I took this photo in my garden the other day. I’m just happy that summer is here, flowers are blooming, the sun is shining. This is always a busy time of year for me, but I love it.

One day last week I came across this turtle on the way to Greenwood Lake. People think of turtles as being slow. At least on land. But this one was fast! It was very unhappy with me for finding it, and for interrupting it’s walk through the woods. I just wanted to see it up close.

One day last week I came across this turtle on the way to Greenwood Lake. People think of turtles as being slow. At least on land. But this one was fast! It was very unhappy with me for finding it, and for interrupting it’s walk through the woods. I just wanted to see it up close.

Tim Young
Portrait of the Artist as Real Estate Agent, Actor, and DJ

A resident of Grand Marais since 1985, visual artist Tim Young says, “I’m inspired by everything. When you come up to the North Shore, you can look in almost every direction, and see beauty.”

In fact, Young’s creativity takes in everything from sensual male nudes to whimsical “alphabet paintings,” which embed key words in otherwise abstract works of art.

Young explains, “I’m inspired by not only the natural beauty, but also by the people. I would say that, even though we have a really small population here, I have more close friends here than I would have in Minneapolis. You get really compartmentalized [there].”

Though his success can’t be denied—Young exhibits at six different locations along the North Shore, including his own gallery—he confesses that the real estate company he inherited from his family remains his “bread and butter.”

Aside from art and real estate, Young also has a radio show on a local station, and he acts in community theater. Perhaps it’s this more-than-visual-art lifestyle that makes his paintings seem relevant as well as esoteric.

Whatever the reason for its appeal, Tim Young is a name to watch in the Minnesota art scene.

For more information on Young’s paintings, visit http://www.timouth.com/paintings

Tim Young
Portrait of the Artist as Real Estate Agent, Actor, and DJ

A resident of Grand Marais since 1985, visual artist Tim Young says, “I’m inspired by everything. When you come up to the North Shore, you can look in almost every direction, and see beauty.”

In fact, Young’s creativity takes in everything from sensual male nudes to whimsical “alphabet paintings,” which embed key words in otherwise abstract works of art.

Young explains, “I’m inspired by not only the natural beauty, but also by the people. I would say that, even though we have a really small population here, I have more close friends here than I would have in Minneapolis. You get really compartmentalized [there].”

Though his success can’t be denied—Young exhibits at six different locations along the North Shore, including his own gallery—he confesses that the real estate company he inherited from his family remains his “bread and butter.”

Aside from art and real estate, Young also has a radio show on a local station, and he acts in community theater. Perhaps it’s this more-than-visual-art lifestyle that makes his paintings seem relevant as well as esoteric.

Whatever the reason for its appeal, Tim Young is a name to watch in the Minnesota art scene.

For more information on Young’s paintings, visit http://www.timouth.com/paintings

I get asked this question from time to time. I have a lot of Superman stuff, including a Superman tattoo. I even made my own spandex Superman costume (pictured above). Yes, it’s all a costume, including the hair.

I liked Superman when I was a kid… had some Superman comics. But it really started after 9/11 when I heard Five For Fighting‘s Song, “Superman, It’s not easy.” I thought a lot about the idea of heroes, and finding something heroic in myself. I always hear about people who have done heroic things saying that they just acted in the moment without trying to be a hero. I hope that I will do the right thing when faced with a situation where I can help someone who needs me.

He is more than the fanciful daydream of two Cleveland schoolboys. He is the 20th-century archetype of mankind at its finest. He is courage and humanity, steadfastness and decency, responsibility and ethic. He is our universal longing for perfection, for wisdom and power used in service to the human race.

I love vintage Americana.

What’s not to love about Superman?

I get asked this question from time to time. I have a lot of Superman stuff, including a Superman tattoo. I even made my own spandex Superman costume (pictured above). Yes, it’s all a costume, including the hair.

I liked Superman when I was a kid… had some Superman comics. But it really started after 9/11 when I heard Five For Fighting‘s Song, “Superman, It’s not easy.” I thought a lot about the idea of heroes, and finding something heroic in myself. I always hear about people who have done heroic things saying that they just acted in the moment without trying to be a hero. I hope that I will do the right thing when faced with a situation where I can help someone who needs me.

He is more than the fanciful daydream of two Cleveland schoolboys. He is the 20th-century archetype of mankind at its finest. He is courage and humanity, steadfastness and decency, responsibility and ethic. He is our universal longing for perfection, for wisdom and power used in service to the human race.

I love vintage Americana.

What’s not to love about Superman?

Yesterday I walked out on the point beyond the Coast Guard Station in Grand Marais to shoot pictures of the Hjordis, one of my favorite warm weather activities. While I was out there, I noticed this tree, which I first painted about 16 years ago. It looked particularly beautiful to me yesterday. It’s been there all these years but I keep walking past it, not really noticing it anymore. It looked so pretty I was inspired to paint it.

Yesterday I walked out on the point beyond the Coast Guard Station in Grand Marais to shoot pictures of the Hjordis, one of my favorite warm weather activities. While I was out there, I noticed this tree, which I first painted about 16 years ago. It looked particularly beautiful to me yesterday. It’s been there all these years but I keep walking past it, not really noticing it anymore. It looked so pretty I was inspired to paint it.

David: Vermouth
James: Youth
Ron: Mouth
Debbie: Mouth (because I do radio)
Anonymous: “Time Out”

It’s actually just the first two syllables of my name, Timothy. Timouth. Some people have a hard time pronouncing it. It rhymes with Plymouth. At the time I chose the name, I had 3 vintage Plymouths. A 1962 Savoy Station Wagon, a 1964 Savoy 4 door sedan and a 1966 Fury III.

As with my paintings, I think it’s fun to hear other people’s interpretations of what it might mean.