Big Happenings in New York, May 2012

 Author Florence Williams above is interviewed by journalist Carl Zimmer about her new book: Breasts, a Natural and Unnatural History.

 The media converges on Times Square for the stock offering of Facebook on May 18.

Dogs and their owners socialize in Central Park.  It receives over 20 million visits a year.

Ellsworth Kelly at MOMA

The Atrium at the Museum of Modern Art has three pieces by Ellsworth Kelly in May 2012.

They have many more of his pieces not on display.

 Ellsworth Kelly, 1986, Three Panels: Orange, Dark Gray, Green

Oil on canvas, three panels

 Ellsworth Kelly, 1951, Colors for a Large Wall

Oil on canvas, sixty-four panels

Ellsworth Kelly, 1957, Sculpture for a Large Wall

Anodized aluminum

Ellsworth Kelly at MOMA:

http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3048

Four Landscapes and a Lady, VA Museum of Fine Arts

 Eugene Boudin, 1889, A French Fishing Fleet with Packet Boat

 Maurice de Vlaminck, ca. 1906, Sailing Boat, Chatou

 Raoul Dufy, 1930, Landscape, Villerville

 Alfred Siseley, 1876, The Watering Pond at Marly with Hoarfrost

Kees van Dongen, 1910, Parisian Lady

These paintings are from the Impressionism gallery collections of Mr & Mrs Paul Mellon.

http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/default.aspx

Friends of Cresheim Trail Workday, Fairmount Park

Friends of Cresheim Trail Workday along Emlen Street in Fairmount Park
http://cresheim.org/

A Few Los Angeles Street Scenes, April 2012

The entrance to Hollywood on Hollywood Boulevard.

 A junk store, above, sells old movie props.
Below, families celebrate Easter in a city park.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

LACMA is a fantastic museum to visit.

 Tony Smith's Smoke, above.

 Ellsworth Kelly prints from the River Series

 Richard Serra doing what he does.  The amazing thing is that this massive sculpture is inside!

 German Expressionist above.  "Apocalyptic Landscape" by Ludwig Meidner, 1913, presages the horrors of World War I.
Creative landscaping and architecture of the museum below.

Hike Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles

Catalina (Santa Catalina) Island lies about 20 miles off the coast of Los Angeles.
It is the third largest of the Channel Islands.
It is 22 x 8 miles and has a population of about 4,000 people in two towns.
There is easy ferry service from Long Beach.
The Trans-Catalina Trail is about 37 miles long.
Here is a link to the Catalina Island Conservancy.

Alan above and Cyane below.

Hiking buddy Chase from Portland and other hiking friends below.

Alan on the Trans-Catalina Trail

Different Blues of Sea and Sky on Catalina Island

Some Friends, Unger Family

These shots were taken after the memorial ceremony for Allan M. Unger, 1925 - 2012.

Here is a link to notices at legacy.com.