Getty Gardens Four

Visual delights astonish visitors along the garden path.

Getty Garden Three

Getty goers stroll through the lush gardens. The trellis bouquets are in full bloom.

Getty Garden Cacti

The design of the gardens is superb, including a variety of cacti suited to California's warm climate. On this particular day two paper airplanes came to land on the pebbles amongst the giant spiked cactus globes.

Getty Gardens

I am recently back from a wonderful visit to Los Angeles, which included a trip to the beautiful Getty Museum and gardens. It is quite a treasure and a must see for all. The gardens are as moving as the artworks in the museum itself. My main computer is not at all well and I do not have access to all my material. I am adjusting to the return to high altitudes. I am also recovering from an allergic reaction to a blooming tree in my front yard, which also seems to be the boulevard replacement tree for the town! There are twenty of them blooming across the street, and I counted sixty in my immediate neighborhood!

summer vacation "Bird Flock"

I'm taking a summer blog break for a couple of weeks--see you in mid July!

"The House That Chirp Built"

Here we are back at "The House That Chirp Built." I brightened the lawn on the left and softened the contrast of the clouds and blue sky. Some of the trees in the background have been modulated as well. The idea is to promote continuity in the environment in which the house is situated. The result is a slight differentiation between indoors and outdoors, while still retaining a hint of ambiguous space. The room on the second floor left where the purple cat peers out the window is somewhat simplified as well. I am tempted to paint an additional bunny on the left foreground, which was there originally, because it balanced the composition, but I will try to restrain myself!

"Dappled Horse"

"Dappled Horse" is a watercolor on paper, 24" x 18," completed in 2010. It is an illustration for a forthcoming book, an adventure in progress.