Just about a year ago I went out to Cynthia Herron’s studio with biologist/writer Sharon Rose. Cynthia was beginning a year of painting drawn from Sharon Rose’s book about watching the biological cycles at Minto island (Salem’s truly wonderful treasure of a Park). The work is complete and the show opens November 3 at the […]
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The Garden Studio Build: day 4
They were here about 9:30 this morning (which is early, given that they come from Rainier). By 10:00 the shingles had started and by noon they Kevin was finishing the roof while Dan worked on shingles I went upstairs to sew about 1:30 and when I came down at 3:30 they were making progress! Wayne’s […]
The Garden Studio…Day 3
Pouring, pouring rain most of the day today. But, the intrepid guys worked on with Kevin being totally soaked. Here’s how it looked in the first hour (Kevin on the roof) but when I got back from the gym…voila! Windows! (Electrician Larry on the left and contractor Wayne on the right.) Dan started working on […]
Eugene Art Day…
We went to Eugene today and took in a lot of regional art from various periods. We visited the Eugene post office to see the 1943 WPA murals painted by Carl Morris (1911-1993). Morris migrated from California to Spokane in 1938 to direct the Spokane WPA Art Center. There he met Northwest School painters Guy […]
The Garden Studio Build, Day 2
Well day two wasn’t as fun as day one. It started with this, and a look at the interior: then on to roofing and wrapping: ‘ Then they tidied up and battened down the hatches for the 5 storm days ahead. They’ll be back Monday morning.
The Garden Studio build, day 1
What a day! Dave (the builder) arrived with a uhaul filled with all the parts: Dave and Wayne (the contractor) looked at the site: Lowe’s arrived and then everything was taken to the back… the concrete piers were put down and then the decking floor and walls then the door and window wall: view from […]
Wall Blast
I just loved this wall
Elizabeth Bauman…Conversations…
Thursday night we went up to Mary Lou Zeek Gallery 2 to see Liz Bauman’s new paintings. The space is wonderful and though by appointment only, is one worth keeping your eye on. Elizabeth has been working hard the last few years painting, and expanding her range of narrative and media. This summer she worked […]
The Last of Hawaii…
My tan is fading but the pictures of Hawaii are still firmly in my head. I realized my detour into trenching had subverted my need to put my entire vacation on the blog. Short but sweet here are the images of the last 5 days in Maui: Palm trees and sugar cane…fascinatingly sugar cane is […]
Trench Day:3:30
By the time I got home Bill was gone and about 95% of the trench was done, proving that Bill is amazing:
On The Way 