Uploads from Viejito, tagged america, with geodata

Low Rider

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:48 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

Not all classic car owners maintain or restored their vehicles in conformity with manufacturer specifications and appearance. Some want their vehicle to make a statement...

Perfect Weather For “Wheels and Waves”

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:44 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

The sun was shining bright: the perfect weather for the Fourteenth Annual Classic and Hot Rod Show “Wheels & Waves”, as you can see reflected in the bumper of this Fifties Chevy.

Hollywood Hornet

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:45:55 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

This 1955 Hudson Hornet was one of the cars that got my attention at the Fourteenth Annual Classic and Hot Rod Show “Wheels & Waves” in Santa Bárbara this weekend.

Resting Comfortably...

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:29:02 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

One finds the strangest things tucked away in corners of antique stores...

Frontier Life, detail

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:36:44 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

Frederic Remington (1861-1909) knew how to sculpt horses and riders. This Mountain Man (1903) is in the Santa Bárbara Museum of Art, as well as in several other musea.
The entire bronze statue can be seen in this photograph.

Through a Glass Darkly

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:09:02 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

Gyula Kosice (1924- ), Recepción-emisión, 1967, black plastic and light construction.
The sculpture darkly reflects the rest of the art in SBMA’s exhibition “Myth and Materiality: Latin American Art from the Permanent Collection, 1930-1990”, from which I recently posted a few works.

Surf’s Up!

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:12:17 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

Even after having lived here for a couple of decades, I was unaware that our city had a Surfing Museum! Yet it does not look brand new...

Myth and Materiality

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:10:41 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

This painting, Composición (1932), oil on canvas by Joaquín Torres-García (Uruguay, 1879-1949) was chosen for the poster of SBMA’s exhibition “Myth and Materiality: Latin American Art from the Permanent Collection, 1930-1990”, from which I recently posted a couple of works.

A Behind the Scenes Look

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:59:48 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

This is what Francisco Zúñiga’s Desnudo Agachado (1969, onyx) and Rogelio Polesello’s Multiplicador (1971, Plexiglas®) look like from the other side of the room, for those who had questions about the previous picture.

Bent Nude

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:45:06 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

A rear view of Francisco Zúñiga’s Desnudo Agachado (1969, onyx) is circled by Rogelio Polesello’s Multiplicador (1971, Plexiglas®). I know I posted a similar picture before, but I could not resist adding this one, and if I drop by the museum again before this exhibit closes, I may even take a couple more...;-)

Cute Kids!

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:18:15 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), the most fashionable English portrait painter of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, sure made these children and their dog look life-like. The faces remind me of Rubens (1577-1640), though the boy does look quintessentially English... They are the children of William Samuel Best, second Baron Wynford (1798-1869).

Looks quite acceptable for ISO1600, I think.

Just When I Was So Thirsty!...

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:50:30 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

This sign seems to indicate that the owners of this British Pub on State Street in Santa Bárbara are picky where the drinkers of their suds are concerned. I guess pointing out to them that an apostrophe is missing from their name would remove all doubt as to my falling in the offending category...;-)

Sandpipers

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:31:56 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

These birds can be seen scurrying about where the sand and the water meet, and unlike the people with their metal detectors, they do not need any technological help to find what they are looking for...

Pacific Indeed!

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:30:54 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

Descending the 241 steps to the Pacific Ocean at the end of Santa Bárbara’s Mesa Lane, one discovers a quiet beach with the option, at low tide, to walk all the way to Arroyo Burro or Shoreline Park.

Finally!

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:17:42 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

When I saw this van parked in Santa Bárbara’s Funk Zone today, I wondered how we have managed to live without glowing beer pong until now...

La Virgen de San Juan

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:41:23 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

I love Alfredo Ramos Martínez! This painting is at the Santa Bárbara Museum of Art.

What is Love?

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:18:43 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

Apparently, Lord Tennyson, it is not just a young man’s fancy that turns to thoughts of love in Spring...
Judging from the date below the signature, the artist must have been inspired by Valentine’s Day and, of course, by Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 13:4-7).

The Oaks Mall at Thousand Oaks

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:12:53 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

The Oaks Shopping Center looks so much more attractive since it was renovated and expanded a few years ago.

One Hoppy Poppy, Please!

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:12:19 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company’s colorful delivery trucks do have a way of making me thirsty...

Yes, We’re Open!

nobody@flickr.com (Viejito) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:26:09 -0700

Viejito posted a photo:

No snow or hail here; people still go to the beach and eat at food stands. This one is called “Beach House Tacos”.
“I’ll have an order of Fried Bananas with La Lechera® sauce, please, but hold the cinnamon!...”