Hello Everyone! I’ve been taking it slow going into the new year, helped along by a persistent head cold. It must be going around as almost everyone I know seems to have been or is sick. Tis the season for it I suppose, but I hope that you are healthy and well!
In other news, I recently learned that Boot’s Bakery has to relocate due to difficulties with their landlord. Luckily they’ve found a new place to land and are even staying in the same neighborhood! They are moving into the Saranac Commons just across the street. I’m so happy that we won’t be losing them, but I am sad that my painting of their iconic blue storefront will no longer be accurate. Alison, the owner, bought the original painting and for many years, it hung at Boot’s. Wherever it hangs now, I hope it brings her many happy memories.
I’ve been painting Spokane landmarks since 2017 and it has been interesting to see stalwart businesses change location, close or remodel. The city is in a constant state of flux! I wonder what the next 10 years will bring? Who will be the new beloved icons? How many of the old will hold on, close or change? I’ll be there with my paintbrush in hand!
Bye old Boot’s!
My presentation at the Hive about my latest series focusing on the mythology, geology, history and tall tales of the Inland Northwest is coming up on the 28th. The painting above is part of the series-a black tailed jackrabbit in front of the Sam Hill Stonehenge on the Gorge. I'm excited to show you my inspiration for the new series, some of the paintings I've finished for it, and to record any family stories, regional myths or tall tales that you might have to share. Click here to see the Facebook event page with all the details.
The Spokane Journal of Business got in touch and licensed my painting “Huntington Park Spring” to be the cover for their Book of Lists for this year. Friends have been sending me photos of it in the wild. This was sent to me by the lovely Karol! Thank you for that! It is always fun to get photos and messages from people saying they’ve seen my art as they go about their business around town.
And if you are feeling a bit disorganized or would like to own 12 mini-prints of my paintings to decorate your office with, there are still a few calendars looking for a home at the From Here store in the downtown mall!
Classes
Finally, if you’re looking for classes, they will start popping up in March with a Paint and Sip at the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture. I’m planning my classes with the Spokane Art School and Corbin Art Center as I write this- so if you have a request for a subject (Skies, Flowers, Water, Architecture, Urban Sketching, Plein Air, Sketchbook habit or whatever!), give me a shout and I can get that on the schedule. I hope to be painting with you in the upcoming months!