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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Purple Puffs

Purple abstract ....



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Getty Museum Friday Night


Last night, was "Fridays Off the 405" at The Getty Museum.
From what I understand, it was the last such event until March.
And good thing, because it was Cold - with a capital "C".
And foggy ... and misty ...

I got out of the chill to go check out the museums exhibit on Medieval Art on loan from Cleveland Museum of Art.
After listening to a few jokes from my fellow patrons about Cleveland in Medieval times - don't ask, you don't want to know - I walked around the gallery.
Beautiful religious artifacts, and even some real Shining Armor, the kind they wore in battle.

Even though the Friday night event is going on break due to winter - you can still check out the Medieval art during regular museum hours up to January 20 2008.

We listened to "DJ Spun" (Rong Music) .
Then I grabbed a Hot Chocolate, and hung out to listen to "Free Blood" .

I will visit again in March, when the weather warms up.

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Flowers

Photo of flowers....


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Friday, November 16, 2007

Arclight Sherman Oaks

I haven't driven out to Sherman Oaks in, oh, maybe 15 years....
But the Arclight Cinemas is having their "soft" opening there this month.
And they invited the Members out to private party last night. (See it is worth it to sign up for that free little blue card.)

Down Ventura Blvd I went to the Sherman Oaks Galleria.
I expected to see a big sign saying "Arclight Cinemas", like there is in Hollywood.
But Nope - so I passed it, and had to turn back around.

Once parked, a nice security noticed my confused look as I read the "You Are Here" map.
When I told him I was heading to the Arclight, he laughed and said "Oh you are one of those Special People - you get to go there first !"
Sounds like the Mall employees are even dying to get into the new theatre.

He pointed me through the Mall.
The escalator that goes to Arclight is right smack in between The Cheesecake Factory and El Torito Grill .

And those Arclight people really know how to throw a party.
Complementary everything - Bar, cheese table - waiters walking around with appetizers like Duck Potstickers.
Many guests didn't bother with the fancy food and drinks, and went right for the free concessions.
Lots of people walking around the lobby with Carmel Popcorn.
I stuck to Chardonnay and fancy hors d'oeuvres.

Nice employees from the Arclight main office were there with name badges to chat with us about our "Arclight experience". From what I heard, the square footage in Sherman Oaks is smaller. But they have more seats - resulting in a smaller lobby, and the front row being closer to the screen.
There will be a similar restaurant like the one in Hollywood, along with a Coffee Bar.
And the movies will vary alittle between Hollywood and Sherman Oaks, because Sherman Oaks has a higher "family demographic".
And from what I heard, they hope to have Four more Arclights in the works, but no locations have been confirmed.

I told the nice Arclight person, how spoiled we are these days. Most people I know do not want to sit in a theatre that does not have stadium seating.
In Los Angeles the theatres have become so fancy, that we just can't deal with noise or a big head in front of us blocking the screen.

I headed over to get my complementary concessions - soda and regular popcorn. And headed to the theatre.
One guy, arms filled with popcorns and sodas and candy, couldn't make it up the stairs.
The usher had to help him, and he said "Sorry, I am really inebriated."
The lady next to me muttered "Thats classy".
Some people just can't stop when its free booze.

Our movie for the night was "American Gangster".
Starring Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe .
If you want a drug story with alittle bit of a Moral to it, I guess this would be it.
It is based on a true story.

All in all, it was a really fun night. And a really fun party.
Well, usually anything that includes a free movie is fun.

I will be driving back to Sherman Oaks to check it out again. Once they have finished the final touches, and the Arclight restaurant is opened. The Grand Opening is the middle of December.
There is an afternoon of shopping at The Sherman Oaks Galleria, following by a Carmel Corn and film, in my very near future.


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Mystic Doors

Dark abstracts are alittle unusual for me. Not really my cup of tea.
But I took a photograph of this amazing weird Door on a small street off of
Melrose in Los Angeles. And I just loved the form.
So I keep messing around with it, and so far its become this abstract.



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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Movie Recommendations

What movies have I seen lately?

I just saw Lions for Lambs last night.
And even though political dramas, really aren't my cup of tea, it is always amazing to see great acting on the screen.
Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, and Tom Cruise.
All I can say to that is - Wow !
Watching that was an acting class right there. No one can match them.

I also just saw Gone Baby Gone. A great movie with some outstanding character actors.
I think Ben Affleck is really going to excel as a Director.
Where did he find all these great characters ? It was amazing to watch the 'real people" he put in front of the camera.

I also finally saw Lars and The Real Girl. And I had to run out to catch it, because it wasn't playing many places in the Hollywood area. Ryan Gosling is fantastic in this role as an innocent man with delusions about the fake woman he loves.

Movie that I am going to try to catch ?
Bee Movie, Beowulf and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium are all movies I watch to try to catch soon.


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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Copper and Green Puffs

I don't use alot of brown in my abstract designs. This one reminds of a copper artwork.
This links to the poster, which is available in many different sizes.


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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Yellow Flowers

Bright yellow flowers, fun graphic design



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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Timeless Black and White

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