Recently we visited painter Jackie Johnson’s studio in Portland on the occasion of a purchase/donation to the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. A generous donor bought one of Jackie Johnson’s paintings for the museum collection, and on that occasion Jackie offered to donate a painting of hers to go along with the earlier donation. We […]
The first week of January. Snow. In an effort to get the year started right, I’ve been in one studio or another of mine every day. In both cases I entered into long reveries about studios and how lucky we are who have them…alternate realities really. They don’t have to be clean and tidy (though […]
And by that I mean the verb, not the noun. I consider it one of the real privileges I have to tag along with R when he’s off to interview an artist (future interviewees–I don’t always go, only sometimes.)…we smile and chat, he goes into to interview mode and I look and look. All good. […]
I’ve been a fan of two Oregon artists for a few years, and have written about them both on this blog here, here, and here…only recently discovering they are married. In the wake of the recent blog post on Julie Green’s show at Upfor Gallery, R and I were invited for a studio visit. We […]
Change of season, switching gears, sigh…start over…shut the studio door…but first…tomorrow (Wednesday 9-9-15) talk about the red and white quilts now on view at the Corvallis Art Center, noon, 700 Madison, Corvallis… But I don’t like speaking in public very much, so naturally Thursday I’ll be giving a demonstration of hand-quilting at the Studios-at-the-Mill, hands-on […]
It’s been a while since we had the luxury of just random looking, but today was such a day…we started with Fay Jones…up for another week at Laura Russo Gallery…the work had much in it that “spoke” to me…acrylic on paper…strange narrative…intriguing cast of characters…I love her work. on to George and Phyllis Johanson’s for […]
In the late fall my long-time friend Nan moved to Portland and took her studio with her. Today I took a nap-time break on Sidney Day (Monday, the day when R & I routinely care for our adorable grandson) and dropped in to her new Portland studio. Her business is called Souvenir Suitcase… …and here’s […]
I took a new little studio this fall to do a drawing project away from my home studio. It was very economical, in an historic structure, plenty of parking, 4 minutes from home. It has been a pleasant and quiet place to work so far…and even though I share the space, I rarely coincide with […]
The Portland painter Harry Widman died last night after a long fight against Alzheimer’s. He was surrounded by his family and friends, and at home. We met Harry and Mardy in 2008, when Roger Hull began to write Harry’s story and curate a show of his work that opened at the Hallie Ford Museum of […]
There is no doubt about it…it’s fall. Chilly mornings, clear bright sun, a little rain…a good season here in the Northwest…BUT, time to put the garden to bed. We’ve been weeding, pruning, tossing stuff in the garden bin like crazy… …though in one little corner the geraniums and begonias seem blissfully unaware… Today, very early, […]
On The Way 