I’ve been lazy in the blog department but then…no time to write and nobody has time to read so, what the heck…and then it hasn’t been inspiring weather, you know? Torrential rain for days on end…I KNOW it’s Oregon, but…it’s been cozy in–looking out through the drear… and then today…sunshine, of a sort. Clearly the […]
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 […]
If you are looking for a way to stay in touch with somebody far away, a way to lift the spirits of said far-away person, a way to journal and let it fly off into the blue, consider the snail blog. My friend Ellen has been writing me a card a day since 2009 and […]
When you stop to think about it there are so many things to be thankful for. I could make a blog post with 300 images…but really this year it was simple. Family…those that were with us and those that were far away…loved nonetheless. But the ones that were with us made us laugh and laugh […]
Saturday Happy Hour was at Washington High School…now home to bars, restaurants, music venues, offices all with the feel of the old high school… followed by dinner with loved ones. Sunday brunch at Rae’s Lakeview…no lake, no view, lots of mimosas and hipsters…we snuck in before the crowd… and then off to the Portland Art […]
My friend Ellen calls the sort of day where you go from event to event to event without a breath a “bag day.” Our whole week was that way last week so we booked a hotel room and headed to Portland for two nights. We saw a lot of art, took a few naps, caught […]
Saturday was the kind of day I like best…lots of different stuff happening. It began here in town when the Salem Sketchers met up for coffee and drawing at Archive Coffee… and a selfie stick came in handy… …then a zydeco jam over at the Mill (hoping they do it monthly as it was FUN..people […]
Monday is Sidney day every week. We head to Portland to hang out with a very nice young man, soon to be 2, but Monday is a day most galleries are closed. ONE gallery that IS open that we’ve come to like is Duplex Gallery. One reason we like to go is the very nice […]
Friday was a day of looking at other people’s art…at last. It started early with a visit to the studios of the six senior art majors at Willamette University who are midway in the process of preparing their senior show, opening in April 2016. All six seemed motivated, excited about their work and certain about […]
The deed is done and it was fun! On Tuesday we packed our cars, grabbed a coffee and took off for Newberg… Gallery director Tim Timmerman and his student assistant Sarah were ready for us and set to work…we arranged the pairs, it went up quickly… and when we arrived Friday afternoon…Voila! …just a few […]
On The Way 