blog ART GALLERY 2

RED OLSON AND HIS FRIENDSHIP HAS ENDURED FOR OVER 30 YEARS...AND STILL GOING STRONG. HIS PORTRAIT OF RED OLSON I CREATED IN HONOR OF THE TRIP HIM AND HIS 12 YEAR OLD SON, RANDY, MADE WHEN THEY TOOK THE FIRST BARREL OF OIL FROM PRUDHOE BAY TO VALDEZ BY DOG TEAM IN THE LATE 1970'S.
In 2005 I donated an acrylic painting of KOBUK their lead dog to the Valdez Museum, where it is on display.
Red has been an Alaskan gold miner for many years and did much to encourage me and my family to try our hand at Gold Mining in AK in the 1980's.
We will always be grateful for their guidance and friendship. Over the years, Red and Randy continue to be good friends.