Tag Archives: architecture

Urban landscapes • Signs of time

Posted on April 15, 2017 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

Many of the signs we see in our urban landscape have been with us a long time, through years of weather and technical issues they still perform their jobs. Some tell us their original story, while others tell us what once was. Even without its neon … Continue reading →

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Flower Tuesday!

Posted on April 11, 2017 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

These beautiful Lilies seem to be waving hello as I pass by on a morning walk!

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the Lee-Simpson House

Posted on January 24, 2016 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

watercolor on cotton paper http://www.sohosandiego.org/reflections/2006-4/leehouse.htm

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a French dynamism

Posted on January 22, 2016 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

At times one can simply look up to see the wonder in life.  

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FILOLI

Posted on November 14, 2015 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

On a recent visit to FILOLI we heard a beautiful recital in the “Ballroom” Even in mid October the Gardens are in wonderful bloom. This time of year I visit family in the Bay Area. We spend time going to see … Continue reading →

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composition in contrasts

Posted on November 12, 2015 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

A view from W. R. Hearst’s room.

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Urns of Alcazar Gardens

Posted on September 6, 2015 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

I never tire of these beautiful urns, their colors and form.

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To the dreamers and visionaries

Posted on August 23, 2015 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

Southern California is a mixture of the fantastic and the mundane. It’s a magnet for dreamers and visionaries.  When Balboa Park’s Spreckels Organ Pavilion debuted in late 1914, the first performance was Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld” That was followed by … Continue reading →

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A Walk in Alcazar Garden

Posted on June 8, 2015 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

oil on panel, from  “Balboa Park’s Celebration at the Del Mar Fairgrounds” A backdrop of this painting hangs in the San Diego Horticulture Society’s “Garden Exhibit” this year at the San Diego County Fair.

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Scenic stenciling

Posted on May 10, 2015 by egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh

I’ve always loved stenciling, its process is linear but the act itself can be very free. Hand stencils, made by blowing pigment over a hand held against a wall, are found from over 35,000 years ago in Asia and Europe, … Continue reading →

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