tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473147806244792102024-03-23T15:39:20.636-07:00Artist Alley________________________THE ARTSCAPE OF OCEANSIDE CAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-68743923514144691282024-03-13T11:27:00.000-07:002024-03-22T10:00:31.336-07:00<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">COASTAL EXPOSURES: </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">10 years of Photography @ the Oceanside Museum of Art</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">March 9 - July 28 </span></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXH_xbH1j0Gj2o0mtg5dsDmQa7xqQYEZafAW58Hjvn1Wn3597IWv8VxtbX0bhwTH5ufsr2w5-8LfqulHbD2myV9QWZwbQHrwpz3wyM-2zxcToFiSo5J21giEoJ43459LgmWDjTW4PaApgyWHetv3w7tnTQB2EwKHBA8yVGq5DfAnB-6PSejl3MG1Tr5Xx/s1280/vc_oceanside_st_rm_829793708_1280x640.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXH_xbH1j0Gj2o0mtg5dsDmQa7xqQYEZafAW58Hjvn1Wn3597IWv8VxtbX0bhwTH5ufsr2w5-8LfqulHbD2myV9QWZwbQHrwpz3wyM-2zxcToFiSo5J21giEoJ43459LgmWDjTW4PaApgyWHetv3w7tnTQB2EwKHBA8yVGq5DfAnB-6PSejl3MG1Tr5Xx/w640-h320/vc_oceanside_st_rm_829793708_1280x640.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Oceanside,
the Beautiful</span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
have lived in many places. The Desert, The Sequoia Redwoods and my
City by the Sea. In my late years, the misty mornings, the Champaign
air, and the rhythm of the tides give me contentment for my days.
When I was three years old my mother brought me to the Seaside in
Oceanside while my father worked in Rainbow building homes. She told
me stories of how I sat in my small rocking chair and gazed out to
the Ocean. I don't remember this of course, but it explains why I
have this affinity for the most beautiful city on the North Coast of
San Diego County. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yx3aZ7lWfgtVL7P2OK3-1F2Ic51qu4ZJt__SCC8MGp3LEujJyLuI5elebH6RLFYFluOdV1Qmnii1XY6Bw5heztisae2IbQlkqV2gmzYWdFUz6ZnrA5eWSRM6z-O85iftJIpQQ736lRhTfeJ7I_bPtiSh8E_VRv7GMg4sRh9wUUoRKY_dMpJIaIc88ZZo/s300/images.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yx3aZ7lWfgtVL7P2OK3-1F2Ic51qu4ZJt__SCC8MGp3LEujJyLuI5elebH6RLFYFluOdV1Qmnii1XY6Bw5heztisae2IbQlkqV2gmzYWdFUz6ZnrA5eWSRM6z-O85iftJIpQQ736lRhTfeJ7I_bPtiSh8E_VRv7GMg4sRh9wUUoRKY_dMpJIaIc88ZZo/s1600/images.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
wondrous place is now on exhibition at the <a href="https://oma-online.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Oceanside Museum of Art</span></a> in
downtown Oceanside. The exhibition of photography created by many
talented artists curated by </span><span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Zach
Cordner, the co-founder and creative director for <a href="https://theosider.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">The </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Osider</span></a>.</span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"> The exhibition has images of
the past 10 years of the City by the Sea. The last 10 years is one of
Renaissance of a City known for the close proximity to Camp
Pendleton, becoming an international tourist destination for the
arts, and sporting opportunities of surfing, <a href="https://www.ironman.com/im703-oceanside" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Triathlons</span></a>, and biking. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://m.facebook.com/IM703Oceanside" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="858" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEofFdD3tOG10xKVXE-NfvE2qnUlARHFbWeEmxSQGOaTQ_M2rPjpaaJ5eWSEuDWmlIcvQu_-QhzZm5n0fr5jM9mT5DTIIeP0z7tYAtFKDjMYYwEU4iPVn_8BOCz66LaBsFGjCf6VukqvxHJG5Yol3QSMq-r-xiRf-xeswE0QS11dUVAqLyCFzTzbryyx_Y/s320/339095049_974815243899629_4557824647344931893_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Come,
celebrate the Summer with us. Dance down the pier, partake of the
many award winning restaurants, and wander the <a href="https://www.mainstreetoceanside.com/sunset-market" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Sunset Market</span></a> with
wonders of our local <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artistalleyoceanside/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Artists and Artisans</span></a>. I can
</span><span style="color: #202124;"><span face="Google Sans, Roboto, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">guarantee
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">that
you too will find our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHKSR3F3SNs" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Oceanside</span></a> a place of happy contentment and
wonder by the Sea... </span>
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</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;">WOMEN RISE</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A lifetime of Wondering.</i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and the color Pink</i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgPd_T7jatvPeK1u7dN_NJKErpb6XzY5X8nOfb4tMLN8lTOuFQBWutfOmJrddX4GYl5cb-HKnL7-Z2Peft3yy_op6i98kWUo0Zyta-dzv-yiunUU-vnorraHVSonjNguP3Jwbp2uN4wc-Ct1PJUPQyG-jjTS128ohyYm4EJYbTTLICi8iH2eMtA7nYOJ1/s2310/challenger%20no.%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgPd_T7jatvPeK1u7dN_NJKErpb6XzY5X8nOfb4tMLN8lTOuFQBWutfOmJrddX4GYl5cb-HKnL7-Z2Peft3yy_op6i98kWUo0Zyta-dzv-yiunUU-vnorraHVSonjNguP3Jwbp2uN4wc-Ct1PJUPQyG-jjTS128ohyYm4EJYbTTLICi8iH2eMtA7nYOJ1/w418-h640/challenger%20no.%202.jpg" width="418" /></a></div> "Challenger" Deena Altman <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I was small, the only woman that was ever talked about
was Eleanor Roosevelt...and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>only because
she was the President's wife. That was in 1940. Throughout my youth I was told
that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Art doesn't matter</i>. This was a
favorite saying of my Father. You can't make a living doing Art. For many women
this has been so. This was also true of many vocations of which women were not
encouraged to dream of aspirations owned by the world of men. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In my life time, much has changed. <span class="fc-falcon"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">astronaut</span></span> Sally Ride and her space shuttle <i>Challenger</i>, Senator
Tammy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Duckworth<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, </b>Supreme Court Justice<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Ruth<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Bader Ginsburg and Elaine de Kooning.
They overcame great odds in their quest for a place in the Sun... <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhmWuHgrycIjCipnIKox2r4SMyqWqLfNHw3iblV-OaV-PsRiM3njvJtZ1Y6y8PYANUKfme4NHKloppjMveOJ_BX929IojkXPoarvK5gyFnwrzF9VTUAYSXNgeSYsdqECNv4s1KoDBygXvonmOgT740Xkdfafe-rFP2crx34CVlGgMqhBr_OPre-N2Ltry/s512/AAA%20dekooning%20self-portrait-1946.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="381" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhmWuHgrycIjCipnIKox2r4SMyqWqLfNHw3iblV-OaV-PsRiM3njvJtZ1Y6y8PYANUKfme4NHKloppjMveOJ_BX929IojkXPoarvK5gyFnwrzF9VTUAYSXNgeSYsdqECNv4s1KoDBygXvonmOgT740Xkdfafe-rFP2crx34CVlGgMqhBr_OPre-N2Ltry/w298-h400/AAA%20dekooning%20self-portrait-1946.jpg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Elaine de Kooning self portrai</span>t<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span> <br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My daughters have encouraged me to see the movie "Barbie".
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hate pink. It is not on the color
wheel of my art world. The primaries, Red, Yellow, Blue. The secondary colors,
orange, green and purple. Power colors in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>corporate world are: black, red, and white. Little girls are from the
time they are born are inculcated with the idea of pretty pink. Little boys are
blue, a primary. It is always blue no matter how much white is added to the
hue, it remains blue. Red on the other hand, when white is added becomes Pink.
It loses all potency...it is diluted from the power of color.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Now, at the Oceanside Museum of Art in Oceanside CA we have
an exhibition which documents the many phases of the feminine. A woman's
lifetime documented in the paintings by Deena Altman. "Female Rising"
It is gut wrenching, the power of her painted stages of the feminine mystic was
for me overwhelming...especially the portrait of "Sweet Sixteen". This phase is
when the "I" of being becomes subservient to our culture determined
by the world of men. . Her shoulders are slumped forward, her dress a faded
shade of pink. This image has background images a small girl painted in the
color of pink. This cultural bias is still in full Pink Bloom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfCH85lENvrQZzG8k7fQYK_yh6T9zFUOzmyN7qw5Jvw0DfFyGYM2fn-43avG-Xmxpk40B8_72K1fNdmYyL74SB0aGa2_E0J8YCXBpXv6Tv9HHpUUq8fdl6GZCgJ7LBUzj4ODnv4UKAYo3xop0EGdk_obB0Jg9cp1Oja_Hx7_qrXe2qciEI5eUTDeb7eIP/s2664/IMG_5848%20copy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="1864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfCH85lENvrQZzG8k7fQYK_yh6T9zFUOzmyN7qw5Jvw0DfFyGYM2fn-43avG-Xmxpk40B8_72K1fNdmYyL74SB0aGa2_E0J8YCXBpXv6Tv9HHpUUq8fdl6GZCgJ7LBUzj4ODnv4UKAYo3xop0EGdk_obB0Jg9cp1Oja_Hx7_qrXe2qciEI5eUTDeb7eIP/s320/IMG_5848%20copy.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I advocate the color for my sex to be Yellow, Gold, and
Orange...the colors of great power. The Sunflower grows wild. This is what
little girls should be surrounded with, the wildness of self, growing unbounded
with the Sunpower in a blue sky...energy which makes our Planet Earth alive.
Women in the Arts are now becoming a driving force for the Arts of all genres.
We do give birth with passion and physical strength for our art. We
glory in our Wildness, and we are very golden living on the great color wheel....<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> of existence.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31J1TZ_5-JfY9pZ0dUpNSQZ9onUjdAan51KJ95WD5LYHgki4M1vAs_EUYaceaDXDsAxUk1sJwp5X61ZqKniPdENML4BLfkt4Z4qGMmtHbDTAPlunFxxdZ7ij59iZckbe7oWS-4jTOIGoJAJS7fbth8RpjpPCDDTYS1JuOP2y_Z5JDvy-JduDblRPN6YwE/s1024/Small%20sunflower%20girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31J1TZ_5-JfY9pZ0dUpNSQZ9onUjdAan51KJ95WD5LYHgki4M1vAs_EUYaceaDXDsAxUk1sJwp5X61ZqKniPdENML4BLfkt4Z4qGMmtHbDTAPlunFxxdZ7ij59iZckbe7oWS-4jTOIGoJAJS7fbth8RpjpPCDDTYS1JuOP2y_Z5JDvy-JduDblRPN6YwE/w640-h426/Small%20sunflower%20girl.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /> </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2vVrXnH1BK7SftB291jN8zYhJKtir2iqrkbJPSByst8Ka_2a5hopNvjUWgL4hMdaVQWsJ62BkcXVK2sFZ6PNI8YfNVF0TB50JTQX79ne0synq1cW1bN08ltbsozTKgFfE6kei5igra4H-OCQV0sx0p2VSD4ChcPKcJcp1sGR0012TWWlPb2m7EzTbZM3/s612/AAA%20gettyimages-1410866630-612x612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2vVrXnH1BK7SftB291jN8zYhJKtir2iqrkbJPSByst8Ka_2a5hopNvjUWgL4hMdaVQWsJ62BkcXVK2sFZ6PNI8YfNVF0TB50JTQX79ne0synq1cW1bN08ltbsozTKgFfE6kei5igra4H-OCQV0sx0p2VSD4ChcPKcJcp1sGR0012TWWlPb2m7EzTbZM3/w640-h426/AAA%20gettyimages-1410866630-612x612.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"></span></b><p></p>
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</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 26pt;">Art Soul Connection</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16pt;">And a Young Boy</span><span style="font-family: Garamond;"> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">It is there, this
connection of "Art to Soul, Soul to Art" deep it springs form the earliest age to
bring into being, something that has never been told or viewed before. From
where does this connection to the silver strands of the either waves come, and
why does it have the effect of addiction to create something? This is the
question which has mystified artists from the beginning of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This energy demands the instant feeling of
now, action, and the incredible feeling of another self doing the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">now</i></b>
of creativity. This feeling cannot be denied. <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This connection is apparent in children as
they play with color, clay, and keys on the instrument at hand. They have no
constraints, they are in the moment of another world. One which is theirs only,
and can never be from the world of NO. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L_YgfYFA6aw3Bu4SAG8BFU_afLR9h0zXJTiS08AIf2SrJgEQZuCzEeNdMkXLargb1SXpYpeyL0OwSyOZ8K0gQsll1q2nJE_b0UuC0A9cziugzggs9-JQrBfim0-zhV2_YDdN5XSxOqF_Ql0DjdB2mjKho53bls8MmUljMmq4ouemgnL0WinjdsR_pG30/s612/A%20boy%20and%20clay%20istockphoto-1340652875-612x612.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L_YgfYFA6aw3Bu4SAG8BFU_afLR9h0zXJTiS08AIf2SrJgEQZuCzEeNdMkXLargb1SXpYpeyL0OwSyOZ8K0gQsll1q2nJE_b0UuC0A9cziugzggs9-JQrBfim0-zhV2_YDdN5XSxOqF_Ql0DjdB2mjKho53bls8MmUljMmq4ouemgnL0WinjdsR_pG30/s320/A%20boy%20and%20clay%20istockphoto-1340652875-612x612.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">Michelangelo was the
genius of his age. It started early when at the age of 13, he created the
"Torment of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saint Anthony".
Somehow, this creative instinct vanishes from most as the young are channeled
into the learning of what is competitive and successful <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in our world of wants. To be successful, art
is not the way. <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">Last Friday I met a Young
Boy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had the shinning eyes for the
love of Art. His work influenced by today's proliferation of graphic images
of the now genre of comic. I wondered if he were a citizen of Florence in the
time of Michelangelo, and not influenced by today's media, what kind of images
would be his inspiration. I had a few moments of conversation and encouraged
him to draw. Draw everything. Learn what you see in the moment of the real, not
on a screen of what others post. Look, and really See. Learn from the masters,
and use your passion to imbue your drawings with your self, make the connection
of your eye to your self with... truth</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtFyu50bKGSJdX0DY6GhxxMYx9hRFKJ1Xve_O-wrtDCaBJzg4vGE8NQJRpfbo9TwIDqI4dy4DK5F1EJALrjh0W-wfaf5KDvMuQx7T_lR64hmk6pJUnauRqo-YQX1MBDQ21hhLgz7hN3FPEEoBYhAXmDJkFlgy4OyzO5oKSgXAfjUVZSUVlGIrK3w5jsNJ/s612/A%20young%20boy%20no%202%20gettyimages-1371140950-612x612.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="612" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtFyu50bKGSJdX0DY6GhxxMYx9hRFKJ1Xve_O-wrtDCaBJzg4vGE8NQJRpfbo9TwIDqI4dy4DK5F1EJALrjh0W-wfaf5KDvMuQx7T_lR64hmk6pJUnauRqo-YQX1MBDQ21hhLgz7hN3FPEEoBYhAXmDJkFlgy4OyzO5oKSgXAfjUVZSUVlGIrK3w5jsNJ/s320/A%20young%20boy%20no%202%20gettyimages-1371140950-612x612.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">He smiled, and we shook hands. I left the jubilant
scene of <a href="https://www.oceansideartwalk.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Artists Alley First Friday Art Walk</span>,</a> and knew that a young boy would
have thoughts of resolve and exploration about his connection to the Silver
Strands of making. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-28001138772702905632023-08-21T10:25:00.002-07:002023-08-21T14:07:31.893-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._W._Turnerhttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12Oa2AjjY5QGFTXz4hvQymaWeGvNM9eV_OaQKc3R7XPXQPiutEGQTn687aoQOBtis7KpOA3w040tTI2IDI7mfMnQ74TFaoUvzxEQKPdBnbCgqsb19lCKTSkfdI9vwVVetos7nf0fmmxdNVPlyIMg1x77WzWZ2WOTcKGiXmWNMvYqVVL8e1Ar0Lk79AmyF/s450/AAA%20turner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="450" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12Oa2AjjY5QGFTXz4hvQymaWeGvNM9eV_OaQKc3R7XPXQPiutEGQTn687aoQOBtis7KpOA3w040tTI2IDI7mfMnQ74TFaoUvzxEQKPdBnbCgqsb19lCKTSkfdI9vwVVetos7nf0fmmxdNVPlyIMg1x77WzWZ2WOTcKGiXmWNMvYqVVL8e1Ar0Lk79AmyF/w640-h480/AAA%20turner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> J._M._W._Turner <i>Avalanche and Thunderstorm</i>, <br /><p></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 22pt;">The Art of Storm...</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond;"> <br /></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16pt;">Last
night I stood outside on my covered patio and breathed in the warm heavy air
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hillary,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a tropical storm. It<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was the first storm of this kind in 80 years,
and it is a prognosticator of what will come in our future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I watched the trees in the howling throws
of winds and rain, I had the feeling that " the chickens are coming home
to roost". In this scenario, the chickens being the increasing amount
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>burning fossil fuels, such as coal,
oil, and natural gas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16pt;">Today
much of art is created to bring to awareness of a cultural problem. I have
always thought of our planet Earth as a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">being</i> </b>on which we depend, much like
children depend on their mother for sustenance and safety. Our Earth is sending
us events to foretell us that our future environment for human life is in
jeopardy. The Planet will be here for millions more years, but the environment
for our life's support is what we should be concerned with. Saving the Planet
is not the problem. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saving our
environment that supports our lives is the problem.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16pt;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tae0ZA-Y3Jp3DpId0yWEyGXkPnE1AGbiV89nlbykU7Bz_9iqMnALG7qw87_fD4vGJGq0CBhKPF56PBcI3LY19Ml8xD90Hqk_aMZ1mD25bVK2poygwFqORYx-dXVUhm1AJ_ym1cFTOEGPiOVrFREbVbb9wCAMhQE07DF_N7t6TYk-BZkr7ZRBB7vTE3Tm/s1280/AA%20Winslow_Homer,_American_-_The_Life_Line_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1280" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tae0ZA-Y3Jp3DpId0yWEyGXkPnE1AGbiV89nlbykU7Bz_9iqMnALG7qw87_fD4vGJGq0CBhKPF56PBcI3LY19Ml8xD90Hqk_aMZ1mD25bVK2poygwFqORYx-dXVUhm1AJ_ym1cFTOEGPiOVrFREbVbb9wCAMhQE07DF_N7t6TYk-BZkr7ZRBB7vTE3Tm/w320-h202/AA%20Winslow_Homer,_American_-_The_Life_Line_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" title="The Life Line Winslow Homer" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Life Line Winslow Homer<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16pt;"><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /> </i> <br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16pt;">Over the
many millennia, artists have told stories of storms in their paintings, which
were inspired by the energy of the storm and the electric impulses of the storm
becoming their own energy. The two artists that I mention here, were not aware
of our existential crisis of today. The Art of Storm today, therefore is being
painted by our Planet Earth, we should view these images with our eyes, our
minds, and our hearts, for these new images are real. Not hanging on a wall, but
are living breathing events creating pictures of our future. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16pt;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoZAMHmRJ3RHxCey9FYvE5XRM0l_tBOXEOFzglzspJExunkVU60w8mcax-eVIgX-aVHwxFcQDztqkzIz7CMeRzKtEb5WSQEKfLrJwBn_LPleQX_Fe7IUkS882dsKxsC8k7c0K3Dhj28BHnj7EsGp_xHkNnBLWqVvm8X6LzpEvjjB_L0M1wCi5qvgl-94A/s1240/AAA%202023-08-21t054243z-580614079-rc2hr2asi1x6-rtrmadp-3-storm-hilary.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1240" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoZAMHmRJ3RHxCey9FYvE5XRM0l_tBOXEOFzglzspJExunkVU60w8mcax-eVIgX-aVHwxFcQDztqkzIz7CMeRzKtEb5WSQEKfLrJwBn_LPleQX_Fe7IUkS882dsKxsC8k7c0K3Dhj28BHnj7EsGp_xHkNnBLWqVvm8X6LzpEvjjB_L0M1wCi5qvgl-94A/w400-h224/AAA%202023-08-21t054243z-580614079-rc2hr2asi1x6-rtrmadp-3-storm-hilary.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palm Springs August 20, 2023 <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16pt;"><br /> </span><p></p>
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</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;">Camille Pissarro</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">and</p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The Oceanside Plein Art Festival <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is different. Painting outside and absorbing the
vibrations of color, air, and the breezes that make it all possible. The
immediacy of the moment when the ever changing sky makes the scenery dance on
the canvas. The brush assumes an independence, and covers the whiteness of the
canvas with impatient Impressions. Plein Air has never been my first love for
painting. I have had moments of delight, but feel that the studio is more in
line for my physical inclinations. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZYz43KhUTRIa54MW5tSQbTbpmKbntKdz_LqSROw7klzPwjiCmACqkQfd0UmXOspBiL0HkUHbpL4GpFfI2oub5WaNDDfq98yWz0s6sIAanrLuW3bJ4I6k6bzssgW36LBANV8GvqkuuL5iafzQh2xkJbFhvA62BzrrTU-ForHjL3xHQqUotGb3fUR2gxIy/s2632/Camille.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2632" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZYz43KhUTRIa54MW5tSQbTbpmKbntKdz_LqSROw7klzPwjiCmACqkQfd0UmXOspBiL0HkUHbpL4GpFfI2oub5WaNDDfq98yWz0s6sIAanrLuW3bJ4I6k6bzssgW36LBANV8GvqkuuL5iafzQh2xkJbFhvA62BzrrTU-ForHjL3xHQqUotGb3fUR2gxIy/w271-h199/Camille.jpg" width="271" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Jameson Eureka 2006</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most think of Van Gogh when considering the style of impressionism...the
yellow sunflowers and brilliant blue sky. My favorite of this genre is Camille
Pissarro.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The muted color pallet, the considerable detail is beyond
compare. He is recognized as the Father of Impressionism. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Artists in San Diego County and beyond will come together July 15 - 22 for the annual Plein Air Festival. This event is sponsored
by the <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="https://oma-online.org/" target="_blank">Oceanside Museum of Art</a></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">.</span></b> The spirit of Pissaro lives on for painters the
world over, and so, we in Oceanside and beyond will have the good fortune to be
one with Nature as Painters, and Visitors from here and abroad... </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgICtLIzk9vRBOBoGT-WWtTpBdJBpY0hmULsF3Zj_mNqUZgRHzWmylRB_KSb4M0DuzSnDZnHUybAwXIy3Mi9dE5qYJkSs1P8AlXj1q1VJnfPDeSSxUFxcSHQ9C1PA4cZMQoazLCPu44yWUnrwY6_bRBBCYNBXwz48asRSMcdQ-2NASiVqN9e2M_L1xaR5/s1024/Camille%20no.%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1024" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgICtLIzk9vRBOBoGT-WWtTpBdJBpY0hmULsF3Zj_mNqUZgRHzWmylRB_KSb4M0DuzSnDZnHUybAwXIy3Mi9dE5qYJkSs1P8AlXj1q1VJnfPDeSSxUFxcSHQ9C1PA4cZMQoazLCPu44yWUnrwY6_bRBBCYNBXwz48asRSMcdQ-2NASiVqN9e2M_L1xaR5/w445-h333/Camille%20no.%202.jpg" width="445" /></a></div> <br /><p></p><div class="gallerytext">
<p><i> Boulevard Montmartre, morning, cloudy weather</i>, 1897. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Victoria" title="National Gallery of Victoria">National Gallery of Victoria</a>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-42497926417176954882023-06-27T10:25:00.006-07:002023-06-27T10:57:54.019-07:00<p>The Exhibition of Henry Moore and Georgia O'Keeffe now at the <a href="https://www.sdmart.org/the-san-diego-museum-of-art-launches-groundbreaking-okeeffe-and-moore-exhibition/" target="_blank">San Diego Museum of Art </a>and closing August 27, 2023.
</p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Georgia
O'Keeffe</span></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the
Muse Within <br /></i></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiReaj-t092YJ6NkZVx4EEDIwte-bTj3o4BjktivvvxQMivq-bL44vspqJlshuafFeqg38wrgBboE_VySAxlWnOO668T625DWhV2owJjlv9glRcC8kmQzL6kzvQove-YVZMEisZslkRhLOHjUnZXMox30UQud-JciaKAjrtrjc5p5qrawAdCNsTeWNO091/s725/10332-Lot-30-Georgia-OKeeffe-Nature-Forms-Gaspe%CC%81.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="725" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiReaj-t092YJ6NkZVx4EEDIwte-bTj3o4BjktivvvxQMivq-bL44vspqJlshuafFeqg38wrgBboE_VySAxlWnOO668T625DWhV2owJjlv9glRcC8kmQzL6kzvQove-YVZMEisZslkRhLOHjUnZXMox30UQud-JciaKAjrtrjc5p5qrawAdCNsTeWNO091/w640-h264/10332-Lot-30-Georgia-OKeeffe-Nature-Forms-Gaspe%CC%81.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></span></div><p></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">An Artist who
declined to be categorized as a Woman Artist, she was a person who
lived her life as truth as she saw it. Color. shape, texture,and
line. Her imagination created works which will be treasured for all
time. I see her work and realize that here was a soul which gave us
her self, imaged in color and infused with mystery. Georgia O'Keeffe
small in stature, but characterized monumental in her dedication to
work, and gives rise to the question of women in art and whether or
not they should be categorized as women artists or artists who paint.
</span>
</p>
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</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">I read that
women actors are now actors in the media. This should be the norm
for women in the arts of all genres. I declined to exhibit in </span>The
National Museum of Women in the Arts (<a>NMWA</a>)
back in the day, for the reason of being labeled. I echo her stance
about labels and it is my belief that labels of any kind are not
needed, that works of art should stand on their own.</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">As a small child, she always
knew that she wanted to be an artist. When small it was a natural
inclination to do <span style="font-size: small;">the drawing and was encouraged by her
mother to be herself. Her Muse within was born early and this gave
rise to the unflinching drive which was a lifelong ability to create
her art. </span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">This muse
within gives joy, purpose, doing, completion, and the secrete smile
that comes and means the work is Truth. Done. There is no greater
feeling of worth when the nature of creating an art work is done. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRzj0-OzM2SC022LHd1LSdEfhy7X7uXrqc7GBuKgKMa80bOvddkES1VWpsa0bjXMxArRE5Izjf067D2DIWvIn5UI-tZtYQ2uLzKZfruWijt12rigo2rgFd2LyrnpkeU2G85XTn15waAB17ZlRtxlnH5WVwEul9cwKaG_Kpi77GkDGl3q2RXKH-sHRVUvm/s2000/download.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRzj0-OzM2SC022LHd1LSdEfhy7X7uXrqc7GBuKgKMa80bOvddkES1VWpsa0bjXMxArRE5Izjf067D2DIWvIn5UI-tZtYQ2uLzKZfruWijt12rigo2rgFd2LyrnpkeU2G85XTn15waAB17ZlRtxlnH5WVwEul9cwKaG_Kpi77GkDGl3q2RXKH-sHRVUvm/s320/download.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">It has always
been my philosophy that all children have this creative ability. They
paint with abandon, sings songs with words that only they know.
Somewhere along the way this ability is lost, and most never are
never to reconnect for many reasons. (Which is another post). Georgia
was the exception in a most wondrous way. Her Bigness, her colors and
the emotional impact of viewing her work is seductive and compelling.
The Bigness was born when she lived in Texans and contemplated the
vastness of the sky. How large it was compared to New York. How blue
and big.. This became a conscious guide for her work.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Large Flowers,
large skies, large clouds, and large bones. She collected bones from
the desert, leaves which became withered sculptures, shapes from
nature, and painted </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>it </i></span><span style="font-size: small;">infused
with </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>her </i></span><span style="font-size: small;">colors and
imagination of her environment. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQo2BMk3kahE0Z_FXzJSpiPVu2dSLEwg9M-7BrhTPCHuMgxbtrY78WD15phjogTmAqBS5dn8oUfLYBlkf0hyUUTJYQF5t_kxqCHelBmAIt-AsutFW5fwbzXI6DEtGLToC-Y5IL2bPVF7-TllmXCPTLBDz5NdLm9pzbpsrt4sM1CXBPAiVH34OW3czWu_H/s1920/spring-georgia-okeeffe-okeeffe-museum-art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQo2BMk3kahE0Z_FXzJSpiPVu2dSLEwg9M-7BrhTPCHuMgxbtrY78WD15phjogTmAqBS5dn8oUfLYBlkf0hyUUTJYQF5t_kxqCHelBmAIt-AsutFW5fwbzXI6DEtGLToC-Y5IL2bPVF7-TllmXCPTLBDz5NdLm9pzbpsrt4sM1CXBPAiVH34OW3czWu_H/w640-h360/spring-georgia-okeeffe-okeeffe-museum-art.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">In this
exhibition, Georgia O'Keeffe and Henry Moore share similarities in
combining negative space and sensuous forms. They are the elements
which give a yin- yang feeling to the over all exhibition. His being
three dimensions and hers being two dimensions. Hers bringing
exhilarating and brilliant color, and his being of a solid and
limited palette of stone, wood, and bronze.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes, Georgia,
you did so very well. You have given us worlds of wonder from the
heart, driven by the Muse within. As a woman and artist, I thank You.
Your work will be for All Time as an Artist, and, as a woman who
lived outside of the definition of society's of a woman's role and
inside of the world of imagination. She became<i> one </i>with
Nature...Above all an Artist of masterworks.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_rg6S01nOeiupNz16XqmGPnhy3r9k25jQt8eToD2alujRpWHiz1JKXar9vwecLZm6zCe2bHD1_9_HAQw__j6Y8n8a_-Goe1f7qwOit1bgXTLyYrHT8NawUPcquWIXOhXii8aVxJ-C44Z5yd1pym6UIKtEvyE4zcr4PqHtd7zOa31KrjHy1Zt2XAYpuKR/s1000/georgia_okeeffe_photo_joe_munroe_the_life_images_collection_getty_images_50462408_cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_rg6S01nOeiupNz16XqmGPnhy3r9k25jQt8eToD2alujRpWHiz1JKXar9vwecLZm6zCe2bHD1_9_HAQw__j6Y8n8a_-Goe1f7qwOit1bgXTLyYrHT8NawUPcquWIXOhXii8aVxJ-C44Z5yd1pym6UIKtEvyE4zcr4PqHtd7zOa31KrjHy1Zt2XAYpuKR/s320/georgia_okeeffe_photo_joe_munroe_the_life_images_collection_getty_images_50462408_cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KQeu_mTYTQ" target="_blank">Georgia O'Keeffe</a></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-44661026624629125662023-06-17T11:25:00.002-07:002023-06-17T11:31:40.120-07:00<p>
</p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Watching
Henry Moore</b></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></p>
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</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">From
time to time for this blog, I muse on art events which are not in the
City of Oceanside. Last Thursday was one of those times. <a href="https://www.sdmart.org/" target="_blank">The San Diego Museum of Art l</a>ocated in Balboa Park is currently now until
August is exhibiting the Sculptures of Henry Moore and the Paintings
of Georgia O'Keeffe.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">As
a sculptor painter I view art works differently than those who do not
have this background. When I am in the presence of a sculpture, the
three dimensions are compelling and enchanting. The lines, the
shadows, the music of repeats are so very different from the viewing
of a painting. A painting you see only one dimension no matter where
you stand. It is always the same. A sculpture, you walk around and
the front, sides, and back show a design of splendid alignment. The
lines are in tune with each other no matter where you stand, the
repeats are giving music to the arrangement of shapes.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCoSyoC5OqI9OwbrhU0VIUa92rptGoa4yTAcUdGjkczPQjlaW_rWjy9b8P98aSSiDdICCoxm-m8AQE6aTc7ODGsfeKpaooVVBBdNhD56vrT_Ntd-bUD52S39tyLdVlz5JEz8iCESQHi3PnI9_Q7dglInErzJKMYR8HGaQD-tnzyxkXh4xB-ispDGaxg/s2124/Henry%20no%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="1999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCoSyoC5OqI9OwbrhU0VIUa92rptGoa4yTAcUdGjkczPQjlaW_rWjy9b8P98aSSiDdICCoxm-m8AQE6aTc7ODGsfeKpaooVVBBdNhD56vrT_Ntd-bUD52S39tyLdVlz5JEz8iCESQHi3PnI9_Q7dglInErzJKMYR8HGaQD-tnzyxkXh4xB-ispDGaxg/s320/Henry%20no%202.jpg" width="301" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span><p></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">For
abstraction of life forms into sculptures, Line, Shadows, and Repeats
are essential. These elements are the music of sculpture. A realistic
art work in sculpture has these elements as well, but that is for
another blog post.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let
me tell of the shadows. Shadows are the element of three dimensional
shapes. Without shadows, the work would look flat. Henry Moore, a
master of shadows which fall on rounded shapes throw a strait line.
To give an example, look at a car's fender and see the highlight and
the shape of the highlight. It is perfect and shows that the surface
is perfect in it's self so the highlight is perfect as well. This,
then is also true with shadows. When a shadow falls on a curve it
also has to be perfect from all sides. The challenge for the artist is
find and make the shapes perfectly smooth and round for any small
bump will throw the shadow into a imperfect wavy line.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgob5MH5ZSYRLXzID9D1ekvPhd1ZY7NraXPM3P1NQktKUrtbrPyde3EaASG6ewPDV6p70Ru8RwPHs3-Cc-PdqZHn7gB77_SSzTZR8ClN5rKitLCokNtodjHTWta1SeEOoO02bZrEnqfc-8_XTkgOOEplQxmB-tP7qiox-s4BZj6p-bb7DEv05yun0qobw/s320/car%203.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="320" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgob5MH5ZSYRLXzID9D1ekvPhd1ZY7NraXPM3P1NQktKUrtbrPyde3EaASG6ewPDV6p70Ru8RwPHs3-Cc-PdqZHn7gB77_SSzTZR8ClN5rKitLCokNtodjHTWta1SeEOoO02bZrEnqfc-8_XTkgOOEplQxmB-tP7qiox-s4BZj6p-bb7DEv05yun0qobw/s1600/car%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span><p></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lines
are the sharp edges of the sculpture. Some sculptures to not have
sharp edges and there are no lines which define where dark and light
of where shadows fall. Sometimes I had a hard time conveying to my
foundry workers the idea of a curved strait line. It seems like an
oxymoron. Again back to the fender on a car. The fender is a curved
line, but perfectly strait. Therefor any shadow or highlight will be
a perfect line as well.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Repeats
are the music in a sculpture. Repeats are a line, shape or shadow
which are repeated in the viewing of the work. These repeats can be
close together or at a distance when you view the sculpture from
different angles. The repeats can be subtle, or of great impact. The
dance of the repeats bring a cohesiveness to the work and it is what
makes a sculpture a masterwork. </span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
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<p align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Walking
around these masterworks, <i>Watching,</i> I see the dance, hear the
music, and see the lights and darks. They sing to me, and give a
great sense of a sublime awareness of a gift. A gift from Henry Moore, a master
forever. </span>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-75005092973913142152023-05-26T12:35:00.004-07:002023-06-08T09:20:32.174-07:00<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2F0pc8qxcbFDQdwXF9U6FejBg6eIVg9CABUKcP-hv7ra59iaGELVbIAx2ZoIfDHvPMQfOQ6TYwHdwebBlTjKKi7GCvuohZCldegdk2Qg-LlZSmcexHF0lwBMIlp-IDAo-AIYdcNBd1NUu0rhD_3q5_eeJ_fo50k-oFTdCfL8N0mgw25DsQ7kytxcnQ/s800/SouthernCaliforniaIndians.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2F0pc8qxcbFDQdwXF9U6FejBg6eIVg9CABUKcP-hv7ra59iaGELVbIAx2ZoIfDHvPMQfOQ6TYwHdwebBlTjKKi7GCvuohZCldegdk2Qg-LlZSmcexHF0lwBMIlp-IDAo-AIYdcNBd1NUu0rhD_3q5_eeJ_fo50k-oFTdCfL8N0mgw25DsQ7kytxcnQ/s16000/SouthernCaliforniaIndians.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">20,000
Years</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Long
ago and far away</span> in time, our Valley of the San Luis Rey was a
wondrous home to the Luiseno People. The land was a natural
habitat, a beautiful and unspoiled world, for the people of this
time. The flora and fauna has disappeared due to our present culture
of displacement of the natural lifescape of yesteryear. The Valley
vibrates with the State 76 Hwy day and night, the thunderous roar of
Camp Pendelton jets and training artillery, the whine of the
passenger jets high over head, leaving their polluted contrails
drifting through the sky with the toxic particles drifting down on
our modern culture of more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWLIMViEmtDp8lx7aXQpUuILquDkMWnzN_ncy-dUrth0hc4JwZ5nLFP8yRnFtO17XdJcCa9wk9t2WuAMdJTHy0eK0zmKpPyf1TLwWzjx0ZcNAoWpYfuL9bZoDBJACIl_Gm-cpqEb1KpSgxBKoFpY2f5YStqgXYiZQDndzkVjS041kilN17j7EVX_erA/s980/kiicha-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="980" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWLIMViEmtDp8lx7aXQpUuILquDkMWnzN_ncy-dUrth0hc4JwZ5nLFP8yRnFtO17XdJcCa9wk9t2WuAMdJTHy0eK0zmKpPyf1TLwWzjx0ZcNAoWpYfuL9bZoDBJACIl_Gm-cpqEb1KpSgxBKoFpY2f5YStqgXYiZQDndzkVjS041kilN17j7EVX_erA/s320/kiicha-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Being one with
the City of Oceanside CA seems like forever. My first visit when I
was 3 years old sitting in a little rocking chair gazing out beyond
the pier infused me with the mysteries of the Sea. A small child
becoming one with nature imprinting for all time the beauty of the
Ocean. The year was 1938. Our City, then was a small beach town off
the beaten track.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last week I was
awakened by a flute song that was being played by Faustino Frederick.
He was standing in front a large mural to be unveiled that tells the
story of the Payomkawichum, People known as <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://nativetalk.org/the-luiseno-of-california/" target="_blank">Luiseno</a>.</span> People of the
Sea.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">There were many
people there to celebrate this event, but in the listening to the
sweet sounds of the flute, my eyes closed and a vision of long ago
emerged in my minds eye, of the way it was. Twenty Thousand years ago
the Luiseno people were living in<a href="https://visitoceanside.org/history-of-oceanside/" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">the San Rey Valley</span></a>. The air was
crystal clear, the trees were majestic, the river so pure you could
drink it dipping your hands in the cool sweet liquid...</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">This reverie
lasted moments but when in enthralled by the magic flute, it seemed
like my time in this vision was beyond time. And so it was, the
sounds of life of yesteryear gave way to the whispering crowd
waiting for the speeches to end and the unveiling of the mural of
history of 20,000 years.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvN9Wu7NCzCD-KKOrFQh3VB6YjA9NyctcyBnLPXw9eYVfuJISXz2WK01Kl5YpIkQZjj7E7NUtQdIOmWe-dmAVvU-ch6Ms5nHviLVGTSydObfDLiETKA2vxhdPEg8ogrmW41x4D1NyRCM2CyWuwWF0Bc0TsiOBwDiPYoSO9R81gBXjO35sO2VvHtvqRQ/s1600/no.%203%20mural%20mission.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvN9Wu7NCzCD-KKOrFQh3VB6YjA9NyctcyBnLPXw9eYVfuJISXz2WK01Kl5YpIkQZjj7E7NUtQdIOmWe-dmAVvU-ch6Ms5nHviLVGTSydObfDLiETKA2vxhdPEg8ogrmW41x4D1NyRCM2CyWuwWF0Bc0TsiOBwDiPYoSO9R81gBXjO35sO2VvHtvqRQ/w640-h360/no.%203%20mural%20mission.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> The Luiseno Mural located in East Oceanside at the Public Library <br /></span><p></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">The moment
arrived, the coverings removed and there in a golden glow of painted
history was a splendid visual art work. The artist is Gibran Isaias
Lopez of Escondido. Happy clapping erupted and cries of wonder
echoed though the crowd. It will be there in the Children section of
the Library for all to see and learn about the the People of so long
ago. They, the Luiseno, are still here today and enrich our lives
everyday with their wisdom, knowledge of the San Luis Rey and the
sweet music of long ago...20.000 years of harmony with Nature...</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love my City
of Oceanside, but from time to time, I dream of the White Horse high
on his hill above the 76 with his head turned towards the Sea ...
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<p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-6360241443883379982023-05-15T13:36:00.003-07:002023-05-15T14:04:32.702-07:00<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">OMA
Rising</span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Oceanside
Art Museum</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thirty Years
ago, I stood in front of the old City Hall in Oceanside. It was
boarded up and was destined to be the City
Clerk's storage building. I was told that the Council had voted on
this proposed use and that the City Staff would not consider using
the beautiful old Irving Gill building for an Art Museum.
The concept was presented by the Arts Commission to the City
Council and fortunately, they welcomed the idea of an Art Museum for
our City which until then was missing this vital element of human
endeavor...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOun9DbF5YPl-lpD8X9zJl2sMoJqWg3xojGe2hV8qPxkN3_AXcR0CGx-ANrFWoHhMnUBZwAExoIKJpc-eMw4OSP8o8-f7g2aYZYDBB8buOj2eQFlaivWdE9LSkWQoup4OyBsRKEOAzEwIsxA2JCR2pJi6igVq4wKEO8V8FCgbPt3RO4xtmT4xUzSYaVw/s1000/gill.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1000" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOun9DbF5YPl-lpD8X9zJl2sMoJqWg3xojGe2hV8qPxkN3_AXcR0CGx-ANrFWoHhMnUBZwAExoIKJpc-eMw4OSP8o8-f7g2aYZYDBB8buOj2eQFlaivWdE9LSkWQoup4OyBsRKEOAzEwIsxA2JCR2pJi6igVq4wKEO8V8FCgbPt3RO4xtmT4xUzSYaVw/s320/gill.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">That was then,
and now after our 25<sup>th</sup> Anniversary as an Art Museum, I
look with wonder at what has been accomplished. Many folks have been
given their time, their art, their treasure and hands on support. We
thank them all. Our Executive Director, Maria Mingalone, to whom we
owe so very much, gave this update at last Saturday evening's annual
Patron Party, and shared with us the Rising of OMA. </span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
</p>
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<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">• <span style="font-size: small;">OMA is at
the epicenter of our <a href="https://www.caculturaldistricts.org/oceanside">Cultural
Arts District </a>designated by the State Legislature in 2017. In
2023 the state is now investing over 460K in the arts in Oceanside.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">• <span style="font-size: small;">New York
Times … OMA is first on the list to see art in California along
with the Norton Simon Museum and the Brewery Art Walk in LA, in the
article published April 28<sup>th</sup> 2023.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">• <span style="font-size: small;">OMA is one
of four museums in the state of California to receive the 2023
Superintendents Award of Excellence in Museum Education. It is award
to museums who make a significant contribution in California's K- 12
educational system.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">• <span style="font-size: small;">OMA has
been selected for the Getty Foundation's ambitious Pacific Standard
Time Initiative, titled “Art and Science Collide” which launches
in fall 2024.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">• <span style="font-size: small;">OMA is
expanding to bring into our campus the adjoining Gill Fire Station 1.
We will have new spaces for expanded Educational classes, lectures
and exhibitions. From one lonely abandoned Gill building to an entire
City block, OMA stands proud.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I thank
Maria, our Staff, Our Generous Oceanside and regional Supporters, and
a growing list of amazing cultural partners who have made this
miracle possible. </span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Something wondrous awaits for us as we imagine new spaces for OMA at O'side's Fire Station 1.<br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Rising exists because of the spirit of creativity in all of its many forms,
resides within us all. </i></span>
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<p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-4842917410250316302023-05-11T15:33:00.006-07:002023-05-12T12:10:44.867-07:00<p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Extraordinary
works of Art at the Oceanside Museum of Art.</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Robert Xavier Burden </b>February
18–June 4, 2023</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvPRKqgIM-ALDK8238qWWctW7m_dzPfd5CGKPQe3qu2nFUpXVJTNTe-aLNM2aYn4rAl2O1jNuV-PLXMpkCYpsXdXQted1MIcGQT3h0Gq3nZXTpWaBqM8LwGcvGP1KOmHeW4Rc2Ry1G6_aQci9eXj6iUnVYcsB-eaLTIYK8f_2oC5Sh-qmXNv0ko8QvA/s3450/Burden%20no.%201%20A%20B%20opy%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="3450" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvPRKqgIM-ALDK8238qWWctW7m_dzPfd5CGKPQe3qu2nFUpXVJTNTe-aLNM2aYn4rAl2O1jNuV-PLXMpkCYpsXdXQted1MIcGQT3h0Gq3nZXTpWaBqM8LwGcvGP1KOmHeW4Rc2Ry1G6_aQci9eXj6iUnVYcsB-eaLTIYK8f_2oC5Sh-qmXNv0ko8QvA/w640-h346/Burden%20no.%201%20A%20B%20opy%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">In the previous post, I offered images
of<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="https://www.robertburden.com/#">Robert Xavier Burden</a></span> There is no way possible to describe these
monumental works which depict stories connecting his imagination with
tales we all know and love.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NcC75mi71YCXAeZ_g_YvHobqtIVWhxAgl_Pa15ztpnh4ItzW4OtpvIhmTg75QvkxxjXopgqVQhLK7J8ShjU52phtfNOUoQx4t2Kakys9DI0q4SUb1_1ATVap3Hl57nwRtuuQvKps5A58m_y4OrHdpQz-Sp7apVK868RznL4zVBM_MwlpRC3_Kn9P3Q/s2203/Burden%20no.%202.jBBCC%20%20g.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="1950" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NcC75mi71YCXAeZ_g_YvHobqtIVWhxAgl_Pa15ztpnh4ItzW4OtpvIhmTg75QvkxxjXopgqVQhLK7J8ShjU52phtfNOUoQx4t2Kakys9DI0q4SUb1_1ATVap3Hl57nwRtuuQvKps5A58m_y4OrHdpQz-Sp7apVK868RznL4zVBM_MwlpRC3_Kn9P3Q/s320/Burden%20no.%202.jBBCC%20%20g.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /> King Kong and Fay Wrey, Bat Man, Peter
Pan and inscribing them into frames of imagination that take you on
a journey of yesteryear and beyond...The works are anchored by a
central theme or image. The intricacies of each painting are profound
and the word <i>awe</i> is my personal reaction in viewing these
works.<b> <br /></b><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Melissa Meier </b>March 11–June
25, 2023<br /></p><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">From
Nature sculptured forms are incredible art creations which can make
one wish you could touch. The exception is one sculpture make of
porcupine quills. As a sculptor myself, the three </span>dimensional element of the
doing is exciting for it has sides, and a back. This aspect of
creating is one of 360 degrees with infinite possibilities. The
viewer sees the relationships of the form melding into itself and
becoming a new image in 3D reality while walking slowly around the
sculpture. The media is of Nature's gifts which<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span><a href="https://www.melissameierart.com/" target="_blank">Meier</a></span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span> </span></span>uses in a
whimsical and painstaking effort. Patience is a quality demanded of
this artist and she has conquered this challenge majestically.</p><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj569ARIeJ6QqZjRxT2JOetTvIEpste2k6A-cr73qg5yqSnr4fkqEVStGA-BjK4DI4wkH50srLF8dCEq3__cd0QzqdbMRdCOE2qDhn-i0zBLX9llV4tFi_jMnCm8ok3q_Icx-glJVTE-lJXCH30qztb6Ld_Oj3jxzIOtZAqN4i0lBn5f68HbtsF_0Puig/s4032/construcion%20no.%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj569ARIeJ6QqZjRxT2JOetTvIEpste2k6A-cr73qg5yqSnr4fkqEVStGA-BjK4DI4wkH50srLF8dCEq3__cd0QzqdbMRdCOE2qDhn-i0zBLX9llV4tFi_jMnCm8ok3q_Icx-glJVTE-lJXCH30qztb6Ld_Oj3jxzIOtZAqN4i0lBn5f68HbtsF_0Puig/w640-h480/construcion%20no.%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><h6 class="western"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR0eUxZoalY" target="_blank">FirstFriday Art Walk Oceanside</a></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR0eUxZoalY" target="_blank"> </a></span></span><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">May 5 Artist Alley and the City Plaza at
the Library Courtyard...</span></span></b></h6>
<p><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Happy
Feet and Happy Drumming ... dancing and making art. The Exhibitions
by regional artists are now displaying in a venue across the street
from Artists Alley. This natural progression is one which has origins
of yesteryear in the early 90's. So, it is wonderful and timely, as
we return to our Art Walks with the pandemic in the rear view mirror
of yesterday... June 2</span></span><span style="color: black;"><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
will be the next event. </span></span></b>
</p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-2986945146989181872023-04-21T09:28:00.016-07:002023-04-21T10:42:26.000-07:00<p> <br /> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDmzBO72lm5UI758auh_13ozIOeg_ReXitFuSFMR0mJOz7xxKxQlyRSZtj2vSmqP-Qn_re73dGNM5ESFkhePifMvjgYLt4k3sIRIs4jaboLSDPh2tKgSyYg7tX2N09jom4Vxhf0MpqWmo_aoq6TivItqEH8zxe9UWc1LVRn1LDdFk_lp6OlKLmzM5fA/s360/AAA%20building.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="360" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDmzBO72lm5UI758auh_13ozIOeg_ReXitFuSFMR0mJOz7xxKxQlyRSZtj2vSmqP-Qn_re73dGNM5ESFkhePifMvjgYLt4k3sIRIs4jaboLSDPh2tKgSyYg7tX2N09jom4Vxhf0MpqWmo_aoq6TivItqEH8zxe9UWc1LVRn1LDdFk_lp6OlKLmzM5fA/w640-h290/AAA%20building.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Oceanside Museum of Art<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">First Friday Art Walk</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Spring and the energies of the earth's
awakening spurs my inclination to finally finish the painting
staring at me for the past cold months of this year. Joy, I let it
in and now with the warmth of spring pulsing though my artist joints,
I set out once more to find and explore the possibilities of the
blank canvas inviting me to the chase of the muse...</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Join me in the walk of art and meeting the artists in Artists Alley and the <a href="https://oma-online.org/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Oceanside Museum of Art. </span></a><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22F44jMXxOTGB3rSK21YtiYSPAe0LjISmkawkgk2MlCC_7Tvj6LhiOt0fLp4RIvHeJa_3j3ppbIiRjlC91Oaj-j9O574vYRGNA6ZQ32Adb1Yij9F11DQlv1cfSoAGYGso4qi5t1nkTGqp0PqUGElSKKA_UGvMwcRpU5GSWBQg_Qru0Bicqow3zqeUCg/s700/AAAAAAAAAAAAAArtists-Alley-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="700" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22F44jMXxOTGB3rSK21YtiYSPAe0LjISmkawkgk2MlCC_7Tvj6LhiOt0fLp4RIvHeJa_3j3ppbIiRjlC91Oaj-j9O574vYRGNA6ZQ32Adb1Yij9F11DQlv1cfSoAGYGso4qi5t1nkTGqp0PqUGElSKKA_UGvMwcRpU5GSWBQg_Qru0Bicqow3zqeUCg/s320/AAAAAAAAAAAAAArtists-Alley-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=B8hCZMWeCuvOkPIPzr-JmAc&ved=0ahUKEwiFvr2FwLv-AhVrJ0QIHc5fAnMQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCAAQogQyCAgAEIkFEKIEMgUIABCiBDoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoICCEQoAEQwwRKBAhBGABQgB5YwERg7k5oAXABeACAAYEBiAGcDJIBAzcuOJgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:81b4b4c5,vid:ERFRiPPuCN0https://www.google.com/search?q=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=B8hCZMWeCuvOkPIPzr-JmAc&ved=0ahUKEwiFvr2FwLv-AhVrJ0QIHc5fAnMQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCAAQogQyCAgAEIkFEKIEMgUIABCiBDoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoICCEQoAEQwwRKBAhBGABQgB5YwERg7k5oAXABeACAAYEBiAGcDJIBAzcuOJgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:81b4b4c5,vid:ERFRiPPuCN0https://www.google.com/search?q=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=B8hCZMWeCuvOkPIPzr-JmAc&ved=0ahUKEwiFvr2FwLv-AhVrJ0QIHc5fAnMQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCAAQogQyCAgAEIkFEKIEMgUIABCiBDoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoICCEQoAEQwwRKBAhBGABQgB5YwERg7k5oAXABeACAAYEBiAGcDJIBAzcuOJgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:81b4b4c5,vid:ERFRiPPuCN0https://www.google.com/search?q=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=B8hCZMWeCuvOkPIPzr-JmAc&ved=0ahUKEwiFvr2FwLv-AhVrJ0QIHc5fAnMQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCAAQogQyCAgAEIkFEKIEMgUIABCiBDoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoICCEQoAEQwwRKBAhBGABQgB5YwERg7k5oAXABeACAAYEBiAGcDJIBAzcuOJgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:81b4b4c5,vid:ERFRiPPuCN0" target="_blank"><br /> </a><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=B8hCZMWeCuvOkPIPzr-JmAc&ved=0ahUKEwiFvr2FwLv-AhVrJ0QIHc5fAnMQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCAAQogQyCAgAEIkFEKIEMgUIABCiBDoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoICCEQoAEQwwRKBAhBGABQgB5YwERg7k5oAXABeACAAYEBiAGcDJIBAzcuOJgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:81b4b4c5,vid:ERFRiPPuCN0https://www.google.com/search?q=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=B8hCZMWeCuvOkPIPzr-JmAc&ved=0ahUKEwiFvr2FwLv-AhVrJ0QIHc5fAnMQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCAAQogQyCAgAEIkFEKIEMgUIABCiBDoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoICCEQoAEQwwRKBAhBGABQgB5YwERg7k5oAXABeACAAYEBiAGcDJIBAzcuOJgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:81b4b4c5,vid:ERFRiPPuCN0https://www.google.com/search?q=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=B8hCZMWeCuvOkPIPzr-JmAc&ved=0ahUKEwiFvr2FwLv-AhVrJ0QIHc5fAnMQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCAAQogQyCAgAEIkFEKIEMgUIABCiBDoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoICCEQoAEQwwRKBAhBGABQgB5YwERg7k5oAXABeACAAYEBiAGcDJIBAzcuOJgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:81b4b4c5,vid:ERFRiPPuCN0https://www.google.com/search?q=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=B8hCZMWeCuvOkPIPzr-JmAc&ved=0ahUKEwiFvr2FwLv-AhVrJ0QIHc5fAnMQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Youtube+videos+First+Friday+Oceanside+CA&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCAAQogQyCAgAEIkFEKIEMgUIABCiBDoKCAAQRxDWBBCwAzoICCEQoAEQwwRKBAhBGABQgB5YwERg7k5oAXABeACAAYEBiAGcDJIBAzcuOJgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:81b4b4c5,vid:ERFRiPPuCN0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">First Friday Art Walk</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span>will debut May 5<sup>th</sup>, 2023 Oceanside CA<br /></a></p>
<p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-16058941613583056842022-08-11T10:40:00.009-07:002023-01-10T09:47:01.503-08:00<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2G8LI-L4K3mAxQYkULE3ok_cKhjtE9K5J41pKNY5dWYiFeBoFXQ0AC00z45iIOxsvYJ2v8Um-V4kdoBnGr626NqIA29zfaHJ3MiBqs00uh8f52RtgcrMRLlszHmAgOLyV39HM8fXFdH1i0Mfu2k6YF1108bwryufNV2JrpNL_x7qLxC72mKsBo9Xtg/s2272/Tree%20Eureka.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="2272" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2G8LI-L4K3mAxQYkULE3ok_cKhjtE9K5J41pKNY5dWYiFeBoFXQ0AC00z45iIOxsvYJ2v8Um-V4kdoBnGr626NqIA29zfaHJ3MiBqs00uh8f52RtgcrMRLlszHmAgOLyV39HM8fXFdH1i0Mfu2k6YF1108bwryufNV2JrpNL_x7qLxC72mKsBo9Xtg/w640-h480/Tree%20Eureka.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> Sequoia Park Eureka CA <br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">THE ART OF TREE </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">It is strange how one thing leads to
another. Last week I visited my Daughter in Torrance to meet my new
Great Grand Son. While there, she gave me a book, <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Overstory-Novel-Richard-Powers/dp/039335668X">The Over Story</a></span> by Richard Powers.</span> A few years ago when I was rereading On Walden Pond,
by <span lang="en">Thoreau,I wondered at the time why I haven't
come by any other who would write such a book that touched my heart. At last, this book by Powers ends my quest.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hxNO7gkoW3cb6u4IoeMuB9adsqPMw77uWarp9Sg-o04aWnznw9rQdtlHfBFOfyAXzHBOkzIu4PsHdcDT27ggt8hYa87N_rwHTeOgZ4J93_uSZ3S0dHKUi6njgp8K_mXALxYDS1JRMbcBgEhZ26hYS-jfLAMGPABZb6Yau1qrTKXnmHLNoQp8S4Wk1A/s1867/AAA%20cooper%20gulch%20fantsy%20%20AA%206.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1867" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hxNO7gkoW3cb6u4IoeMuB9adsqPMw77uWarp9Sg-o04aWnznw9rQdtlHfBFOfyAXzHBOkzIu4PsHdcDT27ggt8hYa87N_rwHTeOgZ4J93_uSZ3S0dHKUi6njgp8K_mXALxYDS1JRMbcBgEhZ26hYS-jfLAMGPABZb6Yau1qrTKXnmHLNoQp8S4Wk1A/s320/AAA%20cooper%20gulch%20fantsy%20%20AA%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span lang="en">I have always had a
'thing' about Trees. I have planted them, hugged them, raked the
leaves from them, Photographed them and Painted them. Although my
belief system is not of the formal religious theology of churches or
the bible, I have a feeling deep in my central nervous system
that the light within us all is the result of the creative force which makes life possible, and is eternal if left alone.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="en">Children have always
climbed trees, I did when as a child reached for that elusive walnut,
sweet and crisp in my mouth, and always, always reached for one more.
I would hide in the tree, reading my books and becoming invisible to
the outside world, and melding with the branches of my inside self.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="en">When as a teacher, my
privilege was to lead the children's choir for the Spring Sing. Joyce
Kilmer's <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJTDS1H7AEA">Tree</a> </span></span>was the last on the program. The light in their eyes, the sweet
knowledge of their innocence, for me, always led to the tears of
recognition of our Earth's plight. </span></p><p lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">As one small boy at the
Oceanside Museum of Art told me one day when I asked him what his
sculpture was about, he told me, " It's all Connected". His
eyes shining with the knowledge of his young world view astounded me,
but when considered later, I was certain that the light his eyes came
from a universal source.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh38SkRBW80x-23Bjf-WxVEcZho4KkYV1yhhoa6oLDhWzkGjrzBhslQMJEhEnY28rvdP5BkpaQgFVGvHyp0YYWpRiKHNIoc2UC15PCURR26IQ_HHhbS2NWhSmeAT-LK_DvqUIhbBrQFGfZQSvqdiogAoMManGgy_D17xdqgdfy3c7lsjmBNOJiKqmzpg/s720/Gate-of-Heaven...DRlg-no.1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh38SkRBW80x-23Bjf-WxVEcZho4KkYV1yhhoa6oLDhWzkGjrzBhslQMJEhEnY28rvdP5BkpaQgFVGvHyp0YYWpRiKHNIoc2UC15PCURR26IQ_HHhbS2NWhSmeAT-LK_DvqUIhbBrQFGfZQSvqdiogAoMManGgy_D17xdqgdfy3c7lsjmBNOJiKqmzpg/w200-h150/Gate-of-Heaven...DRlg-no.1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> All Connected by 5th grade Student </p><p lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Our planet's trees are the
life giving source of oxygen essential for our lives, and yet, we
keep cutting them down to make stuff that will never give us the
source of life, and that trees make our planet green. The Pulitzer Prize
book by Powers gives the adult version of Tree. It will picture in
your minds eye, the beauty and the inter-connectiveness of all living
beings plants, animals, and human beings.
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<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_bSr-HFVUMHBVHibZD3p1fdfIgVBmEIgpqW-MotFnlnvFxtnhnzpfTWtCkrZBBeUTNAIk-j6oUsnaaXCuzSPZEKD8Dv2Dr7AHLnKPjY09BVYifazZ6h82zZGLVyIs6EPvavXMnRMf6qHUk9-qvf-Q_HcWGPRgjk2nGuMYJ1ZrKG3D-1g83aJCEXVrw/s2272/DSCF0293.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="2272" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_bSr-HFVUMHBVHibZD3p1fdfIgVBmEIgpqW-MotFnlnvFxtnhnzpfTWtCkrZBBeUTNAIk-j6oUsnaaXCuzSPZEKD8Dv2Dr7AHLnKPjY09BVYifazZ6h82zZGLVyIs6EPvavXMnRMf6qHUk9-qvf-Q_HcWGPRgjk2nGuMYJ1ZrKG3D-1g83aJCEXVrw/w640-h480/DSCF0293.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The Cherry Tree in Spring <br /><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="en"> </span></p><br /><div><br /></div><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-2097874307789410392022-06-06T10:22:00.001-07:002022-06-06T11:16:38.275-07:00<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-uhRPeNxnI9H4l6VF6ohlbd38Naw9OlIAJ7rLA-HNiFjSUMHRPqqcAuagb24Fzlk6LFM2UsVFZuxoKMSDqFBCdVonS7yoAz2QQ4hu60239AblycGhVLczfSY2v1_4ECSRFo2Reip3LofvfQU09uGO4O4cupbS56m3MOE7IR-Cc-VuPHUzffd6UoGDQ/s550/mission-san-luis-rey.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="550" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-uhRPeNxnI9H4l6VF6ohlbd38Naw9OlIAJ7rLA-HNiFjSUMHRPqqcAuagb24Fzlk6LFM2UsVFZuxoKMSDqFBCdVonS7yoAz2QQ4hu60239AblycGhVLczfSY2v1_4ECSRFo2Reip3LofvfQU09uGO4O4cupbS56m3MOE7IR-Cc-VuPHUzffd6UoGDQ/w640-h346/mission-san-luis-rey.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mission San Luis Rey Oceanside CA</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">THE HERITAGE
DISTRICT</span></span></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">OF EAST
OCEANSIDE CA</span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">It
is early morning, and I am stopped at the end of a cul-de-sac, San
Miguel a street in my community and take in the entire San Luis Rey
Valley. It is 6:00 AM and if patient, I will hear the bells of the
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6_Vs9Dej-E">Mission San Luis Rey.</a> It shines there in the early morning sunrise,
and I feel the history of the Valley. I have resided in Oceanside for
24 years, and in my mind, I have lived here forever.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIzl_7nj9VOL5fzXptAJVnIhG1JPNok5wqdBqYr5imw0BZCNrOln6NeO0UhIyoz5H1vS4ao0Hg57inQAAcQ4A0I7dvAfLpc7_1H8aeZCxCF2Pess5-OhkbmgKx3fbtUX40uQ-8PRRUxTV-cwRKwpWH6_7zXa0vrhWNihN49GX58Cy1ODaaPvZwXdnXA/s4288/original_open-uri20130616-23247-1o4k3kb.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4288" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIzl_7nj9VOL5fzXptAJVnIhG1JPNok5wqdBqYr5imw0BZCNrOln6NeO0UhIyoz5H1vS4ao0Hg57inQAAcQ4A0I7dvAfLpc7_1H8aeZCxCF2Pess5-OhkbmgKx3fbtUX40uQ-8PRRUxTV-cwRKwpWH6_7zXa0vrhWNihN49GX58Cy1ODaaPvZwXdnXA/w400-h266/original_open-uri20130616-23247-1o4k3kb.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant Pepper Tree Guardian of the Mission...</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
walk this walk many times a week, and it always is an amazing
conformation of our human existence over time. </span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"> When I visited the
Chapel, the feeling of oneness of <i>making </i>was strong in my
awareness. The hands and feet of the early occupants told me stories
of their lives in the beginning of the Mission.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr5cN_I0RsGaQca75o3XgYOYEVkmy3tXAwPrvgMBbfGTJWQHhluuLcLV_SFxkWYx5O2_QzyhW5OYKIKc7q0wonf0UBzXyUJd1loy4n9i5JSIg35_G4CAAYdTCqHbftENFNcrgqgtVSmJH8IlqNfvV-1RMUg4gFHVgvZKjJzI6UlAkE76dSkTLN0K-8Q/s873/co04-san-luis-rey-church-interior.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="873" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr5cN_I0RsGaQca75o3XgYOYEVkmy3tXAwPrvgMBbfGTJWQHhluuLcLV_SFxkWYx5O2_QzyhW5OYKIKc7q0wonf0UBzXyUJd1loy4n9i5JSIg35_G4CAAYdTCqHbftENFNcrgqgtVSmJH8IlqNfvV-1RMUg4gFHVgvZKjJzI6UlAkE76dSkTLN0K-8Q/s320/co04-san-luis-rey-church-interior.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>It
is the beginning of my day, and I take with me the knowledge of our
human history and the ongoing efforts for the preservation of our
heritage here in the San Luis Rey Valley where the Great White Horse
once lived, and became an integral symbol of my art. </span>
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</p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-11080189844397076062022-06-01T12:49:00.001-07:002022-06-01T13:02:46.308-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">OCEAN VIBES FILL THE AIR @ OCEANSIDE CA. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSA-rZYIwgcuw_ZUNzHFWxGf6e912L2U2JSAhoX-q_hoX2WkzjhMYElTPamWlz8gWvqbYS4aNeK1yYyvv6-0G43Xae-TQxxwfj7Y7sKY3yr2d0l90xbfdsP2k9-xT2lfH8hbLewVHLUzpsN3liMkXWu9j5T8EckBFLobsPLFxwSBFreLxib1BHg40P9w/s402/At1j.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="402" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSA-rZYIwgcuw_ZUNzHFWxGf6e912L2U2JSAhoX-q_hoX2WkzjhMYElTPamWlz8gWvqbYS4aNeK1yYyvv6-0G43Xae-TQxxwfj7Y7sKY3yr2d0l90xbfdsP2k9-xT2lfH8hbLewVHLUzpsN3liMkXWu9j5T8EckBFLobsPLFxwSBFreLxib1BHg40P9w/w640-h480/At1j.gif" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;">FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">iT IS SUMMERTIME AND OUR HAPPY FEET WILL DANCE TO THE VIBE OF THE OCEAN WAVES AND MUSIC BY DARING GREATLY !</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEicfTTjjAYr7ctZohlQEvZbyU86HyfLfBI8tcBhEWYqlgjlt-CywYZLeK_AGrCpJwgvz7sAFd8CmmRAZgPLrzzza3BkvFjjAmHFUFAxRwDZfr0Ud6Ifm0Oq4PlBr-Z9KqxukkqrCgetK5L2UMckJkDSfaej_qdp69DHbP44DCiz8f7EcvBX6B8twmw/s1000/Daringgreatly-2022-cool.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1000" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEicfTTjjAYr7ctZohlQEvZbyU86HyfLfBI8tcBhEWYqlgjlt-CywYZLeK_AGrCpJwgvz7sAFd8CmmRAZgPLrzzza3BkvFjjAmHFUFAxRwDZfr0Ud6Ifm0Oq4PlBr-Z9KqxukkqrCgetK5L2UMckJkDSfaej_qdp69DHbP44DCiz8f7EcvBX6B8twmw/w640-h386/Daringgreatly-2022-cool.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Start at the <a href="https://oma-online.org/events/music-at-the-museum-daring-greatly/">Oceanside Museum of Art</a> and take in the exhibitions in the many galleries. Then stroll down to Artist Alley one block west on Pier View Ave, and find the funnest part of ART WALK. So much to see and pehaps buy? Then wander back up to the Museum and listen to the happy sounds the Daring Greatly. Hope to see you there! </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-3837679989676670062022-03-02T07:38:00.001-08:002022-03-02T07:42:42.282-08:00<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">ART EXPLOSION !</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the O'side Bakery
East Oceanside on Mission Ave.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">March 24, 5:30PM -7:30 PM</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At last we are entering into a new
phase of being almost normal. The past two years have had such a
negative effect on the Arts Community, and our joy of meeting in
person. Zoom is great, but no substitute for “being there”. Come,
and join us at our favorite place for great bakery treats, beautiful
art, and music for our happy new place in time. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDVGUq1P0_uzbYOK5sw1m-iBG9nXqxt_lRBhOob2H89uWzYRQOQ-aj88PawSB_FiM7s5DHKQpi0VCEsHxZ6LDt7AN8QZ6cEAmh35NskPCMJh_esFTM2siZSho8VHUdL1FwUI7PdMVU5A8RSg9JWcgXlWteAFSYg7nfaNs9oeBmzVDPA4GVv6f7KzUBPQ=s150" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDVGUq1P0_uzbYOK5sw1m-iBG9nXqxt_lRBhOob2H89uWzYRQOQ-aj88PawSB_FiM7s5DHKQpi0VCEsHxZ6LDt7AN8QZ6cEAmh35NskPCMJh_esFTM2siZSho8VHUdL1FwUI7PdMVU5A8RSg9JWcgXlWteAFSYg7nfaNs9oeBmzVDPA4GVv6f7KzUBPQ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #676767; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda Ponder</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #676767; font-family: "Open Sans";"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #676767; font-family: "Open Sans";">is a North County artist, painting primarily abstract figurative. She studied under Larry Butler (Delta College) and Reed Cardwell (UCSD). She has shown in many juried competitions including winning an outstanding award in the Carlsbad Oceanside Art League Regional Show (COALS). Her works have also been in the Sharp Gallery and the San Diego Museum of Living Artists in Balboa Park.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #676767; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Linda describes her approach to the canvas as emotive – a moving of the mind or soul; an excitement of the feelings. Her paintings have a magical and strange beauty; unexpected, and some might even say, unconventional. The results are often whimsical, childlike and surreal</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-60364076745899316652022-02-01T14:56:00.009-08:002022-02-01T15:39:12.964-08:00<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBh3BjS_fYIW0gv6CuemjjxEcLuHGOvBPXgsJ74yFK5LDWzlPs3Fb2bYqYr05DRZXIjlgiyK3yz6bSex79kzzJwWhf_h0P-jX3GC3P0TB_YI9tp3Cz5RZRdasRkNqrIR0r9iyrCMhShf63OBIYanZxo2ygy0w_bsYKk5_dacobxXraki-2KP-rUXa3Zg=s620" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="620" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBh3BjS_fYIW0gv6CuemjjxEcLuHGOvBPXgsJ74yFK5LDWzlPs3Fb2bYqYr05DRZXIjlgiyK3yz6bSex79kzzJwWhf_h0P-jX3GC3P0TB_YI9tp3Cz5RZRdasRkNqrIR0r9iyrCMhShf63OBIYanZxo2ygy0w_bsYKk5_dacobxXraki-2KP-rUXa3Zg=w640-h340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Oceanside Public Library</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />THE SOURCE</span></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">before Google</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a wondrous place
for all of us. A Place where the replenishment of our mind and soul
is free, a Place where there is a quietude for our escape from the
madding crowd of our lives, and it is a Place where we find the New,
the Past, and perhaps the Future. This Place is our <a href="https://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/gov/lib/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Oceanside
Public Library.</span></a> It is open all of the days of the week, and all
are welcome. </span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7sOtGGw1xdzG9xc87hEBf-4BOt2XqpHOX-MmRn0uzqDOsSlpBfwAkvMTwKVSowRBhRH-x5J-rtSBopw7DoRrPwh39uner-6Q8gEBQuT52zUR1UYWlVkImgr8RZHvFYEeE0Js_ED--V2h6jGDmJOw0nHGzihbQFO0zlWiSNZTGUwFPyeA0BiyzLc5qaw=s576" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="576" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7sOtGGw1xdzG9xc87hEBf-4BOt2XqpHOX-MmRn0uzqDOsSlpBfwAkvMTwKVSowRBhRH-x5J-rtSBopw7DoRrPwh39uner-6Q8gEBQuT52zUR1UYWlVkImgr8RZHvFYEeE0Js_ED--V2h6jGDmJOw0nHGzihbQFO0zlWiSNZTGUwFPyeA0BiyzLc5qaw=s320" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Entry for the O'side Library</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the years, I have found
refuge in these lovely and magical places of learning, and soul
searching. Passing along the stacks, we find other worlds of
possibilities. We find the histories of great men and women who have
made our world what it is today. We can run our fingers over infinite
possibilities of ideas to challenge our thinking minds. The What ifs are infinite...each book is there only to be touched and opened, we read and explore possibilities. </span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">These Places, reservoirs of
history, we find ancient philosophers, <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Plutarch</span></a>,</span>
<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Epictetus,&biw=1536&bih=723&ei=HXf5YbipF6qckPIPo_636AQ&ved=0ahUKEwj4q7DOjN_1AhUqDkQIHSP_DU0Q4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=Epictetus,&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyCAgAEIAEELEDMgUILhCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQguEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQguEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCC4QgAQyBQgAEIAESgQIQRgASgQIRhgAUABYzghg7xJoAXACeACAAcsBiAHLAZIBAzItMZgBAKABAaABArABAMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Epictetus,</span></a>
Marcus Aurelius the builders of monuments, Imhotep,Vitruvius Pollio<span style="color: #202124;"><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>
</b></span></span></span></span>, science of our past, present and
future, are a gift to us. One of the most famous Libraries of all was
The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Library
of Alexandria </span></a>in Egypt. When it was lost, much of the historical
writings of that era were lost along with it. Our own American
History is replete with the building of Public Libraries in great
cities and small towns.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje5j6VZKgzZpWTm2hgxI6hSwDveEA0eA0FH6COH8d8EX4sPOXN5iHS7h0jOEPdY-WCRXxVHqu5SDvGv8a7SQKstBm3Y26uXxKl-Lg_vh5QANluj-pACk98uYWClCeOpZOXLOYR7NTrUihp_0xlrY3E9NyW9dNYhNldDi3DeyGlMwUnvOCaG_QlwHMh5g=s327" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="327" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje5j6VZKgzZpWTm2hgxI6hSwDveEA0eA0FH6COH8d8EX4sPOXN5iHS7h0jOEPdY-WCRXxVHqu5SDvGv8a7SQKstBm3Y26uXxKl-Lg_vh5QANluj-pACk98uYWClCeOpZOXLOYR7NTrUihp_0xlrY3E9NyW9dNYhNldDi3DeyGlMwUnvOCaG_QlwHMh5g=s320" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Library of Alexandria ruins... </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 1944, in the very small
city of Etiwanda CA, the library was in a room of the Elementary
School. I retreated there every day in the summer to read, and to be
free to roam in the adventures which were in the fun books of the
Black Stallion, Zane Grey, and Nancy Drew... At Whittier college 1954, the Mendenhall Building was a place for studies, and research.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-8nImTt9PcxT7j3WKTwbVWIa_PRUnQU9lFrJGRgJdMtKRphfbCQf3jUhEapouKLe-JBI1hGHqOkFldcYNILMmXfBwbzZWEQTgn3MNEpWh365sYF5MhWvaL2rO8ZXsKFsVcs1fdMlSa2Rwj1OgCdrp5uJPfn3N-l9CACRQXcL4RkUMdGFDWAJ_ruaOzg=s300" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-8nImTt9PcxT7j3WKTwbVWIa_PRUnQU9lFrJGRgJdMtKRphfbCQf3jUhEapouKLe-JBI1hGHqOkFldcYNILMmXfBwbzZWEQTgn3MNEpWh365sYF5MhWvaL2rO8ZXsKFsVcs1fdMlSa2Rwj1OgCdrp5uJPfn3N-l9CACRQXcL4RkUMdGFDWAJ_ruaOzg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.oed.com/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">OED</span>,</a>
located on its own platform, and preparation of exams, but it was
also where I met my husband, and the proud old building is still
there, beautiful, now the business center for the college.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">There is a new venue for the Arts in our lovely Oceanside Library. The
visual arts, Paintings and sculpture are at home in this place for
contemplation of what <i>it</i> </span><i style="text-align: left;">all</i><span style="text-align: left;"> means. Artists of all genres
have endeavored to tell their stories of what <i>it all </i>means to them by
way of the visual arts, and we are so very fortunate to view the works from
these story tellers presented within the framework of the visual
arts.</span></span></div><p></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinAuESj7BwUOEiwQ0xWdaBEQJpiYzxdxizf1i65lHnIdK4HVIzEi4hXFYNIoIo9uC6zJN-YtBp5l50qxrlk7_PSosxoErLKYKQWD3sa2d4KRUmfYxKxTZHJqxZxZXL_KbxyFLFc2oReucRECYLzpCb11l4ARyV012_bzEbOXelpiEdGasyT3OyfXc6dg=s322" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="322" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinAuESj7BwUOEiwQ0xWdaBEQJpiYzxdxizf1i65lHnIdK4HVIzEi4hXFYNIoIo9uC6zJN-YtBp5l50qxrlk7_PSosxoErLKYKQWD3sa2d4KRUmfYxKxTZHJqxZxZXL_KbxyFLFc2oReucRECYLzpCb11l4ARyV012_bzEbOXelpiEdGasyT3OyfXc6dg=w640-h310" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Please join us on beginning
on January 7<sup>th</sup> to view the enchanting works of <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.lindaphillipsart.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Linda
Phillips</span>. </a></span>A public reception is January 12, 3 to 5 PM.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4WG-WUq5iyXRf7rDuLBvHdyQvMXy6IEvpwHQEFkcXMSsXZLvOnerwZHdJZjWmdJiOvPReuMRZaukorq4NEi1D9SAbNOK8U8B7zWYi20Y54Qd2YI1EpgjZTK8anfPrfdfXE-Niu1EN2RLKmanUqg3EzNGQRS2Tp5aERmQRrb2CTPmOEA7ZTfeSdWL-Cw=s239" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="239" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4WG-WUq5iyXRf7rDuLBvHdyQvMXy6IEvpwHQEFkcXMSsXZLvOnerwZHdJZjWmdJiOvPReuMRZaukorq4NEi1D9SAbNOK8U8B7zWYi20Y54Qd2YI1EpgjZTK8anfPrfdfXE-Niu1EN2RLKmanUqg3EzNGQRS2Tp5aERmQRrb2CTPmOEA7ZTfeSdWL-Cw" width="239" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda Phillips</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Before Google, we knew that our search for knowledge, research, and the search for truth could be found at our local Public Library. We took our children, our students, and ourselves to these places of quite contemplation and hoped to find answers and adventures of other lands and the people who lived there. Now it is the I-phone to Google, and we find ourselves in the midst of the public arena full of hustle and bustle. Fingers no longer can explore the stacks of what ifs, and we are left with only the word of the moment... </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif0TGs8tgjpZkcIQ4nYWRpH-YtKH5jsmQcpNehWVRgkKxoqMGX6mlnLAN2OG0y803e4dTa2h4puFTpHQMiprDDyFsEjm9r_Y41flGgdssgAxejG65BgPqaZBcd9REmaEUShFKgCO31kz4qJn5onpWmJph2poIIIkh9niEpsYIYKyuRixim5xs2wzVeJQ=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif0TGs8tgjpZkcIQ4nYWRpH-YtKH5jsmQcpNehWVRgkKxoqMGX6mlnLAN2OG0y803e4dTa2h4puFTpHQMiprDDyFsEjm9r_Y41flGgdssgAxejG65BgPqaZBcd9REmaEUShFKgCO31kz4qJn5onpWmJph2poIIIkh9niEpsYIYKyuRixim5xs2wzVeJQ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The new </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Library of Alexandria </span></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-11989880284426689202022-01-03T11:04:00.004-08:002022-01-27T10:42:02.954-08:00<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiByJApFiWb5k4OfcMvSJtfmQ_7OB7vhNC_3DFJMOJHAbQqfLvEzneSeYNPAfUOU2y30db-hQu-CLojRH3Q22nA34YCrulLSO5XBj3_adyLkxWJlIZFgRHAjGAtdIMxaVKe72PBWjm6SWuvZ1PWPSE6pm9E7BmnLFbb2VZ4GbL-P2GeHS3sQ5KvFsBYZA=s1788" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="1788" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiByJApFiWb5k4OfcMvSJtfmQ_7OB7vhNC_3DFJMOJHAbQqfLvEzneSeYNPAfUOU2y30db-hQu-CLojRH3Q22nA34YCrulLSO5XBj3_adyLkxWJlIZFgRHAjGAtdIMxaVKe72PBWjm6SWuvZ1PWPSE6pm9E7BmnLFbb2VZ4GbL-P2GeHS3sQ5KvFsBYZA=w640-h234" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The Twenty
Fifth Anniversary of <a href="https://oma-online.org/gala/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">OMA</span></a></span></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
Historic Occasion </span>
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">February 26th 2022</span></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmo_G45oUNXB5k1lsWJfn7UwVgF_shZ0dgVnH6Bb6qeVlZzkp6lVcz3WzdriL6FflP6QSdnUf2ChXPhEhkWflSiMvyEuCtxbmJ3ElRXWdGE4JZswE20DFX574uI-45omnKvzW51ktvZ6qk5Sb_aNGh_ApfPF0y4phwfTT3lLAkafrD3ANOh-gH0SYJ4A=s370" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="370" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmo_G45oUNXB5k1lsWJfn7UwVgF_shZ0dgVnH6Bb6qeVlZzkp6lVcz3WzdriL6FflP6QSdnUf2ChXPhEhkWflSiMvyEuCtxbmJ3ElRXWdGE4JZswE20DFX574uI-45omnKvzW51ktvZ6qk5Sb_aNGh_ApfPF0y4phwfTT3lLAkafrD3ANOh-gH0SYJ4A=w640-h236" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
Celebrate an Institution which changed the Face of the City of
Oceanside California. In this New Year of the new we the celebrate
the history and creation of our Oceanside Museum of Art. We will
gather in the New Seabird Hotel to raise a glass to the Founders and
Supporters of the Museum which did in fact change the Cultural Soul,
and the architectural fabric of the City. They gave our residents and
visitors a new and glorious gathering place. We had a new Home for
us!..</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtOcaN87UpXVO36NKlvppc9d31J8PHsN5nfE1RPdC-o0o5nL_u_4-S_2QEjZN_9mEx5vrAvSFu9pMBQnTLRliQijUhrJpEGijIxuUHw4tuc7V7i_UrS2osHqV01aXYkDUhoWeI3SiQIqS2IBW_ccJrumT1xOCIwMCP-EY2IKiW5zDRv2ETNRQdMFjrGA=s1000" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtOcaN87UpXVO36NKlvppc9d31J8PHsN5nfE1RPdC-o0o5nL_u_4-S_2QEjZN_9mEx5vrAvSFu9pMBQnTLRliQijUhrJpEGijIxuUHw4tuc7V7i_UrS2osHqV01aXYkDUhoWeI3SiQIqS2IBW_ccJrumT1xOCIwMCP-EY2IKiW5zDRv2ETNRQdMFjrGA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our
cultural art visions were met with citizens eager for change for our
City. The challenges of an old building which had been designated for
storage for the City Clerk was transformed into a place of wonder for
our creative spirits for the artists, the patrons, residents and
visitors.</span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Supporters who have championed the effort with extraordinary funding
support which in its self is a creative element. For they have
created the place where the Arts and Artists can flourish and reside.
To Create a Place of Art is the highest and most fundamental form of
creative effort. Without these creative supporters, the arts would
not exist. We raise a glass to these creators for a Space for Art in
Oceanside, OMA, the institutional face which changed Oceanside from a
military town into a City of incredible energy for change, the a
melding of our Cultural Soul.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaj_2y-W-EoYIAUzCFZ5EbmNIg0OvtF3NahwGWRIp3BoZooU786EbTXiVNwJGcibSCIIJEu7xxeoHPdv4k7MHvYddnw4W1gBXGIJB6mpwIgLEghoWW-HEIh0_DjerythRtomKjPCOfhn10iI5dO8vMALENyNh4aClEBHga2agWXGULit4f-uCuixXA_Q=s840" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="840" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaj_2y-W-EoYIAUzCFZ5EbmNIg0OvtF3NahwGWRIp3BoZooU786EbTXiVNwJGcibSCIIJEu7xxeoHPdv4k7MHvYddnw4W1gBXGIJB6mpwIgLEghoWW-HEIh0_DjerythRtomKjPCOfhn10iI5dO8vMALENyNh4aClEBHga2agWXGULit4f-uCuixXA_Q=w640-h448" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Founders and Supporters representing
Hundreds of Our OMA Family </p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
thank You, the Founders, and Supporters whose gifts and funding will
sustain the future of OMA.</span></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-44364375442682671812021-12-11T10:18:00.005-08:002021-12-11T11:20:47.988-08:00<p> <span style="text-align: -webkit-center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Art of Harmony</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZMAuQWYBrrM6DYySOWZPMZrRfTI6FtqTRhlkgN4dgGBkmuVj9vktHVgAfGhSpoZ27T2RSGPNA3A1cAhu6cn3gNgGnq-jwMPCMB9R36NFTGcf8Zpyxk-mLIjDwjM0zY_5hxRaRM5fJ00tHf3giPSyIalgAYzFGFMUfJb6o3ekaUePOSL324srex3DhAQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZMAuQWYBrrM6DYySOWZPMZrRfTI6FtqTRhlkgN4dgGBkmuVj9vktHVgAfGhSpoZ27T2RSGPNA3A1cAhu6cn3gNgGnq-jwMPCMB9R36NFTGcf8Zpyxk-mLIjDwjM0zY_5hxRaRM5fJ00tHf3giPSyIalgAYzFGFMUfJb6o3ekaUePOSL324srex3DhAQ=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></div> The Rewilding of Patagonia<div><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Old English
Dictionary: <b>Harmony </b>
<strong><span style="color: black;"><span face="apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>concord</b></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: black;"><span face="apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>,</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
accord, agreement, peace, peacefulness, amity, amicability,
friendship, fellowship, comradeship, solidarity, cooperation,
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span><i><b>understanding,</b></i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
consensus, unity, sympathy, rapport, goodwill, like-mindedness.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
have long thought of our Planet Earth as a living breathing being.
Like humans, it has its ups and downs throughout the millennials of
existence.</span></span></span></span><span>
The </span><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Holocene
(“entirely recent”) epoch, which began 11,700 years ago after the
last major ice age</span></span></span></span> <span>in
which we now live within has been harmonious most of the time for
humans to thrive and evolve.</span></span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
look at images of our Planet Earth as taken from the space station,
and the wonder of the creation of this tiny speck in the cosmos, it is truly a work of art in comparison with the other planets in our solar
system. No where else in our planetary system are there the
spectacular and beautiful life forms in our oceans and on land. There
are no artists which can produce art that would compare with the Art
of Nature.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgrcED_InI0PsWUZtkDUyKh6dtKta1uY--LKyyrr65ySeVGlv4Dbvzrhd34EQL5QJABL5SfxNtOszHJV4eOVRE5kCx1lQVxNFHDG6etpNYq2US1e5OJ7m_j6wWsfm83L1JR9dtZjSxHKkSjji7FqQjYjRKNmuAGzThs3OL8uW5m-QB2s4GV2DdfEbZA=s1200" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgrcED_InI0PsWUZtkDUyKh6dtKta1uY--LKyyrr65ySeVGlv4Dbvzrhd34EQL5QJABL5SfxNtOszHJV4eOVRE5kCx1lQVxNFHDG6etpNYq2US1e5OJ7m_j6wWsfm83L1JR9dtZjSxHKkSjji7FqQjYjRKNmuAGzThs3OL8uW5m-QB2s4GV2DdfEbZA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After
reading a new book published this year about <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Idea-TompkinsThe-Greatest-Conservationist/dp/1665101156">Doug
<span style="color: #2b00fe;">Tompkins</span></a>, an environmentalist who lived and breathed his love of
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Laguna-Blanca-Farming-Nature-Mattered/dp/B075NS9KG6"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“beauty”
</span></a>of our world, my thoughts were of how our present cultures are in
direct opposition of being in Harmony with our Planet Earth. We are,
All, artists in the way we paint our daily lives. Do we paint our day
with the brushes of garbage, pollution, excess of wants, or, do we
paint our day with the brushes of buying only what we Need, and can
use without creating the garbage of pollution. Doug Tompkins painted with his brush by creating National Parks in South America.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/video/rewilding-patagonia" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="798" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCSFL03LKvMRURrAKQxyqnxsynIV9glOS_85A5ljQ2k-oWovLKo6QTTrun2D2_BZUsvkdVK6uEhEtvyyaUQWD4ckqWfv9pR63WTkdwW-2esFvGLGmwL76bPmUVWC0mIT-cjR_qjCy5L9HYdO9Zwk8Reb3P7OWqiBVyeRPDrqxRvRp8bJ8qRDkgt5PvgA=s320" width="309" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Drinking
water from plastic bottles, instead of water fountains like we used
to do, pampers for babies instead of cloth dippers fill our
landfills. Huge cars and trucks with more horsepower than is needed
to take us on frivolous trips which have no imperative to be
harmonious with Nature, is our “Right” to do without thinking of
the consequence of each act. Do we look at each day and wonder how we
can be in harmony with our planet Earth, and use the brushes of
harmony with Nature for the endurance of the human species? The
Planet Earth will be here long after our species dies off due to the
brushes of greed and wants, and our human existence will not suffer
the continuous creation of garbage, because we believe it is our
“Right”, this Life Style of Western Culture.</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuFXCVFqzD1IzdC_wkmIDi0_rvSNnhwQyFAoa4Nszx7X22qBjwEs-Vq45Q39v_h6jjvV-_wTd_CBXosr2X8J9N-0Y6mATEKyQhERIBM9vM7eQRKyyMDmnK6VSZI-OeOD9VFRW8ZsL1PcMg6b-0s2jBHPJq5QpyfwBOy4R9EQqqkcJc41vs6I6krijTjw=s1200" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuFXCVFqzD1IzdC_wkmIDi0_rvSNnhwQyFAoa4Nszx7X22qBjwEs-Vq45Q39v_h6jjvV-_wTd_CBXosr2X8J9N-0Y6mATEKyQhERIBM9vM7eQRKyyMDmnK6VSZI-OeOD9VFRW8ZsL1PcMg6b-0s2jBHPJq5QpyfwBOy4R9EQqqkcJc41vs6I6krijTjw=w640-h640" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A million bottles a minute...Humanity paint brushes for the Planet Earth.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
Art of Harmony with Nature should be our primary concern and needs to
be the predominate brush with which we paint our days. Our art works
will determine the continuation of our Human Species or Not.
<i><b>Understanding</b></i><i>,</i> in the above definition, is the
most important of all of the synonyms. If we do not understand the
consequences of our painting in our daily lives, the pictures of
Harmony of Art with Nature will not be in our Museum of Human
History.</span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/video/rewilding-patagonia" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="805" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC749LxjWtEs_k_KecoRCKm27FLDVIhiFnErxBBY_xQHf1_G30gvjMnHorv_7Jo0EXih5jCUglC3SQnOVIGZLA52LiBHzf0q51HUZP3eFg48vDz8Va37b8iXl6V1Oii-vwUDz-bdzpbw3G7xtMXhbMEngRYO1NF4sIF3_t9L09zBsaQszY468nLj-IQw=w640-h252" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/video/rewilding-patagonia" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The Paint brushes of Doug Tompkins</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-55837210958668426332021-12-04T11:23:00.005-08:002021-12-08T09:41:53.565-08:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjilkJy34e7oj16XTmsh9LjwCcIQSUcU9yvGtrn5q0zFT07yKhKxn5vfQURiYrAeyx76q-NV-A8ABJ9rsBzPiky8A31f3MK2rl-gCGdycSALLPu9jKk4lDqjccRlxlE7eOMRevxOK41or/s560/LETTER+HEAD+PREFERED.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="147" data-original-width="560" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjilkJy34e7oj16XTmsh9LjwCcIQSUcU9yvGtrn5q0zFT07yKhKxn5vfQURiYrAeyx76q-NV-A8ABJ9rsBzPiky8A31f3MK2rl-gCGdycSALLPu9jKk4lDqjccRlxlE7eOMRevxOK41or/w640-h168/LETTER+HEAD+PREFERED.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">“<i>El Corazon Park
should be More than Hotels, Condominiums,</i></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>and Sports facilities </i>
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>...it should shine with
the Sole of our City”</i></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">THE VISION ~ THE PARK ~ THE CENTER</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Twenty five years ago Oceanside was a
beach town of pizza parlors, laundries for uniforms, and girlie
shows. It had no attributes of the fine arts or cultural arts. There
was a large open green parcel in the center of town and the Brooks
theater was in disrepair. Then something wondrous happened. The Arts
came to Oceanside. In the beginning, the alley across from City Hall
was an alley filled with the unwanted and unwashed elements of
nightly assignations of those who haunted the alleys of the
forbidden. This is where it all began. Artists Alley came into being
in the building affectionately known as the Art Building. It has from
1992 housed many artists who have come and gone, and now has survived
with a Flower Shop, a Fashion Jewelry shop, an Escape Room and other
establishments which are retail in scope. From the nucleus of Artists
from Artists Alley combined with the Oceanside Cultural Foundation,
the Oceanside Museum of Art was born. Thus, changing the face and
future of our City. We now have a cultural soul.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0z4YSeQHSg3d4hGeLr0FydwdiOrPZz7VBI56LRYc-iUGXeE7eNTj8nbMY5SxQSQeTBRxSK6-1lu7WBD5R3XkBCstmiMupcIkXRnHDHmfJFHLhOFISaXf5p9agdMVnfjVJmTeimfwq64qn/s620/fil_am_celebration_2021-preview_osidenews.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="620" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0z4YSeQHSg3d4hGeLr0FydwdiOrPZz7VBI56LRYc-iUGXeE7eNTj8nbMY5SxQSQeTBRxSK6-1lu7WBD5R3XkBCstmiMupcIkXRnHDHmfJFHLhOFISaXf5p9agdMVnfjVJmTeimfwq64qn/s320/fil_am_celebration_2021-preview_osidenews.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Today, we are at transformational point
in the visioning for the Arts in Oceanside. We look to a new and
wondrous place which is now in the beginning stages of development. A
new point of potential cultural opportunity which could be in El
Corazon situated in the Heart of our City of Oceanside. Located
between in the North, Mesa Drive, Rancho de Oro, to the South with
Oceanside Blvd., to the West by El Camino Real, this 465 acre of land
is in the beginning stage of development by Sudberry Properties. The
Senior Community Center and the new Aquatic Swim Center are fully
developed and the sports community and Senior Citizen Center are open
to all.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCJYfnwIA6o1Y-3Mwz4abCg00Tq5KX6CF6qLMPMomfb6mxsUAVD98Rjrx8w8Ev1xm5OlZs9b6gTWctz7f4IJBmwyHqynvCKu7Es4ZZavgAmChaRM1Jr-G6BE0LOgftfiWOnwT5TnGHcvf/s1486/download+%25281%2529.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1486" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCJYfnwIA6o1Y-3Mwz4abCg00Tq5KX6CF6qLMPMomfb6mxsUAVD98Rjrx8w8Ev1xm5OlZs9b6gTWctz7f4IJBmwyHqynvCKu7Es4ZZavgAmChaRM1Jr-G6BE0LOgftfiWOnwT5TnGHcvf/s320/download+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">There are currently 18 soccer fields
which are used on an ongoing basis by the <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Droid Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The
SoCal Sports Complex opened in 2014 on 54 acres at the city’s
465-acre on El Corazon property.</span></span></span>
The current plan calls for the development of residential, retail,
and a hotel perhaps two. There seems to be flexibility for purpose in
the undeveloped parcels.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This location is served with the good
fortune of rail transit east, and north and south. It is five minutes
from Interstate 5. There are two new hotels by Marriott directly across the Street on Rancho de Oro.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRzJq1DPSjrBsmzRuQZAoBvD52uOpgI04qRqF9Fp80SEC6lcBDQKJd7uwrfurztOhLpWvcEzNhDLw-cywDhudJI3E1_DfCsWNQ11ovwHwnTyoGSfcHP54rTV5vMyYGmUz7WI8PWBOLqHL/s1920/home-slider-map.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1920" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRzJq1DPSjrBsmzRuQZAoBvD52uOpgI04qRqF9Fp80SEC6lcBDQKJd7uwrfurztOhLpWvcEzNhDLw-cywDhudJI3E1_DfCsWNQ11ovwHwnTyoGSfcHP54rTV5vMyYGmUz7WI8PWBOLqHL/s320/home-slider-map.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This land which is called a park has
the potential to have elements not just for sport, but for the arts
as well. There are abundant sites for large sculptures*, outdoor
forums for drama, and for a magnificent venue of a Performing Arts
Center. Drawing inspiration from the many facets of Balboa Park in
San Diego, and the Orange County Performing Arts Center, El Corazon
has the potential to be our Place in the Sun for North County Arts
and beyond.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Soul has many requirements for the
Health of an Individual two of which are Sport, and the
Aesthetic...The dynamic qualities of the arts influence our everyday
lives perhaps more than sport as it permeates all aspects of our
connected and intersected lives via the phone, computers, or
television. The Arts impact all us whether visual, musical, or
dialogue. Live performance is for our Youth the best of all
entertainment offerings. Musical, whether it be classical, popular,
rock, or jazz is the heartbeat of us all. And who can deny the
emotional appeal of the spoken work of Shakespeare, or or the poet
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Maya
Angelou, or the Broadway production of Cats. </span></span>El
Corazon has the capability to give to our City all of the above, and
more. It can be a Southern California Center which would have Local, National,and International audiences for the Prformaning Arts..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3F2KBym4XiNSvTgyLQ7X1lXCXZBdj2wI7wxNQKeJ28LAjnkQB0Bs7oLdxAUKUvzAvye5-ef-6gcXfuJM4MbK_OzGT3GufE_SwvnuWfkC31yzufPwuhE-etmleKJiRPdkiLc47CNyVJW3/s840/download.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="840" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3F2KBym4XiNSvTgyLQ7X1lXCXZBdj2wI7wxNQKeJ28LAjnkQB0Bs7oLdxAUKUvzAvye5-ef-6gcXfuJM4MbK_OzGT3GufE_SwvnuWfkC31yzufPwuhE-etmleKJiRPdkiLc47CNyVJW3/s320/download.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">It has been said, that the Arts should
remain downtown in the center of our business community. The Art
Museum is there as well as Artist Alley and the two small live
performing theaters. There are however, very few artists or
galleries in this district due to the expensive rental situation. The
Eastern part of Oceanside where the majority of our citizens live is
now becoming a desirable location for the arts. The Muramid Mural
Museum is now to be located by the Mission, Ace, the Arts Community,
Education non profit is located next door to the Mission branch
Library. Many artists live and work in Eastern Oceanside for the
larger homes are adaptable to include a studio. The Star Theater and
the Brooks Theater are located in the downtown district, and are well
attended. They are small venues which are conducive to local
productions and they fulfill this function very well.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVrQWrNjQl4yC-yQpJGouj9MP_MHGwDfTBs6vVYZBRG14KI7JlWMZkXBr-bHgsTtdPAzJ2dpMazQOmyGF_o8QTavGSVMgW0p2xbk4lmZhCNlyo7x_fWkkOKqDRxhNMAUGSjmlGcG9cJI3/s300/IMG_4006-300x225.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVrQWrNjQl4yC-yQpJGouj9MP_MHGwDfTBs6vVYZBRG14KI7JlWMZkXBr-bHgsTtdPAzJ2dpMazQOmyGF_o8QTavGSVMgW0p2xbk4lmZhCNlyo7x_fWkkOKqDRxhNMAUGSjmlGcG9cJI3/s0/IMG_4006-300x225.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Possible </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nowhere in the downtown area is there
room for a Center which provide the needed space for a Symphony
Orchestra to perform. The large stage needed for ballet, or Broadway
productions which cannot be accommodated with the small venues we
currently have. Let's take a cue from the many great cities which
have multiple art districts, many different venues with individual
vibes that would speak to all of our many diverse communities. East
Oceanside is rich with our City's history as the Mission and Heritage
Park are located there. With the growth of the new art, cultural and
educational venues coming to the fore, let's celebrate our good
fortune with the knowledge that growth is a good thing, and we are
fortunate indeed to have this incredible space known as El Corazon...
Our Heart.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxLK5ytfGp_f_6rJgEhp0S1QiDDi_KmE6Zo9pNryUKNRQOORPif-1wE1wOco0Gg4iGKFVMsoSlvOuYDx0ctQ0jADm9O3rX6NDMAZ0fVXeKzfaM8bAG7Ot7sUL4gpzGnSCFWw4SflM5fMy/s1200/PAC-floor-plans-optimized.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxLK5ytfGp_f_6rJgEhp0S1QiDDi_KmE6Zo9pNryUKNRQOORPif-1wE1wOco0Gg4iGKFVMsoSlvOuYDx0ctQ0jADm9O3rX6NDMAZ0fVXeKzfaM8bAG7Ot7sUL4gpzGnSCFWw4SflM5fMy/w640-h426/PAC-floor-plans-optimized.png" width="640" /></a></div><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"> Conceptual Drawings for a Preforming Arts Center...</span><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-41639818895268779232021-12-02T10:36:00.002-08:002021-12-02T10:40:43.486-08:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcCr4UwBc0qll1MMKN1kM2sSi0hKL8WpUnIDorj_5_QBrR5bG_Ueoysatb2SAdb-7HMvZovVfr9K3EWHeKD4Fm6SsYbx9mKt9G1lxrdC0ZsO-yZxSwiH48J8W-cJJK0PjWPzDjcRbLfhm/s900/mikhail-baryshnikov-and-gelsey-kirkland-bettmann.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="590" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcCr4UwBc0qll1MMKN1kM2sSi0hKL8WpUnIDorj_5_QBrR5bG_Ueoysatb2SAdb-7HMvZovVfr9K3EWHeKD4Fm6SsYbx9mKt9G1lxrdC0ZsO-yZxSwiH48J8W-cJJK0PjWPzDjcRbLfhm/w420-h640/mikhail-baryshnikov-and-gelsey-kirkland-bettmann.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><p>Gift of a Dream...</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This art form is one of fantasy and
real life. The story of dreams, and the dancers of the Real. The two
Dancers, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland, the most talented
ballet dancers to ever perform in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL1m6WatMRY"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The
Nutkcracker Ballet.</span></a> They give the viewer the dreams of our
youth, and the gifts of forever.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I watch this Video every year. The
glorious music, the Christmas aura, the lovely visual effects, will
last in the history of ballet as the best of the best. It matters not
where you live, how young or old you might be, this perfection of
the dance will enchant you and give you the gift of dreams...</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Many years ago, when I lived in Orange
County, I had the privilege of watching a rehearsal with Mikhail
Baryshnikov at the Segerstrom Center of Performing Arts. It was the
final dress rehearsal of the <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-20-ca-5259-story.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The
Nutkracker Ballet.</span></a> </span> As I remember, in 1985, Orange County was a
place where the cultural life for the Arts was just on the threshold
of reality. The excitement was palatable, and the anticipation was so
very electric in the air. We were going to be a place where real
ballet was to happen.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Will it ever happen in Oceanside this
eventful thing of dreams with the Dancers like Baryshnikov? It is a
dream much like the vision of having a Museum of Art in Oceanside.
That dream came true, can there be a place in our fair City for a
Performing Center of Dream? There is a place called El Corazon, a
park that could accommodated a Center for the Performing Arts...will
our civic leaders be open to the dream? The Museum changed the Face
of our Downtown. A performing Arts Center would change the Face of a
Park called El Corazon, The Heart, Our Heart.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">There are many kinds of Dreams,
Children s dreams, Artist dreams, Teacher Dreams, Builders dreams,
City Dreams. Our beautiful City on the Hill is a place with infinite
possibilities, we have to share these dreams, and help make it
happen.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">As I watch the Nutcracker tonight, I
will once again be the young dreamer of the many things possible...</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCdQqgw9k0-KGc8Pzq4nSjJHWFSjpCAx4Wzsc79DZTxletY7j3UqAuWSdQPsaSF8843Lw1wx79NSLyjhBhWq6Qb0kdFn25yC5pw1UwPpT9M_aIFH3QG7lUdYK7R54JSNwsKxTHf3aX9ta/s500/2744029625_a118098297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="500" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCdQqgw9k0-KGc8Pzq4nSjJHWFSjpCAx4Wzsc79DZTxletY7j3UqAuWSdQPsaSF8843Lw1wx79NSLyjhBhWq6Qb0kdFn25yC5pw1UwPpT9M_aIFH3QG7lUdYK7R54JSNwsKxTHf3aX9ta/w640-h418/2744029625_a118098297.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ruth Jameson</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">December 2, 2021</p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-3240843156928445722021-11-24T08:45:00.006-08:002021-11-25T06:32:52.650-08:00<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">THE TOP GUN HOUSE</span></p><p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloK1C4iRRnxjptfoaHbSqW96u2CyU9EFpoFNAJnk58FdXO6G1HgijXyoSwnxdGGQUhHPhMRtKvICW9dFA2s9O5qHcH2d6LA5Ou3PO22JgksLZG1QC-cEdkciqeaZKdsGoXOy9av0pPbJ4/s1200/1018_San_Diego_MissionPacific_graveshouse1_58246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloK1C4iRRnxjptfoaHbSqW96u2CyU9EFpoFNAJnk58FdXO6G1HgijXyoSwnxdGGQUhHPhMRtKvICW9dFA2s9O5qHcH2d6LA5Ou3PO22JgksLZG1QC-cEdkciqeaZKdsGoXOy9av0pPbJ4/w640-h360/1018_San_Diego_MissionPacific_graveshouse1_58246.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="text-align: left;">Do You remember the first
time you saw the Movie “Top Gun” ? I do, it was at the Lido
Theater in Newport Beach CA. The opening sequence of the F 18 Jets on the runway, gave me goose bumps. No pun intended. The lighting on the scene, the
Music, The roaring of the engines was unique in all of Movie Land.</span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Kelly McGillus is the
daughter of my then Family Physician. It was kind of like we knew
her, but in reality we did not, but for our place of residence, we
were family.</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Since then I have watched
the film many times. In fact I own a YouTube download version. When
the many houses on Pacific Street were torn down, to build Hotels The
Top Gun House was spared. Boarded up, it spent several years in a
decaying state of affairs, with periodic graffiti and repaint jobs, so
it was in our collective consciousness, that some day it would just
fall down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kHx8hk1rOSy1UPVBrgUUuwnlafOv6QFzrzqjcBBoPPzToXjBw6Fg2h7bMtYKPDR6Nol6RF0vwSFeu36k0nQFyBF7H45NRBKiS1COZipO5O2wZ_Kf0rbwPA7kzcARGyl7IQ5otr1mIqtt/s1200/download+%25281%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kHx8hk1rOSy1UPVBrgUUuwnlafOv6QFzrzqjcBBoPPzToXjBw6Fg2h7bMtYKPDR6Nol6RF0vwSFeu36k0nQFyBF7H45NRBKiS1COZipO5O2wZ_Kf0rbwPA7kzcARGyl7IQ5otr1mIqtt/s320/download+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The New Hotels had a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2IqEUuS2Jk"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">plan.</span></a>
Move the <a href="https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2020/05/21/oceansides-top-gun-house-moved-to-permanent-home-at-new-resort/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Top
Gun House</span> </a>to a new site which would incorporate the TGH into a
courtyard in the Hotel site on Pacific Street. It is located at 201
N. Pacific St. at the Mission Pacific Hotel Oceanside. It is set to be
an Ice Cream parlor and is a little jewel among the towering stories
of the new Mission Pacific Hotel.</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Oceanside Public was
adamant that it should be preserved. For it is a wonderful memory of
what was in the 80”s. Now the Sequel is near depending on the
Pandemic...I will be one of the first in line for a treat of
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCAQOhPDiWQ"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">yesteryear </span></a>and memories of Kelly and Tom on the motorcycle roaring
down Pacific Street in Oceanside Ca.
</p><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">COME to Oceanside and watch the Movie Top Gun at the </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvpJNgHazGGC5wBwReKeugiAmTcjmKbrvHDdN1MfjK3DQkT4eXPc7eUSvVwaUx0wk5Y-BM4Pl4VYMlUpQSP5RYe5pAFPAkW4NvOeRj1lECgcCFO6ixcxh6mv-wkhUjo9NoQ0oat5HzMdR/s681/Print-Issue-40-TOWN-Opener2-Seabird-Publicity-H-2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="681" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvpJNgHazGGC5wBwReKeugiAmTcjmKbrvHDdN1MfjK3DQkT4eXPc7eUSvVwaUx0wk5Y-BM4Pl4VYMlUpQSP5RYe5pAFPAkW4NvOeRj1lECgcCFO6ixcxh6mv-wkhUjo9NoQ0oat5HzMdR/s320/Print-Issue-40-TOWN-Opener2-Seabird-Publicity-H-2021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Amptheater located on the blue Pacific coast, and see for yourself the New Top Gun House location across the street from the Oceanside Pier. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6yIeImVcnw0TWf5PdKxj67dfqKr5qfBdL6og48Mn8_-_a8kiWhJysFsmOrvDzHyCclTa3YjG0akj7GN5qW58FwVoNCJ5tJL9f-yupozfLzGsfEKVcO1bGTGsdkDSSlonOKT9u_WztIYz/s1500/Top-Gun-House-Mission-Pacicif-Hotel+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1500" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6yIeImVcnw0TWf5PdKxj67dfqKr5qfBdL6og48Mn8_-_a8kiWhJysFsmOrvDzHyCclTa3YjG0akj7GN5qW58FwVoNCJ5tJL9f-yupozfLzGsfEKVcO1bGTGsdkDSSlonOKT9u_WztIYz/w640-h442/Top-Gun-House-Mission-Pacicif-Hotel+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-17231123291337239012021-10-23T15:09:00.003-07:002021-10-24T08:10:07.983-07:00<span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The Bunker House Lounge
Part One,</span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> The Afternoon
</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OIOwws3FGrThla_rZMWLi3qIIZOTifroxqeDgC5df21eWMNOWDuLXoHcLOjlGBGMRYoyjRiiWtAyqlbH2EYuP94zU7wYQIQUHo-zXM1bMoxOCJGg2CK5wv6hCMBq33XWNRhc9gSdnteF/s2048/3-31-family-in-front-of-the-bunker-house-on-north-cleveland-street-horse-and-buggy-bunker-store-next-door.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OIOwws3FGrThla_rZMWLi3qIIZOTifroxqeDgC5df21eWMNOWDuLXoHcLOjlGBGMRYoyjRiiWtAyqlbH2EYuP94zU7wYQIQUHo-zXM1bMoxOCJGg2CK5wv6hCMBq33XWNRhc9gSdnteF/s600/3-31-family-in-front-of-the-bunker-house-on-north-cleveland-street-horse-and-buggy-bunker-store-next-door.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bunker House in 1886</td></tr></tbody></table>
A Quiet Place for an afternoon retreat from the madding crowd. A Place where a glass of wine, a good book, and a tasty treat add up to a little paradise in the Heart of Oceanside. I spent a Thursday afternoon here with the above attractions and whiled away the hour thinking about the yesteryear of this very old building.
The Bunker House is the oldest commercial building in Oceanside. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_L3SHwOSAeJAB988ZcvDjeRayU997xIXvc7tP2E2hSY1ouVmLobCUnOgQCGE7388ACSBSZV4nBdtd6LL_l_sPqMk2y1389HX29JwnqJC2cbxqSvoxgBh0PQsdOf6cH2cA0exznbCxnVD/s1000/0051-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1000" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_L3SHwOSAeJAB988ZcvDjeRayU997xIXvc7tP2E2hSY1ouVmLobCUnOgQCGE7388ACSBSZV4nBdtd6LL_l_sPqMk2y1389HX29JwnqJC2cbxqSvoxgBh0PQsdOf6cH2cA0exznbCxnVD/s320/0051-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>As a visual artist, I see the cars, the long dresses, the top hats, and the autos of that era. I see them strolling along the pathways leading to the Sea, and knowing that they have a room in the boarding house with view of the blue Pacific to come back to.
The New Bunker House is a venue for the endeavors of two industrious entrepreneurs who have been so successful in the creation of the O 'side Bakery in East Oceanside. Their French Bakery has been the go to place for breakfast and lunch for the past many years. Stevie Rohano and Kevin Briens, the owners have taken their culinary skills to the Bunker House Lounge in the heart of Downtown Oceanside with new upgraded decor, expanded hours, and wine for patrons of the grape. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTqEF4j0iR0pJK_-mwKgCuUuAeyV-sxc70wIyIwLoDaSdJq11dMu0HCqybsDyiMQqFpzeaO2n4baNz9Z5haw4eJSTEsScivFD4GsJmAojEJ24wN2x1NchFpPAl7a69d12xFgC0f-aTTyK/s2048/IMG_5675.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTqEF4j0iR0pJK_-mwKgCuUuAeyV-sxc70wIyIwLoDaSdJq11dMu0HCqybsDyiMQqFpzeaO2n4baNz9Z5haw4eJSTEsScivFD4GsJmAojEJ24wN2x1NchFpPAl7a69d12xFgC0f-aTTyK/w400-h266/IMG_5675.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> Plans for evening entertainment are in the works, and the arts too, will find a home in this vintage building with a cosmic vibe. It is interesting to me that the old is so entrancing. In the minds eye, the visuals of past patrons parade before me, entreating me to spend an hour, to breathe in the salty air, and to take a minute to reflect on my luck to be here in this quiet place.
The many different uses of the Bunker House have been, a boarding house, hotel, a meeting place, church services, Music business, City offices, Art Studios, and lastly The Apotheque a spa with a Green Aesthetic.</div><div><br /></div><div> The Bunker house hours are 7 AM to & PM everyday, except Thursday, Friday, and Saturday when they are open 7AM -9PM. The Address is 322 Cleveland Street
Bring a book, a sketch pad, a friend and find in this place of calm, a perfect venue to feel the vibe of yesteryear, and yet embrace the new, with the delectable food and friendships to be found here in Downtown Oceanside by the Sea. The smiling face of Stevie Rohano will welcome you to share this adventure at the Bunker House Lounge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4LhWdkf5IfBU32HRAw3BHIWZwWRbUsKvtE1c_CU10bVsiBDgjGRaTfxfvusFetNK7S2J1F5xjY0jN-XzopFXSprF67i1aJ3NHtgjwGT6mzMiQ9Om3Kkpul3N_7LUlqpb5GNlscdtXVIH/s2048/IMG_5677.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4LhWdkf5IfBU32HRAw3BHIWZwWRbUsKvtE1c_CU10bVsiBDgjGRaTfxfvusFetNK7S2J1F5xjY0jN-XzopFXSprF67i1aJ3NHtgjwGT6mzMiQ9Om3Kkpul3N_7LUlqpb5GNlscdtXVIH/s320/IMG_5677.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div> I listen the to the trickling of the nearby fountain, sip my wine cup, and draw in the limitless imagination of the minds eye, the breeze soft on my face, and find a sweet solitude from this frantic world, this world of the now.
</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Part II will be the Bunker House Lounge at Night.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-33312035052452983922021-10-19T11:30:00.000-07:002021-10-19T11:30:14.047-07:00<p> </p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeug4Vbpsn45cg5D3kXZLkUyhvzS_c2BDaWFO_rP-oLw_zrdlIPdMFweZxRkcK35bKIjxnqVZUfWrOkTt-PIJj_gXKFIieuu76bc8-rpxjwPJdddGDrzS7U-dAzESLEYMWthjhXg6RNCks/s825/Valhalla.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="825" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeug4Vbpsn45cg5D3kXZLkUyhvzS_c2BDaWFO_rP-oLw_zrdlIPdMFweZxRkcK35bKIjxnqVZUfWrOkTt-PIJj_gXKFIieuu76bc8-rpxjwPJdddGDrzS7U-dAzESLEYMWthjhXg6RNCks/w640-h435/Valhalla.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> "<span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Valhalla" 96 x72 Oil on canvas 1988</span><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Joy of Learning</span></p><p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The cure for boredom is learning
something new. Something you feel passionate about. For Me, it is
the Visual Arts. At eighty six years of age, my hands are not
competent of holding the brush and putting it to good use on a
canvas. Always in control of the elements of good design and feelings
of great joy in the beginning of a canvas or clay lump, now the shaky
hands betray me and the feelings of emptiness of control are my
reality.
</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQDS1XyVhJ_HeGDt0ClCYbC3ZBvmgTF46kABrfUTcEhf8zLKZwdffZBH4iaUsZXhIJqIaWPh2bIZR9cugcVeCUJsNjaN7RXwaMwInjyMujWZYMHPdrT96SXPNxnkYDB4fImQ2MkTNPCph/s1188/Clay+Head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1065" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQDS1XyVhJ_HeGDt0ClCYbC3ZBvmgTF46kABrfUTcEhf8zLKZwdffZBH4iaUsZXhIJqIaWPh2bIZR9cugcVeCUJsNjaN7RXwaMwInjyMujWZYMHPdrT96SXPNxnkYDB4fImQ2MkTNPCph/w195-h218/Clay+Head.jpg" width="195" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clay ready for casting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Clay has always been my refuge in the
whole of the thing. It transforms in my hands without any thoughts of
how, or where the lines, negative spaces should be. The yielding of
the clay becomes a part of the hands, and the strength of the hands
are sure and firm. Today, the hands no longer have the ability to
mold the clay with sureness, and the cost of casting have stilled the
joy for t<i>he call </i>of the clay and the magic of the creative
process. I see other forms of sculpture and wonder if somehow, I can
adapt. There is a lot of cardboard in the garage, perhaps something
will wander through my musings and become a source for something new.
Perhaps...</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Meanwhile, the new technologies of the
computer afford me with the ability to keep learning new processes of
the visual arts. With Illustrator and Photoshop, the visual images
in the minds eye can become something, something of incalculable
possibilities. The learning processes of the digital age keep
re-inventing the now into wonderful horizons of the “what ifs”.
The forgiveness of the programs give the hands new vigor and
sureness. Some would say that the art created in this fashion is not
real art. Some would say, that originals cannot exist because of the
computer's the ability to duplicate endless reproductions cancels out
the creative truth of the paint pots and brush and the clay into
bronze.
</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNOoRd4w8KEJfdfdrv5YdWzP_Ae1fTI0uW2VpLC_PnRZiWuRl3NFDzq6ff9K6ltpi2JhXBxnUFv1Sy4xE2P4Tv8bc_bkJiZItRdqK3btenVJk7dbvzgar6N32GRrlsLutpWxw4YdD_2c_/s1650/Force+Source+Bronze+sculpture+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1251" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNOoRd4w8KEJfdfdrv5YdWzP_Ae1fTI0uW2VpLC_PnRZiWuRl3NFDzq6ff9K6ltpi2JhXBxnUFv1Sy4xE2P4Tv8bc_bkJiZItRdqK3btenVJk7dbvzgar6N32GRrlsLutpWxw4YdD_2c_/s320/Force+Source+Bronze+sculpture+web.jpg" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cast Bronze Jaguar Dealership Newport Beach</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">In the history of art, there have
always been detractors for the way art is made. The masters of old
had <a href="https://fineartviews.com/blog/38751/artists-debate-over-the-use-of-artist-assistants-where-do-you-stand">artist
assistants </a> paint skies and the landscape. This process has not
canceled out the veracity of the whole, the vision of the painting or
sculpture. So to, the advent of acrylic paint. When first used by
artists the cry was instant that it was not real. No oil, the
luminous quality of the layers of oil were the only real paint for
the creation of a painting of worth. So on it goes, the new will have
its day, and the old will be the foundation for the vision of worth.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I revel in the new. The importance of
learning will never cease and it will be the crucible of my digital
process and keep my hands busy, the brain engaged, and most of all
fulfill my desire to be an agent of change in the world for making
art.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF1bSSPOgeAcCuuFBS8eWsu97hi8lfl6YF8-Cd3zG8tqPaTTAEBpUTGRpS7UVVfwwj7PyizSs5kZEN24-WhlUytymOVWQ7r3onhaq-G7V_XJ6hx76YsfP8mdJvJ0KrtFZ-QE2kkqGbvzq/s2048/Metamorphisis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="2048" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF1bSSPOgeAcCuuFBS8eWsu97hi8lfl6YF8-Cd3zG8tqPaTTAEBpUTGRpS7UVVfwwj7PyizSs5kZEN24-WhlUytymOVWQ7r3onhaq-G7V_XJ6hx76YsfP8mdJvJ0KrtFZ-QE2kkqGbvzq/w640-h438/Metamorphisis.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2021 A year of the new</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Cardboard in the Garage still
awaits...the possibilities endless.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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clear: none; color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-family: adobe-garamond-pro; font-size: 18px; height: auto; padding: 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" style="position: relative;"><div data-preserve-html-node="true" style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span data-preserve-html-node="true" style="color: teal; margin-top: 0px;"><strong data-preserve-html-node="true" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">VALLEY ARTS FESTIVAL: CREATIVE CULTURE</strong></span><p data-preserve-html-node="true" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"></p></div><div data-preserve-html-node="true" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;"><span data-preserve-html-node="true" style="color: teal; margin-top: 0px;"><strong data-preserve-html-node="true" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong data-preserve-html-node="true" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">A CELEBRATION OF THE LUISEÑO TRIBE OF THE SAN LUIS REY BAND OF MISSION INDIANS</em></strong></strong></span><p data-preserve-html-node="true" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"></p></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1632327366448_12966" style="background-color: white; clear: none; color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-family: adobe-garamond-pro; font-size: 18px; height: auto; padding: 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1632599944868_327" style="outline: none;"><h3 style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.9); font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021 </strong></h3><h3 style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.9); font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">12:00-3:00PM</strong></h3><h3 style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.9); font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">HERITAGE PARK</strong></h3><h3 style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.9); font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">220 PEYRI DRIVE, OCEANSIDE, CA 92058</strong></h3><h3 style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.9); font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">COST: FREE!</strong></h3><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Studio ACE is proud to present the first annual Valley Arts Festival (VAF) in partnership with Oceanside Public Library, Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation, Muramid Art & Cultural Center and California HQ for the UNESCO Center for Peace, and Friends of the Oceanside Public Library, and in cooperation with Mel Vernon, Captain, San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGmE0eCqr_N-y0vLc1crMLr9cAAMye5RMPEAraJ4jHDRWMbEQN7JVF2h-wps_1L_67JE3aiN924-0iE5B7zodohT7zGsybOf8Fk9F_-KymPHjih4VD3rFXjBLk8xA44Hwl0psVa23dH4a/s331/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="331" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGmE0eCqr_N-y0vLc1crMLr9cAAMye5RMPEAraJ4jHDRWMbEQN7JVF2h-wps_1L_67JE3aiN924-0iE5B7zodohT7zGsybOf8Fk9F_-KymPHjih4VD3rFXjBLk8xA44Hwl0psVa23dH4a/s320/download.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Valley Arts Festival originally debuted in 2019 as “Mission District Arts Festival”, which was envisioned to be an annual celebration of the vibrant arts & culture in the Oceanside valley. Like so many others, the festival was put on hold in 2020, allowing time for reflection and reinvention. We are pleased to announce the festival is making its official reemergence in 2021 as “Valley Arts Festival”, which will remain an annual celebration of arts and culture, now featuring different themes each year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_4YASQ-gtXrr9CeVNHItznwxlb9-74b4RoH52XKmL0LI8yvhv-k2TvpgNMON3rwqnAMrRKigXC0zFJmH-QVNHmtlKCRVoMSefcsTuhAz4YMSYTjUEh3UEkmLeF_AQhBzzw_oaHNTLRbZ/s322/download+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="322" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_4YASQ-gtXrr9CeVNHItznwxlb9-74b4RoH52XKmL0LI8yvhv-k2TvpgNMON3rwqnAMrRKigXC0zFJmH-QVNHmtlKCRVoMSefcsTuhAz4YMSYTjUEh3UEkmLeF_AQhBzzw_oaHNTLRbZ/s320/download+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">To mark its official debut, Valley Arts Festival (VAF) is pleased to present a celebration of Oceanside and its first peoples: the Luiseño Indian tribe, originally known as the Payómkawichum people. The festival aims to help support and celebrate the indigenous population that lived on the land, now known as Oceanside, 10,000 years prior to colonization, and to honor their past, present, and future. The Luiseño people enjoyed a peaceful life in a land rich with a variety of plants and animals, and continue to work for cultural preservation, civil rights, and language revitalization. VAF will help educate the community on the beauty and strength of this amazing culture and assist in their goal for cultural preservation. A portion of proceeds from the festival will be donated to the San Luis Rey Mission Indian Foundation for enrichment programs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-__nqkxIrXCxhBA7KuS3v-grr5-3k18l8znL3fepLxqbi-sKyALF8k8cjMGVSZXLg8L0Ow7Pv8Uypr8CY_qcNmmq8Io98UfJxnOjEKINUbWZgD27kAw04BJLoJdJK_IhTSt-eNk9AenM/s244/download+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="207" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-__nqkxIrXCxhBA7KuS3v-grr5-3k18l8znL3fepLxqbi-sKyALF8k8cjMGVSZXLg8L0Ow7Pv8Uypr8CY_qcNmmq8Io98UfJxnOjEKINUbWZgD27kAw04BJLoJdJK_IhTSt-eNk9AenM/s0/download+%25281%2529.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></p><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">This free festival will feature music, both flute and blues, basket weaving demonstrations, Indian Fry Bread for purchase, educational tables filled with historic cultural items, and a variety of participatory family-friendly activities. These activities will include an interactive community mural sponsored by Muramid, with concept design by Linda Kallas and final execution by renowned Muramid artists (to be confirmed), interactive basket weaving with Diania Caudell, a Luiseño member of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians and Board Member of the California Indian Basket Weavers Association (CIBA), Native American story time and crafts with Oceanside Public Library, native animal sand and rock painting by Studio ACE (with an opportunity for rocks that have been painted and gifted back to the festival to reside in the Peace Garden at Muramid in the future), and more to come!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sponsorship opportunities are still available, please email <a href="mailto:julia@studioace.org" style="background: transparent; color: #3d9991; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" target="">Julia Fister</a> for more information. </p></div></div><div class="row sqs-row" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1632599944868_157" style="background-color: white; 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height: auto; padding: 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1632599944868_194"><div class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none sqs-narrow-width" data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1632599944868_193"><figure class="sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1632599944868_192" style="margin: auto; max-width: 227px; overflow: hidden;"><div class="image-block-wrapper" data-animation-role="image" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1632599944868_191" style="line-height: 0; overflow: hidden; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1632599944868_190" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 192px; position: relative;"><img alt="muramid 2.jpg" class="thumb-image loaded" data-image-dimensions="227x222" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-image-id="614b5acdcf9c893d9041bd83" data-image-resolution="300w" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/582f32cd9f74566b193fda6e/1632328397324-CSJBIFV3TPJN01P986AY/muramid+2.jpg" data-load="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/582f32cd9f74566b193fda6e/1632328397324-CSJBIFV3TPJN01P986AY/muramid+2.jpg" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/582f32cd9f74566b193fda6e/1632328397324-CSJBIFV3TPJN01P986AY/muramid+2.jpg?format=300w" style="border: 0px; 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overflow: hidden; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1632599944868_208" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 119px; position: relative;"></div></div></figure></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347314780624479210.post-37772490218209458952021-09-22T12:00:00.000-07:002021-09-22T12:00:14.630-07:00<p> </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfTdSnedIVu8BbWTwqd2EQrpTtcts8n8MU-pIhFa9_FVKiUSowpMrkd_UFoCgLrwgFKbBh1Ru4EAoW2i9VzOqfg5Qw8Ga0upujHZIhsqp0-QyLQ56zsqOuv7GJfOKx0IvZcapMVzWrf_x/s2048/final-Artist-Alley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="2048" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfTdSnedIVu8BbWTwqd2EQrpTtcts8n8MU-pIhFa9_FVKiUSowpMrkd_UFoCgLrwgFKbBh1Ru4EAoW2i9VzOqfg5Qw8Ga0upujHZIhsqp0-QyLQ56zsqOuv7GJfOKx0IvZcapMVzWrf_x/w640-h438/final-Artist-Alley.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artists Alley for the Future...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">What is a <i>Vibe?</i></span></p><p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">In 1992 the Civic Vibe was one of a
profound dichotomy. Our brand new Civic Center with soaring
fountains, a Public Library of classical proportions, and the extreme
opposite of places of illicit pursuit. So much has changed in the
past in the 29 years that it seems we are seeing and feeling we are
on a different planet named <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zO_lDG3VAk">Oceanside</a>. </span><br /></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The alley directly across from the
Civic Plaza's delightful spraying fountains was a place of
assignations of the night, where homeless huddled in their blankets of
despair. This was the place I chose to have my studio in Oceanside.
The rent was right, and at lunch I could go across the street for
books and breathing in the intoxicating air of Ocean spray mingled
with our reflecting pools at the Library.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This effort to be an artist in downtown
and the establishment of Artists Alley Oceanside was the beginning of
what has become a wonderful destination for the Arts in San Diego
North County and beyond. Today we had 141 Visitors to the <a href="http://artistalleyoceanside.blogspot.com/">Artists
Alley blog.</a> These visitors are folks from all over the globe and makes our
name proud.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCm_dO5-USAjk-9lv_OLjbVjpI88sQt-zEfypePIb-_UGWSR3e1gmM9HMJSUiUd5CKLpDKGTe233Tfejem2i_FJVvwwWEr40RE18cJIdBFpzvfpgxqjirXz4XkVSlT7_nFNOo-9NC8lfQe/s700/AAAAAAAAAAAAAArtists-Alley-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="700" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCm_dO5-USAjk-9lv_OLjbVjpI88sQt-zEfypePIb-_UGWSR3e1gmM9HMJSUiUd5CKLpDKGTe233Tfejem2i_FJVvwwWEr40RE18cJIdBFpzvfpgxqjirXz4XkVSlT7_nFNOo-9NC8lfQe/s320/AAAAAAAAAAAAAArtists-Alley-.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artists Alley Today</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">One manifestation of our coming of age,
was for The City of Oceanside to be one of 14 Cities in
California to be named a <a href="https://www.caculturaldistricts.org/oceanside"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cultural
District.</span></a> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Vibe, the Art Vibe in Oceanside is
electric and compelling. It is a happy place especially on the <a href="https://www.oceansideartwalk.org/">FirstFriday Art Walk</a> centered at the <a href="https://oma-online.org/">Oceanside
<span style="color: #2b00fe;">Museum of Art</span> </a>and just down the block Artists Alley. The Beat of
Drums, is catching and your feet do the happy dance, the Artists in
their booths with smiles and images of their works of art make The
Alley a perfect place to spend an evening with the Arts in Oceanside
CA. What is a Vibe? Come and see for yourself, and bring your happy
feet to feel the <i>Vibe</i> which engenders smiles all around...
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">RJJ
</p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com