The sun did indeed come out again yesterday afternoon, so I went back out to the crocus hills. The flower petals were still pretty much folded up against their centers, so I didn’t get very many photographs of them. However, while I was walking around, I noticed that the clouds were putting on quite a good show over [...]
Self-portrait with "Sunwondrous" on May 10, 2013
Native sunflowers grow along the roads and in the prairie grasses of North Dakota, and domestic ones are planted by the thousands in farmers' fields. They are a natural symbol of life in our state, and I like them for the joy and radiance that can be expressed through their exuberant forms.
At the Burning Coal Vein, May 25, 2013
Self-portrait, January 21, 2012
Bowman, North Dakota
Self-portrait with 30x40" Drawings, 2013
Self-portrait with Art Books, 2013
INFLUENCES: Native American views of the earth and sky, rock art in the Cave Hills, learning the names of native plants and how they were used, the artwork of Georgia O'Keeffe, Emily Carr, and Wolf Kahn, the writing of Merrill Gilfillan and Sharon Butala, the photography of Courtney Milne, and the adventurous life of Evelyn Cameron. My mother's family was from Rhame, my father's family was from Amidon, and I had an aunt and uncle in Miles City, so I got to see a good portion of the country from the time I was a child.
"Badlands Grandeur" will be part of an encore exhibit of "Cowboys and Indians" at the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame in Medora during the summer of 2013.
At "Cowboys & Indians" Encore Exhibit in Medora, 2013
At "Cowboys and Indians" Exhibit in Medora, 2012
“Dakota Grasslands Dream” won the Best of Show award at the 42nd Annual Badlands Art Show in Dickinson in 2012.
"Deep Pink Dakota Dream" was part of the 37th Annual Invitational Art Auction & Fundraiser in 2012.
At the Custer County Art & Heritage Center, Miles City, Montana, August of 2012
At Bismarck Art & Galleries Association on January 4, 2013
Self-portrait at the Burning Coal Vein on May 31, 2012
LITTLE MISSOURI NATIONAL GRASSLAND & SURROUNDING REGION
THE LANDSCAPE BETWEEN BOWMAN & MILES CITY, MONTANA