LOOKING FOR AMERICA

This is now a few years old; however the content is ever relevant. We find ourselves in a moment in time which none of us ever imagined. This country of ours is so big and diverse. Each of us having a difficult time understanding how we arrived here.

BIG HOUSE ON THE HILL

BIG HOUSE ON THE HILL
BIG HOUSE ON THE HILL

SANTA INES
SANTA INES

SANTA INES MISSION
SANTA INES MISSION

MUSIC IN MORRO BAY
MUSIC IN MORRO BAY

HOWLING AT THE MOON
HOWLING AT THE MOON

OSCARS
OSCARS

REFLECTIONS
REFLECTIONS

POOL
POOL

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HALL CEILING
HALL CEILING

GAME ROOM
GAME ROOM

GREAT ROOM
GREAT ROOM

JULIA MORGAN'S TOWERS
JULIA MORGAN’S TOWERS

After quick stops at santa inez and san luis obispo, we got on a bus for a tour of Hearst Castle. It has been years of waiting for this to happen. I am pleased to have finally seen it. Julia Morgan’s hand is evident everywhere. In the house the individual elements brought from Europe are magnificent. The house left me underwhelmed. However, the swimming pool took my breath away.

 

LOS ANGELES

Julia Morgan, architect of San Simeon, the Herald Examiner and other projects for William Hurst as well as other important commissions.  No discussion of Los Angeles is complete without including her.

  Los Angeles is so rich with architectural gems,and preservation of these buildings has been quite good here.

  People watching in Los Angeles has endless possibilities, even in Whole Foods, while shopping for groceries.
  My primary purpose here is to help my children. I have been sawing, painting, sewing, hammering, drilling. But I always carry my camera.