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This painting is inspired by my recent Weekend with Idaho’s Wild Horses . It was a magical time and I hope you enjoy watching my video below. Please help save the wild horses!

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June 16, 2011 – September 1, 2011

This painting is in the Icons of the West Exhibition. The artists have been asked to create their own interpretation of a Western Icon, be it horses, cowboys, western landscapes, native American themes of the old west as well as visions of the new west. This is the first in what we hope to grow into a nationally recognized and anticipated event drawing art collectors from the region and the nation to Missoula. We wish to continue to demonstrate that we are a major presence in the art scene.

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I live in a winter wonderland and love it, but I must confess to having moments where I find myself longing for and reminiscing about the warmer days of summer. This painting, “Western Summer”, depicts just that. I chose to paint the quintessential sunflower, who’s cheery blossoms reminds of us warmer days. The colorful Western Tanager songbird’s coloring echo that of the sunflowers. You might like to read a bit more about the process of this painting, On My Easel #4: Painting Sunflowers

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The magpie is one of the only year round birds that frequent my yard during the cold Idaho winters. Although they are rather aggressive birds, I admire their intelligence, courage and survival skills. “Picking Up the Pieces” reflects their tenacity.

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Sunflowers and Goldfinches always remind me of summer. I painted this is the middle of winter when it was below zero outside. This painting brought back my feelings of a beautiful summer day and warmed me up!

You might enjoy this video of how I painted the sunflowers:

To learn more about the interesting painting process for this landscape painting, Mountain Gold – Adam’s Gulch please read this article: A Unique Approach Using Color Harmony to Improve Paintings

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Butterflies are mystical and symbolic creatures. I love the way they float softly on the breeze and are able to stay ’just out of reach’. These butterflies are freely lifting from the confines of the box and into the blue.

Orchid’s Glow is a graceful but minimalistic painting. The rich brownish purples of the antique Satsuma vase harmonize with the warm yellows of the background and little Golden Crowned Kinglet.

This painting is framed in an extra special black and gold custom frame.

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I like the contrast between the dark antique flask and the delicate orchid branch and hummingbirds.