Mid Heaven Painting

I am a Montana USA artist and my passion is to make etherial atmospheric landscapes inspired by sunsets, skies, mountains, and water. My artwork is memory based and spend my free time skywatching, backpacking, and hiking in the remote wilderness. I rely heavily on my intuition in creating places I wish to visit or have seen in my subconscious mind. My body of abstract artwork is reflective of landscape, plants, and animals. I use linear brush movement to break up the space on my canvas. I wish to create balance through color movement and painting layers with color and light. I want every part of the painting to look interesting. I began making bird artwork in 2014 after moving into our home which has an abundant bird habitat in western Montana. I felt like the best way to learn about each species was to paint them. Each of my bird oils is a portrait study with an emphasis on color and stylized form.