Indianola Kaleidoscope: Easter — Rees Nielsen

Indianola Kaleidoscope: Easter — Rees Nielsen

Estherville, Iowa — Rees Nielsen

Estherville, Iowa — Rees Nielsen

Midnight Satori — Rees Nielsen

Midnight Satori — Rees Nielsen

Left-Hand Blues — Rees Nielsen

Left-Hand Blues — Rees Nielsen


Rees Nielsen farmed stone fruit and grapes for 35 years southwest of Selma, on his family’s farm, in California’s San Joaquin Valley. In 2011, he moved to Indianola, Iowa, to live close to his grandchildren, Marshall and Adelaide Tayor. He has published poetry, prose and visual art in magazines here and in the UK. Rees maintains a website: thehowlingquail.com, along with his son Nathan Nielsen, who also paints and prints linoleum blocks.