Letters February 18, 2010
Kenny’s view Dear ER: I live on a “view” walk street and count my blessings as I look at the skyline. There are no buildings out there for about 7,000 miles (give or take a few). As I look to the west I see beautiful skies and, weather permitting, sometimes thunderous waves crashing. A second look might make another viewer aware that there are also poles draped with numerous lines that go to the residences below. I consider this part of my view. If property owners are going to petition to have everything objectionable (to them) removed – perhaps sometime in the future it will be their home that is objectionable. I have a small oil painting that I have treasured for over 60 years. The artist is Kenny Draper, a resident of Manhattan Beach in the 1950s. Russ Hickson displayed Draper’s paintings in his gallery. The artists’ second floor studio was on Manhattan Avenue with a view of the horizon to the west. I fell in love with the painting, bought it and was allowed to pay for it in weekly installments. My family treasures it and in my will it is a gift to my niece, a Manhattan Beach resident since her teens. My painting is titled “Rooftops of Manhattan” and looking toward the ocean it…
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