Author Archives: Chris

Photographic Mixed Media Artist

Evolutions

As I was laying in a comfy bed this morning, I was struck with a fun realization. Namely, that as my studio practice and career have evolved since I began traveling to art festivals, so have our accommodations on the road when we’ve had time for camping between shows! Here’s some pictorial proof of our progression:

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Easy to Overlook


 

“Natural capital is easy to overlook because it is the pond we swim in. One can live perfectly well without ever giving a thought to the sulfur cycle or wetland functions. Only when the benefits nature provides are disrupted do we take notice.” — Paul Hawken

Chris Dahlquist photograph of golden wheat fields

“Mile Marker 512″, 35″x51”


 

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A Quiet Moment Just Doing Nothing


 

“When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing – just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?” — Ralph Marston

Chris Dahlquist photograph of a pond in the Flint Hills

“Mile Marker 444″, 35″x51”


 

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Idaho to Nashville

 

Kyle and I are ridiculously lucky that most of the time we are on this crazy artistic adventure side by side; in the art studio, in the van, at his shows, at my shows, hearing his rehearsals through the kitchen door.

But this week was different as we took on our own adventures

Almost immediately after our show in Sun Valley, Idaho Kyle flew, as if by slingshot, across the country to Nashville to record with our good friends Victor and Penny for their upcoming album. I stayed behind in the Wood River Valley for a few days of camping, biking and READING. While solo camping has given me ample time for reading (2 books in 4 days!) and I am super proud of the music they are recording, I am really ready for his return so we can continue this adventure together…Montana here we come!

 

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The Vanishing Road


 

“We are all treading the vanishing road of a song in the air, the vanishing road of the spring flowers and the winter snows, the vanishing roads of the winds and the streams, the vanishing road of beloved faces.” —  Richard Le Gallienne

photograph of a solitary road

“Mile Marker 509, 35″x51”


 

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Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival

 

 

Come See me!

Sun Valley Arts Festival
Ketchum, ID

August 7-9, 2015

Booth #F6-7

Friday 10am-6pm

Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm

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Watching the Clouds


 

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” —  John Lubbock

Chris Dahlquist photograph of the prairie

“Mile Marker 513″, 35″x51”


 

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Take your Time


 

“There is this tremendous amount of arrogance and hubris, where somebody can look at something for five minutes and dismiss it. Whether you talk about gaming or 20th century classical music, you can’t do it in five minutes. You can’t listen to ‘The Rite of Spring’ once and understand what Stravinsky was all about.” — Penn Jillette

COntemporary landscape photograph by Chris Dahlquist

“Mile Marker 528″, 35″x51”


 

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The Flint Hills – Before and After

 

Mile Marker 444 - Before

Mile Marker 444 – Before

Mile Marker 444, 35"x51" - After

Mile Marker 444, 35″x51″ – After

Better Things to Do


 

“Summer is not obligatory. We can start an infernally hard jigsaw puzzle in June with the knowledge that, if there are enough rainy days, we may just finish it by Labor Day, but if not, there’s no harm, no penalty. We may have better things to do.” —  Nancy Gibbs

Golden wheat, soybeans, and rain beams on the horizon

“Mile Marker 523″, 35″x51”


 

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