Showing posts with label Huntington Gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Huntington Gardens. Show all posts

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Urban Trees

...are certainly a favorite subject...on the streets, in parking lots, or in city gardens...

A grand old eucalyptus in Highland Park that survived the windstorm a little over a year ago...





Some time after the storm, a giant oak tree that used to greet visitors  near the entrance of Huntington Gardens had to be pulled up by massive roots due to storm damage--I just happened to be there that day and had to get a quick sketch of an old friend...

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A pair of parkway trees in Montrose seen in fall, and later on in winter......and some views in the same neighborhood in summer and fall...



















 Tall palms at the LA Arboretum...and on the street in Glendale...


A picnic at Griffith Park...



Gingkos just about to lose their golden leaves at Descanso Gardens...


Thursday, June 21, 2012

Drawing at the Huntington

A favorite location for many years has been Huntington Gardens...in all seasons...


Here I was experimenting with telling
a "story" in multiple panels and limited palette..

The Japanese Garden in spring...
                                       



















A plant sale, and a bacchante...
A very hot summer day...



Films and TV are often shot at the Huntington
here's an elaborate movie set...


 

...and my favorite season, Chinese
New Year at the Huntington,
with persimmon-colored lanterns
hanging everywhere...


Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Chinese Garden

...the "Garden of Flowing Fragrance" at Huntington Gardens, is a favorite location of mine...built around a man-made lake, in fact it's the most designed garden I've ever seen...with Chinese stone bridges and pavilions, and to me the most interesting feature, the elegantly weathered rocks around the lake from China's Lake Tai.


in spring... 




summer, fall and winter...

and celebrating Chinese New Year...

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Drawing at Huntington Gardens

A favorite location that I keep returning to is nearby Huntington Gardens.  It constantly changes with the seasons...

 Dionysus and the original Huntington Gallery...







Diana
in her temple..























Saturday, June 11, 2011