2009 MLK Parade • Crenshaw Blvd. • Los Angeles • $425
As the pedals are wilting on the Tournament of Roses Parade floats, preparations are underway for the Martin Luther King celebration parades. The floats will be more modest here, but that will not curb the enthusiasm of the crowd that will gather along Martin Luther King Ave. & Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles and in other cities around America. Continue Reading →
This iconic Craftsman home is located about half way between the Rose Bowl and Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena, CA where I had been painting 2 days earlier. I stopped for about 10 minutes to do the initial sketch as I made the 2 mile trek from the Bowl to the Blvd.. I returned here to the Gamble House to finish this painting because I felt the Lord wanted me to.
A lady smiled politely at me as she cruised slowly in her car between my easel and my subject. Continue Reading →
I was painting on Colorado Blvd. on the eve of the Tournament of Roses Parade. The sidewalk was already filling up with people ready to stake out a spot for the big event. Fernando stopped to watch me paint. We chatted for a while, then I gave him my ‘Talent Search’ tract. He looked through it, then read the prayer of salvation out loud. He asked me, “Do you want to know what I think of this?” “What?” I replied. Fernando looked up toward heaven and shouted at the top of his voice, “God, fuck you!” He then flipped his middle finger up toward heaven had shouted, “Jesus, fuck you!” Continue Reading →
Parade goers began staking out their place on Colorado Blvd. to view tomorrows parade. I was painting from a location that was not too accessible to the crowd, so I had more intimate conversations about spiritual matters with the few people who stopped by.
Gym in the Park
A drum corp of about a dozen young men along with cheerleaders were practicing in the park when I arrived. I pitched my easel near the baseball diamond where I could get a clear view of the recently built gymnasium. Continue Reading →
