In Nature’s corner: Charles Lynn Bragg on view at the Manhattan Beach Art Center
Bragging rites Halfway home: a mid-career survey of Charles Lynn Bragg by Bondo Wyszpolski It’s quite possible you’ve held, in your hands, a reproduction or two by artist Charles Lynn Bragg. More likely you held it gingerly between your fingers, and that’s because in 1994 he designed a set of four stamps, called “Wonders of […]
Travel: The big skies of Taos, New Mexico
Taos is a small small town in North New Mexico that happens to be one photogenic masterpiece! Just ask Ansel Adams and Georgia O’Keefe. They spent hours photographing and painting the historic buildings and light of Taos, which is just about 90 minutes up the way from Santa Fe, the state capital. Taos is my favorite part of the […]
Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo city halls reopen
Hermosa Beach, and Manhattan Beach city halls reopen for in-person visits today (Monday, Jan. 31), after reclosing two weeks ago because of the surge in Omicron cases. Both cities require visitors to wear masks and both encourage people to utilize online services when possible. Hermosa is conducting “hybrid” city council and commission meetings, allowing residents […]
Spotlight on Nature – From the Beach to the Bayou
Let’s “GLOW” The South Coast Botanic Garden hosted its second stunning art and music installation that ran from November 20th, 2021 through January 17th, 2022. The interactive and visually immersive ocean and bayou theme drew crowds who were happy to be outside again among friends and family. There was a feeling of being inside the […]
Harmony of style – The Bluewater Grill is a classic fish house, down to the last detail
by Richard Foss Restaurant designers have plenty of strategies to choose from, one of which is theming the décor around the menu. I’ve been to vegetarian places plastered with images of tomatoes the size of basketballs, steakhouses with cows on the open range, a barbecue place decorated with piggy banks and a larger-than-life effigy of […]