truce...

..... everyone in the Gaza and Israel region....

is happy and anxious to go back to normalcy.... 

thanks to the middle parties

who played for the interests of the region...

shattered lives and disrupted dreams

can take another chance

at realization...

on our side of the planet....

the usual grinds of everyday

living goes....

as one deals with

the needs of 

individual and

societal function and existence...

in the art world....

artists go about the 

usual needs and challenges...

you know ...

issues on 

composition and themes...

subjects and treatment...

rendering and colors...

and of course the 

natural elements

Warwick and Quenby...visiting London tourists

the plein air

artists face...

those are our usual

worries and thank

God 

we don't have wars that

threaten our

lives...

Mia d'Bruzzi singing
"Those were the days"...

but we do concern ourselves 

about wishing and 

sharing peace and

happiness

to all our fellow

earthlings...

by the way thanks to

all who had been following

the blog...

particularly the

audience in Turkey

who had bloated

the graph fluctuation today...

United States	38
Turkey	29
Germany	1
United Kingdom	1
Poland	1
Ukraine	1

that's all folks!

jt

ZOMBIES AT THE STEARN

.....over the years the Zombies ....

faithfully kept their music....

it was beautiful dejavu ....

they spoiled the crowd who were 

very appreciative of their music

with almost unending encore....

were it not for failing vocal chords

due to exhaustion they 

would have kept singing...

OMG !

what a day at the Stearns...

but she's not there anyway...

that kind of feeling makes the

fun half-heartedly felt...

thanks a lot 
Zombies ...
for singing

"she's not there"...

amidst a lively and lovely crowd...

indeed....

she's not there...

so it's time to call it a day...

that's all folks!

catch you later...

jt

Sergio Mendes

at the Stearn Grove Sunday concert....

performed the Girl of Ipanema

 and a few more

familiar tunes that made him famous in the

60's and 70's....

Sergio brought down the roof....

late comers entered via the western meadow...
some made it down from the hill side....

i followed this guy taking a short cut through the woods...

an occasion to initiate a toast....

parents took their children along for this cultural event....

kids and adults....

.... the baby boomers

a great crowd mix....

the twenty something....

shooting the breeze with a brazilian music in the air....

standing or sitting down....
the afternoon concert was
very pleasing....

switching to arrangements

adopting rap type music

didn't work the same magic

the way he did for his bosa nova....

so Ramon and I high tailed it

to attend the art opening of

Lindsey Kustusch

Lindsey in the foreground

at the 

Studio Gallery on

Pacific street

cityscapes constituted

majority of her art works...

but her self portrait

was compelling

in terms of color 

rendition

and mood...

it's a pity

i didn't have 

the dough...

oh well...

(that takes care of that...)

it was a great success in terms 

of sales and lively

attendance of guests...

this coming Sunday

the Zombies are coming to

Stearn Grove to mark

the conclusion of 

the summer 

music concerts....

see you at the Stearn!

jt

Art exhibits....

....there was cheese and wine reception ....

at the group exhibit in San Bruno.....

guests crowded the gallery with great appreciation of the

artwork mix of modern and traditional.....

Mexican food was also on the reception table

Myself, Jessica, Ramon and Penelope

Mike Gonzales played great guitar music for everyone to enjoy

art lovers getting to know each other ....Lisa on the right side

myself Jessica and Gerome

In another art exhibit on Sunday....

Lindsey Kustusch solo show at the

Studio Gallery on Pacific St.

of cityscapes was a 

great success....

Lindsey (foreground) and friend Kelly

enthusiastic and excited guests 

Ramon is checking out a sculpture

Two people appreciating the paintings

The show was almost a sold out.....

Congratulations Lindsey....

that's all folks!

jt

The Hollies - Bus Stop (Top Of The Pops - June 1966)

on the road ....

....to Bay and Larkin....

for my cityscape plein air of the view of Ghiradeli Square

on Market St

a turn of the century train serving the market st route

On Franklin St 

followed the slow bus on Van Ness Blvd

the first color lay in...my underpainting for my sky line

the end of the second session

this is the 3rd session

international exchange students getting a tour from their host in Ojai

the bus stop at Stonestown Mall...

one might get reminded of the Hollies "Bus Stop"...

enjoy the photos...

that's all folks

jt