Vinlands Icelandics: June 2021

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Here are a few recent shots of the garden: -

Six Months

Nice note and photos from Daniel and Sally

Just a quick note and some recent pics to let you know that Birna and Timber are doing great!

Everyone is doing great! Birna is doing a great job in Basic Obedience-coming along very well-and Timber continues to be an awesome role model!

Both girls relaxing with Daniel in Tobyhanna State Park after a lovely hike -

Birna poised on a rock in the Poconos -

Birna relaxing in Timber’s new bed

(both got new beds but Birna prefers Timber’s, of course)

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Liz was one of the original Icelandic Sheepdog people in the United States. She got us started. I'm not sure of the exact relationship but I think she had an Icelandic female cousin who lived in Iceland and visiting her is how she became acquainted with the breed. She had many dogs and used "Viking" as her kennel name. The backgrounds of many dogs in North America have her dogs listed. I didn't realize her other, her first talent, was her art. Years ago now I visited her and her husband on the east coast and saw her studio, an enormous room where she painted and actually taught students. I'm sorry for the poor quality of the photos; I am not a photographer. Clicking on photos will enlarge them.

Selfie

Practicing Eyes!

Painting troublesome people away

Anthony Beasley

Anthony, a black American, worked in a warehouse moving boxes, packing and unpacking stuff. In his spare time he would create fantastic art using leftover cardboard pieces. Let me be clear. He was never trained as an artist. Didn't go to an art school at a university. Didn't take any classes. It's just what he did in this spare time. He used crayons, magic markers, pens, pencils, literally anything that could make color. On pieces of cardboard. He combined images he had seen in magazines, nature shows, photographs, etc. He also wanted his art to have depth so using pins he poked holes in the cardboard to give his pictures texture. I've had the pieces framed and covered with UV resistant glass to protect the images making the pin-texture unavailable - but I know it's there. I last heard that he had retired and moved west. I apologize for the poor quality of the photos; clicking on them will enlarge them.

Mel Rosas, Clinton Snider

Two artists, Mel Rosas and Clinton Snider, were at an Oakland University show and discussion where Bryant Tillman had several of his pieces displayed. I fell in love with their art and the rest is history. I apologize for the poor photo quality - I'm not a photographer. Clicking on photos will enlarge them.

Yellow Bus - 11" x 8.5" - Mel Rosas

Cha Cha - 11" x 8.5" - Mel Rosas

Returning to Nature - 33" x 25.5" - Clinton Snider

Wayne Douglas Quinn

I found some photo of Wayne's art many years ago in a magazine and contacted him. We talked a lot over the years. He lived in San Francisco and passed away from AIDS in 1987. There's a book published with some of his work. In addition to the three paintings below, I have several studies which were done in anticipation of paintings. After he passed away I got the studies from his estate at his request. Clicking on photos will enlarge them.