Wednesday was a long but fascinating day tracking down sculpture made by Manuel Izquierdo, R’s current “subject” (show coming at the HFMA in 2013). Our first stop was a warehouse where the collection of PNCA is stored. Included in their collection are some small clay sculptures recently donated to PNCA by Manuel’s estate. The nice […]
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Jamey Stillings, Henk Pander
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 […]
Shifting Gears…
The flood waters have receded and, for the moment, the rain has stopped. Roger has been researching and writing, looking for photos, really doing the work for the book and show of the work of sculptor Manuel Izquierdo (1925-2009), still a year away. This week a few photos came to the surface…thought you might like […]
City Days
We’ve gotten in the Christmas spirit by spending a few days in the city, a trip that began as R attending a meeting, and turned into a three day festival of varied activities that surprised us with how much you can really cram into three days. I could draw it out over several posts but […]
Manuel Izquierdo, “The Dreamer”
This fall Roger has begun to prepare to write a book on sculptor Manuel Izquierdo, and to curate the show of Izquierdo’s work, which opens at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in January of 2013. There will be many trips, conversations, interviews, library hours…ahead this winter and spring as the event and the document […]
Living the Creative Life: Manuel Izquierdo
In 2013 there will be a show of Portland sculptor Manuel Izquierdo’s work at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, and a book by Roger Hull. Manuel died this summer having lived a colorful life filled with art and family and friends. This weekend we visited his home and studio, which he had to leave […]
On The Way 