For Your Spring - Winifred Nicholson

Sorry the quality of some of these reproductions is a bit

dodgy.

Had to share these beautiful paintings by Winifred Nicholson.

Recognized, but perhaps a little under appreciated, along with Gwen Johns

and Dora Carrington.  All English Modernist Female Painters.

This painter, Winifred Nicholson, is currently being featured in a show at Kettle's Yard

Cambridge, England then moving to the Dulwich Picture Gallery.  See more here.  And here.

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I started a page at Avaaz to petition world leaders to do more to help Syrian civilians.  The link that I provided within this text got hacked so sincere apologies for any damage done if you tried to use it.  I'm going to disable it for the moment.  The link at the very bottom of this blog page remains clean.

For an alternative, you can also join Hugh Grant and Banksy, Senator Tim Kaine, Desmond Tutu, the Church of England among others if you are a Twitter user:  HERE to support efforts on behalf of the Syrian people.  It's been three years of chaos and suffering.  You'd want someone to do it for you.  Don't feel guilty or ashamed - you can help - just CLICK!

AND HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND PLEASE!

Dottie Angel - The Sweet, Whimsical World of ..........

Here's another one of those endlessly creative people.

How does she do it?

With multiple animals.

Multiple kids.

Multiple impulses.

A beautiful and unerring eye for color.

And the energy

to fulfill dreams!  (Could somebody?)  Make me more like her!

All pics Dottie Angel

****  Bonus links:  From earlier this week: Two fascinating, sobering discussions about Women and Art/Education with Judy Chicago and Bisphenol A and other plastics on WNYC still my very favorite radio station.  

My Mobil Home - Latest

How was the weekend everybody?

Just some Spring pretties

from this lovely blog by Anne Millet

that I've shared with you before.

All pics, My Mobil Home.  I love her way with color.  Perfect for the season.

Silver Lake Spring Weekend

Looks Like Spring To Me

(via Planete Deco and BOLIGmagasinet, Photo: Martin Durlov)

Loved this pic with its Easter Egg yolk-ey yellows and exuberant caladium.

And this one with the yummy green chairs.  What do you think?

  Have a LOVELY, SPRING-EY WEEKEND!

Downtown L.A. Walk - Part Two

I'm struggling to find words this week, after a very busy and exhausting month of February.  So I'll just try keep it simple.

The Ace Hotel from the Back

Bottega Louie lives on.

And it is still crowded and noisy.  (With still the best croissant in L.A. IMHO)

If you haven't had Bolivian cuisine yet, what are you waiting for?  Mo-Chica's seviche are supposed to be amazing.

L.A.'s skyline has ambitions, shall we say.  It's not quite NY!

Haven't tried it but it should be good.  Josef Centeno, the chef/owner practically invented the Downtown L.A. food scene.  When he was at the Lazy Ox, it was the Paradis family's fave restaurant.

Greening of Downtown L.A.?  It is a good thing!

A very arty street in the old "Bank District" just North of where the Ace is.

Along with the "Arts District" further East, this neighborhood seems to be

one of the most vibrant in Downtown L.A.  (Yes I think that's new housing coming!)

Though it retains many of it's noir-ish (Raymond) Chandler-esque charms.

Then again.

Let's just call it.

Multi-faceted!

NYC: At the Metropolitan Museum of Art

What can I say about the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York?

Except that visiting the Met

is like encountering the souls

of beloved ones

now departed.

If I were able to move into the museum

like Jamie and Claudia do, in The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

I could live with them again in a dream

of forever.

Me and my spirit guides.

It would only take me a couple of lifetimes to learn how to sculpt like an angel.  But I like to think that I'd get there in the end.

Here's a link to the Museum's website - well, especially to their publications which are an underappreciated treasure trove.  Enjoy!