taxes ... and my child support." On the show, he discussed his artwork, and was later invited for a second appearance. According to Amondson, following the appearance, he received hundreds of letters. In his later years, Amondson split his time between Vashon Island and Alaska, where he hunted and found landscapes to paint. He cited painters John Singer Sargent and Joaquín Sorolla as his artistic influences. In addition, Amondson took an interest in woodcarving. His life-sized works can be found throughout Vashon Island. Along with painting and woodcarving, Amondson was an avid pie baker and published a book compiling his mother's pie recipes. Death On July 18, 2009, Amondson, who had previously been diagnosed with hypertension, suffered a stroke which caused him to fall into a coma. He died two days later at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, aged 65. He was survived by his mother, his two brothers, his sister and four children. His funeral took place July 25 at the Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Vashon Island. See also List of candidates in the United States presidential election, 2004 List of candidates in the United States presidential election, 2008 References External links Official website MySpace profile for the 2008 election Biography at Our Campaigns Politics1 profile Downloadable audio interview with Free Talk Live Interview on Blog Talk Radio 1943 births 2009 deaths 20th-century American male artists 20th-century American painters 21st-century American male artists 21st-century American painters 21st-century American politicians American Christian theologians American male painters American people of German descent American people of Norwegian descent American woodcarvers Candidates in the 2004 United States presidential election Candidates in the 2008 United States presidential election Deaths from hypertension People from Morton, Washington People from Vashon, Washington Prohibition Party (United States) presidential nominees Warner Pacific University alumni Washington (state) Prohibitionists