Keiko Tanabe, an award-winning watercolor artist and California local, is doing an amazing series of San Diego landscapes- one hundred of them to be exact! She has titled it the "San Diego 100". She just posted No. 85. Its been pretty exciting to follow the landscapes she chooses....from daily life landscapes of traffic and residential streets, to the more quintessential San Diego locations such as Balboa Park (one of my favorite places! Spanish Baroque Revivial architecure everwhere you look!), the Del Mar Fairgrounds and Coronado. My favorite medium is admittingly not watercolor....but I really, truly admire the quality and overall style of Keiko's watercolors. She is my favorite contemporary watercolorist....and, whats even better- she is a genuine person who deeply loves what she does. Also, she is selling the originals! I am a fan of "real" art....it just has more soul. It doesnt have to cost a million dollars, but it has to speak to you. That's what art is all about. Check out her San Diego 100....you won't be sorry! Ten of my personal favorites.....

To see more of Keiko Tanabe's work, or to contact the artist directly, go to any of these galleries or contact her here.

I've had the pleasure of being in contact with Lisa Ferraro at DailyPainters.com. They are friendly and unpretentious, something greatly appreciated when dealing with the "Art world". This site is fun because the featured works rotate daily, so the gallery-style site is continually fresh and exciting. At DailyPainters, you can find some truly great art, in a range of styles, from artists that produce quality work.

When I peruse this site, I get the feeling that I'm discovering something special. A lot of the prices are very reasonable. If you are a collector that collects on instinct (which, I hope you are!), you will appreciate DailyPainters. "Instinctual" art collections not only make you happiest, they also add a layer of "you" to your home- and when "you" are woven into your home, that is a design quality that is not only important, but also irreplaceable.

My favorites from today's page at DailyPainters (be sure to click on the artist's name to visit their link):

Jorney Home II by Keiko Tanabe

Abstract No. 780708 by Pol Ledent

One Minute Gesture Pose Series XXIX.6 by Gretchen Kelly