Tag Archives: chris dahlquist photography

Featured Artist

September 7, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

 

“Just when you think you’ve seen every photograph you ever need to see at an art fair, someone comes along and grabs your heart with the strength of their imagery.” – Connie Mentzler

 

Writing office - Anacortes, Washington

Some of you that follow my studio on Facebook might remember that I had a mobile office in some spectacular places over the last month. Some of you might be wondering what I was doing morning after morning in my “office” while traveling. Continue reading »

Pick of the week, September 4

September 4, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“It is better to travel well than to arrive.” – Buddha

 

Mile Marker 289, 29x16 (x4)

 

(A little reminder to myself as we begin our drive from Portland to St Louis!)

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The Absence

August 23, 2012 by Chris | 9 Comments

I love words.

I love to read. I love to write have written. I love word games, puzzles, poems.

So when my friend Jim told me about the short story writing contest in Esquire that required a story of 79 words, no more, no less, I was intrigued but not inspired. I’m not a writer, and when I am, it isn’t fiction. Continue reading »

Pick of the week, August 20

August 20, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” –   Gilbert K. Chesterton

 

Mile Marker 166, 35x51

 

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Along the way

August 17, 2012 by Chris | 3 Comments

Why I can't write more...

After a great show at the Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival, great camping in the Sawtooth National Recreational Area, and some great meals, Kyle and I made our way to the Canadian Border where we stored our van and camper for a few days to vacation in Vancouver with our great friends and hosts, Jim Brown and Matt VanderWerff. Continue reading »

Pick of the Week, August 6

August 6, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” – Henry David Thoreau

 

Mile Marker 284, 16x22

If you are interested in adding this or another piece to your art collection please contact me.

 

The End of Summer

August 2, 2012 by Chris | 1 Comment

Four more days until Kyle and I are off for our NorthWest tour. With the heat here at home, it couldn’t come a moment too soon, but with the amount we need to get done before we leave, we could certainly use an extra moment or two! And this year we will be traveling with the camper we purchased in Idaho on last year’s tour, which adds another whole level of complexity to the preparations, but a new level of fun to the trip. Continue reading »

By the numbers

July 26, 2012 by Chris | 2 Comments

With the unrelenting triple digit temperatures in Kansas City, Kyle and I are counting the days (ten) until we leave for our NorthWest tour. So being the number geek that I am, and facing a full day of writing, I decided to count a few things first.

 

Our trip by the numbers:

 

  • 38 days of travel
  • 3 shows
  • 8 days of showing
  • 5,000+ miles of driving
  • 82+ hours of driving
  • 4 hours before we run out of things to talk about
  • 10 states
  • 1 province
  • 41 feet of vehicle
  • 1,230 number of songs we have time to listen to while driving
  • 19,595 number of songs we will have with us
  • 5,920 elevation of Sun Valley Art Fair
  • 60 lineal feet of display space in Art in the Pearl
  • 130,000 patrons at Saint Louis Art Fair
  • 95 pieces of artwork
  • ??? number of days it will take to recover

So many more things I could count today, but for now I need to write 1400 words, to answer 10 questions, to prepare for Artist Inc 2.

 

Whew what a week!

July 13, 2012 by Chris | 1 Comment

Sorry about the lack of blog post last week. I wanted to write to you, but, the thing is, the last couple of weeks have been really, really busy.

I have captured some of the high-lights and low-lights for you in pictures. Each one could be a post by itself, but the clock is ticking and I must go set up my show again in a few minutes. Continue reading »

Pick of the week, July 2

July 2, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

Happy July!

“The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration — it is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done.”   Tim Kreider

Be sure to read the rest of Kreider’s recent article: “The Busy Trap”

MIle Marker 274, 16" x 22"

 

What one thing can you scratch off the list today to avoid the busy trap?

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