Summerful Mail

 

When I take my summer walks and stop by the post office, I have been finding some good stuff waiting for me every time this summer.  Here is a list of the artists shown here: 

1. Wabi Sabi Sews – California 
2. Peter Müller – Germany
3. Nancy Bodkin – California
4. Jon Foster – North Carolina 
5. Jennie Hinchcliff – California
6. MiM – Virginia
7. Patti Wren – California
8. Keiichi Nakamura – Japan
9. Fleur Helsingor – California
10. Pier Roberto Bassi – Italy 
11. Mindaugas Žuromskas – Lithuania 
12. Gregg Biggs – Museum of Unclaimed Ephemera – California
13. Andrea Grimes – California 
14. Kathy Barnett – Missouri
15. Jean-Phillippe Gilliot – Belgium 
16. William Mellott – Taiwan 
17. Sabela Baña – Spain 
18. The Sticker Dude – New York 

I came for the smell and I stayed for the color…

Last week, while the U.S. celebrated Independence Day, here in San Francisco we also celebrated the blooming of the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum) at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park.   It was the worth the wait in line to get a whiff and have a look.   The day I saw the flower, it was no longer especially pungent.   What struck me is how big and beautiful it really is.   The color is an incredible rusty, blood red.  I was inspired to capture the palette with this latest piece in my ongoing Lines and Color Series. 

Happy Birthday Sutro Tower

Sutro Tower is 50 years old, and it is time to celebrate our favorite “locals only” landmark. It gives us TV and radio signals, and one day will be used as the docking port for the alien mothership.  
 
Prints are available of my latest piece at Society 6.  

Zabriskie Point

I have been visiting Death Valley for decades, and always finding it inspiring.  Typically, I paint it in a more presentational manner.  But this latest version of Zabriskie Point is more focused on that unique palette.  

A Different Kind of Landscape

Arches National Park, mixed media on paper 9″x12″

Ocean Beach Palette

 

I first saw the Pacific Ocean at age 11.  My introduction was on a foggy, chilly summer day at Ocean Beach in San Francisco.   For most people, Ocean Beach might not be a California postcard image, but for me, it is home. Years later that muted palette is still an inspiration.   

Super Mail Bloom

 

After a wet winter, Golden Gate Park has been lush and in full bloom for months.  I keep heading down there on afternoon walks and stopping by the post office.  My box has also been filling up with spring color.  The mail art I received that is shown here includes:

1. Fleur Helsingor – California
2. William Mellott – Taiwan 
3. Barbara Stasiowski – California 
4. Margo Hill – California
5. Maria Quiroga – Argentina 
6. Eberhard Janke - Germany
7. Sally Wassink – California 
8. Gregg Biggs – Museum of Unclaimed Ephemera – California
9. Jennifer Utter – California 
10. Serse Luigetti – Italy
11. Lynne Buckner – California
12. Bonniediva – Illinois 
13. Shmuel – Vermont 
14. Bonniediva – Illinois 
15. Wabi Sabi Sews – California 
16. Jennie Hinchcliff – California
17. Peter Müller – Germany
18. Meral Agar – Turkey 
19. Kiki – Japan

And here is the amazing park....