A winner among losers – Director, screenwriter Eric Ustian and “Most Guys are Losers”
by Bondo Wyszpolski If he’d been really good in front of the camera it’s possible that Eric Ustian would not have found his way in behind the camera. “Failing as an actor,” he says, “was my biggest gift as a director.” Ustian, who lives in Hermosa Beach and has an office in Manhattan Beach, heads […]
Channel crossings – Out of this world with hypnotherapist Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhD
by Bondo Wyszpolski In everyday life, there’s more than meets the eye, and the same goes for what we know or can intuit. Some people, however, seem able to perceive things that leave the rest of us amazed or incredulous. I’m thinking of psychics, clairvoyants, telepaths, mediums, and the like. In 2018, I met and […]
Art and culture by night in downtown San Pedro
Searching for the bright side of the moon Photos and text by Bondo Wyszpolski Even with COVID lingering and the risk of another surge, the art scene in downtown San Pedro has reemerged. Galleries and art studios are open. Music and live theater have been staples of the Grand Annex and Little Fish, but note […]
The new kid in town. Detail and precision in the paintings of Sharon Pomales Tousey
by Bondo Wyszpolski The Palos Verdes Peninsula is home to multi-talented visual artists, many of whom have been featured in these very pages. The most recent artist of note to move into the area is Sharon Pomales Tousey, whose photorealist works are often breathtaking. Pomales recently captured first place in the Pastel Society of Southern […]
SPOTLIGHT ON ART – Thinking it through: Creativity continues in Malaga Cove
by Bondo Wyszpolski Photos by Tony LaBruno A public reception for “Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?” takes place Saturday, Feb. 26, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Malaga Cove Library Art Gallery. The exhibit features the work of 39 artists who were pushed to the outer limits of their imagination. Who pushed them? […]
She keeps them on their toes: Tita Boulger and the Peninsula School of Performing Arts
story by Bondo Wyszpolski and photographs by Richard Horn Some people have a calling, almost from birth, and they not only pursue it but stick with it. Tita Boulger appears to fit into this category. She’s the founder and director of the Peninsula School of Performing Arts. She opened her studio in 1985. For those […]
Up, Up and Away
Story and photos by Bondo Wyszpolski The butterflies are out, or rather they’re in — inside of a walkthrough, tentlike pavilion created by Spineless Wonders and stocked with an abundance of painted ladies, blue morphos, giant swallowtails, and other tropical butterflies. SOAR invites us to cavort with these living bits of vividly-hued confetti as […]