I went to Linn Benton Community College in Albany the other day to the opening of their annual invitational show. Each faculty member invites the artist of their choice to participate. Kristin Kuhns (Salem), William Park (Portland), and Cynthia Spencer (Corvallis) were all going to be there talking about their work…and I really like to […]
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The Book Shop
1945. Salamanca, New York. Fanny Black Hull opens first one and then another book shop on Main Street (19 and 61) in Salamanca. Piatt Hull is in France in WWII. Roger Hull is a tot. 2014. Salem, Oregon. Roger Hull sorts and files the papers and photos of his parents and grandparents in order to […]
Cleaning the Closet
January. The month of new beginnings, of hopeful restarts, of resolutions…and of cleaning the closet. Have to. Every January. This year I bought a nifty bamboo shelf for the “shoe problem” and assembled it all by myself with no directions (well, VERY sketchy directions, anyway.) I saw such a thing in a magazine…though MUCH more […]
Whiting Tennis at the Hallie Ford
We saw the Whiting Tennis show at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art today and I was blown away by the work. Tennis is a Seattle artist, and this is his first west coast museum show…a show beautifully curated by Jonathan Bucci. Tennis is speaking on Friday, January 24th at the museum at 5:00, with […]
Jack Portland on Louis Bunce, Blackfish at 35
To Portland yesterday to see a nice show of work on paper by Louis Bunce (1907-1983) at the Laura Russo Gallery. R has begun the long and interesting process of researching the life and work of Louis Bunce for a show at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in January/March of 2017. There was a […]
Barry Shapiro at the Ike Box
Went downtown tonight to Ike Box.. to hear photographer Barry Shapiro talk about 45 years of taking photos (“the images are all out there…I take them”) we sat with photographer Barbara Rowland, who had to leave early, So she gave me her ticket…they were giving away one of Barry’s photos as a door prize… […]
Uh Oh….
My computer almost crashed…new one coming…posting with iPhone…oops…upside down…(sketchbook going to Brooklyn) Wisteria pruned… Sidney (and Bam the cat) hugged and visited… Bike ride at Minto… car wash Perfect Day. New computer on the way…or, “On The Way”!!!
The Last Day of Vacation…
The sun is gone and we’re back to Oregon winter, so we drove to Newport today for a Local Ocean lunch to dispel the gloom…it worked… And on we go toward the light…
Four More Days!
Well, it’s true. the week before Christmas isn’t the “bloggiest” time of year. Life takes over and examining the life comes second or maybe 15th on the to-do list. Here’s what the week looked like…Carwash… kitchen retro-fit… Fruitcake! Christmas… We’re almost ready! You?
QUONSET NEWS!
Well not exactly news actually, but news to me. My friend Karen is an archivist of sorts…she saves, she bundles, she files…then she purges by sending off the myriad clippings and files she has saved to the people she knows are interested. The other day this came in the mail… And she’s right…I love quonset […]
On The Way 