For the last week and a half I have been on a spring road trip traveling through Wyoming and Colorado to Taos, New Mexico. While driving through Wyoming and Colorado, the landscapes that we have passed have been truly inspiring and incredible to see. Great wide open spaces followed by towering Rocky Mountains and the endless ebbs and flows of sage, trees, hills, mountains, and sky. Open spaces are so important to me. They have a way of helping you clear your head, making you feel smaller in a great big world full of possibilities. Its interesting because I get the same feeling when I'm surrounded by mountains, awe-inspired and small in the grand scheme of things. Living in the mountains thro
Art pillows are next on my list for items to add to my printed materials. These pillows turned out great, vibrant and true to color. I am very happy with the quality and will have these available at the Farmer's Market this summer in Big Sky. The cover is easily taken off with a zipper on one side and would be simple to wash if necessary. I will be working on getting many different images printed and I hope to have a style or image for anyone's preference. Looking forward to sharing these awesome printed pillows with people this summer and available on my website soon!
Recently I ordered a small batch of hats with my paintings printed on them. I am thrilled with the way they turned out and with the quality and vibrance of the image. The feedback I have gotten about them has been terrific and I am so grateful for all the support of the people around me in this artistic endeavor! I am planning on ordering a larger batch of hats to have available at the Big Sky Farmer's Market this summer and will also be working on making them available through my website. Here are a few images of the original batch of hats.
This spring I was lucky enough to be included for a second time in the silent auction at this year's Auction For The Arts held by the Arts Council of Big Sky. Last year's event was held at Lone Mountain Ranch and I was thrilled to be a part of it for my first year and was very pleasantly surprised when my painting "Bighorn Dreamcatcher" was sold in the silent auction for $1500. This truly was an incredible milestone for me as an artist. In creating a piece for this year's auction, I chose to stay with a similar subject matter but with a more expressive and textural approach. The piece I chose to paint was titled "Ghost King" and is an image of a bull elk bugling. Wapiti or Elk are known as "
