Painting Trip to Big Sky, MT,

06/30 - 07/08
I finally got around to start posting some pictures of July's trip to Montana.
Here it goes...

Painter's Paradise


approaching big sky


after a hard hiking/painting day
@ 11000 ft above sea level


aaron working hard in his huge backyard


no fishing day for trey


what was christin trying to see?


ron and barry taking the heat pretty well


ron-"hey - this gonna be my final candy stroke..."

field studies

Cliff at Gallatin River,
8"x10",oil on canvas board


Shifting Clouds, Beehive Peak
9"x12", oil on canvas board


Last Light on Elkhorn Ranch
9"x12", oil on canvas board


Gallatin River Morning
12"x9", oil on canvas board


Paradise Valley Summer
9"x12", oil on canvas board


Dusk Light at Paradise Valley
9"x12", oil on canvas board


more to come...

Sage Bush under Big Sky
9"x12", oil on canvas board


Up on the Beehive Basin, 9200 ft.
9"x12",oil on canvas board

View of North Broadway, 7:00 pm

14"x11", oil on linen, NFS
I did this one hour sketch as a farewell demo for the gang in art/design dept. of BSS last week - looking right through the window on the 11th Fl of the Studio. It's a quick record ( I was racing to catch up with the changing light ) of the feel of the sunset view over Broadway at White Plains which I've been looking at every single working day in the past 3 plus years. Ciao, Soon!

mountains to climb

As friends have been telling me for quite a while: time to move on! - I finally made up my mind just about to do so. After over a decade working in the film industry, this June is my last month working in the arena. I'll be leaving BSS and taking a break to have some time for myself to paint full time, or part time. It has been a fun ride, I’ve enjoyed every minute of it, and yet... That's it!.
To my amazement, it‘s just so happened, that a good artist friend of mine invited me over to a painting trip to the big sky state Montana the first week of July. Posted here are few shots of the area we are gonna paint out. I was totally fired up by the stunning sights. Is it a heaven on earth - for painters anyway - or what?! I took this forthcoming trip as a sign or a call - hey, there are so many huge mountains to climb out there - I need to sharpen my brushes real good!