There are two half earths, one at the top and one at the bottom. From and to are the destinations for all the Americans. Only the Native Americans or the so called American Indians (dumb Columbus, he thought he was in India) are the true residents of North America. Everyone else, including the forefathers of […]

ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER is the crown of the complex of buildings in lower Manhattan where the Twin Towers once stood that were destroyed by the terrorists on September 11/2001. 1 WTC is also known as FREEDOM TOWER. It is the tallest skyscraper in the western hemisphere and the fifth tallest in the world. In […]

Google is an American multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related services and products. Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. I have had the privilege to tour the campus in Mountain View, and what a campus it is! it presents a multi ethnic restaurant complex with […]

Apple is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, city known also for having a renown community college, De Anza College, where I have instructed art for 25+ years. We are practically neighbors. The Flint Center at De Anza College has been a launching pad where many of Apple’s products are first presented to […]

Oracle complex is the most beautiful IT complex in the whole Bay Area. Also, last year their  yacht won the World Cup in San Francisco. The picture from the web does not do justice to the colors and the elegance of the buildings. The reflections remind one of a peacock’s neck, Lapis lazuli or turquoise […]

San Fransisco has one of the most beautiful skylines. Although, the way it is laid out, the sun never shines on its face after 9 AM. In December, I went there one morning at 6.30 AM and sketched and photographed the skyline while the sun was shining on it. The real view is also 3 […]

Natural Bridges State Beach is named for the naturally occurring mudstone bridges that were carved by the Pacific Ocean into cliff that jutted out into the sea. The arches formed over a million years ago when a combination of silt, clay and diatoms were solidified into a mixture of stone that formed the three original arches of the beach.[3] […]

Pigeon Point Light Station or Pigeon Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse built in 1871 to guide ships on the Pacific coast of California. It is the tallest lighthouse (tied with Point Arena Light) on the West Coast of the United States. It is still an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. Pigeon Point Light Station […]

Point Bonita Lighthouse is located at Point Bonita at the San Francisco Bay entrance in the Marin Headlands near Sausalito, California. Point Bonita was the last manned lighthouse on the California coast. The United States Coast Guard currently maintains the light and fog signal. It is accessible to the public during limited hours (12:30 PM–3:30 PM) on Saturdays, […]

El Capitan is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith extends about 3,000 feet (900 m) from base to summit along its tallest face, and is one of the world’s favorite challenges for rock climbers. Many a times you can […]

Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite’s most familiar rock formation. The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor. While painting this view in parallel lines brought back as many memories from different excursions in the Yosemite […]

The Ahwahneechee tribe believed that Bridalveil Fall was home to a vengeful spirit named Pohono, which guarded the entrance to the valley. They also believed that inhaling the mist of Bridalveil Fall would improve one’s chances of marriage. Bridalveil Fall is 188 metres (617 ft) and flows year round. The primary source of Bridalveil Falls is Ostrander Lake, some 16 kilometres […]