Julius Shulman
Promo Card
Romi Cortier and Film Maker Eric Bricker at the Kaufmann House
Eric Bricker’s film Visual Acoustics was a huge hit at this weekends Palm Springs Film Festival. Saturday’s sold out screening was followed up with an intimate party at the Kaufmann House, sponsored by the California Preservation Foundation. Even Monday mornings 9 a.m. screening, followed [...]
Kaufmann Residence as viewed from Pool House
Entry view of Home
View of Metal Louvers from behind home
Interior Courtyard
Rooftop Pavilion
Pavilion View
View of Pool while descending Pavilion
Photos: Romi Cortier
The Kaufmann House, located in Palm Springs California, hosted a fundraiser for the California Preservation Foundation this last Saturday evening. Rarely open to the public, the owners of this iconic home [...]
Picasso Dollar, 1968
Oil on Canvas, 58 x 44 inches
Collection of Jack and Joan Quinn
Vincent Dollar, 1965, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 36 inches.
Collection of Joni and Monte Gordon, Los Angeles.
Here’s a great art show that would be perfect for the entire family…. and it’s free! Robert Dowd (1936-1995) was an American artist best known for [...]
Pink Corals of Palmyra Atoll
NASA Satellite Image of Rose Atoll or Rose Island
The outgoing Bush administration has done something very positive by establishing the ‘largest area of protected sea in the world’ around our Pacific Islands, banning fishing and mining in the protected zones, including the Marianas Trench and various pink coral reefs.
As an artist, [...]
Palm Springs Rivera Resort and Spa
Pool with San Jacinto Mountain Views
Pool Side Private Cabana
Starlite Lounge
Hotel Lobby
Circa 59- Dining near the Pool
Pool Table in Lounge Area
One of several intimate Lounge Areas
Hotel Suite with Mountain Views
Hotel’s Lux King Size Bed
Photos: Romi Cortier
After a two year $70 Million renovation, the Palm Springs Riviera Resort and Spa is now [...]
Genevieve Thoughtful, 1942, Oil on Canvas
Construction, 1945, Oil on Canvas
The Earthenware, 1951. Oil on Board
September Sound, 1997, Oil on Canvas
Images: courtesy Francoise Gilot Archives
Mel Yoakum Ph D, curator of the F. Gilot Archives, recently invited me to his home to view his extensive private collection of paintings by Francoise Gilot. Mel is thee authority on [...]
Building front on La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles
Photo: Romi Cortier
With 2008 came challenge and change for many, whether anticipated or not. It appears there are no guarantees in life, no matter how much we’d like to believe otherwise. Ultimately all we may really have is our perception of any given circumstance. When I spend to [...]