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Mexicolor
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Vibrant color close-ups of Mexican folk art including
embroidery, ceramics (talavera & Oaxacan pottery),
hand-blown glass, retablos, ocumichus, Oaxacan painted
animals, masks, toys, painted paper mache dolls, jewelry,
religeous figures etc...
- Colorful interior and exterior design in Mexican private
homes and hotels, including color treatments of walls,
furniture, wood carving, tiles, copper pots, wrought iron
work and colorfully painted facades. Also includes gardens,
fountains, patios and pools.
- Featured works by Mexico's own Tamayo, Morales, Barragan,
Legoretta among other artists & architects.
- Portraits of Mexican artisans working and selling their
artifacts at outdoor markets.
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© Melba Levick
1990 - 2003
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Mexicasa
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Interior and exterior photos of some of Mexico's most
beautiful inns, hotels and haciendas of the Yucatan, Veracruz,
Oaxaca, Michoacan, Mexico DF, Cuernavaca, Colonial pueblos,
and some of the beautiful coastal regions.
- Courtyards, fountains, patios, balconies pools and gardens.
Also features amazing iron work, tiles, mosaics, moorish
pattern frescos, portales, palapas, arches etc...
- Detailed photos of warm colorful interiors including
bedrooms, dining rooms, vestibules, living rooms, bathrooms,
kitchens, pool rooms and spas with all of their exquisite
decor (ie. wood beams, wrought iron, typical furniture
such as equipales, carved wood, sculptures, intricate
doors and windows, chandeliers, nichos, retablos, wall
treatments etc...).
- Also includes some beautiful panoramic ocean views,
mountain vistas and lanscapes.
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Mexicasa here
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photographs
© Melba Levick
1990 - 2003
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Desert
Gardens
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An extensive array of cacti, succulents and other desert
plants including aloe, agave, dracaena, echeveria, coral
tree, century plants, wildflowers, saguaro, baobab, euphorbia,
yucca, prickly pears and bottle palm. Also features many
desert plants in flower.
- The beautiful lanscaping of many famous California desert
gardens including Los Angeles City Zoo, Huntington Desert
Garden, Balboa Park, Moorten Botanical Gardens, Santa
Barbara Botanic, Lotusland and Los Alamitos.
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to Desert Gardens
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© Melba Levick
1990 - 2003
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Estate
Gardens
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Photos of large gardens and exteriors of mansions and
estates.
- Shots of flowers, trees and plants including; roses,
iris, lilies, tulips, cypress, oak, pepper trees, geraniums,
magnolias, callalilies, wysteria, foxglove, pergolas,
ranunculus, camillias, aloe, cactus & succulents,
donkey tail, ferns and many more...
- Many landscaping styles such as labyrinth gardens, rose
gardens, herb gardens, knot gardens, formal gardens, English
and Japanese gardens etc...
- Garden ornaments and features such as fountains, cascades,
ponds, wrought iron benches and gates, statues, bird baths,
hedges, borders, pools, pavillions, sculptures, bridges
and lavish lawns.
- Included in these are well known California gardens
such as Descanso, Virginia Robinson Estate, Filoli, Lotusland,
Huntington, Valverde, Los Alamitos and others.
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Estate Gardens
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photographs
© Melba Levick
1990 - 2003
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Japanese-Style
Gardens of the Pacific West Coast
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pictures of Japanese style gardens of the Pacific West
Coast including Golden Gate Tea Garden, the Japanese Friendship
Garden, UCLA Hanna Carter, Lotusland, Hakone, Kubota,
Bloedel and more...
-Vibrant foliage, flowers and trees include lilys, bamboo,
gingko, japanese maple, wisteria, edo, iris, azalea, lotus,
bonzai and many others.
- Many Oriental landscaping styles such as zen-style,
raked sand (dry garden), stone garden, shoin-style, moss
garden, tea garden, stroll garden and kabuki.
- Includes stone lanterns, torii gates, arched and zigzag
bridges, rocks, ponds, tea ceremony pagodas, buddha statues,
viewing platforms, koi ponds, waterfalls, streams and
fountains.
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© Melba Levick
1990 - 2003
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Casa
California
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private Spanish colonial, Spanish revival, Mediterranean
and mission-style California homes, estates, villas
and haciendas.
- Interior design photos featuring bedrooms, dinning
rooms, living rooms, vestibules, entrances, kitchens,
staircases and bathrooms. Includes wrought iron, fireplaces,
arches, tile, intricate woodwork, stenciling, ceramic,
Malibu pottery, carved wood tables and chairs, bay windows,
window banquettes, leather, hardwood floors, brass lamps
and other beautiful home decor items.
-The exterior pictures contain facades, courtyards,
custom tiles, balconies, bungalows, patios, patio furniture,
pools, hot tubs. Also, breathtaking panoramic and ocean
views and an assortment of foliage, trees and flowers
in beautifully landscaped gardens.
- Architecture and design by well-known architects such
as Paul Williams, Wallace Neff, Roland Coate, Ricardo
Legoretta, Charles Moore and George Washington Smith.
enter
casa California
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photographs
© Melba Levick
1990 - 2003
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Reflections
On The Pool
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Features
some of California's most interesting swimming pools designed
by architects such as Thomas Church, Paul Williams, Ricardo
Legorreta and Isabelle Greene.
- A wide array of private indoor and outdoor (sometimes
both) California pool designs including lap pools, infinity
edge pools, black-bottom pools, kidney-shaped pools, indoor
& outdoor pools, natural pools, weir edge pools, Iitalian-style
pools etc...
- Some features include waterfalls, natural & artificial
rock, grottos, cascades, diving boards, mosaics, fountains,
jet spouts, hot tubs and spas.
- Many pools surrounded by beautiful gardens, patios,
terraces, verandas, greenhouses and decks, some offering
breathtaking panoramic ocean, desert, city and mountain
views.
- Many articles of decor include tile, granite, mosaics,
boulders, flagstone, plants, sculptures, ceramics, wood
and wrought iron poolside furniture and even artificial
fog.
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pools
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photographs
© Melba Levick
1990 - 2003
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Missions
Of California
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Photos of California's 21 missions with their adobe and
Spanish colonial architecture featuring steeples, arches,
bell towers and of course many mission bells.
- Surrounding these historic California landmarks are
lush landscaping, bright flower gardens, sunken gardens,
courtyards, arched passage ways, fountains, statues of
religious figures, pepper trees, benches, foliage and
cemetaries.
- These sanctuaries' rustic interiors feature chapels,
doorways, bedrooms, dining rooms, ceilings, altars, kitchens,
bread ovens, wood furniture, burned bricks, wood beams,
arches, crosses, statues and other religious artifacts.
- Included in this gallery are the landmark missions of
San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, San Gabriel, San Fernando,
La Purisima, San Miguel, Carmel, San Antonio, Soledad,
San Juan Batista, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Jose, Delores,
Solano and San Rafael.
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the missions Of California
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photographs
© Melba Levick
1990 - 2003
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Antonio
Gaudi - Master Architect
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Photos of architect Antonio Gaudi's Barcelona landmarks
including Park Guell, Sagrada Familia, Pedrera, Teresian
school, Bellesguard, Guell estate, Cathedral of Mallorca,
Casa Calvet, Casa Battlo, Casa Mila and other buildings
and private homes.
- Exteriors include building, church and house facades,
parks, sculptures, street lamps, wrought iron fences and
gates, doors, windows, fountains, roof tops, towers, chimneys,
balconies, railings, crypts, steeplescourt yards, archways,
stairwells, benches, stone work, woodwork and ceramics
in Gaudi's unique 'modernismo', neo-gothic and art-deco
styles.
- Interiors feature windows, doors, elevators, vestibules,
entrances, dining rooms, living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens,
chapels, stained glass, tiles, mosaic, carved beams, chandeliers,
door knockers, wood and wrought-iron furniture, mirrors
and more...
- Gallery also includes some of Gaudi's architectural
drawings and sketches.
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the Gaudi gallery
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© Melba Levick
1990 - 2003
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