Leaving Yellowstone

Wed. Oct. 8th we will be leaving the Yellowstone area for the season. We will work our way down to the Canyon lands of Utah for a week then its to the Cortez Colorado area for some Elk hunting with an artist friend of mine.Then we will be headed for Death Valley California for an art show there.

Snow

Snowing tonight in West Yellowstone. It seems too early for snow but that didn't stop it from falling. We are working in town for Yellowstone Silver Company and around 10;00 pm it started to snow. I don't think it will accumulate but you never know up here.

New Elk Painting

New 8x10 Elk Original Oil Painting

New Bison Painting

5x7 original oil painting of a Bison

Moose

A nice bull Moose in velvet.

Fly fishing

Fun fly fishing small lakes where not too many people go can be rewarding. Not size but beauty and peace and quiet.

Moving on

We left the Teton RV Park behind for the season. Our work there is finished as the season was slowing down. We will miss everyone there and had a positive experience there. We look forward to seeing some of our coworkers in Arizona this winter. We will be working in Quartzsite Az. for Tyson Wells starting in Nov. and lasting until April 1st. We are now in West Yellowstone, MT. working for Yellowstone Silver a Native American Silver jewelry store along with gifts. We are provided with full hookups at the owners home and paid for all hours worked. Gilda will be working in the store and I will be working doing maintenance on the owners home for a while then working in the store. We will be here until Oct. 7th. It is great to be working in town around a lot of tourists. The rv park was 35 miles from nearest town and shopping.

Moose in Velvet

The Virginian Art and Antique Show

We will be set up August 15th thru the 17th at The Virginian in Jackson, WY. Stop by and see some fine art and amazing antiques

Trout fishing the Snake River

Spent the day fishing on the Snake River in Palisades, Idaho. It was great fun I caught one Cutbow Trout, One Rainbow and one Brown Trout all over 16 inches. My friends and I had them for dinner and they were very good. Can't get any fresher than that.

Art shows

While setting in my booth at my most recent art show I was relieved to know I still had an income from my campground rv park job. I have tried to make a living the last couple of years just on my art sales. My art was just not moving so I had to come up with a solution. I would find employment in an area where I liked to visit then paint subjects from that area and get in a few local shows and see what happens. I now have been working here for 2 months and earning a wage and a free full hook up rv space and have done two shows. One show was a success and the other was not but I still have two more to go. I think I am on to something but only time will tell.

TETON VILLAGE ART SHOW

I will be at Teton Village, WY. this weekend for another great art show. This is an invitation only show so the art is of great quality and it is in a beautiful setting. Stop by and watch me paint and browse through the show and all the shops in the village. The show is located at the base of Jackson Hole Ski Resort.

Playing Guitar with other campers

Spent last evening in a jam session with a couple we met in the campground. There names are Vance and Donna and Gilda met them while doing her daily chores in the park. It was a lot of fun and a nice change for us to go out socially. I enjoyed Vance's guitar playing and his singing. We hope to get together tonight and play some more before they leave on Saturday. We hope to see them again someday down the road. We exchanged info so if our paths cross again we can get together. Don't be afraid to ask people you meet if they play music. I had a friend and fellow musician tell once that if you play an instrument you will always have friends wherever you go.

Art and Antique Show Teton Village, WY.

The show turned out fine a little slower than expected but my sales were good. I sold five paintings all to different customers one being a return customer. Thank you to all who came by to look at my work and watch me paint a couple of small paintings

MC Presents Art and Antique Show

I will be in Teton Village July 11th through the 13th for the Fine Art and Antique Show. I will be there selling my art and also painting inside my booth so stop by and watch me paint and shop through all the booths for some very nice art and antiques

Across America For Wounded Heroes

While working at an RV Park you never know what or who you will see. Yesterday this man came by and stopped over for the night. He is traveling across America in support for the Wounded Warriors Project you can follow him on Facebook under Across America For Wounded Heroes.

Baby Pronghorn

Spring is here in Wyoming we spotted these baby pronghorn with their mother on a drive through Teton National Park yesterday.

ART SHOW TETON VILLAGE

I will be in the Teton Village Art Show July 25th, 26th and 27th. Stop by and see some great art. The show is invitation only so it is always filled with top notch art from paintings and sculpture to high end hand made furniture. My new Oil paintings for the show. More to come.

Cunningham Cabin

A violent dark side to the ranch involves a gunfight in April of 1893. Two wranglers from Montana approached Pierce Cunningham in the fall of 92 looking to buy hay for their horses. A deal was struck that included the strangers wintering over on the ranch. Rumors spread that the two men were horse thieves. In the spring a man claiming to be a U.S. Marshal along with deputies rode into Jackson from Idaho. They gathered a posse from Jackson to try and apprehend the alleged rustlers. Under the cover of darkness they surrounded the Cunningham cabin and waited for daybreak. As morning approached and the alleged rustlers left the cabin they were gunned down in a hail of bullets. While Cunning ham was never involved with the incident he did feel the brands on the horses had been altered. The truth of the Marshall's identity and the allegations were never proven.

Mormon Row

The barns at Mormon Row is a popular area for Photographers. More on the history of this homestead later.....

Workamping

Today I rerouted cable for TVs in the condos we rent here at the park as well as put together an entertainment center for TV and Direct TV box for two condos. Started the morning fixing a leaking drain in kitchen sink where Gilda washes her cooking utensils after her shift cooking in the gazebo grill for park guests. So many different things to do but thats what makes it interesting. Looking forward to the weekend off to work on a new painting.

Grey Fox

Grey Fox listening for any possible sounds of a rodent. Taken in Teton National Park.

SCHWABACHER LANDING

Schwabacher's Landing

Shcwabacher's landing is open after being closed for a year. As Gilda and I walked along the stream with beaver dams and nesting ducks we thought what a terrible waist not to have the landing open for all that time. I have explored a lot of this area and this is to me the most beautiful spot in Teton National Park. The reflections of the Tetons in the river is amazing to say the least and the water is so calm and smooth it leaves you with a feeling of peace and tranquility. I will post the Pics as soon as I can.

Trip to Alpine, Wy.

Made the 70 mile drive to Alpine, Wy. Sat. to see our great friends and fellow artist T.J. [Tim] and Lori Thompson. They were in an art show there in conjunction with a Mountain Man Rendezvous. Tim is working on a new painting series of the life of Mountain men and it looks like it will be a success. It was great seeing them and we are looking forward to there visit to the campground where we work and live on Monday.

Motor home

Our 2007 Tifin Pheaton

Teton Range RV Resort

Starting to get busy here in the rv park. Campers pile in in the evening and pull out first thing in the morning headed for Yellowstone. We start preparing to open the grill today. My wife Gilda and neighbor Rick will be cooking in the Gazebo that I remodeled and screened in.

Old Faithful Oil painting in progress

Oil Painting of the Grand Tetons

Bighorn Sheep Painting

Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn Sheep near East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park June 15th 2014

Cody, WY.

The Irma Hotel was named after Buffalo Bill's daughter. He built the hotel in 1902. Many famous people stayed there including Frederic Remington and Annie Oakley

Cody, WY.

Spent fathers day in Cody, Wy. Had lunch at one of William Cody's [Buffalo Bill's] Establishments. The historic Irma Hotel. More on that later.

Snow and sleet today cold for June

Off today from work. Working in a campground always has a new task and is fun and you can use skills you have developed over the years. Mine is carpentry. Yesterday spent the day installing screen around an existing gazebo for an outdoor cook area for the campground to offer Bison burgers as well as other grill favorites. Then finished out the day on a zero turn mower mowing sites. Then in the evening worked on a Pronghorn painting in the RV. I work on studio pieces in the rv in the evening and do plein air [painting on location] on days off weather permitting. It is is funny how the weather is out here, today we had sleet yesterday I was mowing.

While full time RVing you can find work in campgrounds, National Parks and State Parks as well as resorts, restaurants, gift shops and many more. Jobs are plentiful if you are willing to travel. There are websites devoted to these jobs such as www.coolworks.com and www.workampernews.com

While on a photo adventure in Teton National Park Gilda and I encountered this Grizzly and her two cubs.

PLEIN AIR NEAR STRING LAKE

Painting while full time RVing

Painting plein air landscapes while in locations you are staying for the summer helps you connect with the environment. It has always been hard for me to paint the West while living in the Midwest. I am now near Teton National Park for the summer working for my site and pay so I can paint the area as well as do a couple of Art Shows while here.