourself a little oasis and enjoy it!

So long 2010 sunny side down

As the year comes to a close....time for reflection.





Hope you have had time for some rest.....










































May you have work that you appreciate as this vet does caring for birds at a sanctuary....








Food cooking somewhere......























And a bountiful array of colorful sights to enjoy!


Best to you in 2011!!

Winter's wonder

In mostly sunny California, the days have been glorious except as we round out the year towards Christmas....





















































rain has come to remind us of how hearty nature can be.

































With our small class of 1st graders, we walked over to a nursing home to sing some
carols.....








and the young and the old were humming to the sounds of the holiday, making
spirits high.








Wishing everyone a merry happy time.