Painting the Triangle Inn Palm Springs...

We have been fortunate since we've owned the Triangle Inn to have several folks either photograph it or paint it, so when one painter from Stuttgart shared his interpretation of the Inn with us we decided to share it with all our friends.

The artist is Heinz Stoewer. Heinz spent much of his life as a successful lawyer and banker in Germany, but he decided in his forties to explore his artistic side. So he boldly quit his corporate job and studied painting at two art academies in Germany. Since that time, Heinz has worked successfully as an artist with solo exhibitions all over Germany.

The source and basis of Heinz' work is nature in all aspects; from a small piece of stone to large vistas. Inspired by his travels to the American Southwest, he has concentrated on scenes and images from this environment. The resulting paintings are very personal impressions and choices of what Heinz finds during his travels.

The Triangle Inn painting is part of a series that started with more abstract impressions of canyons and deserts and has now expanded to focus on the conflict between nature and civilization in the harsh desert environment, including midcentury architecture and design in the Coachella Valley.

Heinz' paintings are photorealistic with some impressionistic and abstracted elements. They are all done in acrylic on canvas in medium to larger sizes.

My Takes from the MegaMuscle Photo Expo

I wanted to share some of my shots from the Mega Muscle Photo Expo we hosted this past weekend at the Inn. I should probably call them outtakes because all the photos the photographers took are so amazing, but some of mine actually turned out pretty good considering that they were behind the scenes candids taken with my ever-dependable (as long as I remember to charge the battery) Canon Powershot SD550.


I have to say that the weekend was absolutely amazing. Brian, Kenny, Anthony, Jason, and everyone else on the MegaMuscle team are absolute sweethearts, the models were great fun as well, and gracious to us as well as to the guests, and, of course, my buds Tal and Ron from Sweat UnderGear were fun as well. 

I'd have to say that a good time was had by all, especially the photographers who came to the expo to shoot. I cannot wait to see some of their work, having watched their set-ups. We had incredible weather all weekend - perfect Palm Springs sunshine, blue skies and warm but not too hot temperatures.

Sunday was especially fun around the Inn because the photographers were shooting here and at our house next door. There were definitely plenty of reasons for (Canadian) Thanksgiving around the pool, as everyone who was here will gladly attest.

Handsome Lucas gave our friend Gage a copy of the Playgirl that has him on the cover. He's also on the inside in a scorching photoshoot that's part of the annual 2007 calendar.


Brian was also a hoot. Even though he shared stories of all his exploits with the ladies he was completely comfortable hanging out with all the guys and had as much fun as everybody else.  

Eric was also a favorite and quite a cut-up. He definitely gets the "Best All-Around Bud" Award. 

Then again, all the guys were great. Not a one that wasn't fun, friendly and professional. 

I only have one question. When can we do it again? ;)


Michael
Triangle Inn Palm Springs