ART TODAY 09.26.17: “Fresh from the Easel” art by Erin Hanson, from Mendocino and Napa Valley to East Coast Travels
I recently returned from an exploratory trip to Mendocino and Napa Valley. I spent a week photographing early morning light and long afternoon shadows. I have created a few new paintings already that I am eager to share.
You ask? We provide: An Excerpt from “Harley and Me” by Bernadette Murphy
Harley and Me: Embracing Risk on the Road to a More Authentic Life by Bernadette Murphy Prologue (Previously published May 31, 2017) Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. —T. S. Eliot The day is finally starting to soften...
ART TODAY 09.23.17: Disney’s El Capitan in Hollywood, CA (animation) – “Cinderella’s Premiere” by Harold Cleworth
Harold James Cleworth is perhaps the most well known automotive artist working today. Born in the industrial North of England during the Second World War, he quickly developed a love for the aesthetics of machinery, and began painting the local Orwellian landscape. Several one-man shows were held in local pubs and libraries during his teenage years.
ART TODAY 09.22.17: Bugatti at the “LA Auto Show” – Tomorrow, meet the man behind the art and view recent works by Harold Cleworth
One of my favorite restaurants in LA is Shima on Abbot Kinney. The restaurant displays several of my originals and not only do they have good taste in art, but they have the best sushi ever.
ART TODAY 09.21.17: “Baby on Board” the Santa Monica Freeway…Harold Cleworth
Automotive realistic painter sold his first original painting to the Chase Manhattan Bank of Zurich and soon after, private collectors began to commission him to paint portraits of their Bugattis, Duesenbergs, and Ferraris. Galleries invited him to exhibit in San Francisco, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and Carmel.
ART TODAY 09.20.17: The 1966 Dodge Charger in Venice – “the most colorful and diverse city in the world” by Harold Cleworth
My favorite place in Los Angeles that I would take visitors would be Venice Beach. From the sublime to the ridiculous, the wealthy to the homeless, the black to the white, the gay to the straight, and all in between, All are seen in Venice Beach. I remember the first time I came to L.A. I couldn’t find it. Now I have. Seek and you will find the most colorful and diverse city in the world.
Santa Barbara Does the TribeLA Musicians Acrostic Interview
ND: What is the best advice you’ve received and the best advice you can Impart on us?
Cassie: Don’t cry over someone who won’t cry over you.
Nick: It’s far better to have a dream than to achieve it. For both.
Geoff: Try to not care so much.
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What is your all-time favorite piece of art? Back in 1968 after two years of college, I learned the history of my people and culture. Things that I didn’t learn in high school. In tribute to that, I did a silk screen called “My Name Is Black.”



