Claude Monet’s, “Water Lily Pond” sold for over $80 million dollars at a Christie’s auction today. I had the opportunity to see one of the water lily paintings from the collection, painted in 1919, at the Tate Modern in London. In particular, the water lily paintings have a luminosity to them that is almost hypnotizing […]
Entries Tagged as 'Art'
Le Bassin aux Nymphéas
June 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Mid-Century Modern Architecture
May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I am on the hunt for a new place to live which reminds me how much I love the “post and beam” construction of mid-century modern architecture. Los Angeles is the perfect place to live with any chance of getting your hands on one of these minimalistic works from a modern master such as Neutra, […]
Happy Cinco chi Mayo
May 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Art
Pet memorials
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments
1st Century AD Cat Mummy, British Museum, London, England
During the time I lived in London, I spent many hours in the British Museum and more specifically in the Egyptian Mummy exhibit which is the most extensive collection in the world. I was fascinated by the cat mummies. It made me think, why not continue to […]
Will we ever know BANKSY?
March 19th, 2008 · No Comments
BANKSY
I became interested in BANKSY after seeing his graffiti in L.A.
At first, it seemed humourous to me but when I saw more of his work,
it began to have a profound effect on me. His graffiti crosses over into
performance art on the sly. You can find more BANKSY videos on
YouTube with some pretty amazing stunts […]