We have our local gargoyles protecting Chinatown, keeping rodents and other birds in check: the black-crowned night herons. These guys are raptors with attitudes.
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| Hunched - 6/2026 |
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| Stalking - 6/2026 |
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| Paused - 6/2026 |
I adore their wispy white plumes off the back of their heads, and their fiery red eyes. These guys are my spirit animal for sure.
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While riding through Marin county, after Bolinas and crossing Sir Francis Drake Blvd at Olema, you will reach the quaint town of Fairfax. Fairfax is well known for its music venues where you can hear Bluegrass, Blues, and Jazz. But, it's also a major hub for bicyclists (some motorcyclists too) that ride though the Marin hills. They all stop at The Coffee Roastery to get their fix before/after their rides.
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| The Coffee Roastery, Fairfax CA - 6/2026 |
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Another artist in SFMOMA's exhibit "A Modern Scandal, Matisse's 'Femme au chapeau':" Henri Manguin. Manguin's painting "Jeanne sur le balcon de la Villa Demiere" depicts his wife sitting on the balcony, enjoying a book in the beautiful weather of Saint-Tropez.
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| Manguin, SFMOMA - 6/2026 |
As part of the exhibit "A Modern Scandal," SFMOMA included works by other artists who were inspired by Matisse's "Femme au chapeau." The colors, paint strokes, and facial expression of the self-portrait by Jeanne Hebuterne pulled me in. Hebuterne was a model and artist in the early 20th century.
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| Self-portrait, Jeanne Hebuterne, SFMOMA - 6/2026 |
The Etruscans were amazing sculptors, before the Romans. Their skills in modeling the anatomy of the male figure as demonstrated in this Veiovis (Jupiter) sculpture was accurate, skillful, and beautiful.
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| Veiovis (Jupiter), Etruscans - 5/2026 |
Go see at the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco.
CoWaBunGA
Before the Romans, Etruscan civilization thrived in what is now Italy. The Legion of Honor Museum is currently highlighting the art and culture of the Etruscans in its exhibit, "Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy." Not only was I dazzled by the beautiful artwork, I was surprised how sophisticated Etruscan engineering was able to develop the water networks to support its population.
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| Caeretan Hydria, Etruscan - 5/2026 |
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Kara Walker's "Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)" will be ending soon at SFMOMA; go see before it's too late. The automatons remind me of frightening fairly tales of past days that continue to haunt us today. Grab a coffee, sit on the bench, and reflect on the past, present, and future.
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| Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine), Walker - 05/2026 |
