The first thing I thought when I visited Thomas Studio Art Gallery in Olympia to see M.W. Lindenmeyer's pastels was this stuff is funny. And then I thought it's more than just funny; it's also smart. And then references came to mind. These pictures remind me of Red Grooms and Robert Crumb, and closer to home of James Martin and the dynamic duo Ric Hall and Ron Schmidt - only more illustrational than any of those except for Crumb and not so surrealistic and Picasso-esque as Hall and Schmidt.

Maybe it's not right to compare, because Lindenmeyer is really not like anybody but himself, but those comparisons are an easy way to give you an idea of what to expect.

This show, called The Bigfoot Chronicles, comprises a series of pastel drawings of Sasquatch in various societal situations.

Read Alec Clayton's full review of "The Bigfoot Chronicles" in the Music and Culture section.

"THE BIGFOOT CHRONICLES," 8 a.,m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Dec. 30, Thomas Studio Art Gallery, 109 Capitol Way N., Olympia, 360.357.5905

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