A day in the Park...

Like a whimsical mornings tail. I took my sister Kati to the renovated De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park for her spring break week. She is a amateur photographer and has been helping me with pictures for my blog. She is really good at taking pics, hands down she is the multi-talented one in my family. She's a self-taught pianist with some professional lessons, wants to pick up guitar, can draw and paint since she was 3. We had to paint over her drawings around the house and now she's picked up photography.

What better backdrop than a museum and Golden Gate Park to practice with the shutter eye? This is what she captured of  our recent trip. A stroll down the Park, museum artifacts, and a stop at the Shakespeare Garden with the beautiful Cherry Blossoms!

I was excited to find a piece from El Salvador (where my family is from) I had to take a picture as evidence!

(My outfit for the day: Mango Alpaca Sweater, Zara hood knit dress, Topshop Jeans, Miss Sixty riding boots, H&M Scarf, Marc Jacobs Bag)

This painting reminded me of one of my first Still Drawings I painted in my beginners Painting Class one summer at Yale University. I learned a lot that summer about shading and 3-D real life form.

I LOVE FRUIT! Large Handblown Glass Fruit Platter

One of Miguel Covarrubias series of murals with a map of the world. I love this one, which depicts the different species of animals found around the globe. His artwork was political, which I like and definitely is worth checking out.

NZ Kiwi! I LOVE Kiwi's!

"THE FAUNA AND FLORA of the PACIFIC"

Another one of my favorite mediums: Printmaking. This large woodcut had some neat engravings. (Left is the Print, Right is the actual Woodcut)

Dali Inspiration?

The lovely James Dean!

Up top at the Observatory Deck of the Museum (right across is the Aquarium with its Living Roof and Twin Peaks in the Backdrop)