There is evidence that a large jellyfish swarm is brought on by low oxygen levels in the water. Puget Sound is full of algae right now!

I have been trying to discover why the Sound is so full of creepy reddish algae right now. I have searched the Seattle Times and all the papers around here as well as the web, but am not seeing it mentioned anywhere. I traveled over to Bremerton last Saturday (a 80 degree day) and the Sound looked like a hideous vegetable soup with so much of this reddish flora (and fauna?) in the water you would not want to swim in it, even if you were a fish. I have never seen it soo nasty. Right along with the floating crud was dozens of moon jellies and egg yolk jellies. They were floating about a food UNDER the surface of the water which I found odd, since I usually see them right on the surface and for the last 11 months have hardly even seen them at all. Why is this all happening right at this time? Is it because of the warmer weather? Did all this stuff come up off the bottom as a result of the very low tides we had two weeks ago? I can’t find anything about it. If you are reading this and know the answer, send me a link.

See my Paintings At Occidental Park in Seattle This Thursday Afternoon and Evening! Pioneer Square Artwalk!

  This one is “Ariel Circus” a good large canvas with a festive but mechanical look to it. Come down and see me!

Abstract Nudes Represent Dreams For Me…..Check This Group Of Fractured Fairytales!

I do not often paint people as subject matter, but when I do, it is usually because I remember an odd dream that sets me to thinking. This one I titled “Three Amigos” and it came to me after an interesting dream about dancing on tables at a cocktail bar. I never drink, but I used to go out dancing alot, so dreaming of dancing is not unusual. This is a huge painting with alot of movement. Priced at $850, it could take up a big wall and command attention at the very least.

Nude with attitude for your wall!

 She is “One Tough Cookie” and is an aging girl scout with a bad attitude. She is priced at $650. and worth it! A diva looking for a fine wall to grace!

Here are a few paintings I have not put up on this site

This one is Emerald City Blues and is on my website, as are the other ones I will post.

First Thursday is Almost Upon Us! Come to Pioneer Square to See My Paintings!

I hope the weather holds and the Artwalk in Occidental Park is crammed with artists and art lovers. I will again bring alot of paintings down to sell for much cheaper than on my website. I am trying to focus on smaller pieces as lots of folks do not have a big wall to display on. Nevertheless, most of mine are pretty large. Go see my Gasworks II at US Bank on Roosavelt just north of the U District at 63rd.

Another chilly day in Seattle…I like it!

For those who grumble about the cool weather…..why do you live here anyway? I love the rain, the chill, and the fact that you can drink the water. Just returned from San Jose where my hostess warned not to drink water out of the tap as it was so sull of minerals and salts you could get sick with kidney stones ect….so just be thankful our water is so good and that forest fires are not threatning our homes.

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.gunderson/143.1.2/mb.ashx

this above is the link to the Gunderson biography by his own son.

Andrew Gunderson painted from his imagination, did not focus on the Hudson River landscapes.

For those of you reading this blog, Andrew Gunderson’s son has a page up. Some ebay listings are calling his paintings “Hudson River” and this is an attempt to link him with the Hudson River School to gain a few bucks. He did not paint there. He traveled a bit out west and lived in Monee Illinois. Many of his firelight by the lake or river paintings are scenes that could be in almost any state in the Union. The one I grew up with always suggested a high mountain lake and since I grew up in Wyoming, I pictured it a Wyoming scene. My grandmother bought it in Chicago in the 1930s and I am sure she liked it because it reminded her of home. Gunderson did not refer to many specific places, but rather a state his mind, a peaceful place. I will post a link to his son’s page.