Some of my favorite paintings of 2015 – and why!
A Day in the Life
May 2, 2015
Let’s Talk About Commissions
April 9, 2016
Perhaps we all mark time in different ways. Not surprising – mine is measured in paint! 2015 has been another creative year in which I was fortunate to continue to explore (and hopefully grow) as a painter. This year in particular, I received tremendous joy from painting the magnificent beauty that surrounds me in Jackson Hole, as well as from the wonderful folks I met through art.
Free
Never Tired
If I had a nickel for every time I have painted these mountains! Ever challenging, I am still not tired of this subject matter. And in fact, this is the view of the Tetons from the Triangle X Ranch, a view I grew up with and have admired since I can remember. This image was created on location, showing the spring snow load up high and the green of the valley floor with its budding wildflowers.
Misty Morning on Spring Gulch
Three Matriarchs
Often I am asked how long it takes to finish a painting. The answer varies. Some plein air studies take a couple of hours. The “Three Matriarchs” took over 2 years. It is an image that evolved on its own, and I often didn’t know in which direction it was to move. So I would wait and be open until I received an impulse to add to it or change it. In some ways, I had to grow as an artist until I had developed the needed technique or artistic understanding learned in another painting along the way, such as in “Heroic Sky.” If anything, “Three Matriarchs” taught me a great deal about patience and persistence. I am so deeply honored that this painting is now in the permanent collection at the National Museum of Wildlife art.
