Thursday, November 08, 2007
Ken Petersen 1940-2007
I just got home from the memorial service for my friend Ken. Whenever someone dies, everyone says nice things about them, it's just something we do. But in this case, I can't imagine a sweeter, better person than Ken. He enriched my life while he was here, and he inspires me now that he's gone. I'm so sad that he died, but grateful for having known him.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sharp XG-E1100U Projector
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Downtown Grand Marais
My first Art Car
Timouth on WTIP 90.7 FM
Monday, October 15, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Songs For The Road
I'm looking forward to hearing all of David Ford's new album, due out soon. I first heard his song "I Don't Care What You Call Me" from his previous CD, "I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused" on a Paste Magazine CD sampler, and immediately bought his whole CD and the singles associated with it. It's a rare treat for me to find a CD I enjoy so much!
fire
Did you ever stare into a fire late at night, and see images form in the flames and burning wood? Sometimes it happens looking at the clouds. Sometimes that's how it is looking into my paintings. Tonight I was at the neighbors' and they were burning some brush and old wood. A certain nut on a bolt through a burning piece of wood looked like a cross from where we sat on the damp ground.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Squirrels, Chipmunks and Mice, Oh My!
photo by Madeline
When I was a little kid living in Ferndale, Michigan, I really wanted to catch a squirrel. I set up a box, propped up by a stick with a string on it, and baited it with peanut butter on a popsicle stick. My plan was to wait until a squirrel ate the peanut butter, and then pull the stick out, capturing the animal under a cardboard box. What I thought I'd do next, I dont' know. But it never got that far. So lately, I've been trapping these little critters in my yard here in Northern Minnesota. In the last two weeks, I've caught 8 squirrels, 6 chipmunks, 5 mice and two birds. I drive them a few miles up the shore and release them. I guess this is a childhood dream come true, but now I just don't want them around.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Radio Show Tonight!
I'll be on the air from 7-10 pm tonight with Madeline joining me in the studio from 7-8:30. To webstream it, just go to http://www.wtip.org and click on the moose.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Current Painting Exhibitions
My paintings can currently be seen at:
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
Betsy Bowen Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
Chez Jude, Grand Marais, MN
Angry Trout Cafe, Grand Marais, MN
The Pie Place, Grand Marais, MN
Wild Onion, Grand Marais, MN
Coho Cafe, Tofte, MN
Last Chance Gallery, Lutsen, MN
Red Mug Coffee House/Art Gallery, Superior, WI
Timouth Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
Betsy Bowen Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
Chez Jude, Grand Marais, MN
Angry Trout Cafe, Grand Marais, MN
The Pie Place, Grand Marais, MN
Wild Onion, Grand Marais, MN
Coho Cafe, Tofte, MN
Last Chance Gallery, Lutsen, MN
Red Mug Coffee House/Art Gallery, Superior, WI
Timouth Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Madeline plays a "D"
Another shot at the Red Mug
It's such a relief to have the paintings down in Superior. I think they look great in that space. The Red Mug has a really cool bohemian feel. I understand the building used to be the Superior City Hall. Anyway, it has partially plastered stone walls, a really cool brick focal point which is the gateway to "the pit." I was there for a couple hours today, and saw a diverse mix of people come in, surf the web, eat, drink coffee, talk, play with toys and just hang out. I like to think of my paintings being a backdrop for that slice of life.
Red Mug
Sunday, September 02, 2007
World's Best Donuts, Grand Marais, MN
Everyone keeps talking about these being the final days of summer. That, of course, means only one thing. The Donut Shop will be closing in Grand Marais. For the better part of 20 summers, a certain booth in the Donut Shop has been displaying photos of the Young Family on a vacation out west with their Donut Shop cups. The Badlands, Thermopolis Wyoming, the capital building in Pierre. The donut shop will close on Madeline's birthday this year, and we'll make it through the winter with the help of my new deep fryer.
Timouth on WTIP 90.7 FM
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Birds Of Paradise (and Myrmecophaga tridactyla) 30 x 40
Monday, August 27, 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Opening Reception at the Red Mug
Friday, August 24, 2007
Words Of The Lagoon 30 x 40"
I loved hearing what Madeline had to say about this. Her take was quite different than mine, but one of the things I love about art is that there's no one right answer. When I was in school, I had a hard time with math, because everyone had to come up with the same answer, and had to come by it in the same way. It seems like I usually come up with a different answer than everyone else. Always have.
Comfort 30 x 40"
Thursday, August 23, 2007
New Show at Coho Cafe
I hung my new exhibit at Coho tonight, along with my friend Anne. I'm pictured here with "A Fish (A Moving Light)" and "Yukon Reds." I'm pretty excited about how the paintings look in the restaurant. I'd been so engrossed in painting that I'd begun to lose perspective as today approached. But I'm happy now and Anne described them as "spectacular," which means a lot to me coming from her.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
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