Category Archives: Marion Eisenmann

Artist’s Notebook: Corvette Driver

Posted on February 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

 “Corvette Driver,” by Marion Eisenmann Feb. 22, 2010: Marion Eisenmann sends a drawing of a Corvette and its driver that she saw over the weekend. Marion writes: After heading out for a bike ride with two male friends at Bonelli … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: Grand Central Market

Posted on February 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Grand Central Market” by Marion Eisenmann Marion Eisenmann and I made an art excursion to Grand Central Market on Broadway last year so she could try out a new Tradio pen on some sketch paper, but she wasn’t happy with … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: Echo Park

Posted on December 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  “Echo Park,” Marion Eisenmann, Nov. 22, 2009 Marion Eisenmann says of this week’s sketch: “I love the lake of Echo Park. I don't know why, but there's something about the muddy water and the diagonals of the birds' flight, … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: Gustavo Dudamel

Posted on November 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gustavo Dudamel, by Marion Eisenmann, Nov. 12, 2009. Marion Eisenmann and I have been looking at Los Angeles landmarks as a modern version of Nuestro Pueblo, but we realized that the debut of Gustavo Dudamel as music director of the … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: ‘Chocolate Factory’

Posted on October 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

“Chocolate Factory,” Marion Eisenmann, March 28, 2009 Marion Eisenmann writes of this week’s sketch: "When I  first came here, I didn't know what kind of factory this is, the Gold  Line is traveling through it close to the 110 Freeway. … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook – Brookside Golf Course

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 2, 2009, Brookside Golf Course, Marion Eisenmann This week, Marion visited a place in Pasadena. She writes: It is a section of the golf course, viewed from the north side of the  Rose Bowl. I walked inside, and sat … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Huntington Gardens

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Huntington Gardens by Marion Eisenmann The Huntington Gardens by Marion Eisenmann The Huntington Gardens by Marion Eisenmann Marion Eisenmann and I were going over some of her recent work and this caught my eye: A page of value studies … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Pasadena

Posted on September 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Castle Green, Pasadena, by Marion Eisenmann Marion sends her impressions of one of Pasadena's more unusual landmarks, the truncated remains of a bridge — demolished in 1929 — over Raymond Avenue that once connected Castle Green with the Hotel Green. … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions — Marion Eisenmann

Posted on September 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Huntington Gardens, Marion Eisenmann, July 10, 2009 Marion Eisenmann, who contributes artwork to the Daily Mirror, is giving classes on Plein Air watercolor painting on the next two Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Huntington Library, Art … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Third Street Promenade

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Third Street Promenade by Marion Eisenmann, Sept. 4, 2009 Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade awakens a bit at a time in the sweet coolness of a summer morning near the ocean. Along the darkened strip of gleaming glass and steel … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Santa Monica/Malibu

Posted on September 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Santa Monica/Malibu by Marion Eisenmann, Aug. 30, 2009 Wildfires burning out of control in the mountains north of the city might be churning clouds of smoke over the simmering Los Angeles Basin, but rather than stay indoors, many people are … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Pasadena City Hall

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Pasadena City Hall by Marion Eisenmann, Sept. 6, 2008 Marion sends her impressions of this Pasadena landmark, which was closed for a major restoration and renovation after being badly damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake and the 1991 Sierra Madre … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Olvera Street

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Olvera Street by Marion Eisenmann, Aug. 8, 2009 To visit the old Plaza is to stand at the crossroads of the city's past and present — and maybe even its future. I wonder what the preservationists who envisioned "a Mexican … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Union Station

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Union Station by Marion Eisenmann, Aug, 8, 2009 Marion sends her impressions of Union Station, the crossroads for countless travelers since it opened in 1939. Think of how many people have rushed through the station to catch their train — … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Vista del Arroyo Hotel

Posted on August 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Vista del Arroyo Hotel by Marion Eisenmann, July 31, 2009 This week, Marion Eisenmann sends a view from the Rose Bowl of one of Pasadena's old landmarks, the former Vista del Arroyo Hotel, which houses the Southern California headquarters of … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — MacArthur Park

Posted on July 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

MacArthur Park by Marion Eisenmann, 2008 This is a piece Marion did last year of MacArthur Park, which is only one Red Line stop from downtown, but a world away. On one corner, a 24-hour check-cashing business does a brisk … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Pasadena Ice Skating Center

Posted on July 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Pasadena Ice Skating Center by Marion Eisenmann, July 17, 2009. Young skater Emma Linde puts on a show. Los Angeles has had a hot spell for the last week so I gave Marion a list of alternatives to Travel Town, … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — The Huntington Gardens

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Watercolor by Marion Eisenmann Marion stopped by the Huntington on Friday and did this before we went on a sketching expedition to Grand Central Market. (More on that in a later post).  She says: Here is the bench at the … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: City Hall

Posted on July 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles City Hall, July 3, 2009 Since I began posting Nuestro Pueblo last year, I've wanted to feature contemporary artwork of historic Los Angeles in the spirit of what Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens did in 1938-39. Not long … Continue reading →

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