Typical SoCal view: mountains, pine trees AND palm trees.
Whenever a famous designer or artist is interviewed, it seems like the interviewer always asks them where they find their inspiration, and they always say the same thing: “Everywhere!” I went to the LA County Fair last week on a field trip with my son’s class. I am not really a fair person, especially not on a week when Los Angeles was having 105+ degree weather. I don’t particularly enjoy walking around eating junk food in the heat, and I always think of fairs as dirty places with lousy food and rides where the safety is in question. So with that mindset, you will appreciate from these photos my pleasant surprise at finding quite a bit of inspiration! Plus, even when it’s obscenely hot, can you ever really have too many photos of baby animals? I think not!
We walked through the barn so the kids could pet the animals and I could take photos of sheep and baby calves to add to my collection. 🙂
The Chinese Flower Garden, Pavilion, and Atrium would have been worth the drive to the fair all by themselves. I could have stayed there all day long taking photos. Asian art has always been a fascination of mine. I love the style, the use of color and of course, Westerners have spent lots of time trying to capture the distinct look of it.
Painting of a peony – these flowers are so lush!
I tried to capture the overall view of the atrium when you walk in.
Another view of the atrium. I love the dragon. Dragons are used frequently in Chinese art, and I love the way their artists depict them.
I loved the textures of this engraving.
This atrium was filled with so much lush color and foliage, artwork, etc, I had to keep taking photos!
A beautiful display of umbrellas.
This 3-week old calf had the most beautiful face I’ve ever seen. I hope my photo does it justice.
And last, but not least, for all my fellow fiber enthusiasts, yes, just for you, I took a photo of the sheep! I love sheep and alpaca, and if there had been alpaca there, I would have taken photos of them too.
These sheep were friendly – maybe since it was so hot, they were hoping one of us was there to shear them? 🙂
Little side note to anyone who is in the LA area – if you are interested in going, the fair closes this weekend, but you will have GREAT weather! Whatever you do and wherever you are, enjoy your weekend!
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