Category Archives: Montana

Montana’s legendary art pioneers: Bob and Gennie DeWeese – The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Newsmakers

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

I took every painting, drawing, and printmaking class I could from Bob DeWeese when I was getting my art degree, 1970-74. He commissioned the first work I ever sold while I was a student. He stopped me right before Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Family, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Love, Montana, News, Oil Paintings, Publishing, Watercolors | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Out Of Chaos – Art

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

On the left is a plastic basin and lid I use for acrylic painting, and on the right are the palettes of my watercolors.  In the cold winter weather we have in Montana this time of year, I tend to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Business, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Montana, News, Oil Paintings, Watercolors | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gift Ideas For The Nature Lover

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

This Rocky Mountain nature watercolor is a painting I initially created for a souvenir tee shirt manufacturer.  It’s a timeless design for people who love nature.  Now I offer it on numerous gift items online, like jewelry, mugs, shirts, tiles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Birds, Business, Butterflies, Etsy, Gardening, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, News, Watercolors | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Downtown Bozeman, Montana, Pen and Ink

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

This is a pen and ink illustration of the historic downtown of my hometown, Bozeman, MT.  The original is about 28 inches wide.  Where it’s always a pleasure to shop, the downtown’s slogan. copyright 1983 I was a member of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Business, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Montana | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wildflowers and Tetons Watercolor

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

This is a watercolor on my drawing table right now, almost finished.  I have only to paint the Western Tanager bird that is pencilled in on the bottom right.   You may recognize this as another version of a view of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Birds, Freelancing, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, Watercolors | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Energy Conservation Illustration, Bike and Pool It

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Illustrated and designed to promote energy conservation, biking and car pooling, this poster was created for AERO and the Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation. pen and ink copyright Alice Flynn

Posted in Art, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, News, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Art Trading Card Pinecone Watercolor by Alice Flynn

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

This is an art trading card, ATC, I painted yesterday.  It is pen and ink and watercolor. If you have not yet heard of art trading cards or ACEO’s, here is a bit of history courtesy of wikipedia. The dimensions … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Etsy, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, Watercolors | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone, Today’s Painting

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

This is an 8 inch by 10 inch painting on stretched canvas done today.  If you have visited Yellowstone Park, you have probably seen the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, and this huge waterfall, called Lower Falls of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Family, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, Oil Paintings | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Girls

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

This is another drawing done with a Venus Velvet No. 2 pencil on Arches rag paper. It is matted with a muslin wrapped mat, framed under glass.

Posted in Art, Etsy, Family, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Montana | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Pencil Drawings, Making them Public

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

In the 1970s, I started creating very detailed, large pencil drawings, No. 2 Venus Velvet pencil on Arches rag paper.  I think it’s time that I post the pencil drawings on the blog.  This will take a bit of time … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Family, Freelancing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Love, Montana | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Face In The Rock

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Photos of faces in the rock in Ireland, blog posted by Bernadette Ryan, reminded me of this oil painting I did in the 70s. My post on Berndette Ryan’s blog: Your title caught my eye, as my mother grew up … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Family, Illustration, Ireland, Life, Montana, Nature, Oil Paintings, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Solitude, The Pasture Tree, My Art On Zatista

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

The livestock graze beneath trees in the pastures, shaping them in to rounded lollipops.  The painting of this lone tree is titled Solitude. Dimensions are 11 inches by 14 inches. Solitude is one of a group of works on canvas … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Business, Freelancing, Gardening, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, Oil Paintings, Publishing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Great Northern Freight Agent

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

This painting is acrylic on canvas, size 24 inches x 36 inches. The wooden grain elevators in the western US and Canada plains are icons of the past.  The Great Northern Railway freight agent was as much an institution as … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Illustration, Life, Montana, Railroads | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The blood and sweat behind Labor Day – CNN.com

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

The blood and sweat behind Labor Day – CNN.com. When my father was a child, he worked at the coal mines in Scranton, PA.  He was born in 1902.  He told me of seeing one of his little friends killed … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Illustration, Life, Montana, Oil Paintings, Politics, Railroads | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Looking At My Big Montana Sky

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

In August, we have many rainbows and double rainbows in the eastern sky above Bozeman, Montana.  They usually arc across from the Bridger Mountains to the canyon east of town. Double rainbows are especially brilliant when they appear at sunset, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life, Love, Montana, Nature | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Yellowstone Park family camping vacation

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

The classic woody station wagon filled with a family and camping gear, is illustrated in this oil painting.  Yellowstone is one of the most visited national parks for family camping vacation experiences. Many children remember their first nature experience as … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Family, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Love, Montana, Nature, Oil Paintings | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Vintage Harley with a sidecar

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

In my large archive of vintage family photographs, is this photo of a Harley Davidson and sidecar.  In his leathers, sitting in the sidecar, is the owner of the Harley and friend of my uncles, Carl Smith of Scranton, PA. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Family, Illustration, Life, Montana, Railroads | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Nature’s 4th of July 2011 sky display, Bozeman, Montana

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

At sunset, the clouds billowing over the Bridger mountains are like a Maxfield Parrish painting.  The city fireworks will begin at darkness, but I enjoyed this display by nature much more.

Posted in Art, Life, Love, Montana, Nature | Tagged | 4 Comments

Natural Red, White and Blue

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

These red, white and blue flowers are one of many group plantings around my house. Have a safe and fun Independence Day weekend, everyone.

Posted in Gardening, Life, Montana, Nature, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Rocky Mountain Watercolor

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

This watercolor illustration of mountains, wildflowers, butterflies, and other natural elements was created for a souvenir gift manufacturer.  It was sold mostly in Colorado on tees, mouse pads and mugs. The wildflowers include hare bells, columbine, lupine, Indian paintbrush, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Butterflies, Freelancing, Gardening, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, Watercolors | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment