Photo Hunt - Painted

This week's PhotoHunt theme is "Painted".

Now this was a challenge - not because I had to search for a picture to represent the theme, instead I had an embarrassment of riches. I have 100s of photos that I could use for this theme. We have been lucky enough over the years to see some of the worlds greatest art to say nothing of things that we have painted ourselves. I was tempted to show our garage door after we accidentally painted it closed . . . In the end I went with a 'fun' picture form our trip to California in 2005:

This was taken outside the Charles M Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa. Schulz was the creator of one of the most loved comic strips of our time - Peanuts. The city of Santa Rosa commissioned 94 statues of favourite Peanuts characters - each one uniquely painted by a local artist. They have been located throughout the city and each year they invite people to visit them all through the 'Peanuts on Parade' program.

We found 8 - frankly when we were located in the heart of Sonoma our minds weren't on locating statues but locating wineries!

Lots of the slow travel  community members also photo hunt when they aren't traveling. You can find their posts by clicking the links below. 

• Old Shoes, New Trip
• Eden's Wanderings and Wonderings
• My Place in the Sun
• Churches in Venice – Mosaics, Marble, and Miracle-Working Madonnas
• Palmabella's Passions
• What I Really Think
• shave Ice and Gelato
• Jerry's Thoughts, Musings, and Rants!
• Keep your Feet in the Street
• Baked Alaska
• That's my story...and I'm stickin' to it!
• Postcards from the Trail
• Cooking at the Whistlestop Cafe
• Candi's Corner
• Trekcapri's Blog
• Destination Anywhere

Comments

[jennyL]

ohhh that's cute... Snoopy is my fave cartoon character and would love to have a picture with him.

Here’s my entry
http://jennys-corner.com/2009/05/photohunt-painted-faces-at-aliwan.html
http://jennytalks.com/2009/05/photohunt-painted.html

[Marta]

That is fun. The picture definitely made me smile. I also loved Snoopy when I was growing up.

[Annie]

Another Snoopy lover here! I'd love to visit that museum and search for all those statues. Fun post and great photo!

[María]

Love the photo! Santa Rosa must be a fun city to visit!

Happy weekend! :)

[srp]

Yes, Snoopy is my favorite character.. or is is Woodstock... they are a close one and two. Beautiful... would loved to see the painted shut garage door... I thought we were the only ones who did that.
Mine is up here.

[Palma]

I played Charlie Brown in a sorority skit. That would have made a great prop!

[girasoli]

What a fun town to visit. I loved all the Charlie Brown cartoons. Great take on the theme this week.

[Eden]

One of these days, I will make a trip to visit that museum! Perhaps this summer... it is so close to me and I have yet to visit it! Embarrassing!

[Jerry]

Lots of Snoopy lovers here!

I'm glad to hear that we're not the onl;y ones who painted our garage door shut! LOL

Palma - I am sure that you could have had some frat boys ppick it up for you. ;-)

eden - isn't it funny how we'll travel the world visiting places but never hit the ones in our own backyard?

Thanks for popping by on photohunt Saturday!

[Barb Cabot]

Never even knew this place existed. I just sold a mini version of this house with snoopy at my parents estate sale. (a cute metal bank) Looked just like this but did not have Paul on the side...hee hee. (Had he been attached I would have gotton alot more for the item!)

[Kathy (Trekcapri)]

Hi Jerry, that is a super choice for this week's theme! Fun and creative!

Thanks and have a great weekend!

[nancyhol]

Great colorful photo, Jerry!

[Jerry]

Barb - it is a huge museum - even contains Schulz's studio with some unfinished strips.

I hope that you had a great weekend as well kathy.

Thanks Nancy - it would have been good for the theme 'colourful' too! LOL