Grotesque Halloween

 Last night, Halloween, was the year's last Last Thursday on Alberta, here in Portland.  And. . . it was grotesque!  While on all other Last Thursdays the street was closed to traffic, yesterday it was re-opened and it seemed like the public said, "Let's go elsewhere" . . . Those of us who very much needed to add some sales to our bottom line were there only to watch kids trick-or-treat in the early evening and contemplate the empty streets once it was dark.

What's so terrible is that, we, the artists, who have for years helped to get people interested in Alberta's Art Walk every Last Thursday, have been forgotten as the event has been transformed into  a "Drink Fest".

Hello Portland, . . . how about reinstating an Art Walk on Alberta or elsewhere in the city, to thank Portland's art community for its efforts to put Alberta's Last Thursday on the map.

This weekend, come visit the Mesman Images booth #208 at Portland Saturday Market, beneath the Burnside Bridge.  By the way, the Market is also open on Sundays!

St. Johns Bridge, Cathedral Park, Portland Oregon, triptych

The St. Johns Bridge is a steel suspension bridge over the Willamette River in Portland. The construction of the bridge began a month before the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and provided many county residents with employment during the Great Depression. The middle picture represents the foundation of the bridge, named Cathedral Park. This beautiful bridge is the pride of many Portlanders. You can purchase this framed triptych on our Fine Art Photography website.