William Blake: hello, goodbye

Blake was here, now he’s not The invisible Visionary at the Getty Center William Blake, who died in 1827, is yet another casualty in 2020. The English printmaker, painter-illustrator, and poet-painter (who among us doesn’t know “Tyger, Tyger, burning bright…”?) was to have had the starring role in “William Blake: Visionary,” a Getty show that […]
South Bay surf season opener shows promise: Hammerland

A long-interval, northwest swell signaled the start of the South Bay winter season on Tuesday. Photos by Mike Balzer