Lisa Mertins’ Life Illustrated » 2010 » February

always eating my words

Remember that dumb thing I said about my preference of grey skies to blue? In Palm Springs, there’s really no such thing as a grey sky. OH, how that blue dazzled me not to mention how fabulous it is to wear shorts in February! Last week there was a vintage travel trailer show as part [...]

“My imagination is a monastery and I am its monk.”

This weekend, I watched the luscious Campion film Bright Star. I’ve never been much of a Keats fan but I take that all back now that I know he was tragically love struck. Oh, it was deliciously romantic but beyond that I have to say, one of my favorite parts of the movie was when [...]

here comes the rain

It’s been gloriously warm in southern California recently — this photo was taken in Redlands during the last storm. My favorite palette of grey and green was an inspiration for this image. Can I say this to other sky photographers? A blue sky, while cheerful, is not my favorite. I much prefer a grey or [...]

I love Charles

Because the beautiful words in his head were truer than what he showed on the outside. Because his poetry has inspired me all my adult life. Because he’s the first poet that showed me how exquisite a poem can be. Because today he gave me an excuse to draw an angry sun. Because this poem [...]

instead of bashing maggie…

That was my intent today, a post to blame Maggie Gyllenhaal for botching my movie-going experience this weekend. I was looking forward to Crazy Heart. What’s not to love about all that T Bone Burnett musical goodness in a movie? And I’m a big fan of Jeff Bridges. Although Ms Gyllenhaal’s acting style isn’t my [...]