Category Archives: Montana

My Father’s Love Letter of Nov. 27, 1939

Posted on October 19, 2019 by aliceflynn

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 →

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Love Letter From My Father, Nov 12, 1939

Posted on September 1, 2019 by aliceflynn

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 →

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My Father’s Love Letters To My Mother

Posted on May 27, 2019 by aliceflynn

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

Posted on October 26, 2014 by aliceflynn

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

Posted on March 30, 2014 by aliceflynn

Dragonfly and bee Rocky Mountain scene in Montana

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Venus Velvet No. 2 Pencil On Arches Rag Paper

Posted on February 13, 2014 by aliceflynn

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

Posted on January 28, 2014 by aliceflynn

Drawing of petunias in the flower bed of the Feathered Pipe Ranch.  Venus Velvet #2 in sketchbook by Alice Flynn

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Four Paintings At Wild Joe’s

Posted on August 9, 2013 by aliceflynn

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 →

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Rimrocks Of Eastern Montana

Posted on July 28, 2013 by aliceflynn

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 →

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Friends, Neighbors, Homesteaders

Posted on May 30, 2013 by aliceflynn

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

Posted on April 18, 2013 by aliceflynn

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

Posted on April 16, 2013 by aliceflynn
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Eastern Montana Rimrocks And A Guitar

Posted on April 9, 2013 by aliceflynn

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

Posted on April 8, 2013 by aliceflynn

Watercolor from my nature series is available on items at Society6.

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Pen and Ink Elk by Alice Flynn

Posted on March 13, 2013 by aliceflynn

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

Posted on January 7, 2013 by aliceflynn

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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Watercolor Mountains

Posted on August 4, 2012 by aliceflynn

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This is another watercolor done in the series of nature and wildflower subjects.

It is available as a design on Cafepress items here CLICK.Imagee

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

Posted on December 25, 2011 by aliceflynn

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 →

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Out Of Chaos – Art

Posted on December 14, 2011 by aliceflynn

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

Posted on December 6, 2011 by aliceflynn

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 →

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