Sometimes, a sidewalk deserves a closeup. Glama-rama! Salon, SF @ 14th on Valencia. Always on the sunny side of the street.    A Swoon wheatpaste on Clarion Alley, SF. This piece is fairly hidden, and thankfully- well preserved-being to the side of a front door which is protected by a front gate therefore escaping spraypaint-and urine coverage.   Detail of spray paint on Clarion Alley. Very modern elements, no?   ..and, DO YOU DRINK MILK?  Wanted a Halo, got a shark fin!  At the end of every alley, a bit of a weave, on a bit of a leaf. Urban tumbleweeds.. Random shots walking down the street today  overdramatisized scenario  Elephant cocktail hour   The raindrops reflect tears cryin over Etta James passing  Closed down beauty salon. Downtown, Oakland.  Self portrait with rifle to head and amputated arm  From the waves of Banderas Bay, back to the streets of Oaktown.  Back to my beanie and sweaters. I do like to bundle.  Gas station graphics.  Hot Toddy, Flora.  House in the Tenderloin. San Francisco.   Ghoulish graphics  Geometric mural. Market Street,and Stockton SF  "Stop the car, I need a shot of that". This was on the side of a cultural center, San Pancho Mexico...a little bitty, gorgeous beach side village.  Detail from the series above (there were two panels). This totally reminded me of some of David Hockney's photomontage pieces-and the image is simply ferocious!!  Children's school, San Pancho  Mural on the beach of San Pancho  Playground painting, San Pancho This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar.  Mejor Pintura  How's that for street art?!   Nopales, paint, and a sunbeam  Muy linda!  One of the many marketplaces.  jajaja!  musical skeletons with moustaches.  snacks for a walk down the Malecon.  Lots of pinatas-an important element here for Christmas celebrations.  Buen sabor!  Sunset on the Malecon.  Malecon  Fish kabobs on the beach- so good!  Liz Taylor and Richard Burton statue-two of PV's most notorious residents.  Las banderas    The city prepares for Christmas...  ...and waits for the baby Jesus to arrive. Nina Hagen was spot on when she sang, "New York City is a place so nice, everybody loves it so they had to name it twice." With every visit, this city always amazes me with it's histories,stories, and personalities and the unique way they meld with the architecture forming a rare living storybook, somehow encompassing all the stories of the past and of the present at the same time. I could spend the day just meandering around looking, gnoshing, imbibing, sitting in the parks, and visiting friends-and that I did last week. Happened upon this Keith Haring mural above the drained Carmine Street Pool in SOHO. Dated 1987.  Keith Haring poolside 1987    Nice Wall Greenwich Village   resin portrait on the sidewalk. Very clever and well executed, no?  scribbles  Meat Packing District  Shepard Fairey Greenwich Village       A Judith Supine?  Made me chuckle  uh, snap!  Nice rendition. I think on Bleeker  Crochet Bombers are so cruel. How is this innocent and unsuspecting child supposed to retrieve it's beloved tricycle?? Mean I tell you.   Ciao NYC! Taking a walk around my neighborhood...ladeeda...           The Layover Bar (below graffiti)  Inside the front door of Maxwells. Very David Lynch.  Angel Beauty Supply sign. Have wanted a photo of this for like 20 years!!    Sculpture 14th Street.  Loops  The ceiling above the sculpture is mirrored. If you go visit the sculpture, this is the point at where the security guard may tell you that you are on private property and that no pictures are allowed. This is when I explained to her that a sculpture on the sidewalk is public property. Private property is inside your front door, Thank you. Of course the piece is not even named-not even a plaque! And believe me, the security guard has no idea who made it, I asked.   It's morning, and I am already looking forward to visiting my favorite new watering hole this evening, Dogwood. Located at the corner of Telegraph and 17th, it's full of natural light, street views, refreshing cocktails, amazing snacks-charcuterie, cheese, pickles, grilled cheese sammies(!!), and the pictured flocks of (seemingly) flying pheasants. | AuthorFilling your prescription  ArchivesMay 2012  My Parent's bathroom circa 1984 CategoriesAll   |
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