A city by the sea with scattered hills and steep beach front cliffs is ideal for breathtaking views. Palm trees thrust upward radiating yellows and greens while blue skies cradle fluffy patches of cloud. The sun is tossed through the sky like a spiraling football, slowly transitioning the foreground icons into solid black silhouettes. The […]
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The battle of green and red is never-ending. This eternal headbutt lasts as long as your eyes stare and your mind winces. As your white flag waves in the smoky sky, you retreat, allowing the next passer to feel the visual agony you once loathed. Will these colors ever hold hands in harmony? If so, […]
Photo by unknown photographer The ocean is like a theater without a schedule. Waves crash on the shore at will while panicking surfers scamper for the shoulder. The horizon’s bump dances like a seducing siren while a carnal lineup drools. As the skyward surge of cold water reaches its peak, the curtain yanks open showcasing […]
What visual elements are your eyes drawn to? The wall or rail, the pole or sea gazers, the animated sea or the blue sky? Are you drawn to familiar icons like Andy Warhol, structures, direction of lines like De Chirico or emotional colors Like Van Gogh. Maybe its all abstract and each element is no […]
During one of my many relaxing pits stop within the village, I noticed the irony of the police car, the red curb and the Donut Shop. Its amazing how often free entertainment occurs when you slow down and open your eyes.
Wouldn’t it be great if this nest hadn’t been blown down from its home high above in the branches of one of the many tall palms of Carlsbad! What if a group of determined birds organized a community project and lifted it back to where it sat before the winds. Before any big project, or […]
Welcome to Carlsbadcrawl where everyday artistic observations of the Carlsbad Village are made. This site is a vehicle to connect minds with intriguing and artistic ideas, observations, beliefs and other shenanigans. Carlsbad Crawl’s goal is to create a culture within our Village by the Sea focusing on the arts rather than the next swell, Tony […]
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