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Latest essay in Bee
“Ken Cooley has scrambled all over the Capitol, inside the walls and out.” Link to essay in the Sacramento Bee.
Busy summer
Shifting between writing and painting, ruminating and making stuff- what could be better? New work for a law firm that’s moving into 555 Capitol Mall: Three photographs, reproduced on aluminum. And ten reproductions from my fruits and veggies series, 12×12″ on panels, including: Earlier this month, I joined a group of amazing writers,…
A new sculpture project
My last exhibition was at Solomon Dubnick Gallery in the fall of 2008. The work was inspired by visits with my Norwegian cousins, in Norway, 2000 and again in 2007. In 2006, my cousin Reidar had called to say that the glaciers were melting, and that I should come. We went to the glaciers, and…
San Joaquin Valley essay in Bee
Link to essay in the Sacramento Bee
Two Valley Views
Next essay in the Sacramento Bee, “Two Valley Views.” Observations about the differences between the east and west sides of the San Joaquin Valley, between the influences from granite Sierra and salt infused Coast Range.
Taste of East Sacramento
Sunday, June 28, 5-7pm at McKinley Park. Various paintings, prints and work for sale.
Crocker Art Museum event
http://crockerartmuseum.org/calendar-event/108 “Lemons #5,” acrylic on wood panel, 12×12″
Delta Forever Art Exibit
Opens Saturday, May 23 – Monday http://www.deltaregionalfoundation.org/home.html “Delta Bounty,” original painting for the Sacramento Bee essay on the Delta.