While Jack Wray describes our world in paint, his partner Maxine chronicles their adventures, mishaps and victories on this blog.
These stories are meant to give you a glimpse into what goes into creating, growing and producing fine art from an onlooker’s perspective.
Wishing you health and connection during this time of feasting and mourning. There are words to say and actions to take to care for our neighbors, neighborhoods, and world community. We hope that you find something in the natural world that grows your connection to the beauty of all people, the soil and everything in between.
Read MoreYou know you have something good when you can't stop thinking about it, you plan your whole future around it, and all other pathways circle you back to it. I'm talking about Jack painting full time now.
Read MoreJack paints flowers while listening to heavy metal music. Flowers rock. Our kids paint with Dad, and they paint flowers with lava. Flowers and rocks.
Read MoreSpread the Love! That’s what birthdays are for as an adult, showing gratitude.
Read MoreFor a relationship to be fun and balanced, it’s pretty darn important for the people in it to feel good about themselves. I’m talking about loving the way your pants fit, saying I’ll be a boss roller skater someday, and that my know-it-all/can-do-it-all swagger is paying off. Okay, that list is all about me, and maybe you want to read about Jack. Please stick around a bit.
Read MoreLast week, guess where Jack wanted to go? The desert on a tropical and mostly lush island in Hawaii. We spent a wonderful 8 days on the big island in and around Kailua-Kona the beginning of March. The temps were like a hug at 80 F (27 C) during the day, and we only felt rain twice.
Read MoreJack is putting together his application for an open studio tour in October with Portland Open Studios. Through this exercise, I was able to grab his CV and add it to the website and help him decide which paintings to showcase in the application.
Read MoreIf you are like me, over the winter you pick out some project to complete before Spring. It’s less of a push to do better in the new year, and more of an attempt to tick off one bite sized piece of a 5 year plan. I’m about ready to ditch all thoughts of 5 year plans, because I have yet to trace out the steps for a goal that big.
Read MoreGrowing up in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) you either get used to the rain and find ways to enjoy and ignore it, or you get out. I lived my whole childhood in one house, and explored every inch of the abundant suburban yard.
Read MoreIn Summer we settled in, and built a backyard studio for Jack with the family’s help.
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