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Category Archives: Montana
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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Esther In Winter painting by Alice Flynn
I have not been blogging much since spring, when I suddenly found myself in the Intensive Care Unit of the local hospital with a life-threatening blood clot in my leg. The skilled people at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital saved my life. … Continue reading
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Nature Watercolor by Alice Flynn
Dragonfly and bee Rocky Mountain scene in Montana
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
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Flowers In The Midst Of Winter
Drawing of petunias in the flower bed of the Feathered Pipe Ranch. Venus Velvet #2 in sketchbook by Alice Flynn
Posted in Art, Gardening, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature
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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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Rimrocks Of Eastern Montana
Many people in my family lived in Eastern Montana where the landscape sometimes has cliffs of sandstone that we call “rimrocks”. The sandstone formations are outcrops in many counties. This is a painting, acrylic on canvas, approximately 34 by 26 … Continue reading
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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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
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Nature Watercolor Illustration
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April 16, 2013
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Eastern Montana Rimrocks And A Guitar
Acrylic on canvas… music has always been important in my family. This is one of my uncles. The sandstone rimrock formations can offer echoing acoustics.
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Sparrows and Bees
Watercolor from my nature series is available on items at Society6.
Posted in Art, Birds, Freelancing, Gardening, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, News, Watercolors
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Pen and Ink Elk by Alice Flynn
From the archives of my portfolio, here is a pen and ink illustration of an elk. It is available on garments at skreened.com/aliceflynn.
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Art For Wrapping Utility Box
I missed the deadline, but this is what I digitally put together as a proposal for wrapping a utility box in my hometown, Bozeman, Montana. I think adding art to the boxes is great!
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http://www.cafepress.com/aliceflynn/9198662
This is another watercolor done in the series of nature and wildflower subjects.
It is available as a design on Cafepress items here CLICK.
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August 4, 2012
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Out Of Chaos – Art
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
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Gift Ideas For The Nature Lover
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
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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 →