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Tag Archives: nature
Video of Lazuli Buntings at Bird Feeder, Montana
The Lazuli Buntings and Western Tanagers are some of my favorite birds to watch in my garden in Montana.
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
Posted in Art, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature
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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
Tagged alice flynn, Art, Books, designs, illustration, life, 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
Posted in Art, Family, Illustration, Life, Love, Montana, Oil Paintings, Photography
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
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Nature Watercolor Illustration
Posted in Art, Gardening, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, Watercolors
Tagged alice flynn, Art, aspen, bee, bees, columbine, culture, design, designs, dragonflies, dragonfly, fine art, illustration, life, lupine, mountains, nature, painting, Paintings, people, rocky mountains, watercolor, wildflowers
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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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Tagged alice flynn, Art, culture, family, fine art, folk music, history, illustration, life, nature, Oil Paintings, Paintings, people
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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
Tagged alice flynn, Art, bird watching, Birds, culture, design, fine art, gift, illustration, life, nature, news, Paintings, people, spring, watercolor
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Spring, Please Hurry
If you live in a part of the world that has long winters, like I do, the longer days and melting snow have you yearning to see tulips and daffodils. This is a scene I imagined and painted in watercolor. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Birds, Freelancing, Gardening, Illustration, Life, Nature, 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.
Posted in Art, Freelancing, Illustration, Montana, Nature
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Another Souvenir Snow Globe Design
I posted last year about creating illustrations for the souvenir tourist industry. In 2011 I did a snow globe design for one of my Rocky Mountain clients in Colorado that included a moose, an elk, aspen grove, river and mountain. … Continue reading
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Watercolor Mountains
http://www.cafepress.com/aliceflynn/9198662
This is another watercolor done in the series of nature and wildflower subjects.
Posted in Art, Birds, Illustration, Life, Montana, Nature, Watercolors
Tagged Art, culture, designs, gifts, illustration, life, nature, Paintings, watercolor
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’tis Himself, Honey O’Badger, wearin’ the green
Link here (click), design copyright Alice Flynn
Posted in Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Ireland, Ireland, Irish, Life, Nature, News, Saint Patrick's Day
Tagged Art, culture, entertainment, events, humor, illustration, Ireland, life, nature, news, Saint Patrick, travel
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A Shamrock Is Not A 4-Leaf Clover
It is that time of year again. When I was a girl, Saint Patrick’s day was a holy day, not the commercial mess it has become in the USA. In addition to the green beer and stereotypes of drunken hooligans, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Ireland, Ireland, Irish, Life, News, Saint Patrick's Day
Tagged Art, culture, design, holiday gifts, holidays, illustration, Ireland, life, nature, news, Saint Patrick, shamrock, tee shirt design
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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
Tagged alice flynn, Art, bird watching, Birds, butterflies, christmas, computers, environment, family, friends, holidays, illustration, jewelry, life, lifestyle, mountains, nature, news, Paintings, people, shopping, simplicity, tee shirt design, travel, watercolor
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Cotoneaster In November Snow
This cotoneaster with dark berries is the view out my window this morning. A peak of the Bridger mountains can be seen in the distance. The birds need those berries in this cold weather.
Posted in Art, Birds, Life, Nature, Photography
Tagged Art, beauty, bird watching, Birds, nature, photography, photos, snow, travel
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Western Tanager Watercolor
Here is the finished watercolor from the work in progress posted yesterday. The native wildflowers included in the composition are Indian Paintbrush, Columbine, Shooting Star, and Lupine. The western tanager bird was the last to be painted. Now it just … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Birds, Illustration, Life, Nature, Watercolors
Tagged alice flynn, Art, bird watching, Birds, grand teton national park, illustration, moose, nature, Paintings, watercolor, wildflowers
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Wildflowers and Tetons Watercolor
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
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Tagged alice flynn, Art, bird watching, Birds, Daily Painters, fine art, gift, grand teton national park, illustration, life, moose, nature, painter, painting, Paintings, watercolor, western tanager
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