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ADAMSARTEXPOSE’
ART OF 2021
REFLECTIONS FROM
INSURRECTION
TO OSTENTATIOUS
WEALTH
COLLECTORS
REPORTER: Adam
EMAIL: adamsart@desertdailyguide.com
The year has been one of historical
whirlwinds and artists have put it into
creative and visual form. From a
political historical perspective, the
United States nearly lost its standing as
a democratic republic Through the
tyrannical efforts of a rogue president
and some of his followers the tradition of
honoring and accepting the transition
of a duly elected new president was
an attempt at preventing this from
happening. The insurrection attempt
was documented thoroughly by
photography and video but artists also
used their creative ideas to provide their
personal documentation.
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The artist, Longo
who does large
charcoal drawings
of political events
portrayed the
destructive events
at the U.S. capital
through his six
by twelve foot
drawing of a
broken window in
the capital building. Several of his
drawings have been displayed at the
Palm Springs Art Museum this year.
Celeste Dupuy Spencer another artist
who was angered and dismayed by
the destruction in D.C. also expressing
it in her large painting titled, “There are
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Vol 26 Issue 14
SUMMARY
08 ADAMSARTEXPOSE’
24 BAR|FOOD
28 COMMUNITY LISTINGS
25 HOLIDAY EVENTS
14 FEATURED BUSINESS
26 MASSAGE
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BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
FEATURED
BARS/DINING
AMP Sports Lounge Everyone is welcome
here at this local friendly bar in the heart
of Cathedral City plaza, A sports bar
with a twist featuring your favorite sports
and daily happy hour. All the big sports
games will be shown on seven huge TV
screens.
68-718 E Palm Canyon Dr #201,
Cathedral City, CA 92234
RIO AZUL MEXICAN Style Rest. & Bar
Best authentic Mexican style restaurant
in the valley. With patio and Bar. Home
of an original and distinct interpretation
of Mexican food & Longest running
Sunday Drag Brunch.(760) 992-5641 350
South Indian Cyn. PS
Runway Restaurant & Bar
The valleys premier arts and
entertainment. Featuring American
Casual Dining Drinks & Drag at CCBC
Resort Hotel.68300 Gay Resort Drive. CC
SUNSHINE CAFE Nearly as perfect as it
gets! Known as a local hole in the wall
with a funky vibe and fantastic food,
frequented by celebrities, politicians
36815 Cathedral Canyon CC
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RUNWAY RESTAURANT & BAR
The valleys premier arts and
entertainment. Featuring American
Casual Dining Drinks & Drag at CCBC
Resort Hotel.68300 Gay Resort Drive, CC
TOOL SHED LEVI/LEATHER In the Warm
Sands District in central Palm Springs.
600 E Sunny Dunes Rd , PS
FEATURED RESORTS
CCBC RESORT 18+ 760 324-1350
68-300 Gay Resort Drive
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Located just a few minutes from
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fantasy playground is perfect for
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a special flair for Southern (California)
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Villa De Martini
Celebration
presented by
C onnect to the Land
C onnect to Each Other
November 10, 2021
5:00pm
Cocktails,
Program, Dinner
& Live Auction
desertMountains.org
Zoom Mass every Saturday at 430.
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Monsters on All Sides”, Her conclusion
that the Biden Administration is also
continuing the bombing in Seria and the
war in the Middle East. The ambitious
painting completed only 8 weeks
part, shows have been delayed and
art marketing has taken a hit. One
artist, John Cerney, has created and
erected a unique mural of multi-colored
eight-foot-high popsicles being held by
hands located on Sunny Dunes Road
after the capital insurrection, shows
aspects of the capital invasion but also
has ominous bombers in the upper
left of the painting indicating the U.S.
continued warmongering throughout
the world.
Locally artists have struggled during the
pandemic lockdown. Galleries have
been operating on virtual, for the most
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across from the Tool Shed Bar. Carney
has been a mural artist for a number
of years with installations in California
and other states. This colorful cut-out
mural is a playful contrast to the art of
insurrection.
In the art world of hedge funders and
the uber-rich and those who can
afford art as speculation as well as
for aesthetic purposes the year 2021
found purchases over the 100 million
dollar range. That’s correct 100 Million
dollars being paid for single artworks of
which the following are some examples.
The winner in most expensive is the
purchase of a Picasso portrait painted
in 1932 of Mari-Therese Walter a model
or muse Picasso painted. The official
title in English is “Woman Sitting Near
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a Window” the actual sale price sold
through Christie’s New York was, $103.4
Botticelli is the sale of a Mark Rothko
painting rectangular about 6 feet high
with 3 color areas, orange, yellow,
million The colorful
abstract is typical
of Picasso’s work
of that period. The
price paid signals a
renewed popularity
of modernist art
styles.
Contrasting the
price of this abstract
is a Sandro Botticelli
painting completed
between 1470-80,
titled “Portrait of a Young Man holding
a Roundel”. A roundel is not a box of
Skoal but a round plate generally with
an insignia like a family coat of arms.
The representational aspect of this
painting contrasted with the abstract
of Picasso’s demonstrates the different
tastes of collectors. The sale price
of this work sold through Sotheby’s
New York was $92.1 million. Below the
$100million but substantial for an old
master’s painting. Another painting
in distinction to both the Picasso and
and pink titled “No.7, shown with two
attendants hanging it for auction. This is
the kind of minimalist painting you hear
people whispering in a gallery,” I could
do that” However they didn’t do that,
Mark Rothko did and last month it sold
for $82.5 million.
This year has been a year of tragedy
and contrast with artists documenting
the insurrection of the capital of the
country putting democracy in jeopardy
to that of various paintings from different
eras of history selling for enormous
dollar amounts of which the original
artists would be astounded in disbelief.
Possibly some connection between
insurrection and wealth and the
discussion of inequalities The new year
holds out hope that some of this may be
rectified, let’s hope that our fractured
politics can be restructured and social
benefits for all people can become a
reality inviting the artists of the new year
to display greater optimism in the art of
2022.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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BUSINESS Directory
BAR| FOOD | RESORTS
Cathedral City
BARS|FOOD
The Barracks
Runway
Sunshine Cafe
AMP Sports Lounge
Roost
Trunks
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BARS|FOOD
Playoffs Sports Bar
Resorts
CCBC
Triangle Inn
Bearfoot Inn
All Worlds Resort
Desert Paradise
Resort
LA DOLCE VITA
RESORT & SPA
THE HACIENDA AT
WARM SANDS
Shopping
Q trading
Gear
Palm Springs
BARS|FOOD Off Ramp Leathers
Eagle 501 LOCAL Bar EVENTSGay Mart
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Tool Shed
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ONGOING HAPPENINGS
Thursday nights VILLAGEFEST takes place
in downtown Palm Springs on Palm
Canyon Drive every.
villagefest.org
Guided Nature Walks
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Check schedule. pstramway.com
FRIENDS OF THE DESERT
MOUNTAINS celebrate Friends’
champions and accomplishments
November 10th services hikes various
events check schedule
desertmountains.org
GENERAL SERVICES
Red’s Hauling. We remove trash and
unwanted items. Garage clean outs.
Red 760-288-6956
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DECEMBER 28, 2021 –
(PALM DESERT, CA)
The new year brings a relaunch of FG
Creative, Inc, the boutique strategic
marketing firm which first opened in October
of 2002, and a new adventure for Stephanie
Greene, Founder and CEO.
In August of 2020, at the height of the
pandemic, Greene brought her team and
clients to join forces with CV Strategies.
With things returning to normal, Greene is
announcing that she has left her current
endeavor and launch a reimagined FG
Creative starting January 1 with many
familiar faces in both staff and clients.
During the pandemic, Greene
strategically pivoted her business to better
accommodate the prevailing business
climate and will now reestablish FG Creative
to offer a new enhanced level of marketing
support for a variety of clients. “My time with
CV Strategies, working with Erin Kaiman and
her team, was a perfect solution during a
challenging time. Together we developed
new services for many clients and found
a great way of working together for the
success of our shared clients.” stated
Greene. “The time is right for me to step into
the future with a reimagined, revitalized
company and team to work with our current
base of clients as well as new clients who
are joining us over the next few months,”
she concluded.
Stephanie has been an active and
influential marketing professional in the
Southern California region for four decades,
coordinating major marketing efforts
for government/ municipal agencies,
transportation, non-profits, tourism/
attractions, shopping malls, Native
American casinos, and residential real
estate.
Prior to founding FG Creative in 2002,
she was a Marketing Director at several
key OC/LA shopping centers, including
Fashion Island, Westminster Mall and
Tustin MarketPlace. She attained the
level of Certified Marketing Director with
ICSC in 1996, was named Westminster
Businessperson of the Year in 1997,
and completed Leadership Coachella
Valley in 2007. She was named a “Top 30
Influential Women” in 2015 and a “Top 12
Most Influential Women” in 2016 by CV
Weekly magazine. She began her career
in advertising at the highly regarded
InterCommnunicationsInc in Newport
Beach.
Stephanie currently serves on the boards
of Women Leaders Forum, Academy of
Musical Performance (AMP), as well as
committee positions with the Palm Desert
Area Chamber of Commerce Marketing
Committee and Desert Cancer Foundation.
FG Creative is a full-service agency
supporting clients with comprehensive
marketing campaigns including advertising,
strategic planning, public relations, social
media strategy and content, website
development, public outreach, event
promotion and graphic design.
To learn more about FG Creative, visit www.
FGCreative.com and follow the company’s
new journey on LinkedIn, Facebook and
other online platforms.
Established 2002
Palm Desert, CA 760-449-0803
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BUSINESS Directory
Patriot Services LIC. General contractor
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LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Cabot’s Pueblo Museum
760-329-7610
McCallum Adobe 760-323-8297
Indian Canyons 760-323-6018
Palm Springs Aerial Tram
760-325-1449
PATIOS | SIDEWALKS | DRIVEWAYS |KOOL DECKS
760-327-4849
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extraordinary experience in innovative
erotic relaxation. 760-835-0727
Palm Springs Air Museum
760-778-6262
Palm Springs Art Museum
760-325-7186
Sunnylands
760-328-2829
Patton Memorial Museum 760-227-3483
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Welcome!
WORSHIP WITH US IN PERSON
SUNDAYS AT 10 AM
3601 E. Mesquite Ave, Palm Springs
Demuth Community Center
God’s Love &
Good Works.
760.327.3802
www.bloominthedesert.org
WORSHIP WITH US ONLINE
SUNDAYS AT 10 AM
Facebook
Bloom in the Desert Ministries UCC
REPLAY ANYTIME
YouTube
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Joshua Tree National park 760-367-5500
SHOPPING
Gear Leather and Fetish 760-322-3363
We carry only the finest quality leather
and fetish goods, gym wear, toys and
furnishings, all designed to get you off
and make you look good while you’re
doing it. gearleather.com 650 E. Sunny
Dunes
Off Ramp Leathers 760-778-2798
offrampleathers.com New and used
leather and fetish/BSDM gear.
Alterations and repairs handmade item
by Paul. Great selection of consignment
items. 650 E. Sunny Dunes Rd., Unit 3,
Palm Springs, CA
FREE COMMUNITY LISTINGS
AAP - Food Samaritans (760) 325-8481
Eisenhower HIV Clinic (760) 834-7930
DAP/ DOCK Clinic (760) 992-0492
Borrego Health (Stonewall Medical
Center) Cathedral City 760-507-3310
GROUPS/ORG/HELP
First State Monument
Dedicated
To LGBT who gave all!
LGBT Veterans Memorial
Desert Memorial Park,
Cathedral City, CA
Tom Swann Hernandez
AMVETS POST 66
tomswannhernandez
@earthlink.net
Vet Records https://vetrecs.archives.
gov/VeteranRequest/home.html for vet
or family or with written authorization.
San Diego VA Regional Office’s Virtual
VA Benefits Briefing
Explore and learn more about a variety
of VA benefits
Lgbt community center
760-416-7790 thecenterps.org
GOT LUST?
goto https://tinyurl.com/ddggay
American cancer society
800-227-2345
Amvets: Veterans club 760-324-5670
Coachella Valley sexual assault
(760) 568-9071
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Fifth Annual Prism Awards
Winners and Finalists
Announced
The Winners and Finalists of the 2021
Prism Awards were announced Monday
night, December 27, 2021,
Winners and Finalists in six categories
- webcomics; short form comics; small
to midsize press; mainstream press;
anthology;
The Winners for the 2021 Prism Awards:
Webcomics
Winner: Superpose (Artist & Writer:
Seosamh; Artist & Writer: Anka)
Short Form Comics
Winner: God Sees Me Crying in the
Bathroom Stall (Creator: Vincy Lim)
Small/Midsize Press
Winner: To Cut (Creator: Noella Whitney)
Mainstream Press
Winner: The Low Low Woods (Publisher:
DC Comics, Written by: Carmen Maria
Machado & Joe Hill Art by: Dan McDaid
& Dani Strips)
Anthology
Winner: A.B.O. Comix: A Queer Prisoners
Anthology Vol 4 (Publisher: A.B.O.
Comix, Editor: Casper Cendre,)
Prism Comics, QCE and The Cartoon Art
Museum
For a list of the Prism Awards Winners,
Finalists and Judges visit
prismcomics.org
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BUSINESS
Desert Legal aid: 760-832-9770
Directory
Stonewall democrats:
desert-stonewall.Org
Desert winds freedom band
760 776-2700
-Gay artists -760 835 0727
-Gay book club of ps—write to
Bookclubofps@yahoo.Com
-Transgender Community
Transcc.Org
Palm Springs Gay
Men’s Chorus 760-219-2077
Palm Springs Leather Order of the Desert
760 272-5553
Palm Springs Pride
Pspride.Org
Prime Timers of the Desert
760-424-8014.
NATURIST DAY PASSES
Gay Men CCBC Resort
Family DeAnza Desert Sun Resort
Starland Community Desert retreat
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This image tries to depict what a color blind person would
see on a Ishihara Color Blindness test
Protanope = no red receptors, Deuteranope - no green,
and Tritanope = no blue. If you do have color blindness
there are many technologies being developed to help you
better detect colors around you.
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