Violets

Painted Daises

Painted Daises, watercolor.

The October Prairie

The October Prairie in watercolor.

Mountain Meadow

Mountain Meadow, watercolor.

High Country Lake

High Country Lake, watercolor.

Lilies

We have lilies blooming at Sundance Cottage.

A Bouquet of Flowers for Gramma Denise

A bouquet of flowers for Gramma Denise.

Alkali Bog

Alkali Bog, the Montana Prairie.

You May Have Noticed

You may have noticed the last couple of months I have been posting my experimentation with watercolor painting.  I know that my attempts are juvenile in appearance - but the truth is I am not an artist but I do love color and have a vivid imagination.  So, I paint a colorful sky and exaggerate color in my landscapes.  But that is how my beloved Montana Prairie looks to me.

I have been frequenting Good Will, purchasing picture frames with nice mats that I remodel to accommodate my 9x12 watercolor paintings.  I have also been framing photo copies of some of the paintings and putting them with the rest of the inventory in my booth at the antique mall.  I have a price of $12 on the copies - I'm looking forward to my first sale.

Here is one of my remodeled frames with one of my paintings.  I had to shoot the photo at an angle to avoid the glare on the glass from my camera flash:

The Early Summer Prairie

The Early Summer Prairie.

Swedish Celebrities

My daughter Wendy and her husband Russ had modeled for a Swedish 

romance novel magazine illustrator - I have no idea how it came about -

but the illustrator captured their likeness perfectly.

Dry Fork Slough

Dry Fork Slough, Montana Prairie.

The Frozen Montana Prairie and the Spring Thaw

The frozen Montana Prairie and the Spring Thaw.

Ales Brewed in Montana

Copper John Scotch-Style Ale, and Hop Juice

Double IPA, by Madison River Brewing Company,

Belgrade, Montana.

Summer Hills

Montana Summer Hills.