Five year and Ten!

The Red Gallery has been open for ten years. I have since that time build the Bergstrom Block, where we have lived for five years. Currently David and I are building a second home on our property at the Pembina
River. This building will be off the grid using solar panels. During the winter we will test if our electric oil heaters can function to warm the space. If this is successful we will instal plumbing. The process is slow but very exciting. The reason I bring this up on an art web site is to speak about the landscape. The natural landscape, of the river, the trees or the sky does not interest me as an artist. I am draws to the human interaction in the landscape. We have build a road and this I can paint. There was a small shack eight feet by twelve, this I can paint. The house with it's metal siding doesn't interest me yet I see it as a monolith in the landscape, so we will see.
This winter I am finishing some older paintings, a few erotic work and starting a new series Whyte avenue on July 1st.
There is a fun film about art in the 60's called "Who Gets To Call It Art?" Available at your local library. It is a question I always ask myself when I see some of the work at the AGA. I love mark making so watching installations is so trying. That is so old, but then again so is painting.
So if you get a chance, watch the movie and see some strange films and installations.