Here's a refreshing little idyll, "Glacier in Bloom", a 10x8 that will be my contribution to the "Celebration of Montana Wildflowers" exhibition at the Stumptown Art Studio. The show (and sale which supports the studio) opens with a reception from 6-9 on June 1st and runs through July 2nd. June 1st is Gallery Night here in Whitefish so get out and see some great art and support your local galleries.
The Thursday night rodeo behind the Blue Moon outside of Columbia Falls is a great place to watch some good riding and roping but it's the setting sun through the dust and the pines that gets me. Something about that light. Seek where you will for hope and salvation but remember it never hurts to have a skillful clown nearby.
Since the dawn of the railroad industry in England in the early 19th century artists like have been captivated by the subject. WM Turner, an artist of the period, painted trains. His approach was to capture the essence of trains- the speed, the thunder and, as always with Turner, the light. Here is a rail subject wherein, to me, the light is as much the subject as the train.
