BEAUTY: Painting--Emily Thompson

Diners, delis, roadside ice cream spots, bowling alleys...all stock in trade of painter Emily Thompson. Her delightful images made with a palette knife (I love all those angles and marks in the paint) give us a glimpse into a type of signage and font and sensibility that is no longer built.

https://www.instagram.com/emilythompsonpaintings/

The Penguin Coffee Shop on Lincoln Blvd in Santa Monica, 1959

This is a glorious example of classic Googie architecture from Southern California in the 50s and 60s: The Penguin Coffee Shop on Lincoln Blvd in Santa Monica was a masterwork of Googie pioneers Armet & Davis.

This gem has been lovingly restored and is now a Mel's Diner--they kept a penguin for the sign!

https://melsdrive-in.com/locations/southern-california/santa-monica-now-open/

Where Should We Go For Dinner?

BEAUTY: Painting--Pam Ingalls

These interior scenes of classic American diners by painter Pam Ingalls in Washington state are quite pleasing to me. Maybe it brings a sense of nostalgia...it feels like an invitation to step back in time, take a stool, order a burger, and breathe easier...

http://pamingalls.com/

If you're free, meet me for lunch, won't you?...

We'll have chopped egg salad sandwiches, cottage cheese, strawberry shortcake, and vanilla malted shakes...

We're Eating Out Tonight