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>>> "COMMON GROUND" IS FUNDED BY
THE MINNESOTA ARTS AND CULTURAL
HERITAGE FUND, AND THE CITIZENS
OF MINNESOTA.
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>>> HI, I'M RACHEL JOHNSON AND
THANKS FOR JOINING US ON "COMMON
GROUND."
WE UNCOVER THE EXTRAORDINARY
ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY THAT
ENRICH THE COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT OUR DIVERSE REGION.
IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE, ROGER
KAST DEMONSTRATES THE CHALLENGE
AND TRIUMPH OF PAINTING IN THE
MOMENT.
WALKER RESIDENTS RAISE A GLASS A
CAUSE AT THE STEM AND TINE
ROTARY EVENT.
>> HELLO.
I'M ROB CUMMINGS.
THIS IS MY SON.
I'M BEN CUMMINGS.
WE LIKED TO A LOT OF OUR SMALLER
CARVINGS AND THEN A LOT OF TIMES
IT'S MAINLY FOR THE WOOD CHIPS
TO KEEP THE FIRE GOING.
AND IF THE CARVING DON'T TURN
OUT, IT MAKES A GOOD CAMPFIRE.
BUT THE RIVER IS BIG IN OUR
FAMILY.
AND IN FACT, I ACTUALLY NAMED MY
BOY RIVER, TO THINK OF IT.
GOT MARRIED ON THE RIVER.
YEAH.
BIG PART OF OUR LIVES ANYWAY.
A LOT OF CARVING, HANGING OUT,
CAMPING, THAT KIND OF THING.
>> YEAH.
BEN HE LIKES TO DO THE MORE
DETAILED CARVING WOULD YOU SAY.
>> SOMETIMES I USE THE CHAINSAW
IT IS PRETTY EFFECTIVE.
I REALLY LIKE GETTING BACK TO
THE BASICS OF LIFE.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT'S
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
ALTHOUGH I DO LIKE THE MODERN
LIFESTYLE, YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, AS FAR AS THE
CONVENIENCES I SHOULD SAY.
>> LAID BACK.
>> BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK ALL OF
US SHOULD GO BACK -- BACK AND
TAKE A WEEKEND AT LEAST, YOU
KNOW, OF YOUR LIFE AND GO BACK
AND -- GO BACK TO THE BASICS OF
LIVING.
IT'S THE BEST THINGS ARE FREE,
YOU KNOW.
IT'S TRUE.
>> WELL, ACTUALLY WE'RE -- I'M A
LOVER OF ALL ARTS, ALL DIFFERENT
THINGS.
WE COULD BE HERE ALL DAY.
BUT I JUST -- RIGHT NOW I THINK
WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THE WOOD
CARVING.
DO A LITTLE BIT OF THE WOOD
CARVING TODAY.
AND SHOW YOU A FEW TIPS FROM
THERE.
>> YEAH.
>> WELL AS FAR AS GOING BACK TO
THE NATURAL STUFF, I LIKE TO GO
OUT CANOEING MAINLY WHEN I'M
LOOKING FOR MY WOOD PIECES AND
LIKE DRIFTWOOD AND STUFF LIKE
THAT.
IT'S KIND OF USUALLY WHEN I LIKE
TO GET INTO.
IT'S NICE AND SOFT.
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>>> HI, I'M RACHEL JOHNSON.
AND THANKS FOR JOINING US ON
"COMMON GROUND."
WE UNCOVER THE EXTRAORDINARY
ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY THAT
ENRICH THE COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT OUR DIVERSE REGION.
IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE, ROGER
KAST DEMONSTRATES THE CHALLENGE
AND TRIUMPH OF PAINTING IN THE
MOMENT.
WALKER RESIDENTS RAISE A GLASS
FOR A CAUSE AT THE STEM AND
STEIN ROTARY EVENT.
PLUS, BEMIDJI FATHER AND SON
WOOD CARVERS ROB AND BEN COMINGS
SHOWCASE THEIR UNIQUE HAND
CRAFTED ITEMS.
>> HELLO.
I'M ROB CUMMINGS.
THIS IS MY SON.
>> I'M BEN CUMMINGS.
>> AND WE'RE ALONG THE RIVERSIDE
HERE WHERE WE LIKE TO DO A LOT
OF OUR SMALLER, SMALLER
CARVINGS.
AND THEN A LOT OF TIME IT'S
MAINLY FOR THE WOOD CHIPS TO
KEEP THE FIRE GOING.
AND IF THE CARVING DON'T TURN
OUT, IT MAKES A GOOD CAMPFIRE
>> EXACTLY.
>> THE RIVER IS BIG IN OUR
FAMILY.
AND, IN FACT, I ACTUALLY NAMED
MY BOY RIVER COME TO THINK OF
IT.
GOT MARRIED ON THE RIVER.
YEAH.
BIG PART OF OUR LIVES ANYWAYS.
A LOT OF CARVING.
HANGING OUT, CAMPING, THAT KIND
OF THING.
>> YEAH, BEN HE LIKES TO DO THE
MORE DETAIL CARVING WOULD YOU
SAY.
AND I LIKE TO -- SOMETIMES I USE
THE CHAINSAW.
BUT IT IS PRETTY EFFECTIVE.
I REALLY LIKE GETTING BACK TO
THE BASICS OF LIFE.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT'S
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
ALTHOUGH I DO LIKE THE MODERN
LIFESTYLE, YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, AS FAR AS THE
CONVENIENCES I SHOULD SAY.
>> LAID BACK.
>> BUT YOU KNOW I THINK ALL OF
US SHOULD GO BACK, BACK AND TAKE
A WEEKEND AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, OF
YOUR LIFE AND GO BACK AND GO
BACK TO THE BASICS OF LIVING.
IT'S THE BEST THINGS ARE FREE,
YOU KNOW.
IT'S TRUE.
WELL ACTUALLY I'M A LOVER OF ALL
ARTS, ALL DIFFERENT THINGS.
WE COULD BE HERE ALL DAY.
BUT I JUST WANT TO -- RIGHT NOW
I THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO
THE WOOD CARVING.
WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF THE WOOD
CARVING TODAY.
AND SHOW YOU A FEW TIPS FROM
THERAPY
>> YEAH.
WELL, AS FAR AS GOING BACK TO
THE NATURAL STUFF, I LIKE TO GO
OUT CANOEING MAINLY WHEN I'M
LOOKING FOR MY WOOD PIECES.
LIKE DRIFTWOOD AND STUFF LIKE
THAT IS KIND OF USUALLY WHAT I
LIKE TO GET INTO IT.
IT'S NICE AND SOFT AND KIND OF
EASIER.
IT'S GOT THE NATURAL SHAPES TO
IT.
KIND OF LIKE THIS PIECE HERE.
IT'S JUST A PIECE OF IT I FOUND
A LITTLE SMALL PIECE.
THE NATURAL KNOT ACTUALLY IN
HERE I USED AS AN EYE.
OTHER KIND OF NATURAL PIECES
LIKE THIS WAS SITTING IN A
GARDEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME WITH
THE WHOLE GREEN MAN LOOK.
THIS ONE I STAINED.
I DON'T STAIN A LOT OF THE STUFF
I DO.
BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGER
PIECES I DO.
KIND OF SMALLER STUFF AS WELL.
I USE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
WOODS, LIKE BLACK WALNUT IS ONE
OF THEM.
I LIKE THE TIGHT GRAINS IN THE
BLACK WALNUT.
>> A LITTLE HARDER CARVING.
>> IT'S A HARDER CARVING.
AS FAR AS THE BIG CARVINGS, I
LEAVE TO TO MY POPS AND MASTER
THE SMALLER STUFF BEFORE I CUT
MY ARM OFF.
>> I'LL JUST SHAPE THIS ONE UP A
BIT HERE.
I GUESS A LOT OF THE FINISHING
ON HERE I LIKE RUNNING THE
ROUGHNESS OF THE CHAINSAW CUT
LOOK, TO GIVE THE DEEP
THREE-DIMENSIONAL HAIR.
BUT YET I LEAVE THAT FAIRLY
ROUGH AS WE DO A LITTLE MORE --
AS THE FACE AND THE HEAD AND THE
FEET, WE TRY TO DO A LITTLE MORE
DETAIL, ESPECIALLY ON THE FACES
WHERE THE ATTENTION GOES.
IT'S HARD TO SEE FROM THIS
ANGLE.
BUT WE'LL HAVE LIGHTING THAT
WILL GO TOWARD THE FACES.
AND AS BEN CHISELS IT THERE,
I'LL DO A LITTLE CALVING WITH
HIM.
AND IF THE GUY GETS A LITTLE
SMALLER SAW LIKE, THAT YOU CAN
ACTUALLY DO A LOT OF DETAIL WORK
WITH IT.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO, YOU KNOW,
THE FALL CARVING IF YOU'RE --
IT'S ALSO A LOT EASIER ON THE
ARMS.
WELL, LIKE THROUGH HERE, YOU
KNOW, IT'S -- YOU'RE REALLY
LIMITED TO SPACE WHERE YOU CAN
AND CAN'T CARVE.
SO YOU HAVE A SMALL BAR,
CHAINSAW AND THEN CUT OUT WHAT
YOU CAN.
AND THEN THE REST YOU HAVE TO DO
BY HAND WITH A CHISEL.
AND THEN I ALWAYS LIKE THE
DIVET LOOK WHEN YOU'RE DONE.
I LIKE TO STAGGER THEM.
THE LINES COME IN DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS.
AND THEN LIKE AROUND HERE, I
HAVE A LITTLE MORE CHISEL, IT
COMES TO A SMOOTHER TO A
DIFFERENT TEXTURE.
SO I HAVE A VARIETY OF TEXTURES
GOING TO IT.
THE FIRST ONE I DID 22 YEARS
AGO, IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 11-FOOT
TALL.
ACTUALLY HAVE A REAL BEAR THAT'S
ABOUT 12-FOOT TALL THAT'S IN
ALASKA.
I HAVE HOLLOWED BEHIND THE HEAD
FOR THE LIGHTING OF THE EYES.
THE MAIN ATTRACTION IS THIS
FACE.
SO I HAVE HINTING OF THE COLORS.
I HAVE LIGHTING ON THE INSIDE.
AND PROBABLY ABOUT THREE-WAY
SWITCHES THEY CAN GO FROM
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE ROOM TO
TURN IT ON.
THERE'S A BEAR TRAP THAT MY
FATHER HAD GAVE ME, AN ORIGINAL
BEAR TRAP THAT I JUST PUT IT ON
THERE LATELY.
SORT OF SHOWS THE CRUELTY OF THE
HUMANS BACK THEN, YOU KNOW, ON
SOME OF THE ANIMALS.
I'M GLAD THEY DON'T HAVE IT
TODAY.
BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO STEP
IN UP WITH.
¶
¶
>> THIS IS A THIRD-GENERATION
CALVER.
HIS NAME IS RIVER ELIJAH
CUMMINGS.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN TEACH HIM THE
TRADE WHEN HE GETS A LITTLE
OLDER, MAYBE SOON ENOUGH.
BUT, YEAH, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR
COMING OUT AND GIVING US YOUR
TIME AND LORD BLESS.
¶
>> HERE WE GO.
>> HI, I'M CHAR AND I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF THE WALKER ROTARY
CLUB.
AND TONIGHT WE ARE OUR EVENTS,
ONE OF OR BIG FUNDRAISERS.
WE HAVE THIS EVERY YEAR.
TONIGHT WE HAVE MANY
RESTAURANTS, WHICH ARE VERY
GENEROUS AND WE DONATE BACK TO
OUR COMMUNITY TO DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS.
IT UNITES THE WALKER COMMUNITY
AND UNITES OUR ROTARY CLUB.
WE HAVE A STRONG COMMITTEE THIS
YEAR WITH LOTS OF NEW ROTARY
MEMBERS THAT STEP TO THE PLATE,
WHICH MAKES IT EASIER TO PUT AN
AN EVENTS LIKE THIS.
WE HAVE SEVERAL MEETINGS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAKE THIS
EVENT HAPPEN.
AND THEY'RE A LOT OF FUN.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> SAME HERE.
>> THE WALKER ROTARY STEIN HELPS
US INTERACT FACE-TO-FACE WITH
OUR DAY-TO-DAY CUSTOMERS.
SOMETIMES THEY HAVE QUESTIONS
LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M ALLERGIC TO
THIS, WHAT CAN I DO FOR THIS.
WHAT IS THIS?
SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON THE MENU.
WHAT NEW IDEAS DO YOU HAVE FOR
THE SUMMER.
SO FOR US AT VILLAGE SQUARE,
IT'S NICE WAY TO THANK OUR
CUSTOMERS AND REALLY GET
FACE-TO-FACE WITH THEM.
>> I'M THE EXECUTIVE CHEF AT THE
502 RESTAURANT.
WE'RE HERE AT THE ROTARY
EXTRAVAGANZA.
WE'RE FOCUSING ON A COUPLE OF
DISH THAT WE'RE DEBUTING.
OUR BRUSCHETTA, CLASSIC NEW
ORLEANS DISH.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO FOCUS ON
THE SUMMER.
REALLY GETTING INTO THE SUMMER
KIND OF FLARE.
SO FAR IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC.
EVERYONE IS LOVING THE NEW MENU
ITEMS AND WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED
AT THE CHASE TO GET STARTED WITH
IT AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO TRY
IT.
MY FAVORITE PART OF CREATING
SUCH AN ARTFUL DISH WOULD BE TO
SEE THE PRESENTATION TO THE
CUSTOMER AND SEE HOW THE
CUSTOMER REACTS WHEN HE PRESENTS
SOMETHING TO BEAUTIFUL TOWARDS
US.
>> SINCE WE'RE NEW, IT'S A GREAT
WAY TO MEET NEW CUSTOMERS AND
LET THEM LEARN ABOUT WHAT WE DO.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT AND
A VERY IMPORTANT CAUSE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> FOR ME PERSONALLY IT'S ALL
ABOUT COMMUNITY.
I GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN AND I
KNOW THE MEANING OF HAVING A
TIGHT COMMUNITY AND WORKING WITH
EACH OTHER, INSTEAD OF WORKING
AGAINST EACH OTHER.
SO THIS IS A BIG PART OF
EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER,
TASTING EACH OTHER'S FOOD AND
SEEING WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS
DOING.
IT'S VERY SPECIAL.
>> HI, I'M ROGER KAST.
I'VE BEEN A PAINTER FOR 40
YEARS.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME EXAMPLES
OF HOW I GET STARTED ON A
PAINTING.
I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE I'M GOING
TO DO IT.
I HAVE THE -- THE WAY I WORK I
LET THE PAINTING TELL ME WHAT TO
DO.
OKAY.
SO I HAVE NO PRECONCEIVED
NOTIONS.
AND WHAT'S MOST DIFFICULT IN
THIS PROCESS, WHICH IS CALLED
NONOBJECTIVES, IS GETTING IN THE
PRESENT.
SO IT MAY TAKE ME A WEEK OF WORK
BEFORE I GET INTO THE PRESENT.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO DO IT.
I DO MY BEST WORK IN THE FULL
MOONS AND NEW MOONS.
MOST PAINTINGS YOU SEE AROUND
ARE INTERPRETATIONS OF LAKE
SUPERIOR SUNRISES AND MOON
RISES.
SINCE I'VE MOVED OVER HERE FROM
DULUTH, A LOT OF THE WORK IS
INVOLVING TREES.
AND ON THE BLACK AND WHITE
DRAWING AND THE OTHER SHAFT, I'M
INFLUENCED BY ALL OF THE TREES
AROUND HERE.
IF I HAD A STUDIO OVERLOOKING
THE LAKE, FOR 20 YEARS.
THAT MAKES A VERY POWERFUL
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.
YOU GOT TO LOOSEN UP.
HARD TO DO.
SO I JUST GO FOR IT.
I TAUGHT PAINTING AND DRAWING,
PROHIBIT MAKING.
THREE- DIMENSIONAL DESIGN AT THE
COLLEGE LEVEL.
BUT PAINTING WAS BY MAJOR.
BUT I DO THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORK,
TOO.
PEOPLE ASK YOU WHY DO YOU PAINT?
AND THEN I, OF COURSE, ASK YOU
WHY DO YOU BREATHE?
TO LIVE.
WHAT HAPPENS IN A PAINTING IS
USUALLY IT HAS A ONE PREDOMINANT
COLOR.
OKAY.
IF YOU LOOK AROUND AT THESE
PAINTINGS HERE, THIS IS A BLUE
PAINTING.
THAT'S A RED PAINTING.
THERE'S A REAL DARK MOON RISE
PAINTING.
IT'S REALLY VERY FEW COLORS WHEN
IT GETS FINALIZED.
LIKE THIS PAINTING HERE, OIL
PAINTING AND IT'S PAINTED ON
WOOD.
I USED HOLLOW CORE DOORS FOR A
SURFACE AND IT'S KIND OF A
LANDSCAPE IDEA AND THEN THERE'S
SOME FIGURATIVE FORMS IN
ADDITION.
SO IT'S A LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURE.
BUT I MAY HAVE 200 LAYERS OF
PAINT ON A PAINTING BEFORE I'M
DONE.
IT MAY TAKE UP TO TWO YEARS TO
GET ONE DONE.
THE ONLY PROBLEM WHEN YOU PAINT
ON WOOD, YOU CAN'T ROLL UP THE
CANVAS.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SITTING HERE
ON THE WALL.
AND ESSENTIALLY A RED PAINTING.
BUT AGAIN THAT WAS AN
INTERPRETATION OF LAKE SUPERIOR,
WHICH IS A STRONG INFLUENCE.
YOU CAN DO A LOT OF TRICKY
THINGS ONCE YOU GET INTO IT.
YOU OPEN YOUR EYES.
THE ARTIST SEES A LOT OF THINGS
THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T SEE.
BECAUSE OF THE TRAINED EYE
THING.
ACTUALLY SOMETIMES TOO MUCH
INFORMATION.
OVER HERE THIS IS THE LAST LARGE
PAINTING I DID.
YOU MAY SEE SOME FIGURATIVE
FORMS LIKE A LEG.
AND THESE SHAPES ARE COMING IN.
IT'S NOT SIMPLY THE HORIZON LINE
IDEA, LIKE THIS IS THE HORIZON
LINE.
BUT IT'S ALL CHANGING.
I FIND THIS VERY EXCITING
PAINTING.
AND IT'S ON WOOD.
AND IT'S FOUR PANELS HOOKED
TOGETHER.
SEE THE LINE HERE AND HERE.
FOUR PIECES.
OH, YEAH.
SEE NOW THE VINES THAT I ADD
THERE, A LOT OF THOSE ARE GONE
NOW.
SO NOW I PUT SOMETHING BACK IN.
I USED -- I HAD A REALLY GOOD
JOB IN ST. LOUIS, I TAUGHT ART
IN A FEDERAL PRISON CAMP.
AND SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST PEOPLE
IN THE COUNTRY ARE IN THAT CAMP.
WE HAD DOCTORS, LAWYERS, A LOT
OF CHICAGO POLITICIANS, JUDGES,
AND THE MAFIA.
THE MAFIA DOES RUN THE PRISONS
BY THE WAY.
I DID THAT FOR THREE YEARS.
AND THE STORIES WERE
UNBELIEVABLE.
WELL, THEY ALL HAD PRECONCEIVED
NOTION OF WHAT ART WAS.
YOU KNOW.
AND THEY WANTED TO WORK OFF
PHOTOGRAPHS.
AND I DISCOURAGED THAT.
THAT'S A BAD THING TO START OUT
WITH.
WE WENT TO SCHOOL WE WORKED FROM
LIFE.
SO I KNOW HOW TO DRAW, BUT SEE
I'M TRYING NOT TO GET IMAGES IN
HERE.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT ACTUALLY.
VERY EASY TO COME UP WITH THE
IMAGE.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO -- I
DON'T THINK THAT WAY.
THIS IS CALLED NONOBJECTIVE.
FIRST NONOBJECTIVE PAINTER WAS A
GUY NAMED KANDINSKI.
IT WAS ABOUT 1913.
BEFORE THAT THERE WAS MORE OF
THE IMPRESSIONIST.
OH, WHEN I WAS 16, I TOOK AN ART
COURSE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR
TEACHER SAYS, OH, WE HAVE PLENTY
OF OIL PAINT.
WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK WITH A
PIECE OF PLYWOOD OR SOMETHING
AND TRY DOING A PAINTING AND I
DID.
AND IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
AND THE NEXT ONE I DID WON FIRST
PLACE IN THE ST. PAUL ALL HIGH
SCHOOL EXHIBIT, OR WHATEVER IT'S
CALLED.
SO I KNEW FROM THAT POINT
FORWARD, I KNEW WHAT I WAS GOING
TO DO.
WHICH WAS A REAL RELIEF, BECAUSE
I GREW UP IN A ROUGH PART OF ST.
PAUL AND WAS PRETTY MUCH A
JUVENILE DELINQUENT UNTIL I
FOUND ART.
YOU CAN SAY IT SAVED MY LIFE.
MOST EVERY KID I GREW UP WITH IS
EITHER IN PRISON OR DEAD.
NOBODY AROUND ANY MORE.
SO THIS SAVED ME.
I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE
TO PAINT FULL TIME SINCE 1985 I
THINK.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WORKING OUT
GOOD THERE.
AND MY WIFE SHE -- WE MET AT ART
SCHOOL, MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF
ART AND DESIGN.
AND SHE WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME
THAT WE WENT OUT.
AND A MONTH LATER WE WERE
MARRIED.
GOT TO LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION,
YOUR HEART.
IT'S NOT TOO RATIONAL WHAT GOES
ON A LOT OF TIMES.
AND THAT'S 47 YEARS AGO.
I HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN A WHILE.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEY'RE
NOT, YOU KNOW.
THEY'RE IN THE PAST.
THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW.
TO GET IN THE PRESENT IS WHAT
YOU HAVE TO DO TO DO THIS KIND
OF WORK.
BUT YOU MIGHT BE IN THE PRESENT
20 MINUTES AND GET THE WHOLE
THING DONE.
YOU KNOW.
YOU SEE HOW FAST I WORK.
ALL OF A SUDDEN IT COMES
TOGETHER.
AND YOU'RE KIND OF A ONE BEING
OR SOMETHING.
I GET TOTALLY IMMERSED IF I'M
REALLY INTO IT, YOU KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOING
ON AROUND ME.
YEAH.
I LIKE THIS.
SEE LIKE IN SOME OF THESE
PAINTINGS, YOU KNOW, THAT BLUE
WOULDN'T BE PAINTED ON AFTER THE
RED, RED WAS PUT OVER THE BLUE.
AND SOMETIMES I'LL SAY SAVE THE
BLUE, SOMETIMES I'LL PAINT OVER
IT.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THE MANY
DIFFERENT LEVELS AND COLORATIONS
THAT HAVE OCCURRED ALONG IN THE
PROCESS OF DOING PAINTING.
THIS IS AN OIL PAINTING.
WHAT WE'RE PAINTING WITH TODAY
IS ACRYLIC, WHICH IS WATER
BASED.
THESE PAINTINGS ARE PREPARED IN
SUCH A WAY THAT THEY'LL LAST FOR
AT LEAST 500 YEARS.
AND A LOT OF THESE LARGE ONES
ARE MORE FOR COLLECTORS, YOU
KNOW, COLLECTIONS LIKE 3M OR
SOME COLLECTORS.
BANKS.
WELLS FARGO LIKE THESE BIG ONES.
PENTAR COMPANY BOUGHT A COUPLE
OF THOSE MOON RISES.
THE COMMON CONSUMER DOESN'T HAVE
MUCH OF AN INTEREST OR A SPACE
TO PUT THESE UP EVEN.
WORKING BIG IS EASIER THAN
WORKING SMALL.
SMALL IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.
I LIKE TO EXHIBIT THE WORK.
THE LAST EXHIBIT I HAD WAS AT
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY AND THAT
WAS REALLY FUN.
KIND OF GETS YOU ORGANIZED.
GETS TO YOU FINISH A FEW THINGS.
AND I HAD A SHOW IN BEMIDJI AT
THE ART CENTER WHEN I FIRST CAME
BACK HERE.
THAT WAS FUN.
BECAUSE I GOT SOME OF THE WORK
DONE THAT I WAS JUST KIND OF
FRUSTRATED ABOUT.
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A DEADLINE,
THAT ALWAYS HELPS.
SEE, I HAVE NO DEADLINE NOW.
I'M TOTALLY FREE.
MIGHT WANT TO GET A SHOT OF
THIS.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE CRAZY DOING
THIS STUFF.
BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.
PEOPLE WILL SAY, OH, A KID COULD
DO THIS.
I DON'T THINK SO.
WELL, I'M PROBABLY DONE WITH
THIS FOR NOW.
OKAY.
YOU HAD ENOUGH, DIDN'T YOU?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING
IT.
SEE I DON'T THINK OF MYSELF AS
AN ARTIST.
THAT'S WHY I'M A PAINTER.
I'M STILL WORKING ON.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ART IS.
DO YOU?
I HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT OUT YET.
SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT CALL ME AN
ARTIST.
BUT I DON'T.
AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
AROUND HERE NOW, THEY RETIRE AND
THEY DECIDE TO BE AN ARTIST.
WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS.
THOSE PEOPLE PICK ART BECAUSE IT
LOOKS EASY.
IT'S PROBABLY THE HARDEST THING
YOU COULD DO.
OKAY.
WELL, I'M STARTING TO FEEL
PRETTY CONTENT.
I'M 69.
I PRETTY MUCH PROBABLY HAVE DONE
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THAT
STRONG DRIVE ANY MORE.
BUT I LIKE DOING -- I LIKE WHAT
I WAS DOING THE OTHER DAY.
I FELT PRETTY GOOD.
IT'S LEARNING THE PROBLEM
SOLVING PROCESS IS WHAT THIS IS
ABOUT.
AND THEN HOW TO BE CREATIVE.
HOW TO USE PARTS OF YOUR BRAIN,
THAT YOU KIND OF TURN OFF ABOUT
7th GRADE.
WE BOTH -- MY WIFE MAJORED IN
ART AND PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY YOU
CAN'T MAKE A LIVING.
NOT TRUE AT ALL.
WE MADE A VERY GOOD LIVING.
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US.
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