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...watercolor painting. Shefelman has found that he had to adapt his style for children's book illustrations. For example, although he was accustomed to drawing architectural renderings on a large scale, he had to create small paintings for Victoria House. Also, after he took a painting class at the Laguna-Gloria Museum in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Shefelman began to determine form in his works more by color than by line, as he had been trained to do as an architect...
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AT THE sumptuous Ritz-Carlton hotel in seaside Laguna Niguel, Calif., a string quartet played Bach as 157 men in black tie -- and three elegantly dressed women -- gathered around a long banquet table to indulge in their shared passion. Among them were company presidents, politicians, entertainment celebrities and Marine Corps generals. The champagne, lobster ravioli, rare filet mignon and ripe cheeses they savored were but pleasant distractions from the evening's true purpose. Sealed from the hotel lobby and society's opprobrium beyond, these "lovers of the leaf" were happily turning the air blue with the smoke...
...agendas of most local governments. And support for slow growth has become politically unassailable, like motherhood or patriotism. Slow-growth advocates have discovered that their cause can unite liberal environmentalists with fiscal conservatives into a new coalition covering as much as 80% of local public opinion. In exclusive Laguna Beach last fall, residents voted to tax themselves $20 million to start buying an adjoining canyon before it could be developed. Says city council member Robert Gentry: "In Southern California, open space is becoming the symbol of quality of life. And the only way people have of limiting the rapid urbanization...
...served by the Colorado River, California has become the 800-lb. gorilla at all negotiations, its cities expanding, their thirst apparently unquenchable. The Old West here comes into direct conflict with the New: the leathery rancher in Wyoming with his herd to water vs. the condo-dwelling Sybarite in Laguna Beach with a Porsche to wash and two hot tubs to keep filled. The Metropolitan Water District, responsible for finding water for the cities of Southern California, is widely regarded by competing parties with fear and suspicion. Says Jerry Zimmerman, executive director of the Colorado River Board of California: "California...
...developer Phil Angelides underwent a similar epiphany. He and some partners had conventionally developed 4,000 acres near Sacramento when, in 1989, Angelides met architect and planner Calthorpe. Now 1,045 acres of the vast development has been redesigned and replanned by Calthorpe as a traditional townlike place called Laguna West. Two double rows of trees will make the streets appear narrower, and the houses will be set unusually close to the sidewalks, 12 1/2 ft. instead of 20 ft. or more -- thus decreasing the usual distance between facing houses and creating outdoor space that feels cozy and communal. (Naturally...