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Our neighbor, Hannah Creighton, invited us to share the sunny day with some local artists and art patrons. It was a small show and I’m sorry I didn’t get to talk to everyone, but all the artists had beautiful things to show and sell, were very friendly and the atmosphere was wonderful!
Click on the pictures to see larger versions of them and leave comments for these great ladies and their work!
April 19, 2024 at 5:35 am on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachI think you meant schedule E. Your comment is otherwise correct. I agree that it is insane. 
April 18, 2024 at 11:45 pm on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachCurrently you can deduct more property taxes on an investment property than on your primary residence. That’s just insane. This is because of the $10K... April 18, 2024 at 11:40 pm on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachWe should not be incentivizing any home ownership beyond your primary residence. It just increases the barrier for those who can’t afford 1 home. 
April 18, 2024 at 10:35 pm on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachI weep not for people who own second homes. We are so thankful to own our OB shack. We see people who do all sorts...
April 18, 2024 at 7:24 pm on OB Planners’ Project Review Committee: 20 Units at 4705 Point Loma Ave., — Wed., April 17Paul Webb If I read your numbers correctly seems like more than a small deviation @4X increased density. And OB NYC as a comparison seems...
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April 18, 2024 at 5:41 pm on Proposed 20 Units on Point Loma Ave Will Only Have 3 ‘Affordable’, Only 9 Parking SpacesWe need to appeal by the deadline, and that means collaboration and planning based on the $1,000 appeal fee per applicant. btw, I want to...
April 18, 2024 at 5:31 pm on Proposed 20 Units on Point Loma Ave Will Only Have 3 ‘Affordable’, Only 9 Parking SpacesI think the 9 parking spaces is history; it is 3.5 parking spaces, or maybe 4 or maybe 3. April 18, 2024 at 4:44 pm on 8 ADUs in 3-Story Complex Proposed for 4500 Block of Pescadero in Point LomaAlso, the Coastal-certified code only allows 1 base ADU on a lot with a single-family-development. Even in a multifamily zone. This means any ADU over... April 18, 2024 at 4:39 pm on 8 ADUs in 3-Story Complex Proposed for 4500 Block of Pescadero in Point LomaThe city is violating noticing requirements on these projects near CPG boundaries. See section (b)(4) §112.0302 Notice by Mail (b) Persons Entitled to Notice. Except...
April 18, 2024 at 4:16 pm on Proposed 20 Units on Point Loma Ave Will Only Have 3 ‘Affordable’, Only 9 Parking SpacesI did need that spelled out for me, kh, thank you. That makes sense to me now. Single individuals, as in 1 person, with no... April 18, 2024 at 4:10 pm on Proposed 20 Units on Point Loma Ave Will Only Have 3 ‘Affordable’, Only 9 Parking SpacesI thought it was 40% of base density. It would be interesting to see how the affordable density bonus would apply to this project vs... April 18, 2024 at 4:06 pm on Proposed 20 Units on Point Loma Ave Will Only Have 3 ‘Affordable’, Only 9 Parking SpacesOB is not on the SDA map because that code update has not been approved by the Coastal Commission. Nor have the zero-parking code updates...
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Really nice photo essay, Patty, and it is nice to see some delightful and inspired art out there in Pt. Loma. Thanks to you and the obragblog for giving these dedicated artists a little more exposure. Hooray for public art!!
“Ditto” – thanks Dickie for the plug for public art. do you support whatsisname? the “Obey” guy- he was arrested recently in Boston – there was a post on the OB Rag not too long ago, just can’t recall his name right now – the late hour and smoked filled rooms.
I bet these ladies didn’t sell much that day. I know sales of art are down – people don’t buy it in economic downturns. I feel for them. All that work.
Of course, community-level representational art does have its limitations, but some of the colors – despite the camera – are magnificent.
Shepard Fairey is the name of the artist, OB Joe. Here is the article, and in fact, the story involves an old friend of Dickie’s and mine, who is an artist and used to live in OB, Lincoln Cushing.
I never heard of this Fairey guy till the obragblog article in February. When I said hooray for public art I wanted to add the idea of people/neighbors/friends in a community sharing their creativity and expression (in whatever medium), to the idea of single installation art, or grafitti art as the only kind of public art.
As far as plagiarism goes . . . boy it sure is easy in the digital age!! . . .
. . . But maybe the issue gets more complex too. I appreciated the arguments in the article you referenced by Mark Vallen (which I assume LincolnC agrees with) but go to the following site:
http://www.josart.net/mmpaint1.html
this is the work of an artist of my acquaintance who based a series of satirical works on his multimedia overlays on top of exact replicas of Thomas Kincaide’s very popular iconic (insipid?) American art. Plagiarism? I’d say no . . . disturbingly insightful? brilliantly acerbic? satiric to the point of tragic? yeah . . . so what is art anyway?
And then there is the question of “fair use” (which I think is Fairey’s defense against the AP plagiarism lawsuit on the Obama image) (like when an author is quoted in someone else’s article, or, more controversial these days, the practice of “sampling” from old recordings in contemporary music production). I believe in some measure we have to adapt to the new capacities the new technologies give us . . . I’ll leave the details to the intellectual property lawyers . . .
. . . but mainly kudos to those neighbors and friends who are willing to share their work in a public manner (including the documenters, Patty). An inspiration to me to be sure.
Wow Dickie. enjoyed those overlays, reminds me of the Christmas cards Berkeley Joe used send to friends, depicting Santa and the Reindeer, for example, coming upon some hunter who’s got a chain-saw.