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Sunday, February 27, 2011

SLO: Museum of Art

The San Luis Obispo Art Museum gets big points for being *FREE*. Interestingly, their website gives no information about the exterior art work shown here.

This tile mural wraps around two sides of the SLO Art Museum building.

"This mural is a memorial to long term supporter of and active participant with San Luis Obispo County Art Association, Maggie Jorgensen."

The design and grouping by Bob Nichols 1985-1986

SLO: Creekside Art / Enjoyment #2

More public art, sculpture to be precise, from SLO's Creekside Walk.

You may have noticed stray bits of garbage and graffiti on the WEB OF LIFE sculpture in my previous post. Here, the bear is turning away from the discarded aluminum can. C'mon people, pick up after yourselves!

Here is another sculpture by artist Jim Jacobson, based on local native Chumash Pictographs.

In the photo below, this "red" figure is almost invisible in the "straight-on" shot.

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SLO: Creekside Art / Enjoyment #1

Stopped in SLO for respite from driving, and wandered along the Creek Walk, a formal walkway landscaped with a variety of sculptures. There's also Creekside Brewing, with seating overlooking the creek. Enjoyed a vegetarian Red Pepper-Chipolte Soup, and a couple of Double Black Stouts. mmm.

From my lunch spot, I had a nice view of the creek and a few sculptures. Here are a few fish swimming gently in the breeze.

FISH LIFE