Spooky!

Happy Halloween!

Last Burst of Summer Color

  I loved the contrast of natural and artificial reds in this scene:

And these perfect little red and white petals:

And this eye-catching burst of glowing pastels:

And these demure little droplets:

Perfect Pair: Best Buds

Max, rescued cat, now 5 years old

Isabelle, rescued cat, now 5 years old

Perfect contrast...

Of hard and soft,

light and dark,

forged and organic...

Vashon Wheels

Ya gotta love someone who embellishes her car thusly:

Perfect Pairs: Multiplication

Window of wine shop near Kirkland Marina

Building materials in Kirkland

Tall, dark and handsome!

I couldn't resist taking some photos of the mascot of this funky shop on Vashon Island.

I had to put my camera inside the giraffe to capture his heart:

 

The perfect man cave?

This is some kinda crazy shop in Fremont.  A glimpse through the alley windows revealed this inexplicable mix of motorcycles, pinball machines and indoor graffitti.  And the kooky decal on the window...is she waterskiing???

Little urban mysteries like this get my imagination going...

Misbegotten Romance

Once I started looking for quirky art in public places I started seeing it everywhere.  I keep my little camera tucked in my backpack so I can capture stuff like this...

Someone painstakingly attached these little plastic letters to a fence in Fremont.  I couldn't tell what the entire quote was, but I did make out "romance" and "misbegotten".

How much is that doggie?

I love this guerilla art...a bold yellow dog painted on newspaper and taped to an elecrical box in Greenwood.  The Flintstone-style bones are a fun touch!

Perfect Pairs: Catching Rays

Flowering tree in Kirkland

Housing construction site in Kirkland

Perfect Pairs: One Piece Missing

Broken CD in Georgetown

Sidewalk drain in Kirkland

Perfect Pairs: Negative & Positive Space

Broken wall in Kirkland

Glass bottle shard in Kirkland

Perfect Pairs: Blue Orbs

Repurposed suncatcher in the Tacoma Museum of Glass

Ubiquitous sign around Seattle

Perfect Pairs: Black Flames

Wax-laden candlestick on Georgetown Garden Tour

Steel door in Georgetown

Perfect Pairs: Sore Feet

Top of shoe near railroad tracks in Georgetown

Bottom of shoe near railroad tracks in Georgetown

Perfect Pairs: Gnarled

Curly willow tree

Exposed retaining wall supports

Perfect Pairs: Brown & White



Birdhouse in Kirkland

Rusted rebar in Kirkland

Perfect Pairs: Curlicues

Wrought iron near abandoned house in West Seattle

Metal shavings near dumpster in Fremont

Perfect Pairs: Misguided Signs

Abandoned lot on Vashon Island

Stencilled plank in Georgetown

Free Class: Día de los Muertos

Moi:  Join me at the Kirkland Library on Sunday, October 17 from 2-4pm for a free art class.

Gentle (Doubting) Reader:  Do you say "free"?

Moi:  Yes, I did.  Free...as in "no money required".

Gentle (Skeptical) Reader:  That's unheard of!  How can that be?  Ce n'est pas possible!  What kind of trickery is this??!!

Moi:  No trickery whatsoever.  It's a gift to you from the Friends of the (Kirkland) Library.

Gentle (Intrigued) Reader:  What will we do in class?

Moi:  You'll learn about the rich traditions of the Day of the Dead holiday and draw elaborate skulls.

Gentle (Worried) Reader:  Dead?  Skulls?  That sounds scary.

Moi:  Not at all!  It's a time to celebrate, not mourn...and the skulls are fantastical creations, full of flowers and vines and little paisley shapes and dots.

Gentle (Self-Doubting) Reader:  But I can't draw.

Moi:  Pssst...neither can I.  But that's the beauty of this class...you don't have to know how to draw.  And by the way, EVERYONE is an artist, whether they realize it or not.

Gentle (Inspired) Reader:  How do I sign up?

Moi:  Register on-line or by calling the Kirkland Library.

Gentle (Helpful) Reader:  Do I need to bring anything?

Moi:  Just your bad self.

Perfect Pairs: Birds Looking West

Actual bird near Manzanita, Oregon

Mosaic birds on Vashon Island

A Case of the Mondays, #5

I made a surprising discovery while looking at this page in the Office Cheesy Vendor Calendar.  When I was trying to match the greenish-brown background I was quite surprised to find the matching color on this particular strip.  I love the darker green, but not particularly the lighter, more yellow-y version.

Bonus assignment:  What is a hue that you like when it is dark, but not so much as its lighter version (or vice versa)?

Perfect Pairs: Broken & Bound

Glass shop in Fremont

Marina in Fremont

Perfect Pairs: Monsters in Black & White

Happy robot dream poster in Greenwood

Crazy Mexican restaurant sign in Greenwood

PS:  I remember the X-Files episodes about chupacabras...it NEVER occurred to me to name a restaurant thusly