Monthly Archives: April 2010

Melissa Chandon was artist of the month for the December 2009 issue of El Calendario de Todos Santos. She had recently been showing in Jill Logan’s gallery across the street from the Hotel California. Her art was a big success. People loved her strong and direct style.

Sadly for Jill and Todos Santos, Melissa has been picked up by the Caldwell Snyder Gallery in New York City, San Francisco and St. Helena, California. Her agreement with them will be an exclusive one so she will no longer be showing her art here in Todos Santos.

I personally verified this information with Jill Logan. It’s true.

We loved having you here Melissa.

Melissa’s Art in El Calendario

The April/May 2010 issue of El Calendario de Todos Santos is now viewable on the web. Just click on the cover below. The printed issue should be available in town on Saturday, April 17.

April/May 2010 El Calendario de Todos Santos Cover

Just FYI, this is our 99th issue. Amazing!

The Calgary Herald (we get a lot of press in Calgary these days) recently ran a story on the Palm Orchard Project near Todos Santos. Those of you who are savvy realize this is what used to be called the King Ranch, over 20 acres of beautiful beachfront in Pescadero.

The story also touches briefly on the other major Calgary connection here in Todos Santos, Debbie and John Stewart of the Hotel California.

Calgary Connection

Whale watching is a huge tourist draw here in Southern Baja, including Todos Santos. Every year you can hear people wondering if they are seeing less whales than last year. Really, how could we tell? We only see the ones passing by our coastline and then only when we are looking, right?

But some California biologists are beginning to worry.

Grey Whale Population

This has nothing much to do with Todos Santos but I wanted to share it with you all. Being a photographer, I enjoyed learning about the history of deception in photography. Some of these examples are totally ludicrous. What were those photographers and editors thinking, if they were thinking at all.

Photo Tampering Throughout History