I may paint giant walls and entire park visitor center installations, but some of my favorite projects involve small and intimate encounters along a trail somewhere. Olmstead Place State Historic Park is near Ellensburg Washington just east of the Cascades and is an intact historic farm that clearly shows how tough if was to live here a century ago. Little trails, historic farm buildings, a historic garden and much more. It’s a small place, but in the past couple of years I’ve contributed quite a bit of art to telling its story. Laura Busby at the park recently sent me some installation photos, so I’m sharing them here.
Imagine, you’re walking along a pleasant riparian trail and you come across these:
It’s what I’m all about, I think. Helping people to stumble across an art installation in the woods and also learn a bit about this place, too. Perfect!
Here are most of the paintings as I last saw them, ready to be fabricated and installed.
This second set of panels are placed on the walking trail around the homestead. They’re slightly smaller and painted with watercolor and pencil.
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