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"Stevensville River Park" 8x10 oil on panel |
My friend and fellow plein air painter,
Darrell Anderson encouraged me to attend the
Catherine Gill and
Bob Phinney workshop in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana this fall....which I 'm so glad I did!
I took off on Thursday and spent the night in St Regis. I camped in my van on a forest service road in the mountains that Darrell suggested ...Great spot! ....I parked right under a sign that warned the hunters to identify the type of bear before they shoot!..Made me a little nervous getting up in the middle of the night...
We were to meet at a grange in Stevensville on Friday night. Since there was a little time before the first gathering I decided to pre-funk the party and do some painting at a little park outside Stevensville on the Bitterroot river.
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Tree Reflections at Stevensville River Park |
As you can see by these pictures I was pretty jazzed to be in this amazing country with four days to do nothing but paint and be with others who love plein air painting too!
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White Tailed Deer |
A White Tailed Deer posed for the camera as I was scouting the loop trail for a painting spot.
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painting spot |
Figuring that we would be painting the river a lot on this trip I set up for a woodsy painting......
Didn't paint the wild turkeys that wandered through this scene...but I may give the deer photo a try...=]