"Returning Home" - Farmyard Landscape Art Print Countryside Scenes The Aurora dances across the

The Aurora dances across the sky on a frigid night above a cozy warm cottage

The appearance of this old warrior is inevitable however

Exploring the extreme remote wilderness that lies within the Rockies has been life changing

As long as the sun sets the West will always be wild

and all across the blanket

"Returning Home" - Farmyard Landscape Art Print Countryside Scenes The Aurora dances across the"Returning Home" I had found this barn while out exploring the countryside earlier in the year which began as the foundation for this painting. Later on, I had discovered another ranch with a creek flowing through the yard which inspired the foreground. I wanted this painting to depict the peacefulness and beauty of the valleys near where I live. I never knew how much waterfowl Western Montana had, particularly Mallards. They fill the ponds and rivers