Michigan-Peninsula

Haunted, two walled castle ruins and dark islands with unreachable, mystic butts sing to the moors that I am Clan Morrison. The life force of the bristles of a horse and the magic of the orient’s graphite whisper that I am an artist. My dear mother was from Michigan and she taught me how to draw ad because she is gone, I draw. I grew up with stories of this magical place called Michigan. It was a place where there was always snow with the exception of ling at the beach and going sand surfing and every one spoke in Dutch except for her grandmother who was learning English. My grandfather was one of the people to get president Ford in Senate. I was born Texan and it seemed impossible. As Tennessee has Occitans, (French-Italians) Hawaii has Japanese, Minnesota has Norwegians, and New York has Jews; Michigan has Dutch. Michigan also has “Motown.” Ford (cars) and Chevrolet are what make Michigan something other than farming. Detroit is makes a conservative state lean left. The Upper Peninsula was a copper mining region.  I used to call my house in Indiana Fort Morrison America.

Michigan is a unique mythology. Everything is in front the Mackinac Bridge. It was first proposed in 1884and two attempts were made to build it in 1934 and 1936 as part of the New Deal, but failed. Construction stated on it in 1953; the bridge was officially opened May 7 & 8, 1954. Everything is on the boardwalk on the Boardman River in Traverse City. In 1847, Captain Boardman bought land on the river for a sawmill and Traverse City was created which was only accessible by boat until 1864; the river became the industrial heart of the city. Michigan most unique crytid is the Mishipeshu or water panther which is commonly the size of a lynx cat with bronze horns and a prehensile tall. It is said it defend the copper in the Upper Peninsula. In front of the wooden school in a Sugar beet, an alternative sugar plant stated 1884. It has like the potato to Idaho.  The klompen is for Veldheer’s  / De Klomp Wooden shoe factory Holland, Michigan which has a windmill imported from Holland.  The arrow is for the Pontiac's Rebellion from Fort Michilimackinac. The hat is from Fort Mackinac State Historic Parks which is the fort preserved from the 1830’s. The rapids on the far left corner are for Grand Rapids. . It is 8” x 10,” drawn with pencil and white charcoal and completed recently.

The name of this piece is Tree_barn, is 12” x 18” and drawn with ink September 2014. I was standing in someone’s front yard as the gravel road was turning back into asphalt on a back road in Indiana across the street from a corn field that almost ready to pick And some remnants of forest The barn was dress in a sign collection If you are interested in buying this or any other of my work email me at MatthewMorrison76@yahoo.com to order.