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Penelope Krebs: From LA Hard-Edge to Ornithological Art

by Ann JapengaJune 16, 2011 • 27 Comments

To be an abstract artist in LA in the 1980s was the next best thing to being lead singer in a punk band. You lived in a downtown LA loft and partied with celebrities. Hard-edge artist Penelope Krebs enjoyed the…

Cheryl Jordan: Seeking the Heart of the 92256

by Ann JapengaMay 3, 2010 • 7 Comments

The heroes of early desert photography recognized that a time and place was passing long before anyone else came to the same conclusion. They had a way of seeing what would be missed. Mecca postmaster Susie Smith, for instance, documented…