Lily Pads

The subject of this painting is Brown's Lake where some other Moms and I used to take "our pile of kids" camping. The lake itself reminds me of a Montana moss agate - foggy in the morning, beautifully calm, reflective water, pine trees. This cove of lily pads was across the lake, accessible by kayak - sort of a secret spot. I am now redoing my website and plan to use this painting as a background for the main pages, so I thought I would show it to you here. "Lilypads" is an oil, 20" x 24" and is sold.

Afternoon Off

Our horse Cricket was the subject of this painting. The time was late afternoon and I loved the blue shadow running down his back, and the contrast between the shadow and the late summer yellows of the season. This painting is an oil, 16" x 20" and is available through Betsy Swartz Fine Art Consulting in Bozeman, MT. betsy@betsyswartzfineart.com