Lock Haven with Brienne.

"Lock Haven"

9"x12" Watercolor on 140# cold pressed paper block

SOLD ---

Thanks to the Lewisburg Artists Guild and Indoor Art Show 

at Packwood House, where the painting just sold.

I painted this scene last fall in the Pennsylvania college town of

Lock Haven.  I was there to meet and paint with Brienne Brown. 

She is an amazing watercolor painter.  That is an understatement.

Here is a picture of the two of us.  It was a chilly and rainy day.

We had to huddle under the awning of a beauty salon.

Our finished artwork. And off to lunch.

What a great time we had. 

Angling Between Bridges

"Angling Between the Bridges"

12"x18" watercolor on 140# Arches paper

This painting will be shown at Faustina Gallery during 

the annual Lewisburg Arts Festival, April 2016.

This is just across the Susquehanna river from Lewisburg.

I have no idea who the fishermen are.  The train bridge will 

someday be part of the local bike path/trail. 

The shrubbery around the bridge has been cleared for the trail, 

so the view is no longer the same.

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"Iowa State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument"

"Iowa State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument"

Capitol Complex

Des Moines, Iowa

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

The Monument is on the grounds of the Iowa Capitol complex.

Carl Rohl Smith, of Denmark, executed the statues and reliefs

 on this monument 1890-1892 after sketches by Harriet Ketcham.

The monument is 135 feet tall with a statue of "Victory" at the top.

The base includes equestrian statues of Generals Crocker, Corse, Curtis, and Dodge.

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"Iowa State Capitol Law Library"

"Iowa State Capitol Law Library"

Des Moines, Iowa

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

7"x5" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

This is one of the most beautiful and awesome libraries I have ever visited.

There are five stories of books accessed via at least four spiral staircases.

They still have the original books brought by the territorial governor to start the library.

The library is still used every day. 

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"Iowa Supreme Court Chamber"

"Iowa Supreme Court Chamber"

Des Moines, Iowa

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

That is Katie in the background.  

The Chamber is stunning. The judges' bench is carved mahogany.

The Iowa Supreme Court no longer meets here.  They have moved to the Judicial Building of the Capitol complex.  The chamber is now utilized as a committee room for the House of Representatives. 

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"The Iowa State Capitol"

"The Iowa State Capitol"

Des Moines, Iowa

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

What a remarkable building!  The state capitol building 

in Des Moines houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, 

the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor,

Treasurer, and Secretary of State. 

The building also includes a chamber for the Iowa Supreme Court, 

although court activities usually take place in the neighboring Iowa Supreme Court building. 

The building was constructed between 1871 and 1886, and is the only five-domed capitol in the country. (wikipedia)

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"Farms and Wind Farms Together", Iowa

"Farms and Wind Farms Together"

Western Iowa

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

I was thrilled to see both kinds of farms together.

We were traveling east in Iowa, heading towards Des Moines.

The countryside is beautiful and not nearly as flat as expected.

Porter Sculpture Park, SD

"Porter Sculpture Park"

Montrose, South Dakota

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

Huge horned head, Giant hammer???

This is the strangest thing along the highway in South Dakota.

It is visible for many miles.

Below is a photo of the park from further west.

The Sculpture Park has a web site.  It looks pretty cool.  

I will definitely stop next time I travel cross country.

http://portersculpturepark.com/

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"Badlands in Snow"

"The Badlands in Snow"

South Dakota

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

It was snowing so hard we couldn't stop at the Badlands National Park.

Here is a little sample of what the edge of it looks like.

I tried to get a snapshot from the car.  

We will have to return in the summer to see all the sights.

This is my reference photo for the painting above. 

We love those Wall Drug signs!

I must say there was very little traffic on the interstate.

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"Quiet Crossing in South Dakota"

"Quiet Crossing in South Dakota"

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

We drove east from Broadus, MT.  

We passed through the northeast corner of Wyoming and into South Dakota. 

 It was snowing heavily when we spotted the deer crossing the highway.

They were in no hurry and the last one seemed to linger on the road.  

Luckily the traffic was extremely light.
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"Downtown Broadus, Montana"

"Downtown Broadus, Montana"

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

I love an outpost covered with antlers with a blue horse out front.

This was in the downtown.  Broadus is the "Wavingest" town in the World.

The place was wonderful and rustic.  Too bad, we didn't have time to go inside.

We were trying to get to Spearfish before a big snow storm hit.

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"Nearing Broadus" Montana

"Nearing Broadus", Montana

Near the Powder River

Glenn Gay Ranch

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

We are approaching Broadus Montana.  

This view was along the road as we neared town and a paved road.

I liked the shapes of the distant hills. 

"Snowy Cattle" Powder River, MT

"Snowy Cattle" 

Near the Powder River, Montana

Glenn Gay Ranch

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

We are leaving the ranch now in a snow storm.  It is only 45 minutes to a paved road. 

There were cattle, deer, and rabbits sharing the road with us. 

We are finally heading back home to Pennsylvania.

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"Sharp-tail Quail"

"Sharp-tail Quail"

Glenn Gay Ranch, Powder River, MT

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

We saw lots of 'Sharpies' on our tour of the ranch. 

This one was ride next to the road.  

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"Sleeping Hillside", Gay Ranch, MT

"Sleeping Hillside"

Glenn Gay Ranch,  Powder River,  Montana

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

5"x7" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

This hillside is a short distance from the ranch house.  

I think it has a face. What do you think?
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Above is a photo of the face.  It looks like he's sleeping.

(Or maybe I just have a big imagination.)

Warm Welcome at Little Bighorn, Montana

"Warm Welcome at Little Bighorn"

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

7"x5" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

The Battlefield was not open, but we could see the monument in the distance.

We may have been too late in the day, but this is the day after Thanksgiving.

There was a beautiful sunset.  

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Sunset Near Little Bighorn

"Sunset Near Little Bighorn", Montana

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

7"x5" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

The sun was setting when we got close to the Little Bighorn Monument.  

The sky was really orange to the west.  It was lavender to the east. 

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"Eastern Montana"

"Eastern Montana"

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

7"x5" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

This is somewhere between Billings and Hardin Montana.

The mountains are changing into badlands.  

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"Mountain Aspens"

"Mountain Aspens" Montana

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

7"x5" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

Love to see the light on the aspen trees in Montana.

The shadows are getting longer and we have hours to go 

before arriving at the ranch outside of Broadus, Montana.

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"East of Bozeman" Montana

"East of Bozeman, Montana"

Montana Thanksgiving 2015

7"x5" original watercolor

140 lbs. cold pressed paper

Arches Bright white

The day after Thanksgiving, Katie and I followed 

my brother-in-law and his wife to a ranch on the Powder River.

This watercolor is from photographs I took along the way. 

It was a five hour drive.  The last hour and a half was on unpaved roads. 

This image is not far from Bozeman along the interstate. 

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