Category: Art
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Great California Paint Out!
Today over 100 artists came to Davis, CA to participate in the Great California Paint Out. This event is being held in conjunction with the 10th Annual International Plein Air Painter Worldwide Paint Out.. Artists worked allover downtown Davis painting the scenery in every medium and style from 9-3:00pm. It was so much fun to…
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Best Halloween Costume Ever
Clearly, I am not working hard enough on my Halloween costumes. Check out this guys amazing Tiki (functional) bar costume. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqTZvMakwUo
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The Art of San Francisco Fine Art Show
Back in May, Fort Mason held the first international San Francisco Art Fair in almost a decade. It featured art work from over seventy international galleries and work from more than 500 hundred artists. There was a wide range of work including photography, sculpture, and paintings. There was work from famous artists like Picasso and…
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San Francisco Marina Distric Fort Mason
Last weekend, I went to San Francisco to visit the Fine Art Fair at Fort Mason. I thought it was a perfect opportunity to try out my new camera a Nikon D3000. Fort Mason is a former military port that was in service for over 100 years. It’s now a mix of parks, gardens, and…
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Denise Delong Collages
I spotted these collages from Denise Delong on Bloesem. Denise Delong is a ceramist from Brooklyn New York she has a number of beautiful ceramic pieces. But I really enjoyed the bright colors and complicated layers that where in her collages. My favorites where the cityscenes but there where also some seasonal prints. She selling…
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Freaky Friday
It’s Friday the Thirteenth a day that most people claim is unlucky. Friday the 13th always reminds me of the Winchester Mystery House. The story goes that in 1884 Sarah Winchester the inheritior of the Winchester Rifle fortune lost both her husband and her daughter. A psychic told her that she had to appease the angry spirits that…
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Notcard Swap
Creative Kismet is holding a notecard swap. The rules are that you decorate 5 notecards (include envelopes) using any medium. Enrollment ends March 16 and all enteries must be entered by March 31st. I’ll keep you posted on my finished product. If you interested in enrolling go to Creativekismet.com for details.
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One, Two, Three, Oh No the Floor
Do you love the taste of a Cosmopolitan but hate how either you or one of your girlfriends eventually spill and stain your shirt, the chair, and the floor. Now there is a stain free version of the popular girls’ night out drink. White Cosmo Serves 2 1 cup of White cranberry juice 4 ounces of Vodka 2 ounces…
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Day trip to San Francisco
Last weekend we drove down to San Francisco to visit the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. We thought it was our lucky day because admissions were half off (yippee) but then we found out that two of the five floors were shut down (grrr). Despite this we had a great time strolling through the…
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Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt Animation Show
My boyfriend and I went to the Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt Animation show at the Crest Theatre the other week. The Animation Show is an annual feature-length compilation of the best animated short films from around the world, exclusively curated by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt. It was awesome. The evening started off with…