TRG Prints to be Featured on Moscow Art Walk Brochure!

TRGarfield was picked to be the artist featured on the Moscow Art Walk Brochure for 2010! Make sure to stop by the Art Walk, Friday, June 18th from 5pm - 10pm.

"2010 Artwalk Brochure Cover Search
Moscow Art Walk 2010 will celebrate the work of a local artist in the cover design for the events brochure. A jury panel will select one artist to be commissioned by the City of Moscow to create an original work of art for the cover of the Art Walk 2010 brochure."

The Big Train

Hobbes and trains - from Thomas to Lionel, he loves them all! This particular train was given to me by my parents when I was actually pretty close to Hobbes' age, around four-five. Hobbes loves it and when he comes I take it down from its shelf in my study and we "drive" it on some track on a rug. I took quite a few shots of his enjoyment (I am a grandfather, after all), but really liked this image. His intense concentration and posture made it work. The colors worked, too; the reds and blues are nicely balanced. I really miss my train pal!

Ft. Columbia No. 1

This actually could be titled - "Hobbes Picks a Great Potty Stop" - because that's how we found this site. Julie and I were taking Kajsa and her kids from Seattle down to...yay!...Cannon Beach for a few days. We had just gone through a town when Hobbes let us know it was time to take a break. I saw a sign that said "State Park Entrance". We pulled in and, lo and behold, it was a World War II era Army base, complete with the lovliest buildings I've ever seen on a military site! They all face out to the Pacific and the sun was in the west. I may do some more of the buildings, hence the number one. Go visit there if you have a chance! (Hobbes liked the bathrooms, too.)

Chief's Beach, Lake Michigan

Hardly a unique composition, I know - Adirondack chairs on the beach - but these happened to be in front of Chief's (Bill Church's dad) lakeside home in northern Michigan. During the last Garfield family reunion (2008), we were also able to visit Chief and the Church family, since the reunion spot was right next to Chief's home. This spot has an extra special memory for us - it was here Mike and Kathryn let us know young Asa was on the way!

Blue Braided Rug & The Needles, Cannon Beach

I hope you don't think I only paint our living room, but I really love the light that comes in especially in the spring, after not much light in the winter. That's my dad's desk against the wall. I played a bit with the composition to focus on the rug, though. Hope it conveys the warmth of the sun on our floor.

Our family loves Cannon Beach very much and we never tire of visiting it! We were blessed with the chance to take some days there during our Spring Break. I've done several paintings of Haystack Rock there, so I thought it'd be good to do the "Needles", the two large rocks near Haystack (get it? - think about it). The waves weren't just like this in the photos I took, but, hey, I love waves. The gulls were also an insert to make it a bit more interesting.