Big, Bad & Ugly Surf Contest 2009 by Kevin Cole

Morro Rock by Dennis Young

USCG Surf Boats by Malcolm Riordan

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Art Talk by Jayne Behman

Encaustic painting is an ancient medium enjoying a renaissance.  A mixture of pure beeswax and damar resin, encaustic wax, often mixed with pigment, is applied molten (temperatures approaching 200 degrees) and worked with heat tools like hot plates, heat guns, torches, even irons.  Beautiful layering effects can be achieved, especially when incorporating photography.  From richly textured abstract encaustic landscapes to image transfers, carving, scraping, and layering, artists working in this medium today show us the possibilities with this fascinating medium.  Read More

Genie's Pocket by Jeanie Greensfelder

What's It Like To Be Old?

Don't get me started? Why do you ask?
Am I defensive? Yes.  Of course I want
to slide back, get a re-ride, slip into that
beautiful body I failed to appreciate. Read More

Great Shots by Jerry Kirkhart & Steve Corey

Our photo editors bring you some of their favorite coastal images for the month. This month's featured local photographers are Jerry Kirkhart, James Crawford, James O'Donnell, Gary Powell, Don Quintana, Anita Ritenour, Elizabeth Haslam, Michelle Maani, Bill Bouton, Linda Tanner, Ashala Tylor, Marlin Harms, Steve Corey, Dagmar Collins, Mike Baird, Sandy Harris, Beth Sargent, Malcolm Carlaw, Mike Vieira, Linda McDonald, Mimi Ditchie, Teddy Llovet, Cleve Nash, and Howard Ignatius. See More

One Poet's Perspective by Jane Elsdon

No, I don't live in Arizona.  I live in California in a nice, orderly, middle-class home.  At least it used to be.  When I say my mother died in the Phoenix fire, I don't mean died exactly.  Actually, she ran away.  It's a trip, sorting it out.  One thing is certain.  Things have changed around here.  And I do mean changed.   Read More

Opera SLO by Kathryn Bumpass

Broadway by the Sea - Glorious singing, swing dancers, stunning views, beautiful gardens, wine tasting, painters at work! It's Broadway by the Sea, brought to you by Opera San Luis Obispo. Don't miss this feast of the arts, held at the elegant Chapman Estate in Shell Beach, Saturday, August 13. The grounds will open at 1:00pm, and a grand concert follows at 3:00pm. Read More

Shutterbugs featuring Mike Baird

Photography, for me, is mostly an excuse to get outside, socialize with others, and document and better appreciate nature in my role as a State Park docent.  For people like me with almost no artistic ability to paint or sketch, photography is an opportunity to accidentally make an image that may greatly entertain myself or others.  A photo taken but not shared might just as well have never been taken.  Read More of What Mike Baird Has to Say

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Valencia Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius