GO INTO ORBIT
…..At The Huntington Botanical Garden’s amazing exhibit on the Celebration Lawn. This extraordinary experience within a Nautilus-shell-shaped 28 foot ‘sculpture’ is clad in shiny aluminum and you enter an amazing sound experience. Marsha and Stu, my life long...
A FABULOUS SOIREE FOR THE CALIFORNIA ART CLUB
….at the home of incomparable Valerie Foster Hoffman, Hostess with the Mostest. California Art Club Executive Director Elaine Adams, wife of Peter Adams the plein air artist extraordinaire! Our beautiful hostess whose grandfather painted the remarkable copies of...
LOVE IS A VERB
….and no one expresses it more fully than Miss Judith who is the template for doing good and friendship! As an Executive Advisory Board Member of the ‘Iris Cantor UCLA Women’s Health Center', Miss Judith includes me in her list of guests for the annual...
ART and MUSIC, a PERFECT COMBO
Marsha and Stu, my Snowbirds from Chicago, winter in Newport Beach and my assignment is to find new and interesting things to do. This years adventure began at The Broad and here you see the Jeff Koons installation ‘TULIPS’ hence the name for the third floor...
A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION for BEAUTIFUL VALERIE
….hosted by Lyn Campbell at the Los Angeles Country Club was just as sensational as the guest of honor, the Hostess with the Mostest, lovely Valerie! Our delightful table favors…. I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship and mentioned it in my last blog. It seems...
RAIN OR SHINE WE FIND JOY
…and a great joy is anytime I can spend with Beautiful Mary. We started the year with dinner at the Bistro Gardens, one of my favorite spots for sharing friendship in a lovely surrounding. I don’t make New Year’s resolutions but if I did, for sure it would be to...
A BITTERSWEET GOODBYE TO BELOVED TYRUS WONG
…..TYRUS WAS a ‘DISNEY LEGEND’ for his ground breaking concept artwork on ‘BAMBI’ but that only skims the surface of his many accomplishments attested to by the hundreds who came to pay tribute to him on Friday at Forest Lawn’s ‘Hall of Liberty’. The hall was packed...
THIS BLOG IS ABOUT LIVING JOYFULLY
….so what better way to begin the New Year than by reading ‘The Book of Joy’, conversations with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. The overriding sense one gets is that they are both mischievous as can be and perhaps that’s the secret. It sure works for Snoopy! ……and...
CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
…began joyfully with Clara and Penny treating me to lunch at the Peninsula's Roof Garden. One of my favorite things there is this adaptation of a Root Beer Float made with Ginger Beer! Delicious!!! Thank you dear Clara and Penny for the delightful time and the very...
AN AMAZING CHRISTMAS GATHERING at VALERIE FOSTER HOFFMANS…
…...including carolers and a fine Santa! This would make anyone jolly! I know, amazing! …..and oh soooo good! Let’s start with dessert! Cheese anyone? …and what would you like to drink? Not sure what I was carrying on about here but I did want you to see Amy’s...
WELCOME…
to my personal blog where I’ll be sharing adventures and how I determine each day to live joyfully as an Artist, Teacher, and Author. My latest book “What If… We Have the Power to Change Our Lives” an inspirational book that hopefully will empower you to live your best life! You can find me and my work at nanraestudio.com My hope is that this blog will inspire you to find joy everywhere and in everything and that is what I wish for you!