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Monday, September 17, 2012
This saturday as the annual Fall Arts Festival in Jackson, Wyoming. It is a two week event that has artists and art patrons filling the area. Saturday was the quick-draw event in the town park and here I am beginning my endeavors. Sharing canopy space with John Hughes and John Poon. Having 90 minutes this year instead of just an hour I attempted a larger painting of the Tetons with fall colors. the Painting is in gouache watercolor.
Friday, August 26, 2011
I am a little behind in posting this. Several weekends ago I participated in the Pioneer Museum Western and Wildlife Invittional Art Show in Douglas, Wyoming. This is the 20th year for this show and is to be the last year for this event. Attendance was great and they put on such a great show it will be hard to accept the fact that this is the last year.
For the second year in a row I won the Peoples Choice Award with my Oil painting, END OF WINTER seen here in this photo at the upper left of my display shown off my my Great Granddaughter, Evie Anna. The painting was also chosen for the Museum Purchase Award. The third time in twenty years this has happened for me. That is a wonderful honor. My sales were really great and my auction painting went very well as did my Quick-draw which by far exceeded all my expectations.
For the second year in a row I won the Peoples Choice Award with my Oil painting, END OF WINTER seen here in this photo at the upper left of my display shown off my my Great Granddaughter, Evie Anna. The painting was also chosen for the Museum Purchase Award. The third time in twenty years this has happened for me. That is a wonderful honor. My sales were really great and my auction painting went very well as did my Quick-draw which by far exceeded all my expectations.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Saturday night was the annual Fund Raiser for the Chance Phelps Foundation and the Needs Of Dubois. My gallery pardner, Tom Lucas and myself contributed a 1 hour Quick-draw painting for their fund raising. Mine is a 16"x20" Gouache Watercolor painting of the Grand Teton. Oh. The Staff card. We had to wear that to get into the event as the second of two nightly concerts were about to start and that allowed us entry for the evening. All held at the Dubois Town Park. that itself is quite a place for the little town of Dubois. There were certainly a lot of people in attendance.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
The updated versions of National Parkways are out this year and features even more of my art work. Pen an Inks and Map art. These are great guidebooks on the National Parks and has some wonderful photography along with informative dscriptions of the Natural History of the Parks. I have all ready sold a number of them in my gallery, Particularly when I offer to autograph them. LOL
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Torrey Creek with thawing ice. Of course it won't last.The weather across the country has seemed to have taken a break from the nasty stuff we have been experiencing the past several months. We here in the high country have also had good weather and I have taken advantage of that in the past week by taking off several afternoons and exploring the countryside.
I have posted those several outdoor adventures on my OUTDOOR ADVENTURES blog and invite you to check them out.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Last night was the annual Winter Carnival in Riverton, Wyoming that features a quick-draw and auction. This was my 45 minute guache watercolor painting framed up and ready for the auction. It did quite well in the auction and in fact was top money. It always makes one feel good to come out in one of these events. The 80 mile drive back home was not fun though as the first 35 miles was a raging hard to see blizzard at 25-45 MPH and the next 25 miles just slick with light snow falling. Getting into the mountains it was stars overhead and dry roads. That is Wyoming for you.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
We only found one old fellow who had actually taken up morning residency inside the leanto shed. He seemed quite comfortable there and being named grumpy by Deb-we were quite willing to leave him where he was. If interested I have posted more photos of our trip in on my facebook page.
It was an interesting enjoyable morning. Even if the mountains were mostly obscured in falling snow showers.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
From my desk looking toward the stair railing. Unfinished paintings lined up on the side and2 of my saddles on the rail. The one with the lariat I inherited from my grandfather and have had and used since I was a kid. It is an old Association saddle with the high cantle and deep swells. I love it. It is probably close to 100 years old.Hanging on the stairway is a Moose hide and there is an elk hide on the stair railing.
This is the view across my library-lounge area. 2 paintings in progress are on the easles. I have a desk on the near side and a round coffee table wih several magazines and books as well as some of the books and magazines I have illustrated or have illustrations in as well as magazines carrying biographical stories on my self. This whole area is carpeted which makes it comfortable

Continuing my studio tour
This is a large counter top where I can lay out projects for paintings in the planning stages. It overhangs more paper storage and I have the TV on the top left that I can swivel to watch from either end. Beyond is my Library and witting area wher I can set painting on several easles to contemplate. I usually have an easy chair to sit in but it is at the Gallery. I need to bring it back home. The staiway is to the right coming up from below. Notice my overhead light that I received from an artist friend of mine from New Mexico. I have three of those on the studio ceiling and also have them in my three bedrooms and the living room as lamps. They are all works of art. At back is the picture window looking out to the east at the river and front yard below
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