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
Foster/White says
Thanks for posting this, Regina. Will we see you there?
Another Bouncing Ball says
Yes
Karen Simonson says
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