Lush Fields of Teton County Giclee Print in the Etsy Shop!

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Lush Fields of Teton County

8" x 10" with 1" white border, signed in pencil within white border.
Packaged in a clear cellophane sleeve.

$45.00 plus shipping and handling.

Lush Fields of Teton County Premium Giclee PRINT
A Montana Landscape by Christy Sheeler

A view of the Rocky Mountains, dimensions are 8" x 10" with 1" white border produced with archival grade inks and media.

The premium Giclee paper is thick, heavy weight with a texture very similar to watercolor paper
and a natural white, matte finish.

This is a high quality Giclee print of my own original watercolor artwork.

This view caught my eye as we drove home from an Independence Day parade.  The bright clear day and the verdant fields were alive with color.  The wheel tracks worn into the dirt along the fence line led my eye to the mountain range with its blue and purple grays.  I picked up my camera, knowing one day this would become a watercolor painting.

For the creation of the original artwork, the pigments are laid on in transparent layers, drying in between and this causes the individual layers to become vibrant.  I plan carefully the mixes of pigment to prevent muddy results.  Some palette knife work is used to scrape back color as well as paint in fine details.  There's delicate spattering in the dirt wheel track areas.  The mountain details are very loose, allowing the paint to be more uncontrolled.  This gives the effect of distance and I love the softness achieved there.

The views along the Rocky Mountain Front are just spectacular!
I never tire of the landscape with changing skies and seasons.

If you have any questions, please comment below or message me privately!

Thanks for stopping in today!

Christy
-She must make art.

Art Studio Progress: Montana's Big Sky and Farmlands in Watercolors

A peek at what's going on today:

Yesterday, I just couldn't take it anymore!  I had to clean up this place.  It was driving me crazy.  Fall is here and the wind can really blow in Montana.  Leaves are everywhere.  That includes my art studio AKA the solarium.  I've got plenty to do but the state of this room was more than I could handle.  The clutter seems to clog up the creative energy.

So by last evening, I was too tired to sit down at with brushes and palette.  It was great to start fresh this morning.  With so much time spent between the computer and cleaning in the past two days, it took some time to find my groove today.  That makes me nervous...working on a painting before I'm really feeling "it" could mean mistakes.  I tentatively press on, believing any mistakes can be resolved.  I battle between being too tight and too free in my manner.  I could really use some loosening up with color and technique most days.

I brought out nature items collected to display on the art supply cabinet.  I used this space for photographing artwork, prepping for Etsy listings.  Photographing artwork to look it's best is harder than I expected.  With much frustration, I'm learning as I go along.  Sometimes, I just want to learn it too quickly.  I want the answers now but that's not how it works.  It takes sticking with it, being patient for a better idea to come another day.  The balance between hard working while still relaxed enough to create...that's my task.  It's a joy most of the time.  Other times, I stomp my foot and growl, and then I move on.  I can be silly like that because it's just me and a kitty that is busy chasing her tail.

I'm not sure how to explain it but I'm feeling that this piece is close to completion.  I'm putting it aside until I can have a critique session, most likely with my husband at the end of the day.  I've got two other watercolor landscapes waiting in the wings.  I'm off to get going again.

-Christy
because she must make art.