Los Angeles River Tapestries

The National Parks are great but it's our local parks that give us joy day to day! It is the local park that we use everyday that provides a place to hike, walk, and recreate. Show your support for local parks with a sticker, tshirt, mug, pin, and more!

Inspired by the words of Los Angeles River Acitivist Lewis MacAdams when he and a group of activists cut a hole in the chain link fence that had been used to barracade the public from the LA river for decades. Today many activists are fighting to revitalize the LA River while fighting for the rights of current residents to use and enjoy the improved environment. I'll be donating the artist's margins for this design to organizations working towards a river for the people.

Vintage illustration antique map of the City of Los Angeles California and the Santa Ana River. A bird's eye view as seen from the Electric Power House.

I drew this map for a ramble along a relatively short stretch of San Fernando Road in 2013. It appeared in my series, "Urban Rambles." https://ericbrightwell.com/2013/05/16/from-confluence-to-atwater-exploring-along-san-fernando-road-block-by-block-land-of-sunshine-kcet/

San Francisco travel poster print art.

From the Eastsider, "Steelhead trout used to swim up and down the L.A. River. Downstream to the salty Pacific Ocean to grow and live, then upstream toward the cold fresh waters of the San Gabriel Mountains to spawn. Back and forth, north and south, from the beginning of recorded history until 1940. That’s the last documented time that a steelhead trout was caught there. And now, after more than 80 years, the city is trying to bring the trout back to the L.A. River." Show your support for the LA River and the return of the Steelhead Trout to their natural breeding grounds. Don't call it a comeback, they've spawned here for years.

City of Anaheim, CA Flag

Kayaking California Bear

A New City "Londangeles" a combination of cities where I was born and where I live. As a professional musician of 30 years I have combined my love of music and art to produce musically themed images and other images that I hope will offer inspiration to the viewer.

From the Eastsider, "Steelhead trout used to swim up and down the L.A. River. Downstream to the salty Pacific Ocean to grow and live, then upstream toward the cold fresh waters of the San Gabriel Mountains to spawn. Back and forth, north and south, from the beginning of recorded history until 1940. That’s the last documented time that a steelhead trout was caught there. And now, after more than 80 years, the city is trying to bring the trout back to the L.A. River." Show your support for the LA River and the return of the Steelhead Trout to their natural breeding grounds. Don't call it a comeback, they've spawned here for years.

From the Eastsider, "Steelhead trout used to swim up and down the L.A. River. Downstream to the salty Pacific Ocean to grow and live, then upstream toward the cold fresh waters of the San Gabriel Mountains to spawn. Back and forth, north and south, from the beginning of recorded history until 1940. That’s the last documented time that a steelhead trout was caught there. And now, after more than 80 years, the city is trying to bring the trout back to the L.A. River." Show your support for the LA River and the return of the Steelhead Trout to their natural breeding grounds. Don't call it a comeback, they've spawned here for years.

The National Parks are great but it's our local parks that give us joy day to day! Hahamongna Watershed Park is a gem of park along the Arroyo Seco. It is one of the last alluvial plains in LA and has five distinct habitats that you can walk through in under 3 miles! Show that you support local parks with a t-shirt, sticker, pin, and more! Public parks are what make city thrive and are necessary for public health. Hahamongna Watershed Park provides a place to hike, walk, bird watch, ride horses, play disc golf, recreate on a sports field, and so much more! Show your love!

The National Parks are great but it's our local parks that give us joy day to day! Show your support for this Pasadena favorite, the Arroyo Seco! The Arroyo Seco is a river in Los Angeles that goes from the Angeles National Forest to the confluence where it meets the LA river in northeast LA. Although contained by concrete the trails along the arroyo provide great opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy nature!