Sublime Arizona 🌵

One of the things I love about the Arizona State Fair, besides the food are the FREE concerts. For the price of fair admission ($14 adults- $7 children under 13) you can access the fair midway and get into the Veteran's Memorial Colosseum Free. Every year offers something for everyone. Tonight is one of my favorite hair metal band from the 80's ANTHRAX. Its been 32 years since I last saw them. My very first concert was at the VMC when I was 11 years old and I'll never forget it. Tonight I get to take MY son who's 10 to the same place for his first rock concert. That's what I call a blessing. Better go dig out my old rocker gear. Yeah right I'm way to fat now. I STILL ROCK THOUGH 🎸

Traveling in and around the Phoenix area you cant help but to notice the beautiful works of art or murals that pop up around the valley as you pass by. I've always been a lover of art in all forms especially urban or street art. Murals with images that tell a story or convey a thought or feeling are very powerful to me. On my way to the Phoenix art museum one day I stopped at a tribute to David Bowie I've passed many times but finally took the time to stop and take it all in. All the pictures are my own.

Maggie Keane

Maggie is a freelance artist that does portraits, murals, fine art, billboard paintings (1983 – 1986), City bus painting (1992-1995), carousel restoration (La Grande Carousel in Lake Havasu City, AZ in 1988 & Encanto Park Carousel in Phoenix, AZ in 1999) and courtroom sketches.  She has been a Courtroom Sketch Artist from 1977 until present.  You can catch her latest work on the east side of 7th Street just north of McDowell Rd in Phoenix.  She’s a very talented artist that has been creating beautiful works of art for many, many years.  To contact Maggie, please send her an email [email protected].