Continue Reading Views from the Road – from Amusement to Awe. 40 years ago on this day my mother died suddenly and unexpectedly. I was a continent away and had to scramble to…
Continue Reading There will come soft rains I meant to brighten your Thanksgiving weekend with imagery of beautiful nature, all kinds of appealing fauna I came across during my…
Continue Reading Art On the Road: Surrealism and Subversion at The Getty. The work of William Blake/Photography by Arthur Tress O for a voice like thunder, and a tongueTo drown the throat of war! When the sensesAre shaken, and the soul is…
Continue Reading Cowboy Boots True confession: there was a time in my life where I longed for cowboy boots. Like looooonged. So much symbolism contained…
Continue Reading From Grapes to Gentrification: L.A.’s Art District. Walk with me. A slow amble under a hot November sun through strangely empty streets in central L.A. on a Saturday morning,…
Continue Reading Patterns of Conquest By Scott Greer (1922 – 1996) Scott Greer was Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at the University of Madison, Wisconsin,…
Continue Reading At The Museum of Latin American Art: Food for Thought and a Feast for the Eyes. My first visit to the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) began without expectations. All I knew was that the museum, founded…
Continue Reading Trolls Galore Today is your lucky day. You can join me for all the benefits of an outing without: rattled bones jolted heart having to listen to my…
Continue Reading Calling your Representative Just a short note to those readers who are eager to support a ceasefire in the Middle East – call your representative…
Continue Reading Día de Muertos Between October 28 and November 3, Mexicans and other people with Hispanic heritage celebrate the Day of the Dead. It is believed…