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Woke late, headed out late, and caught 10 specific artists (plus a lot more) in a little over three hours. Afterwards, I *was* going to grab dinner, but ended up passing out cold on the couch.

I needed that.

If you can't do the full thing but want to check out a handful of artists in the East Bay: Pat Payne's metal bird sculptures in Alameda are worth seeing. David Platford's contemporary landscapes are wonderful; I could have spent an afternoon with them. The same goes for Della Heywood's ink + pastel work; she clears her mind for the first gesture in ink, then visualizes something and pastels over the ink.

The full circuit definitely has its charms too. That's part of what makes me keep doing this.

As for GPS in both my car and phone: I was thinking about how it was once part of the full experience getting lost, in my truck, cursing my map printouts and hastily scrawled notes, then eventually deciding that that particular artist wasn't that high of a priority to see. Overall though... I'm a fan and don't miss not having GPS at all =)

I think I'll head out for dinner soon, now that I'm recovered from my mandatory nap.