April 2014
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Capturing Belle
On Friday, I found her, at the Art Walk. I was filming a magical singer in Ken Keasy Square when I got a glimpse of her thru my lens. I come in for a close-up, and I gasp! Here she is, my model for Fair Rosamond that I have been searching for ever since I…
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‘The Man Apron’
It has been revealed that Bush is a Bohemian, and an artist. I will now refer to him as BB – Bohemian Bush! It is going to much harder calling BB ‘An Artist’. However, he might have just squeaked over the line with his ‘Naked Bathtub Knees’ self-portrait. This might be BB’s masterpiece. It shows…
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Mike’s Caravan Dream
I met Mike and his wife on the Good Junk isle at Saint Vinnies. He talked about a reality show where teams would compete to build the best contraption. I was reminded of the old Artist Soap Box races south of San Francisco in the late 70s. Then Michael shows me his truck with Gypsy…
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“TO THE ROSSETTIS”
Yesterday I received in the mail a book I ordered on E-Bay. I quickly scanned it to see if their were any illustrations or photographs. Then, I found it, what amounts to my personal Holy Grail. Joaquin Miller dedicated his book of poems ‘Songs of The Sun-Land’ to the Rossetti family that includes Gariel, Michael,…