Iron Range Arts & Culture

Trained in England, I operated a sign/design business for many years. Now that I'm retired, I paint to discover and communicate the wonder of being alive, of not just looking but "seeing". I love to explore the suggestive tension between the representational and the abstract, sometimes "edgy" color, the challenge to simplify to essentials and distill experience/meaning.

We make our communities strong and vibrant by providing all people the opportunity, access, tools, and inspiration to realize their creative potential.

The 38th Annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships will take place in August at the Merritt Elementary School Auditorium in Mountain Iron, Minnesota. Our Championship division is certified by the National Old Time Fiddle Association, which means that our Minnesota State Old Time Fiddling Champion will qualify to play at the National Old Time Fiddle Contest in Weiser, Idaho the following June.