A sunny Saturday found us in Portland to see several shows and a couple of our favorite artists. We drove straight to the new home of the Jewish Museum where there is a really lovely show of paintings by Henk Pander and mixed media pieces by former Oregon artist (now NYC artist) Esther Podemski. I […]
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100 Artists…my favorites…
Went back to the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery today to see the Art of Communication show without all the people, and arrived during a lull in the storm of visitors…thankfully… First, my piece (well.. it IS my blog so, okay) and then my favorites…chosen by walking through the show and finding pieces that seemed to […]
Clifford Gleason in the Studio…
A couple of years ago I wrote a bit about painter Clifford Gleason, raised in Salem, later moving to Portland. I became a fan of his when I worked at the Salem Public Library in the 1980’s and saw the big white painting every day…(a painting that has gone missing, by the way) The other […]
Reward Bouquet
I took advantage of a sunny day today to prune roses, cut back ferns, and other winter-time garden chores…and as I hacked at the climbing roses (blinded by the sun) I was delighted that when the branches hit the ground, the bright orange rose hips were in profusion. I thought it might be a reward […]
The Home Stretch for Dwelling (and Engine)
By Friday afternoon the stack is 800 blankets tall…and Angela said they are aiming for 988 and finishing by the end of the work day today! The scaffolds are now in use to reach the top of the pile, and everyone is working in stocking feet…take a look: Maybe a little bit a fatigue is […]
“About Town” in a Rainy Week
Meeting yesterday to plan this summer’s “Project Space 4” (check here for Project Space 3)…the usual culprits and some new faces… with unique seating possibilities offered… Today out to lunch at the restaurant located where “Morton’s” used to be… It’s called “Broken Bread” and here’s the menu…same staircase but new interior paint: I had the […]
“Dwelling”..Day 3
Here is a group of intrepid women… L to R: Sharon Rose, Irene Mylan, Martha Curry, Cindy Pentony, Maya Close and Melinda Woodward. (Not pictured were Sara Swanborn, Irene Longaker, Cynthia Wilcox, Bonnie Schulte, and Penny Unverzagt.) These women helped sew and deliver 164 blankets (in three days!!) to the Hallie Ford Museum… with new […]
Christmas Week…Monday and Tuesday
A busy week for most of us…Monday for me started with assisting Nancy Lindburg who is overseeing the re-arrangement of the art collection at the Salem Public Library. Jonathan Bucci, Collections’ Curator at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, designed the rehanging and he and museum colleague David Anderson were installing things in new locations […]
On The Way 