Seen on the Road: Harry Potter Hummer Fan

Harry Potter Fan Hummer - Houston, TX, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Bumper sticker = "My Other Car is a Nimbus 2000"

Houston Fine Art Fair Recap: With Favorites

Houston has the reputation of a distant relative you don't really know well, but makes lots of money, buys expensive clothes in poor taste, and gets loud when they drink too much. The success of the first Houston Fine Art Fair, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, might make our city appear more cultured in national and international eyes.

I was there for three of the days, due to a new job.  The usual snappy dressers with nice cars were well-represented, but moderately priced tickets also had local curiosity seekers walking around.  The few that I talked to were impressed with the scale and appearance of the booths.  Houston galleries in attendance looked great, with their exhibiting artists looking right in place neighboring national and international galleries all around.  Houston high-tech artist William Betts had pieces in two out-of-state galleries, which was my introduction to him.   His art is fine; it's his automated, CNC router that makes his pieces that keeps my interest.
 
Even if the job doesn't take me to the upcoming Texas Contemporary Art Fair, I hope to attend, just to compare and contrast. 

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• Brook Mason on the Houston Fine Art Fair, 2011
• Houston Fine Art Fair reaches 10,000 visitor goal, promises return | 29-95.com
• Houston Fine Art Fair Debut Totals $6 Million in Sales - ArtfixDaily News Feed

Lionel Bawden - "The Amorphous Ones (The Spirit of Repetition)" 1 - Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Lionel Bawden - "The Amorphous Ones (The Spirit of Repetition)" 2 - Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Lionel Bawden - "The Amorphous Ones (The Spirit of Repetition)" 3 - Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Devorah Sperber - "After Grant Wood 1" 2 - Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Mark Wagner - "The Land of Milk and Honey" - Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Mark Wagner - "The Land of Milk and Honey" Detail 1 - Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Mark Wagner - "The Land of Milk and Honey" Detail 2 - Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Oksana Mas - "BWM" from the series Heart Removing- Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Chul-Hyun Ahn - Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Graciela Sacco - "Retrato I, II, III" - Houston Fine Art Fair 2011, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Miina Äkkijyrkkä & Daniel Anguilu Should Exhibit Together

What a great menagerie they could make.

Miina Äkkijyrkkä- works

Street Art | Offcite Blog

West Towards the Winds... and Other Sights on a Tuesday Outing

West Towards the Winds - Wind Turbines on the Move, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Shree Swaminarayan Temple Mandir Hindu Temple - Stafford, TX, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Port City Surplus - Houston, TX, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.