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Getting Around San Antonio – The Electric Scooter Revolution

e-Scooters are taking over… San Antonio and everywhere else! This has undoubtedly been the year of the electric scooter (the e-Scooter), investors have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into these scooter companies this past year. Uber has partnered with Lime, and Ford has bought Spin. e-Scooter economics, with so much competition, is very difficult, […]

Featured Artist: Jack Atkinson – Ink & Brush Blow-Ups

Jack Atkinson Simplicity, Energy, Beauty “These are the defining words for all of my life’s work. Today, I very much abide by a test of “Simplicity” and “Beauty”, but my preeminent goal is always for “Energy” to be evident. I want all of my work to have emotional energy – that same energy that surrounds […]

FEATURED ARTIST: Raul Gonzalez, “Front and Back, and Side to Side” – San Antonio

Raul Gonzalez’s “Front and Back, and Side to Side” takes inspiration from the 1999 Edition Schellmann catalog “Wall Works”. /the artist used only duct tape and cardboard to compose vibrant and dynamic grids installed strategically throughout the gallery calling into question non-traditional versus traditional methods of mark-making. Using common materials in unique ways, he creates […]

GERMAN APPLE STRUDEL

EASY GERMAN APPLE STRUDEL (In German: Apfelstrudel) A traditional Viennese strudel is a popular layered pastry treat associated with many countries that once belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1918).   Ingredients 4 cup (about 3 medium apples, peeled, cored, and cubed 3/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 10 […]

250 Years of TEXAS ART – at San Antonio’s Witte Museum

    The Witte Museum, established in 1926 in San Antonio, is dedicated to telling the ‘Stories of Texas” from prehistoric times to the present. It is best known for it’s dinosaur exhibits. This article is about their unique (one venue only) history of Texas through Artworks where Texas or Texans are the subject and […]

The McNay – A Private Collection Becomes a Modern Art Museum in San Antonio

  Above: the t-shirt graphics for “McNay Art Museum”, sold in the Museum’s shop.     The McNay Art Museum, founded in 1954 in San Antonio, was the first modern art museum in the State of Texas. The museum was created by Marion Koogler McNay’s original bequest of most of her fortune, her important art collection […]

San Antonio’s “El Mercado” – Shop at an Authentic Mexican Market Square

  Shops, restaurants and vibrant surroundings make up Market Square. A three-block outdoor plaza lined with shops, and restaurants in downtown San Antonio, Market Square is the largest Mexican market in the United States. “El Mercado” and the “Farmer’s Market Plaza” boast more than 100 locally-owned shops and stalls. Enjoy the sights and flavors of […]