Paul Blum
@paulartistrn.bsky.social
Retired RN, Art lover, oil painter, animal lover, husband of Alison Zak. Also: collector of rocks, fossils, rainwater, firewood and mushrooms. Lover of mountains, rainforests, France and Brazil. Believer in compassion, not hate, kindness, not cruelty.
Just a little something to lighten the mood.
June 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Just a little something to lighten the mood.
And then there’s this.
May 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
And then there’s this.
Sold at the River Gallery Spring Show. I’m so happy! Around 30X40 oil on canvas. The show concludes this Sunday.
April 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Sold at the River Gallery Spring Show. I’m so happy! Around 30X40 oil on canvas. The show concludes this Sunday.
At SeaTac airport and found this encouraging.
March 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At SeaTac airport and found this encouraging.
We have squirrels, in Brasília they have monkeys.😆
March 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We have squirrels, in Brasília they have monkeys.😆
My dear wife Alison, in front of our hotel in Brasília. Now we are in Miami on our way home to Washington State. Ready to fight for democracy and human dignity.
March 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My dear wife Alison, in front of our hotel in Brasília. Now we are in Miami on our way home to Washington State. Ready to fight for democracy and human dignity.
Back in Brazil, the land of Toucans and my family and today, Carnival! (Oil on canvas)
March 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Back in Brazil, the land of Toucans and my family and today, Carnival! (Oil on canvas)
Hinata, for my cat people.
February 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Hinata, for my cat people.
Pro-democracy anti-tRUMP/musk demonstration in Mount Vernon, Washington today.🇺🇸
February 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Pro-democracy anti-tRUMP/musk demonstration in Mount Vernon, Washington today.🇺🇸
Very old, oil on wood scrap, on my studio/barn door.
February 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Very old, oil on wood scrap, on my studio/barn door.
Just an old drawing, ink on paper.
February 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Just an old drawing, ink on paper.
From 2017, another oil based on a graphite piece by the late, great Robert Grimes. 20X24 “Egg”
February 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
From 2017, another oil based on a graphite piece by the late, great Robert Grimes. 20X24 “Egg”
We don’t get much snow around here so Taz is making the most of it.
February 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We don’t get much snow around here so Taz is making the most of it.
Good cat, good book.
February 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Good cat, good book.
On our bookshelf, by Todd Horton. Sometimes simple is just right.
February 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
On our bookshelf, by Todd Horton. Sometimes simple is just right.
A letter drawn by my college roommate and dear friend, Jerry Morse, in 1968. Where are you now, Jerry? All of my life I was surrounded by artists. What a blessing.
February 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A letter drawn by my college roommate and dear friend, Jerry Morse, in 1968. Where are you now, Jerry? All of my life I was surrounded by artists. What a blessing.
An older painting, “Sharon’s Tim”. Oil on canvas.
February 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
An older painting, “Sharon’s Tim”. Oil on canvas.
Detail, “Raven’s Dream” 24X36 oil on canvas Hopefully to be at the Spring Show at the River Gallery.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Detail, “Raven’s Dream” 24X36 oil on canvas Hopefully to be at the Spring Show at the River Gallery.
Brazilian beauties, from a visit a few years ago.
February 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Brazilian beauties, from a visit a few years ago.
My granddaughter, Lilah, wearing her grandmother’s “Johnny Piss Off” tee shirt, (grandma got it in 1969).
February 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
My granddaughter, Lilah, wearing her grandmother’s “Johnny Piss Off” tee shirt, (grandma got it in 1969).
Me and the great singer/songwriter Savanna Woods!!!❤️
February 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Me and the great singer/songwriter Savanna Woods!!!❤️
Oh, look! That’s me rock in’ out on my beloved old Gibson!
February 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Oh, look! That’s me rock in’ out on my beloved old Gibson!
Oil on canvas, from 2016?
February 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oil on canvas, from 2016?