Seattle painter Alden Mason, almost 90, leads an urban life without having acquired an urban viewpoint. His work is full of the things that moved him as a child, including the sparrows that flew around his head as he offered them carrots on his parents dairy farm in the Skagit Valley.
While realizing that his art owes a lot to his early environment, he also credits a mail-order cartoon class. He earned the tuition by trapping muskrats.
I feel guilty about those muskrats, but I loved cartoons, with figures jumping, hopping and smooching. They were having more fun than I was. They lived in a brighter world.
Foster/White Gallery hosts a birthday party for him July 25, 2-4 p.m. RSVP
Thanks for posting this, Regina. Will we see you there?
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Hi, Regina
Saw you yesterday at Alden’s 90th, but didnot get a chance to say ‘hello’.. hope you were able to speak with Alden. He is still painting away 2-3 times/week and having fun doing it.
Regards, Karen