Philip Brewer
I write science fiction and fantasy stories.
I also write about personal finance and frugality for Wise Bread.
I speak Esperanto, and use it to communicate internationally. Esperantistoj, legu mian esperantan hejmpaĝon.
Personal finance articles (at Wise Bread)- Interesting stuff
Tag Archives: public art
The wonderful Spurlock Museum
A hundred-odd years ago, a lot of towns and cities had their own museum. In those days, international travel was beyond the reach of ordinary people, and museums saw it as part of their mission to bring the great artistic … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Local, News, Photography
Tagged art, museums, public art, sculpture, spurlock museum, Wise Bread
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The birds think it’s spring
Jackie and I went for our first bike ride of the year. We followed our traditional first-ride route, around Kaufman Lake, past the Olympic Monument, around Parkland College, and then back. This year we went 6.27 miles. I’d been hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Local, Photography
Tagged bicycling, birds, cardinals, copper slough, crows, exercise, Fitness, kaufman lake, Photography, public art, red-winged blackbirds, robins, seasons, spring
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Decorative Brassicas
Spotted these decorative brassicas by the front walk of a house near campus, and liked them—a seasonally appropriate floral alternative for December. Not the best picture ever—my phone had a pretty good camera for its day, but the lens has … Continue reading
The Meadowbrook Jazz Walk
One of the unique events in Champaign-Urbana is the Jazz Walk. Bands (duos and small combos) are scattered across the sculpture garden at Meadowbrook Park, and you walk from one to the next. The result is a series of surprisingly … Continue reading
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Tagged almost anything, art, bluesnik, jazz, jazz cycle, jazz walk, jonathan beckett, katie flynn, mark ginsberg, mark smart, meadowbrook park, music, new orleans jazz machine, peter and the wolves, public art, will yanez, young kim
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More on public art in Detroit
Public art in Chrysler’s Detroit ad
As a big fan of public art, I was particularly impressed with the fragments of public art featured in Chrysler’s “imported from Detroit” Superbowl ad: There’s a lot to like here. There’s a lot of art deco, and I like … Continue reading
Adoration of the Snowman
Adoration of the Snowman, originally uploaded by bradipo. Photo by Philip Brewer. Snow sculpture by some neighbor kid, I assume. I almost captured the posture in this picture—the snowman leaning back, face turned up, arms spread wide. He looks like … Continue reading
Chicago trip, with sculpture
Jackie and I traveled by train to Chicago, going up Tuesday and returning Wednesday. I like traveling by rail. It’s is more comfortable and more convenient than traveling by either car or plane, especially if you’re going to want to … Continue reading
Champaign to lose Angela Rivers mural
I heard on the news this morning that Champaign was going to lose (to building renovations) a large public mural by Angela Rivers. The mural, painted in 1978, is in pretty poor shape, which I suspect had something to do … Continue reading
Bear with Giant Pine Cone
Bear with Giant Pine Cone, originally uploaded by bradipo. Public sculpture of a bear in Urbana. To me that thing he’s holding looks like a giant pine cone, but that doesn’t seem very likely. Bear with Giant Pine Cone by … Continue reading