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Tiit Raid

The Act of Making Images Tiit Raid did not merely paint; he "made images." This distinction, a phrase he used to describe a career spanning over seven decades, began as a childhood impulse in the fifth grade. By the time he reached the University of Minnesota to earn both his BFA and MFA, the impulse had solidified into a disciplined practice of observation. His life was defined by the steady application of oil to canvas, a process that

continued through decades of academic instruction and private creation. The work is rooted in a specific way of seeing. He found a philosophy in the words of Winslow Homer, specifically the idea that the sun rises and sets without needing human notice, yet the life chosen by the artist provides full hours of enjoyment. This sense of presence is felt in the way he approached the canvas—not as a destination, but as a continuous progress…