Dana M Johnson – Paintings, Illustrations, VideoThe Blog of Dana M. Johnson

This weekend I am learning to paint with my left hand, Dr’s orders are to let the right rest for 2 weeks, as I injured it last week, so I’m working to paint with the left.  It is taking a little longer, so check back in a day or two for images to be posted, but please check out the artist links below, these are my 3 picks of the week.  I caught the last day of  Gregory Euclide’s paintings today at the Groveland, and they were amazing in person!  Stopped for lunch at La Belle Crepe downtown Minneapolis, my culinary art pick of the week.  My 3rd pick, is local sound Artist Caly Mcmorrow, whose music I am listening to while I type, if you like what you hear on her site, you can purchase music there too & she has a calendar for performances-   Enough typing, I need to get back to left handed painting.

4/50 in Finders Keepers Series Cedar Ave downtown St Paul Acrylic on Tag

This is one of my favorite streets in St Paul, from about this view point… past Central Prespyterian Church, Minnesota Public Radio, and following the route of the future lightrail tracks…

3/50 in Finders Keepers Series,  Seward Chair, Acrylic on Tag

If you have not yet visited the new Seward Coop on Franklin, you should.  They have a wonderful seating area over looking the road.

2/50 in Finders Keepers Series NE Minneapolis Train Acrylic on Tag

Sometimes you have to do something just for fun, this is my fun spring project.  50 Small Tags with paintings on them.  I’m leaving them as I go around the midwest.  If you have found one, post a comment of where you discovered the painting and what you did with it.  Each tag is hand typed with a number on the back as to which in the series it is.

1/50 in Finders Keepers Series NE Minneapolis Road in Winter Acrylic on Tag

Back of Tag #1 typewriter on Tag