Three things.

One. Something interesting for you museum-goers. The NYTimes reported that archaeologists in Guatemala uncovered a 30 foot x 3 foot Mayan painting. AND it is in tip top shape. Just look at this for a second…

It’s beautiful. It has some floral elements surrounding it that seem so familiar. Almost contemporary. Looks like graf or some cool design.

The figure itself has some depth and good porportions. Did I mention that it’s also the earliest Mayan art ever found? 100BC. According to the article, The Classical Mayan period hits at about seventh century. For perspective, here’s a quote:

“In Western terms,” said William Saturno, an archaeologist at the University of New Hampshire who is a research associate at Harvard, “it’s like knowing only modern art and then stumbling on a Michelangelo or a Leonardo.”

Read more about the article and check the bit about the green room.

Two. Just barely related to this… is a painting I did a while back. It’s about a person I met from Guadalajara named El Nacho. It’s not the creation of man, but I guess, more about the purchase of good barbeque.

Three. Louie Del Carmen and I used to eat good barbeque on top of a building near the corner of Sunset and Vine. Good ol’ Klasky-Csupo in Hollywood, CA! Where the stars are born!… cue up the “That’s Entertainment” theme. I saw Louie at the “Three Trees Make A Forest” art show in Alhambra, CA a few weeks back. If you missed it, there were some heavy hitters on deck. Read more about the show here. Thanks for the shout Louie… and thanks again.

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