We recently returned from a week in Jackson for the Fall Arts Festival. We were lucky enough to stay in someone’s beautiful guest house, and had family and friends visit. My husband Tom Gilleon was the Featured Artist for this year’s event – which is a big deal! I thought I might honor him here today. He had a one man show at Altamira Gallery, which went very well. His painting Yellow Leaves Moon sold well and was also on the festival poster and wine bottles! Of course we had to bring home two cases! I also was very happy to meet everyone at Mountain Trails Gallery, and look forward to my relationship with them.

We drove home through Teton and Yellowstone Parks. The leaves were turning and it was beautiful! All in all, we had a great week!

This is Tom’s painting, Yellow Leaves Moon. It is an oil, 50×50

I posted this painting last fall, but I thought I would show it again now, as it is going to be in the C.M. Russell Auction on Friday night, March 20. It will be Lot #122. (I will also be showing in Room 176 at the Heritage Inn during the show.)

I enjoyed this endeavor as the subject is my husband, Tom Gilleon – Mr. Tipi – who has been known to stroll in at the last minute with his auction pieces. I had fun with this as it’s the only way I could get away with painting a Gilleon tipi! So tip your hat to the ol’ codger. Today is his birthday!
24″ x 28″ oil www.cmrauction.com

To begin, I thought I might include my painting that was selected to be in the 2009 C.M. Russell Art Auction. The painting is titled “Just One Last Touch”, and is an oil, 24″ x 28″of artist Tom Gilleon “touching up” his painting while it hung in a Russell Museum show last year. While I did stretch the truth here, I had fun doing so, as this is the only way I could get away with painting a Gilleon tipi! www.cmrauction.com