Santa Monican Homeless by Irit

Oil paint on paper varnished 

I was taking this pic one Saturday during my morning walk.

On the wide front lawn at City Hall, dozens of homeless people gather in an orderly, patient line every Saturday morning for a modest meal, provided free by a church group and a small cadre of cheerful volunteers.
This is for you Adebanji, what a great idea, so close to our home/herats.
You can visit Adebanjis blog here:
http://www.adebanjialade.blogspot.com/

James - Dana's Dreaming

Dana's Moleskin arrived and I was so delighted to see the marvelous entries in it... up close and personal!!!! Dana's theme is Dreams. I had two ideas in mind for my contribution to it. Decisions are a bummer. So I said to Pokey and TacoBelle... "Hey, Pups... Two Pages... Two Pictures" And here they are:

FOLLOW THE LEADER

Irit, this is my contribution for your moleskine and your topic, "something about your local area". I had several ideas for your book, and why I went with these rocks, I do not know! Without a doubt, this is my first and last attempt at painting rocks, whew!

Two times a year there is an art show held at Cottonwood Park, it is very well attended by families and their pets. Artists have water bowls out for pets and there is a tented area for the children to be creative and experience all types of art. Alongside the art, is a large creek where you can always find children climbing on the rocks and following the multiple paths the rocks create. I always look forward to attending the shows here, there's a large variety of art, lots of dogs to photograph, and great people watching.

"Young Lady..." Dana Cooper

10" X 8" oil on gessoed paper

This is my submission for Dean Haven's "Flying Moleskin" book. I know Dean to be a generous blogger friend and a talented artist who paints a variety of subjects.

My initial thought was to do a portrait of Dean until I came across a photo I had taken at MOMA in NY of a young woman taking a photo of a black and white portrait by Chuck Close. Ah, ha...the planet and stars aligned and she is now taking a photo of Dean! He seems to be saying, "young lady, why are you taking my photo?"...hope you like it Dean!

A Change In Plans

Angela, this one is for you, and was supposed to be of you. (You can read about it on my blog). I remembered a comment you made earlier stating that something from Germany, a favorite place of yours, would be something that you'd like to see in your moleskin. I shot the reference photo in Frankfurt, and thought it might cover all of the bases regarding your wishes. With a couple of kids in the background, and a hound that needs a bit of schooling, this picture screamed ANGELA to me. Hope you like it.

FUTURE OF FORESTRY - Dominique Eichi

                 8 x 23   Acrylic
This is for Edward's moleskin and his theme is MUSIC so my piece is about a band with a name I love since trees are involved......lol.
Future of Forestry is a musical group my daughter introduced me to. She brought me to a concert of theirs at Christmas time in San Diego. I was blown away by the sound they had. So different yet powerful, even with the traditional songs of Christmas.
This song is called SLOW YOUR BREATH DOWN from their new CD   " Travel III " ,    it is beautiful, out this June.
This is a Christian band and they are getting a lot of traction on MTV and in other arenas.
I hope you listen to them and enjoy them as much as I do.

I've always love the Cello but when I saw this one I was blown away.

This instrument I still don't know what it is but the sound it makes is beautiful.
Burst into jubilant song with music. ps98:4

They are on U-TUBE HERE


PS .. I guess this time out I'm the one that needed the push for I AM LATE,  sorry it's in the mail.

Liz Holm for Michelle

Ryan, Megan

watercolor

This is for Michelle Burnett.  I was wracking my brain for snapshot or postcard ideas from my past, and became so melancholy looking through old photos, I had to stop. Then I noticed some of the cutest kids I'd ever seen on Michelle's FB page. The apple really doesn't fall far.

This is in the air to Adebanji. Sorry I'm late everyone.