Winter took a while to get here but it has truly arrived. I am trying to keep hiking up the mountain every morning along with snow clearing. The most important thing though is painting. I will continue posting new artwork on this site but the highway is getting short.
Morning hike
I was glad to hear this painting sold through Radius Gallery in Missoula, Montana. I was excited about pursuing these color schemes and autumnal emotions but time keeps pushing on.
The gallery still has a great collection of my art available. Great gallery in a really fun town.
This is an older painting that I sold three years ago. This time of year I am looking at past work as I begin work for the new year. I am always experimenting and trying to create something unique, beautiful and emotional.
I was happy to hear that this small painting was sold through RiverSea Gallery in Astoria, Oregon. Great gallery in a fun coastal town. Happy New Year!
My final post of 2023. One of my favorite recent works. A celebration of mother nature and the beauty of the Northwest!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2023!
More inspiration from the home water, Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho! I am obsessed with the changing landscape and it is an endless well of inspiration.
I used to consider 18”x24” to be a large painting. They now seem small but are a really great size to work on. Plenty of room for expression but small enough to cover relatively quickly, I am working on a series of these misty images with plans to paint much larger work in the near future. My plans are always fluid, always following my enthusiasm of the moment.
Happy Holidays!!
Fall has slipped into winter. Thought I would share this new painting to commemorate the season finale. I rarely varnish and frame work as soon as I complete it but this painting cried out to be fully finished. I do not generally chase the season when I am painting but I follow my enthusiasms and nature is always sparking my imagination.
New work on the easel today. I am working on a few of these epic images. A tribute to the mood and limited sunlight of the winter season.
WORLD – show opens tonight at Radius Gallery in Missoula, Montana. A nice little display of 6 of my pieces from an email the gallery released. I have two large paintings that are among my favorite pieces this year in the exhibit as well.
These paintings are available through the gallery for a limited time, starting today!
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