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2007-04-11T11:11:00.000-07:00

...Made it back.

Munich

2007-04-04T00:44:00.000-07:00

Koeningsee

2007-04-04T00:42:00.000-07:00

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

2007-04-04T00:27:00.000-07:00

Just discovered a new setting on my digital camera. Coool...

Random Post

2007-03-27T07:16:00.000-07:00

Self-portrait of me and my fabulous golf shank, er, swing.

Eichstatt

2007-03-26T03:02:00.000-07:00

Back to Germany and a great little town near Ingolstadt, called Eichstatt

My trusty A3 2.0TDI (mit quattro!). Barreling through the German countryside in sunshine, rain, snow, (and occationally pieces of other cars), on beautifully paved roads... I will miss you when I leave in two weeks. I'm sure your tires, engine and transmission won't miss me though.

Strasbourg, France

2007-03-26T02:55:00.000-07:00

Motored to France with Eddy Lee this weekend. It was pissing rain, but we made it. I also taught Eddy to drive a stick shift in 20 minutes in a parking lot next to the Autobahn. He figured out first gear in the parking lot, and two to six while on the road getting up to 200 km/hr... Anyway, here is the star attraction of Strasbourg: Another massive gothic cathedral.

Mmmm... French chirros

Heidelberg

2007-03-26T02:46:00.000-07:00

The ruins of Heidelburg Castle

In der Schweiz

2007-03-13T13:49:00.000-07:00

This week, I was "sent" to Switzerland by the company for the Geneva Auto Salon. I made a couple days of it, including seeing art school buddy Adrian who lives in Lucerne (he requested not to have his image posted for fear of the gestapo tracking him down--weirdo). We also saw Zurich on this trip (pictured above) .

This is one view from Mt. Rigi, near Lucerne. We did a day-hike around this area. This place has postcard-perfect scenery everywhere; Good cheese too.

The Geneva Auto Salon. Holy crap is it big. This is one of the six halls.

Regensburg

2007-03-07T01:12:00.000-08:00

Back in Germany. I met up with Swiss David for a day trip to this very nice town.

Kitzbuehel

2007-03-07T01:06:00.000-08:00

The Banff or Lake Tahoe of Austria. Usually this area should be under a ton of snow, except for this extremely mild winter. Way to go, global warming.

Salzburg, Austria

2007-03-04T00:47:00.000-08:00

This weekend, I motored to Austria. Salzburg was my destination. It's a medium-sized city situated at the foot of the Austrian Alps. It is also famous for being the home of Mozart.

A statue at a villa in town

Mozart's place of birth, now a typical tourist attraction. You can buy Mozart chocolate, Mozart cups, Mozart liqueur, Mozart match books... (you get the idea).

Bye, Bye Ryan

2007-02-28T12:09:00.000-08:00

The heart and soul of this generation of Oilers is traded. Childhood memories of Gretzky, Messier, and Weight's departures return. Bah.

Quick Thumbnail

2007-02-25T12:28:00.000-08:00

An alley way in Bamburg

One way to get home...

2007-02-25T12:16:00.000-08:00

(Found at the Deutsches Museum in Munich)

A Sign of the Times

2007-02-25T00:59:00.000-08:00

Saturday, strolling around Nurnburg.

Skiing the Alps

2007-02-18T01:12:00.000-08:00

Top of the Zugspitze (3000 m above sea level)

Felix, Kristin, and myself in front of the highest church in Europe. It was good to see them again. I can't believe this goofball (the one in the middle) will have his Ph.D. soon.

360 degrees of amazing views. (Almost as good as Canada :)

Quick sketch of a skier

Return to Deutschland

2007-02-18T00:39:00.000-08:00

This is Ingolstadt and Home for the next three months. The Audi headquaters is located 10 minutes away from this old town in southern Bavaria.

Castle Neuschwanstein in Southern Bavaria (Completed in 1891).

Brian's conclusion: Not a half-bad place to live for a king.

Something New

2006-12-02T17:33:00.000-08:00

(Charcoal on paper, 18" X 24")

This week I pulled out the large sketch pad and my charcoals. I did the portrait with reference from a digital photo. It took about four hours to complete.

YEAH.

2006-11-16T22:02:00.000-08:00

The days of art school

2006-11-14T22:33:00.000-08:00

Satin Dress, 2003

(Oil on Canvas, 14" x 18")

Just browsing through some old stuff, and found a studio painting that I was particularly happy with.

30 Minutes

2006-11-14T22:26:00.000-08:00

Had a few minutes; saw my brushes; thought, just do SOMETHING.

(Oil on Canvas Board, 11" x 14")

Melissa and Josh's Wedding

2006-11-11T11:05:00.000-08:00

Well, not exactly the happy couple, but Grant is certainly happy.

East Coast Art Sample

2006-10-25T23:45:00.000-07:00

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY

...A room full of Sargents

And a wall of Pollock

2006-08-20T19:10:00.000-07:00

Surfin' Nor Cal

2006-07-20T17:52:00.000-07:00

Verboten Stadt!

Crazy Shanghai

2006-07-20T17:48:00.000-07:00

China Trip, earlier this year

2006-07-20T17:43:00.000-07:00

Climbing Yosemite Falls

2006-03-05T15:55:00.000-08:00

Nor Cal Life (Oil on Canvas, 11" x 14")