It’s raining in LA today. Even though I know this weather pattern is fleeting, I can’t help but feel like this is it … the summer is over … it’ll be gray now for nine months.  I blame a lifetime in Seattle and a mini-lifetime in Missoula, MT for that reactive and irrational approach to drizzle in an otherwise sunny state.

To boost my mood … and shew this rain (metaphorically speaking) away … here’s some colorful art by Melissa Loop — “exploring specific ideas of Utopia.” Eerie and colorful (just like my mood today), enjoy.

St. Thomas All Inclusive, 2011 (acrylic and enamel on panel)

Impending: Japan, 2011

Mixing the Old and New, 2011

Untitled 2011

Getaway House, 2011

Escapist Fantasy 1, 2010 (acrylic and enamel)

Citypark 2, 2010 (acrylic and enamel on panel)