"Wild Country" 8x10" Plein Air Painting Countryside Scenes All sorts of activity fills

All sorts of activity fills the farmyard while we're reminded of the love in the forest air

In this painting I imagined the perfect evening with quite possibly the perfect setting

Featuring a countryside scene

I tried using the intense warm light shining against the moose to help capture my intent

we saw fox

"Wild Country" 8x10" Plein Air Painting Countryside Scenes All sorts of activity fillsWe hiked 4 miles deep into the wild countryside of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem where I found this stunning view of a snow covered mountain. The composition alone captivated me and there was no doubt that I had to capture that on canvas. I loved the way the sage filled the foreground of this landscape. I think it perfectly complimented the smooth, rolling ridge lines as they faded away back towards the mountain peak. I wanted to grab the viewers