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Davis MacDonald’s excerpt from novel “THE BAY” for Father’s Day. Meet the Judge!
He’d brought his favorite toy car down to drive on their working vacation. The Jag was a convertible, racing green, 1969, vintage. His tried and true toy since he bought it from the original owner back in 1989. He loved the car. Except for the Lucas electrical system, which he overlooked, the way a proud parent overlooks a club foot….
There had been a day when he’d felt swashbuckling in the car. Younger and slimmer then. It was hard to remember back. He had only faded shadows of memories of what it’d been like. Realistically the Judge had always been too tall for the car. And now he was too old and too fat as well. The convertible top was already down, by necessity. He unsnapped the tonneau over its cockpit on the driver’s side, then knelt down, squeezing his bulk in and under the wooden steering wheel, struggling with a two piece seat belt that both went around his waist and came down over his shoulder, a new innovation back in the day.
Yet to be Titled by Creaturo, Jr.
Frankie is proud of his many awards and one in particular is 1st Place out of 1,500 artists at the New York Reform School Artfest in October, 2010. The Reform School Project is a charity dedicated to reforming schools by raising funds to improve education by providing much need needed supplies.
View the book trailer of author Davis MacDonald here: He knows mystery, knows the California terrain, and knows how to construct a tale of sizzling plots, red-herrings, and ingenious character
The Bay, released this year, touches on another social issue currently predominate in our world; extremist Muslims who are out to destroy this country, its institutions and people, by active violence, or by stealth. “It’s unfortunate, but those of the Muslim faith who are not extremists are often negatively profiled by the police, the press, their neighbors, and the public, all because of the activities of a handful of Muslims on a destructive path,” says Davis. The Judge presides over this tale of murder which takes place in Newport Beach and California’s famed Orange Coast, tracking a plot aimed at destroying Orange County forever.
Did you know that Indie booksellers have made most of the national bestselling authors that we know today? And here’s a perfect example from B.J. Hegedus from Vroman’s Bookstore.
Vroman's "AN INDIE BOOKSTORE MOMENT" by B.J. Hegedus I was working on a display table in our Home Emporium section, stacks of new cookbooks, waiting for their place alongside gift merchandise. Figuring it all out is akin to real life Tetrus. While stringing twinkle...
ART TODAY 06.14.17: Good Earth by Creaturo, Jr.
Creaturo has been active in many charity events, he’s designed program covers for American Diabetes Foundation, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, and Make a Wish. In late 2005, Creaturo had one-man shows at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Sarasota and at the Shands Teaching Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Art Today: 06.12.17 – Frankie Creaturo’s “From the Beach”
Art Critic Joan Altabe said of Creaturo’s contemporary paintings, “They bear the progressive look of 20th century art. Though not an action painting or surrealist, his art can make one think of these.”
TribeLA Magazine launches “ART TODAY” Gallery with Frankie Creaturo’s “The Journey”
Frankie has a unique style, which shows through in both his contemporary painting and realistic people from the late 1930’s to the 1950’s. As for his contemporary works, they’re full of colors and movements. He plays with the use of light, shadows and figures and has developed a new and personal style of organization of color.
Three Rooms Press and Beyond Baroque Present LA DADA: Performance and new book release with Linda J. Albertano, S.A. Griffin and more…
Linda Albertano, Arlondriah Lenyea, Heather Rabun, Glenn Rodriguez We caught up with Linda Albertano to get the low-down about DADA, what it means, what it does, how she became a DADAist, and the theme of this year's new LA-DADA book release (Maintenant11) MAINTENANT...
The Mixed Remixed Festival on June 10th, Downtown-LA celebrates stories of multiracial Americans and families, the fastest growing demographic in the U.S.
Globalization and multiculturalism is not just foreign policy or trendy fusion restaurants; for a growing number of people, it is in their DNA. Reconciling two cultures can be nearly effortless, but for most it takes years of introspection and struggle to find a balance that works. All mixed relationships and individuals are the sum of its parts, and this collective mixed experience of accepting two cultures, learning to connect these puzzle pieces, and creating a cohesive identity is what binds these individuals together.
A political filmmaker’s swan song chronicles a haunting close to an artist’s life
When film publicist Sasha Berman sends something over, we pay close attention to her indie films, which have artistic characteristics different from U.S. films — a certain rawness. They are culturally based, provative, and the subtitles give the film an even more intriguing perspective, as we found it so with her most recent premiere, AFTERIMAGE. Los Angeles Times film critic Robert Abele had this to say:
Andrzej Wajda’s “Afterimage” feels vividly connected to the Polish auteur’s beginnings, yet also acts as the kind of haunting close that sums up a life.
A political filmmaker’s swan song chronicles a haunting close to an artist’s life
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I cherish my time in the studio by myself just working. That’s the space to experiment and work out the formalistic issues I have been following. Usually I am excited by internal fixations rather than things in the objective world. I love color and movement and playing with figures in action. Also learning new techniques and discovering different ways to use materials is my joint.
ART TODAY 02.02.18 Robert Soffian shares his movements (like a dance) when he paints & favorite tools
Illuminated Text also on vellum – a page from a text from a future religion concerns the origin of a race TribeLA Magazine Acrostic Interview.5 [hoot_dropcap]Tools: What do you prefer to work with, physically and otherwise?[/hoot_dropcap] When I work, my movements are...
ART TODAY 02.01.18 “Family Piknik” – Robert Soffian’s best advice given and received…
Go left by going right. The subconscious is a logical system. It is easy to access if you don’t think too much. The thinking is in solving the problems.
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