Speaking of “soft thinking”…
Last month, Lisa and I spent a weekend away at one of our favorite coastal hangouts. To my surprise, In the Land of Retinal Delights was in its last weekend at the Laguna Art Museum. I’ve long been a fan of Juxtapoz Magazine and it surrealistic, pop art. The show drew together an amalgam of bizarre, wildly 
creative, sometimes baffling pieces; a mash-up of comic books, movies, music, TV shows, sci-fi, horror, fashion and carnival art. Just as we showed up, a busload of Goth kids from the OC were pulling in, making us feel suddenly more hip. Of course, pictures were not allowed inside (but you can check out this fantastic Flicker photostream of some of the pieces). Talk about irrigating your right hemisphere! Anyway, I left with a copy of Juxtapoz Illustration, and have been finding oodles of inspiration in its pages.
And, if you’re looking for further ways to rouse your muse, check out Juxtapoz’s User Art for a bead of some of pop art’s up and coming artists.
