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Category Archives: Love
My Father’s Love Letter of Nov. 27, 1939
I have a small photo of my mother. She is sitting on the steps of my Uncle Peter Flynn’s house in Musselshell, Montana. The time is the 1930s. My mother was 22 years old. My father was 15 years older … Continue reading
Love Letter From My Father, Nov 12, 1939
I have a little photo of my father as a young man standing in his Great Northern Railway work clothes and hat at the depot in Havre, Montana. On the back is penciled, “Agent Flynn Ha! Ha!” My father, Leo … Continue reading
My Father’s Love Letters To My Mother
My parents were killed in a car accident on July 19, 1979. I was 27 years old. It was a tragic shock. Overnight, a narrow streak of hair above my forehead turned white. Within a few hours of being notified … Continue reading
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My Birthday Today and Jane Austen
I’ve spent my birthday today watching old movies, including a production of Northanger Abbey. So, I still have Jane Austen on my mind. Here is another of my watercolor ACEO portraits inspired by Jane Austen.
Posted in Art, Books, Illustration, Jane Austen, Life, Love, Watercolors
Tagged alice flynn, Art, artist, blog, Books, darcy, jane austen, janeite, pride and prejudice
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Memorial Day 2014
My mother was a photographer in Montana in the 1930’s and 40’s. She took this photographic still life some time in the 1940’s. It always reminds me of Memorial Day. Thank you to all those who have served our country. … Continue reading
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Tagged alice flynn, Art, culture, design, family, history, holidays, life, news, people, photographer, photography
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Venus Velvet No. 2 Pencil On Arches Rag Paper
Another drawing from my portfolio – I use a pencil sharpened to a needle point when I draw, never erase, and love the soft surface of Arches rag paper. Alice Flynn
Posted in Art, Family, Freelancing, Illustration, Life, Love, Montana, Uncategorized
Tagged alice flynn, Art, culture, design, drawings, family, fine art, history, illustration, life, love
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Four Paintings At Wild Joe’s
My art show starting this week at Wild Joe’s Coffee House in downtown Bozeman, Montana, displays the above four paintings. The installation has my following artist’s statement. CHARACTERS OF SOLITUDE I have been making art for over 40 years, painting, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family, Life, Love, Montana, Oil Paintings, Railroads
Tagged alice flynn, Art, culture, family, farming, fine art, Great Northern, history, homestead, immigration, Irish immigrant, life, love, montana, moon, nature, Oil Paintings, painter, painting, Paintings, people, Railroads, WWI
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Friends, Neighbors, Homesteaders
When I was a senior in art school at MSU, my mother gave me boxes of old photos and negatives and asked me if I would collaborate with her photography to do a painting for a family reunion in 1974. … Continue reading
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Tagged alice flynn, Art, culture, Daily Painting, family, farming, fine art, history, illustration, life, love, montana, nature, news, Oil Paintings, painter, painting, Paintings, people, wheat
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Montana Vintage Era Cousin
If you follow my work, you will have noticed a thread of family characters in Montana from earlier times in the 20th century. This one was inspired by a cousin named Bill. Are you reminded of “A River Runs Through … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Family, Illustration, Life, Love, Montana, Nature, Oil Paintings
Tagged alice flynn, Art, culture, entertainment, family, fine art, history, illustration, life, literature, love, nature, Oil Paintings, Paintings, people, writing
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Another Mr Darcy Portrait
UPDATE: This painting sold on 4/24/13. This ACEO size watercolor is an original painting in my series of many portraits of Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It is in my Etsy shop at this link.
Posted in Art, Books, Graphic Design, Illustration, Jane Austen, Life, Love, Watercolors
Tagged alice flynn, Art, Books, culture, darcy, etsy, illustration, jane austen, life, literature, love, mr darcy, Paintings, people, portraits, pride and prejudice, watercolor
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My Thoughts Expressed For Boston Today
My empathy for Boston expressed today.
Posted in Art, Family, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Love, News
Tagged April 15, Boston, boston marathon, culture, life, news, people, terrorism
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Mr Darcy Watercolor Portrait
This is the most recent ACEO sized watercolor in my series of Jane Austen character portraits. Each reader of Pride and Prejudice has her own imagined image of Mr. Darcy. Our ideas of Darcy are now influenced by the film … Continue reading
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Tagged alice flynn, Art, Books, culture, Daily Painting, darcy, designs, etsy, history, illustration, jane austen, life, literature, love, mr darcy, Paintings, people, pride and prejudice, watercolor
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In Vain Have I Struggled, It Will Not Do
This is a vintage illustration I have adapted to portray Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. It includes the quote from Captain Wentworth in “Persuasion”, “You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.” and from Darcy, … Continue reading
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Tagged alice flynn, Art, Books, culture, designs, etsy, gift, illustration, jane austen, life, literature, love, mr darcy, people, pride and prejudice, writing
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Jane Austen’s ring expected to sell for $46,000 at auction – The Look
Jane Austen’s ring expected to sell for $46,000 at auction – The Look.
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Tagged Art, Books, culture, designs, jane austen, jewelry, life, literature, love, mr darcy, news, people, pride and prejudice, writing
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Art, Mystery And Posh Pigments In ‘Sacre Bleu’ : NPR
Sacred blue of the Virgin Mary’s cloak! I just listened to the interview on NPR of the author of Sacre Bleu, Christopher Moore. It sounds intriguing. You can read it or listen online at the link below. Recently in the … Continue reading
A Vintage Valentine
My mother collected post cards and greeting cards. In the shoe box of cards (vintage now but from her time) was this beautiful vintage valentine, die cut, embossed and layered.
Posted in Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Love
Tagged Art, design, friends, holidays, illustration, life, love, valentine, weddings
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Mr. Darcy, The Heart Throb Valentine of Pemberley
“… and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.” Chapter 3, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The above design … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Books, culture, darcy, designs, drama, entertainment, illustration, jane austen, life, love, movies, news, quotes, random, relationships, thoughts, videos, writing
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Meh, A Very Happy Unvalentine To You
How do you feel about Valentine’s Day? Meh? Then I created this design for YOU! You can find it in my Cafepress shop online in the Candy Hearts Section HERE. (You are not alone).
Posted in Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life, Love, News
Tagged Art, culture, design, holidays, humor, illustration, life, love, news, people, random, relationships, valentine
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Death Comes To Pemberley – By P. D. James – Book Review – NYTimes.com
Earlier I posted a review and interview of P.D. James about her new murder mystery, Death Comes To Pemberley. Today there is a review in the New York Times. Love of Jane Austen’s work is as ardent in 2011 as … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Books, darcy, designs, etsy, illustration, jane austen, life, literature, love, news, photography, watercolor
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gallery of art by alice flynn 
Montana’s legendary art pioneers: Bob and Gennie DeWeese – The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Newsmakers
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 →