Back in the studio after a little adventure out West in search of some fresh painting reference, animals and habitats, and I thought I’d share with all of you..  It’s been so long since I’d seen the mountains – one thing we unfortunately don’t have in Minnesota.  They were breathtaking (and make me sort of wish I were a landscape painter).  This is the first gallery of some of the beautiful views I was able to stumble across (Montana)..