Sabine Steinmetz
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Mini Series Monday #12 - Getting By On Less

7/27/2015

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Despite our appreciation of the unseasonal summer rains
of a week ago, and the promise of an El Nino this winter,
we must still learn to live with the on-going drought.

And in case you are of the belief that drought tolerant plants
translate to "Brown is the New Green"
here are a few plant options that are currently blooming
which might change your perceptions...
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All images above were photographed in Southern California
during the summer and represent a mixture of native species,
Mediterraneans, Australians, succulents and edibles -
limiting the combinations only to each gardener's imagination.


(More landscape photos can be seen at gardenscapestudio.com)

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From Bienenstich to Brownies - Feeling Nostalgic

7/23/2015

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I've been working more in Black & White (and Sepia) lately...
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Passing along the tradition of baking in Grandma's kitchen
to the next generation, and keeping alive memories
of making my favorite "Bienenstich" alongside my Oma...

Happy memories today on what would have been her 115th birthday.
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Mini Series Monday #11 - 6 Degrees of Separation

6/29/2015

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During the last 2 weeks I made it to a couple of shows
around town, and am currently looking forward
to a Hockney photo exhibit coming up next month.

All of which got me thinking about the connections
between these artists and my own life / art...  
some more obvious than others, but let's take a look.
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1. My photo of Chris Burden's "Ode to Santos Dumont" at LACMA
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3. While across town one of Picasso's women at the Norton Simon was deep in thought...
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5. ...or Hockney's "Card Players" soon to be seen at LA Louver in Venice (California)
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4. ...perhaps about Cezanne's "Card Players" on loan from the Musée d'Orsay...
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2. Just blocks from where we enjoyed Jonathan Richman's show at the El Rey
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6. Which brings us full circle to another of my photos - an ode to the simple life in Burbank.
(If the connection between 2 & 3 is not obvious, you'll need to check out Jonathan Richman's song catalogue...  you'll hear for yourself)
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Summer Solstice

6/21/2015

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The longest day of the year has come and gone,
15 hours and 6 minutes of sunshine...

...which I enjoyed by being outside until last light today
after a very full weekend which began and ended in the garden.
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And so I share with you my impressionist interpretation
of a summer landscape which befits the "golden hour".
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Mini Series Monday #10 - May Flowers

5/25/2015

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Although this year's drought has ironically brought me more
garden design projects than ever before,
I still managed to finally put together my alternate web site
GardenScape Studio
where I've gathered all my "garden" art in one place.

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Maybe some day I'll actually post pictures of the gardens themselves...
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