B’s Postcards

Bernard has a large collection of postcards, most sent by me! They date all the back to within the first month of me arriving in the USA, and span a mind-boggling array of trips across many years.

And on many – especially in the last five years – I drew or painted things. This post is a humble showcase of my prodigious skills at postcard art.

For starters, how about some political figures. Can you guess who is shown in the top left?

That’s also Gandhi in the bottom left, not Batista!

And here are some entertainers:

Florian Schneider, Gary Numan, Yeri, Gene Simmons. All astonishing likenesses 🙂

Not impressed? How about Mr T:

Or Tegan Jovanka:

Or even Bowie and Freddy:

Lastly some characters:

As it turns out art has been dominated by two topics: Gudetama and Grimace, and I could have filled a post with pictures of them alone. Instead though, just one of the latter:

Breathtaking!

Like what you see? Leave a request in the comment within the next few days and you may get your very own from San Jose!

Point Bonita

Today we drove past San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge to a place called Point Bonita.

We walked along a cliff side path to the end of a narrow outcropping. It was dramatic and beautiful.

We saw seals in the water and the fog-covered bridge in the distance before finally reaching our destination: Point Bonita lighthouse.

It was popular today and we had to wait in a line to cross the bridge. The lighthouse is still lit but not in use these days but retains much of the romance of the century or so it was in use. Although life would have been difficult, the daily views from the homes of the keepers would have been extraordinary.

Erosion is slowly wearing away the coast and will presumably one day take the rock the lighthouse is on. One wonders if it will once again be used for navigation before that day arrives?

If you’re ever here this is worth a visit.

In San Jose

Yesterday I flew cross country…

And found myself here…

And then ran into this fellow…

And I think I’ll stick around a while and have some fun…

Stay tuned… 🙂