Last spring, April 6, 2007, due to the expiration of government timber funds, Ashland, Or. , along with many other communities, suffered through the largest shutdown of libraries in the U.S. -ever ! In response, this painting ," Interrupted", was created. It started innocently enough as a First Friday Art Walk demonstration and evolved over the coming weeks into my protest over the closures. The libraries reopened on Oct. 24, 2007.

Lindsay " Miss Holler " Erdman
Lindsay is an artist/singer from Toronto, Canada. She was willing to sit for this portrait in exchange for some instruction.

The start of my week

Although the numbers may vary, the artists who attend these weekly sessions are nothing if not dedicated to their art.