A Midwestern Sunset With Pop, a photo by hypermodern on Flickr.

On the way home, my father’s profile is lit by a vibrant Illinois sky.

I thought I’d seen some good sunsets…BAH, this one lastnight was the best I’d ever seen. Fog over the mountains, clear over the peaks, nearly black over the Pacific with lightning and thunder. Over the Ventura Rivermouth, there were the most intense pinks, oranges and reds…and on top of all of that, flocks of birds were flying around, waves were crashing, and a freight train rattled through…and then it started to drizzle…It was absolutely the most stimulating sunset I’ve ever witnessed.

Good Morning Los Angeles, originally uploaded by hypermodern.

Traveling on foot up from the Greyhound station to Union Station, you see a lot of contemporary sculpture.
Pete Ippel – Artist / Athlete – hypermodern.net
– Taken at 7:56 AM on September 26, 2010 – uploaded by ShoZu

Good Morning San Francisco, originally uploaded by hypermodern.

A fantastic sunrise in the Mission District.
Pete Ippel – Artist / Athlete – hypermodern.net
– Taken at 6:55 AM on September 19, 2010 – uploaded by ShoZu

Important questions to ask:
Who am I?
What I’m I doing?
Where am I going to go?
How am I going to get there?

Making New Relationships Is As Simple As Snapping a Photo, originally uploaded by hypermodern.

So today as part of my Making and Meaning presentation, I had everyone take out their phone and snap a photo of their neighbor on either side. This simple gesture facilitated a commonality – a shared experience outside of the standard lecture context – that made the point that when you feed the network, the network feeds you.
Pete Ippel – Artist / Athlete – hypermodern.net
– Taken at 11:34 AM on September 03, 2010 – uploaded by ShoZu

Red Lanterns Blue Sky Chinatown Los Angeles California, originally uploaded by hypermodern.

A lovely day is blue sky dotted with red lanterns.
Pete Ippel – Artist / Athlete – hypermodern.net
– Taken at 11:43 AM on August 30, 2010 – uploaded by ShoZu

Maya Divine Illusion, originally uploaded by hypermodern.

Today in San Francisco I commissioned a poem at the farmer’s market written by Zach Houston. Check out his site zachhouston.com
Pete Ippel – Artist / Athlete – hypermodern.net
– Taken at 12:14 PM on May 15, 2010 – uploaded by ShoZu

Wild Flowers In Full Bloom, originally uploaded by hypermodern.

I was out on a bike ride to take a break from the studio and headed north from Ventura along the beach. I looked to the right and was blown away by the vibrant yellow wild flowers set off by the crisp blue in the sky. If you let your eyes blur, it’s quite painterly.
Pete Ippel – Artist / Athlete – hypermodern.net
– Taken at 6:01 PM on April 07, 2010 – uploaded by ShoZu

Successful First Friday Open Studio at Working Artists Ventura, originally uploaded by hypermodern.

I am very pleased with the amount of new friends I met last night. There was a Ventura Bike Club bride ride drive by, a few groups of teachers with their students, and many individual art lovers. I will be posting some detailed photos from the evening when I return from San Francisco. Tonight I am presenting a new performance piece at SOMArts in connection with Justin Hoover’s second curation of "100 performances for the hole take two" . If you are in the city come on by, the show starts at six and will go till one or so. I will be on between seven and nine.
Pete Ippel – Artist / Athlete – hypermodern.net
– Taken at 6:46 PM on March 05, 2010 – uploaded by ShoZu