"Wild Country" 8x10" Plein Air Painting Countryside Scenes Featuring a countryside scene

Featuring a countryside scene

Otherwise it all came from somewhere in the four or five mile radius we hiked around

Who doesn't love the smell of a barn

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

it's time to begin with harvest

"Wild Country" 8x10" Plein Air Painting Countryside Scenes Featuring a countryside sceneWe 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