April 17 Grassroots Gourmet embraces the vinegar

Ron spent the day in Minneapolis. He took vinegar and gave samples in the Grassroots Gourmet booth of the Global Market. It was a great opportunity to meet folks interested in specialty foods. Today's painting: grass roots embracing a bottle of vinegar.

11" x 14" $1070

March 28 Oil

Today the Olive Oil. Yesterday the Vinegar. Tomorrow the Salad? I don't think so but we'll see what tomorrow brings.

8" x 10"

March 27 Vinegar

With the third Saturday in a row of attending horticultural events with our vinegar as well as lots of orders for vinegar coming in after a nice article about the vinegar in the Star Tribune, it's proper to give a tribute to vinegar in the daily painting. It's also proper to feature this bottle because we're phasing it out and phasing in a sleak slim line model. TO VINEGAR!

8" x 10"

March 20 Dogwood and willow

For many years, I gathered willow and dogwood in the winter and early spring. I wove more baskets than you could count, sold them around Minnesota, wrote a book about weaving baskets and taught many classes. I haven't made a basket in years but I still notice the dogwood and willow in late winter and early spring.

Today we drove 69.5 miles to Perham to present our vinegar wares at the East Ottertail County Garden Day. As we drove along the back roads, through lowlands and along fields, I noticed all of the material growing in the ditches and meadows; perfect for weaving. No time for that but it inspired the painting of the day: a stylized vision of willow and dogwood against the lighter background of newly snow-free grassland.

We stopped in Wadena on the way back for a quick and pleasant visit with Mom and Dad. Mom's arm is many shades of black and blue but getting a little better every day.

8" X 10" $790