This is a pleasant view of the shallow water by the beach in Avalon. I love the textures of the sand, rocks, light and bubbles. Click on the image for a larger view.
Arts
Lighthouse Art
An artist’s sketch? Not really. This is a post-processed picture of the Point Vicente Lighthouse that Damsel took through her telephoto lens just after last Christmas.
I processed it with a freeware graphics program I use called Irfanview. I used edge-detection and inverted the colors (negative) to get this rendering.
OMG! Somebody Call the Vatican!
. . . and see if they’re missing a fountain!
I took this photo of the elaborate fountain in front of the clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The sheer gaudiness made me think of the line from a movie where one of the principal characters made the remarks about the Vatican missing a fountain. Can you remember which movie?
Vincent Van Gogh
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Vincent Van Gogh. We were fortunate enough to have been able to see many of his works a few years ago when “Van Gogh’s Van Goghs,” his paintings from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, were exhibited in Los Angeles.
From InfoPlease:
Born in 1853, Van Gogh’s works are perhaps better known generally than those of any other painter. His brief, turbulent, and tragic life is thought to epitomize the mad genius legend.
During his lifetime, Van Gogh’s work was represented in two very small exhibitions and two larger ones. Only one of Van Gogh’s paintings was sold while he lived. The great majority of the works by which he is remembered were produced in 29 months of frenzied activity and intermittent bouts with epileptoid seizures and profound despair that finally ended in suicide.
One of the most famous of Van Gogh’s works is “Starry Night.”
An Apple Still Life
Rome apples in a monkeypod bowl under the morning light make a nice still life photo subject.
Irises and Yellow Tulips
On our weekly visit to the flower concession, I came up with this nice combination of irises and tulips and promptly photographed them. These look so nice with the complimentary colors and graceful lines under the soft illumination. This beautiful arrangement (if I do say so, myself) looks lovely on the dining room table.
Coming Up Roses
Not sure about the name of this amber-colored variety of roses, but they are very nice. These roses are our centerpiece on the dining room table this week.
