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Normally I like to include strong contrasts of light and shadow in my paintings. On this particular day however, I was intrigued by the soft light of the overcast day. There were shadows to be found but they were not much different in value from the light areas. An interesting change of pace! The area depicted is a road leading from the Yellowstone River. Read More

This view of the Yellowstone River was painted when the ice was still thick and covered in snow. The day had a beautiful soft light that emphasized the plum and burgundy tones of the trees, some of my favorite colors in the landscape.

Now here with the last couple of warm days the river is starting to break up and the ice chunks are piling up and causing some flooding.
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I always imagine the amazing Lewis and Clark Expedition when I visit the Yellowstone River, not from our home. I like to think if they came back today that they would find it much the same as it was when they were here over 200 years ago. Of course there are dirt roads leading to the river now and a few camping spots but overall I think it remains much the same, at least here in eastern Montana. Especially in the winter, it is so silent and beautiful. It is easy to fall back in time and picture the hardy explorers waking to a cold new day along the river or tramping through the green ash, cottonwoods and willows, so thick that they would never know a bear was watching their every move. 

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