I should have posted this earlier. The Trailside Galleries Masters in Miniature Show began on July 4th and will run through July 24th in Jackson, WY.  I heard that they sold 87 pieces the first night, which is fantastic! My piece, “Sail with the Clouds” has sold. Remaining is “Emerge”. If you’re near Jackson this month be sure to get to the Trailside Galleries!

“Sail With the Clouds”  12×12  oil

“Emerge’” 11 x 14  oil

I am getting ready to pack up for the Big Sky Art Festival, which happens this Saturday, August 1st in Big Sky, MT. I’ve enjoyed doing this mosaic of smaller paintings, a good exercise for me mentally. The painting I’m showing you now is the second done from photos I had taken of Crocus sprouting forth in the early spring. I especially like this little painting. It is only 8″ x 8″ and is called “The First to Bloom”.

Our “real Montana winter” continues, and therefore this little painting is wishful thinking at this point in time! The flowers depicted are Crocus, or Prairie Smoke, and are the first native flowers to peek through the mountain snow in the spring along the Divide. Their appearance always causes excitement, as they testify to the fact that winter will not last much longer. This painting is an oil, 12″ x 16″ and is sold.