I published this on my birthday in 2009 and every year since, but I still think it tells my story so let’s go again… Today is my birthday and I’ve attained a certain age. I have plans, things to do, places to go. But today I’m looking back. (I tried to cut my own bangs–oops.) […]
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Old School
That’s a phrase now, “old school”…meaning the way things used to be done or even how things used to look. My brother Doug was here the other night and the talk turned to his blog about a real old school in the Alameda/Alberta district in Portland. He was writing a blog post about the Old […]
Artist in Residence at the Annex
I’m having fun this month, doing one of the things I love to do…drawing. In 2010 I was lucky enough to be the first Artist in Residence at the Annex at Bush Barn Art Center. The luxury of having a project-oriented studio was new to me and very exciting, and I so appreciate this program […]
SRH and “Nasty Women”
Thursday was Sidney day and though it had a fort in it… it was more about trains… Harry was playing… but we got dressed and headed out… this week to Eutectic Gallery to see the “Nasty Women” show…interesting from the perspective of one who has no cultural perspective… or rather, from one who has a […]
Clay Lohman at JSMA
We were heading to Eugene and wanted to see Clay Lohman’s installation “Camo Cubes” at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon. Parking is very limited and we had heard that we might apply for “movie star” parking due to my knee recuperation..What a delight to drive up and find… We […]
Louis Bunce: Dialogue with Modernism
On January 20th, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. (in the Paulus Lecture Hall) art historian/curator Roger Hull will give a slide talk about the work of the Portland Painter Louis Bunce (1907-1983) as the show opens its two month run at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem. Available on that occasion (and afterward) will […]
The Snail Blog surges into 2017
I don’t think I’ve mentioned the Snail Blog lately, a postcard-a-day that arrives from our friend Ellen in Vermont…(card number 2401 arrived yesterday) This is such a delightful peek into a parallel universe, and Vermont is certainly that…a different life and like any good serial we have come to know the cast of characters…N.N., John […]
Studio Addict
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 […]
Work Hard, Be Nice
No predictions, no regrets, only gratitude for doing my work in a beautiful place. Family, friends, neighbors, acquaintances…let’s us work hard and be nice this year. What say you? Happy New Year!
High Street Gallery
The other night some artists met at Marco Polo for dinner before going to check out the new High Street Gallery (700 High Street NE…it’s around behind where Salem Paint used to be). In MY fortune cookie there were THREE fortunes…wowzer… Salem, the Capital City, doesn’t have a gallery scene really…though Salem is home to […]
On The Way 