My Favorite Building in San Francisco has to be the Shell Oil Building. It was built in the 1920's and its architect was George Kelham.

That bit of information was given to me by the lobby manager of the building, who came over to talk to me when he noticed me making pictures.

I thought he was going to hassle me and ask if I was plotting something nefarious, considering the times we're living in, but he was happy to talk about the building, its history and why it worked for him aesthetically. He even recommended a book that went into detail about it and several of the structures on the block.



After talking to him, I liked the place even more and would like to go back there to give him a print, though I'm not sure which one, if any. I'm curious to know if any of these work for you and if so, which one you think I should present to the lobby manager.

walking back from the clinic...the long way...procrastinating (not really) looking for trees for possible planting...and noticed the storm did some storm did some damage.

Covered car under a blanket of fog.

morning glory with bougainvillea

I once found twenty dollars on the street. The other day, I found this. Needless to say, I didn't put it in my wallet.

The esthetics of subtraction: the key here, I guess, is knowing when to stop (tearing).

The esthetics of addition: I liked the way the hair was added on -- there's thinking going on here, but I can't help wondering about the age of the artist.

this

vegetation5

vegetation4

and belonging

cityscape: vegetation3

"Batmobile"?

Rear View

vegetation2 - to create a picture

vegetation 1

on black table .

watching