Happy advent:)

... and all of a sudden it´s December. Can´t really tell living here in California though. Which is why we´ll be celebrating christmas in Mexicoooooo, can´t wait. Sand beats snow any time. Pictured: This years calendar. I´m a real geek slash housewife and make one for Pablito every year. He needs some candy every day, studying so hard poor boy. I totally blinged out the birdcage, so it also acts as our christmas tree. Will try to check in here a bit more often, my computer ís not very cooperative at the moment though. Anyway. Hepp!

Just hangin'

Finished my paintings, now they're mingling on our wall. Friday = farmers market in Hermosa, so I'm off to get some lemons, wheatgrass and flooowers! Ciao!

Blue lagoon

The day started out all gray and gloomy, so I got some paint and brushes out. The sun has decided to burn through the clouds now, it always does in the end, so I'm off to catch some rays! Oh, and I finished the painting, will show you later. Ciao!

Artificial

My hubby has left me all alone to drink my yogi teas, listen to norwegian (radioresepsjonen) and swedish (filip&fredrik) podcasts, and drop some paint on a canvas. The neighbors are having a party and the smokers on the balcony keep shouting at me to join them, but I'm quite happy here with bare feet and a zillion candles. Maybe, if they insist, a tiny glass of wine before bed...

Ezpania

When I was living in Spain, I ran into an artist called Miguel Ezpania near Arganda del Rey, just outside of Madrid. I happened to be in the area, and being completely lost in one of the huge building lots, he gave me a ride to the nearest subway. Some of his work is really interesting, and I remembered these moving to the US of A... For obvious reasons.

"Maruchan"

"Tacos"

"Titanium"

"Malasaña"

His studio, in the middle of an industrial "poligono" in the outskirts of Madrid.

Ezpania has exhibited in Mexico D.F, Madrid, Barcelona and Miami. Check out more of his work and bio here. You can also try one of his paintings on your wall with the option of buying it, if you live closer than I do!

Hopper lives

How awesome is this Vans ad...

LACMA

We got a LACMA membership in the mail! Thanks Jen!

in the bedroom...

...where my beloved Venice painting has made its home. Try to ignore the wall-to-wall carpet...

that's what I do.

Painted out of pure boredom

THE AWESOME ART

I just had to show you this... 30 dollars from a crazy guy on the Venice boardwalk. It's painted on an old post-sack, and it covers a whole wall. I'm not sure where to put it just yet, but stay tuned for more happy days.