Author Archives: Montana Murdoch
Seattle CoCA Art Marathon Paintings
In the 24-hr art marathon/fund-raiser for the Seattle Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), I made two collage-paintings…one of the best art experiences ever. Sadly, I didn’t think of getting a solid photo of either until a day or two
Seattle CoCA Art Marathon Paintings
In the 24-hr art marathon/fund-raiser for the Seattle Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), I made two collage-paintings…one of the best art experiences ever. Sadly, I didn’t think of getting a solid photo of either until a day or two
Montana Paintings
One of my goals is to build an “art practice” in Montana–i.e., get home more often, both to paint and to spend time with my family. I am finally conceding that the only way I will be able to do
Montana Paintings
One of my goals is to build an “art practice” in Montana–i.e., get home more often, both to paint and to spend time with my family. I am finally conceding that the only way I will be able to do
Family Portrait
Art has been good to me these last few months, after more than a year struggling with the drain of a day-job and debt. Or rather, I have managed, courtesy of the dreaded day-job and the resolution of debt, to
Family Portrait
Art has been good to me these last few months, after more than a year struggling with the drain of a day-job and debt. Or rather, I have managed, courtesy of the dreaded day-job and the resolution of debt, to
Speck’s Widow
Have been absorbed of late by Mavis Gallant’s Paris Stories, and am particularly mesmerized by the sly, observant genius of Speck’s Idea. These two paragraphs keep rolling around my head: “Speck was expert on barges, bridges, cafes at twilight, nudes
Speck’s Widow
Have been absorbed of late by Mavis Gallant’s Paris Stories, and am particularly mesmerized by the sly, observant genius of Speck’s Idea. These two paragraphs keep rolling around my head: “Speck was expert on barges, bridges, cafes at twilight, nudes
Seattle CoCA Art Marathon & Auction
http://www.cocaseattle.org/tickets.php for tickets and more information I tend to be a slow arter, so any bloody thing could happen…come on over and bet on me, keep me company…bid on art for two very good causes…CoCA y yo!
Seattle CoCA Art Marathon & Auction
http://www.cocaseattle.org/tickets.php for tickets and more information I tend to be a slow arter, so any bloody thing could happen…come on over and bet on me, keep me company…bid on art for two very good causes…CoCA y yo!
The Day After the Debate
Several people have asked that I make available the post I made on my private Facebook account, Oct 4, following the first Presidential debate–so I am sharing in this public forum. Jaysus. For the first time, ever, I had to
The Day After the Debate
Several people have asked that I make available the post I made on my private Facebook account, Oct 4, following the first Presidential debate–so I am sharing in this public forum. Jaysus. For the first time, ever, I had to
While California Burns
Trying to argue myself out of bed this morning—dreaded d.j. (day job) on the horizon—which is now deducting a little over a third of my pay, what with increased mandatory contributions to a retirement fund I’ll never be able to
While California Burns
Trying to argue myself out of bed this morning—dreaded d.j. (day job) on the horizon—which is now deducting a little over a third of my pay, what with increased mandatory contributions to a retirement fund I’ll never be able to
Sacred Space–Dean Moss’s “Nameless Forest”
A couple of months ago, I saw Dean Moss’ Nameless Forest at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. I was offered the ticket by my aunt, who couldn’t make the date, and took it reluctantly, when I
Sacred Space–Dean Moss’s “Nameless Forest”
A couple of months ago, I saw Dean Moss’ Nameless Forest at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. I was offered the ticket by my aunt, who couldn’t make the date, and took it reluctantly, when I
R.I.P. Rip Matteson
What do you do with your tributes, your grief, the flood of memory and clarion understandings that arrive when mortality claims a loved one, with the need for the comfort and community of the others left floating in his wake,
R.I.P. Rip Matteson
What do you do with your tributes, your grief, the flood of memory and clarion understandings that arrive when mortality claims a loved one, with the need for the comfort and community of the others left floating in his wake,
