Tag Archives: nature

Video of Lazuli Buntings at Bird Feeder, Montana

Posted on May 18, 2015 by aliceflynn

The Lazuli Buntings and Western Tanagers are some of my favorite birds to watch in my garden in Montana.

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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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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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Spring, Please Hurry

Posted on March 19, 2013 by aliceflynn

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 →

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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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Another Souvenir Snow Globe Design

Posted on October 12, 2012 by aliceflynn

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

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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’tis Himself, Honey O’Badger, wearin’ the green

Posted on March 13, 2012 by aliceflynn

Link here (click), design copyright Alice Flynn

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A Shamrock Is Not A 4-Leaf Clover

Posted on February 23, 2012 by aliceflynn

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 →

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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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Cotoneaster In November Snow

Posted on November 18, 2011 by aliceflynn

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.

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Western Tanager Watercolor

Posted on November 14, 2011 by aliceflynn

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 →

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Wildflowers and Tetons Watercolor

Posted on November 13, 2011 by aliceflynn

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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