I was OMG! Oh My Gravy! I was expecting this. I wanted to see these sculptures for a long time. I just didn’t expect how astonishing seeing it in person.
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Movie: High Fidelity – Music Elitist? What is your All-time Top Five? Er… Maybe High Fidelity might make it to my all time Top Five music-related movies. Laura, Laura, Laura, the name resonates my head watching this movie. The performance was a sweet surprise at the end of the movie. 😉 The soundtrack are thumbs up too.
Music: Tom McRae by Tom McRae – Top Five Albums of 00’s? I consider this self-titled album as one of it! Deep, dark, and beautiful. This singer-songwriter has the voice, eloquence, tune, and emotion. A true praise-worthy album. I bought my copy for 50 cents.
Here he is with Sao Paolo Rain …
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I went straight to Park Center and immediately was provided the map and booklet about these metal sculptures. It’s what I drove 4 hours to the end of California for and so, up I went in a jiffy, excited to see metals :).
I first drove South. Part 2 of this will be the one for the North.
It was so awesome. I drove on the road and spotted these bigger-than-life creatures. Take a turn on dirt roads. (Don’t worry – I didn’t even use 4-wheel) Laid scattered in Anza Borrego Desert State Park are these metal sculptures. They are all over the place too. I felt like I was cruising in a safari. The desert background helps a lot too in making it dramatic. It was awe-inspiring, bedazzling, and just impressive. Magnificent!
I love BS. I love Borrego Springs. 😀 Anza Borrego is straight to my list of must-see places in California.
The man behind these magnum opuses is Ricardo Breceda. Probably the most recognized is the Sand Serpent. It’s body appears as if going in and out of the sand, stops at the road, and continues across it.
I provided a video too. It’s Dream Big California featuring Ricardo Breceda.
More of Anza Borrego and these sculpture in Part II. 😉 …. including the Sand Serpent …
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I like the last one the best – the Loch Ness monster.
They should call it that. Sounds cool. But the guy from the Park Center referred to it as Sand Serpent. 🙂
What an amazing artist with a gorgeous attitude to life! They are very impressive pieces, especially within that environment. Thanks for sharing Rommel.
Karen
We need more of him. He’s inspirational. How I wish I get that attitude.
I love the sand serpent!
The sand serpent steals the show!
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You always manage to come up with something a little different, Rommel. Good job, once again.;)
Ow, insert the orples here. 😀 I’m signing up. 😉
I have your name on my list of players, Rommel. In case of upcoming problems, I’m in the midst of changing blog addresses, so we may suffer link problems—temporarily. Once I have the quirks ironed out of orples.net, I’ll make an announcement, and try to re-link then. Keep your eyes opened. 🙂
Ow, then put me in on the new blog instead. :₩
I’m still working on my old blog, and will try to get everything moved to my new blog, once I iron out the kinks. I just want everyone to know about this transition due to the temporary problems that I might incur. No worries, Rommel. I’ve got you covered. 🙂
Amazing sculptures and well captured ! I like the horses…. and the last one…sand serpent …?!
No such thing. You can only find sand serpent in California. 😆
Far out! I didn’t see those guys when I went to B Springs. !!!
Ow, a miss, Carla. Would’ve been great for an artist that you are.
What a fun sight. Did the same artist do all?
Yes! Metal Sculptures became a thing in the area. But the ones I’m showing are all his creations.
I’m so glad you reminded me of this place! Long ago we used to camp in this general area and I need to get my granddaughters out to see the sculptures. I have never taken the entire auto tour…this is a good time of year to do it–better than in the summer. 🙂 They really are amazing!
Yup! I always wait for “winter” season before I go to desert areas. Just like last year when I went to Palm Springs.
Ow, I went to Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro. Kinda cool with it being free and the parking fees is only a dollar an hour.
My family lives in San Pedro and there really is a lot to explore there. My granddaughters spend a lot of time between the Long Beach Aquarium and the Cabrillo. I have learned a lot accompanying them–they now more about marine life than I do! 🙂
Oh my, what amazing creatuons. I was taken away by the first one, that powerful stallion.
It looks surreal. He has horses the most.
LOVE the dragon one! just amazing! check this out:
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this is the close up:
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ps… LOVE your latest Header picture… just gorgeous shot of shadows… 🙂
Are those in the same area? I will show similar ones later, but there’s only 3 horses.
different angle, I think… they are all on top of a huge plateau, here in Washington… a whole herd racing to the edge! I just love it! 🙂
I sure would have liked to have seen this while driving through the desert! Thanks for sharing, Rommel!
I don’t normally like the desert. But with a view like this, I’m all for it. 😀
Thanks for the shout-out 🙂
Your photography is gorgeous. Few sculptures have that much movement in them.
Movement! Yes, I think that’s what his vision is when he was creating these. He wanted to show movements. Good eye, Featured Blogger. 😉
What a talented man, I like the horses best of all. These sculptures are placed in the perfect natural gallery, absolutely splendid. But then you know how I love sculpture 🙂
I remembered your sculpture post when I was viewing these. 😉
That’s quite impressive! The sand serpent definitely is my favourite 😉
It is wicked cool. Not a wonder it is everyone’s favorite.
Rommel – great art – I soaked this up much! California is truly one of the coolest and most diverse places in the world – such great State 🙂 and I would love to see Borrego Springs in person someday 🙂 ❤ in the meantime, I will soak up your posts – have a great night amigo and now
I am going to check out your featured blog –
take care ❤ ❤
This will go to my list of Unique Places to go to in California. I love California diversity and love for art.
I agree – and I also made a funia image for you – well I am making a 2014 blog friend page and just messing around with some stock images – and so… for u:
These are outstanding Rommel!!!! Love the horses especially. Strange that I hadn’t heard of these sculptures before! I owe you thanks for the education 🙂
This is gonna be my consolation if I don’t ever get to visit Africa. Bwahahaha 😀
mammoth? saber toothed cat? awesome place!
Yup, those are what they are called. It IS a whoasome place! 🙂
These sculptures are great. I never heard of that place before.
Glad to have shared it then. 😉
Oh wow! That is really awesomely cool! I didn’t even realise it was metal until you brought it up…and the details are just amazing…ok, this is a good one..👍😄
I just thought of me driving around near these creatures and they’re not metals. Wahhhh, 😀 Cool but I wouldn’t even be there in the first place. 😀
True, they all really looked very much alive to me..Pretty cool indeed…😄
Beautiful captures. I’ve read other blogs about these amazing sculptures and am thinking next winter is a must for us to visit. Glad you enjoyed 🙂
The drive there is beautiful as well. Right around the landscapes you always encounter.
Great photos. I’ve heard about these and would love to see them in person but in the meantime I’ll enjoy your images.
Be sure to check the Park Center so they can give you a map. They not too far from each other. Have fun when you get there.
Amazing! Thank you for the sculpture tour, Rommel. I love the horse sculpture especially. The first one looks so real. All are dramatic and magnificent via your lens!!
Thanks! My camera lens are acting up. Glad these views can speak on its own.
Exotic Zoo of metal animals!
😀 California version of animal safari. 😀
Yes, you right
These sculptures are so fantastical. I enjoyed the video very much. What a great passion this man has for his art! 🙂
If you gonna dream, you might as well dream big. 🙂 He’s inspirational.
Wow! Magnificent!!
I went there in my childhood, but I don’t recall the sculptures. They certainly stand out amid the panoramic surroundings.
It’s relatively recent, Robert. Late last decade. 😉
Hello, Rommel, I can’t believe there is a place like this. It’s on my list of to-see now! Thank you so much! How did you find all of these interesting places? 😉 Helen
The place is advertised enough for California travel destinations. If you’re a true California traveller at heart, then it’s not hard to find out about this place. 😀
Very cool, sometimes what artists do just amazes…and thank you for taking us along for the ride (and with a nice accompaniment of music too). Plus, this is in such a scenic area, especially for someone like me who grew up around high/desert plains. A nice find and great way to spend the day ~ art along with a diverse set of subjects to photograph to boot… So well done Rommel ~ Cheers.
Wow, these sculptures are amazing. They must be so stunning to come upon in the desert!
This post slipped through the ‘reader’ cracks… glad I circled back, Rommel. You’re excursion and images bring back my SoCal days. I miss them. Thanks for rekindling good memories, You have an exceptionally good eyes for destinations and the manner in which you capture and share what you experience. Nicely done!
Great post very informative with spectacular pictures! Thanks Rommel.
We love Anza Borrego. Ricardo Breceda has a studio just down the road from where we are staying. There are wild horses on the hills on the drive along Hwy 79. BTW, did you receive an email I sent you about a week or so ago?
Woaah this is so…GRAND ! There is so much detail in all of it and obvious hardwork. Magnificent sculptures, Thanks for sharing all this new stuff with us, I really enjoyed it Rommel 🙂
absolutely amazing, the horses are so beautiful. thanks for this.
Fantastic! 🙂
Those sparring horses and the dragon are fierce!
Amazing. Thanks for stopping by.
Wow! I didn’t know they have those things there! 🙂
Amazing. I really happy when seeing these. I love art in its different forms and I have also presented many kind of them, but these are something which make me speechless.