Wyoming-National Park

Hallows of enchanted knolls of vanishing peoples called “shee” and harbors that harbor mermaids and water horses sing to the seas that I am Clan Morrison. Enchanted Zen art of Sumi with a thousand shades of grey holding the four seasons and Asian graphite from India and China likewise show ying/yang show that I am an artist. Mystery inspires art and one of the truly mystic states is Wyoming. But, Wyoming calls itself “the Cowboy State.” Wyoming is neither Texas nor Montana. The state is better known for national parks. Because of this the state is largely, indirectly dependent on the federal governmental aid from the parks such as the Grand Tetons. Ironically, the state is traditionally, financially conservative but was hit hard by the government shut down cause by the people they elected. But, the Grand Tetons are what make The West great. Snowbound buffalo herds and the wild grizzly show a unique heritage. My primary art form is nature. The lone bald eagle is a symbol of America because it flies freely. America has to protect this beauty. The Parks are honored with a set of quarters. Animal planet had a special proving mermaid existence in 2013.

Wyoming has an over arching mythos which separates it from any other state. Everything is on “Old Faithful” from Yellowstone National Park. It is on an active volcano and was first recognized as a protected site by President Grant making it the first. The Native Americans named it "Mitzi-a-dazi" which French translated to “yellow stones” and is important to the regional flood legend. The geyser is said to be actually a buffalo that is buried. The first Anglo was a man named John Colter who went trapping from the Lewis and Clark expedition and thought he saw hell and was made fun of with “Colter’s Hell.” Ironically, the Native Americans said that Doh Ki  (God) gave it to them as a promise land and were the first poachers in the park. (During the Indian Wars) The boot is from the Frontier Day of Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming which honors the first rodeo and largest in the state in 1897. It is a big West and art fair. The flower is the state flower Indian paintbrush which cures women’s issues according traditional medicine. I drew this picture last March with graphite and white charcoal.    

The name of this piece is “submerged stones” and was drawn recently with ink, sumie and Chinese watercolors. As I said before all of the American nature pieces I do are from life. This piece is no exception. It almost ended up in that same stream in the back woods when my chair shifted which caused my drawing pad to fall to the creek bank  I carefully moved my foot to rescue it. If you would like to buy this or any other of my pieces email me at MatthewMorrison76@yahoo.com.

Wisconsin- Otherness

Forgotten battlefield with ghosts of Highlanders fighting for freedom and claymores set in museums but still know the way of battle recognize that I am Clan Morrison. Ancient Zen art with black ink stone and Asian graphite recognize that I am an artist. As an artist, a return to nature is important as it is letting God express Himself. One could say Wisconsin is a good example of this. Living in Indiana and watch Chicago television, Wisconsin had a certain otherness. Their ads are great too. When I got there it looked a lot more like northwest Indiana. I enjoyed the tour at the Jelly Belly (C) factory in-spite of the fact that it was during their Christmas vacation and got a sample at the end and bought a bag of their misfit candy.( It was good.) I had friends from Wisconsin, they had accent like on Prairrie Home Companion, but that was when I was living in the Chicago area and mostly we talked about if green bay or the Bears would do better that year. I drew one of my greatest piece s on the subject of a great highland battle in the which the Morrisons fought.

 Wisconsin has a certain otherness with its mythology. Everything is resting on a large fur.  It stands for the Bray Road Beast and the large black bear population. The Wisconsin Bray road Beast is similar to the Highland wulver which is best described as a mixer of man and wolf but not aggressive unless provoked. Behind everything is a butte and Lake Superior from the Apostle Islands. According to Ojibwe who were the first inhabitance of the area, the island were formed when Winneboujou ( a spirit) threw rocks at a dear that was swimming in the Great Lakes. The French gave the Islands the name it has now. The little ball on the fur is a cheese. Original, the state was known for wheat but that declined due to poor soil. Cheese is what rescued the state with the farmer puling to process the dairy. There were 1500 factories there by 1899.  The flag standing in the Cheese is Von Bismark’s German flag. The greatest immigration to the state was from Prussia and northern Germany in the 1840’s/50’s and the state is still very German. I drew this picture this year with pencil and white charcoal and is 8” x10.”

       The name of this piece is “Oak Trunk” and is done in ink and was draw about two years ago. Oak trees have always had a mystical quality. The Celts view it as a symbol of stability. This particular one was one in which children played. They were at school when I drew it because it had an interesting trunk. It was directly at the road so that one could see the effect of the road. I only had a few pen at the time, but did the best I could. If you would like to buy this or any other of my artwork email me at MatthewMorrison76@yahoo.com.

Hawaii-Sea
The land of an enchanted dying tongue and mountains that clouds of fairies hover breathe into the wind that I am Clan Morrison. The feel of the brush in the hand or standing in a foot of snow hanging over a frozen lake declare me an artist. Except natives, most artists have never been to Hawaii. I have never been to Hawaii. I had one friend from Hawaii and he said mostly there were rich people with skin problems.  I had another friend who had been a missionary to Hawaii. Ironically historically the missionaries were the biggest supporters of the royalty. American traders and planter who were perverts were the ones that finally deposed the royalty. Everyone is a minority in Hawaii so English is dominant because many languages are common with Hawaiian loosing strength as a native tongue. Ironically, he moved to Chuuk because it was a more open field. As a pastor he would talk about one of his deacon getting lost in the Pacific Ocean and being found sixty days latter. I am currently learning Gaelic and fairies. 

The mythology of Hawaii is different from any other state. As is easily stated, this is the first drawing of a state with a person in it. Her name is Pele, the volcano goddess. Originally depicted as the "Old Hag," it is currently stated that one sees a beautiful woman in native dress right before a volcano erupts and it rains. (I depicted her turning into a lava flow.) She is sitting next to a pith helmet. This is from the uniform of the Hawaiian Royal Guard which means Hawaii the only state to have sitting royalty. (The Americans deposed Queen ìLiliî who wrote ìAloha hoy,î but the monarchy was re-instated in the 1990ís.) Between Pele and the helmet is a Japanese prayer headband. As Hawaii is in the dead zone of the Pacific, The Chrysanthemum empire mythologizes Hawaii as fishermen Asiaís Pacific coast get swept there to their doom unless they end up in Hawaii even when Japan was isolating itself. (Peril harbor is said to be the birth place of sharks which is one of the reasons the Nippon navy targeted it.)The three along with the state flower are on a surf-board. Originally this was only a sport for nobility. (The crime for stealing the kingís wave was to get knocked off your surf board) I finished this picture last week.  


 The name of this piece is ìEternal Chaosî with Pen, Sumie, and Chinese Watercolors on 12" x 18" recently. The name is from fractal summitry. (My brother is a physicist. ) Chaos theory is best expressed in tree limbs. In the far right corner is the Japanese word for eternity which also means a thousand. This is an expression of science and a fall day or my melting watches. If you are interested in buying this or any other of my art email me at MatthewMorrison76@yahoo.com.