Mainstreet

The best thing about the West besides the gorgeous mountains and the wonderful hospitality of the people is the great old ghost towns. Nevada City, Virginia City, Bannack all have these great buildings. Walking along these streets with tourists eating ice cream and drinking soda in thier colorful clothes there is a sense that the inhabitants are still here watching and wondering where we all came from. If you are very quiet you can almost hear them with the rattle of wagons and the clink of spurs and the sounds of laughter from the saloon.

"Serenity" 16x20

Titled "Serenity", I painted this from a photo my husband and I took on a vacation to the Western State of Wyoming. In Yellowstone there are lakes and thrermal pools and there are these great rock formations. The idea here is to focus on a feeling of stillnes and light and, well, serenity.

Sitting Bull

One of the greatest Sioux Chiefs. He was worth 100 of the ones who murdered him

This is a tiny painting and I am very pleased with it. The colors are soft and the tree in the foreground shows up vividly