All’s Well That Ends Well

All’s well that ends well. Isn’t that what they say? I left you good folks last week in Pinedale, WY while I was waiting for my car to get fixed so I could get on the road. UPS had delivered and I was on my way home with-in a little over an hour. BOOM! I did stop at the Mountain …

Getting to Know Pinedale, Wyoming

Good day followers. I’ve been getting to know Pinedale, Wyoming for the last several days. As you may recall from the last time we visited, I was on my way to Driggs, Idaho for the Driggs Digs Plein Air Event. It’s going on right now but unfortunately without me. I stopped in Pinedale on Saturday to get gas and noticed …

My How Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

My how time flies when you’re having fun. I know. That’s a lame excuse for not having kept in better touch. I apologize. The problem is…and I’m sure some of you can relate, is that as more time passes without being in touch with someone, the harder it is to make your self sit down and just do it. OK. …

Plein Air Moab

I write this to you from my camp at the KOA in Moab, Utah. I’m here for the Plein Air Moab event this week. Moab is one of my favorite places to paint and I’m joined here by two other Montrose artists, Lewis Williams and Susan Thiel. Painters aren’t the only ones that love Moab. Mountain bikers, hikers, jeepers, all sorts …

Back From The Hinterlands at Escalante, Utah

I’m back from the hinterlands in Escalante, Utah. My return has made me really appreciate fast internet and electricity, neither of which I understand but thoroughly enjoy the benefits of. It’s become a big part of my life I’m sad to say. To be fair, Escalante isn’t off the grid by any means. They do have electricity and the internet there. It’s …

Wild Weather in North Dakota

We’re getting some wild weather in North Dakota on our ride to the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. This is the first time I’ve had sufficient internet to post some photos. Traveling the hinterlands has it’s disadvantages and that’s one of them. The advantages however do outweigh that little inconvenience. It’s been a great ride, as they all are. Our first night …

What a Difference a Day Makes

Before I get to what I want to tell you about I thought you might enjoy this rendition of “What a Difference a Day Makes”. Pretty impressive for a 9 year old girl. I guess that’s pretty impressive regardless of age. OK, maybe it’s actually what a difference two days makes. It began raining on Tuesday, off and on, so …

There’s Just Something About Wyoming

There’s just something about Wyoming that I really like. I’ve lived in the Cowboy State a couple of different times so I have some first hand experience here. Back in the mid ’70’s I lived in Jackson’s Hole and two other separate times I lived near Sheridan. Those were back in the days of my ranching career before I hurt …

Learn to Paint the Unexpected by Joseph Alleman

Learn to Paint the Unexpected- Artist Daily blog on Joseph Alleman. I first saw Joseph’s work in Jackson, Wy at the Astoria Gallery several years ago. He does some great watercolors. I’m headed up that way in the morning and you can bet I’ll stop by and observe his work first hand again. I’ll be posting the week long stay in Jackson for …

Arches National Park, Utah

Spent a great weekend in Arches National Park in Uah. The weather was beautiful with highs around 70 degrees and lows in the low 40’s. Skies were a cobalt blue above and Edward Abbey red rock country below. Fantastic. It has become  an annual tradition to go to Arches the last weekend of October. So far we haven’t been let …