Category Archives: Los Angeles

In Wonderland: Women Surrealists at LACMA

Posted on February 7, 2012 by colleen

This looks like it will be a great show!  In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States The exhibition includes works in a variety of media dating from 1931 to 1968, and some later … Continue reading →

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Holiday Sand Card

Posted on December 25, 2011 by colleen

It was a sunny 75 degree weather day at the beach on Christmas Day.  Despite this the Santa Monica beaches are rather empty! So spent a lovely X-Mas day biking to the beach and writing in the sand with my … Continue reading →

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Velvets 1974-1982

Posted on November 20, 2011 by colleen

When one thinks of paintings on black velvet they are most likely to envision a kitschy idyllic landscape or portrait of Elvis collecting dust in a thrift shop and not in a contemporary gallery.   Perhaps because of this common predisposition, I was struck by … Continue reading →

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Hello Santa Monica

Posted on August 19, 2011 by colleen

We drove route 66 all the way across the country from Texas to Santa Monica, California last week. It was an epic moving trip, the car was loaded with cats, clothes, art materials, and more. Along the way I finally … Continue reading →

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