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…