{"id":61,"date":"2020-09-16T05:16:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T05:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montana-artist.com\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:14:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Affair with Maidenrock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sallie Bowen - My Affair With Maidenrock\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J3Y-m9pcgGQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-bd0aba32 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I was very surprised and honored recently to receive this notice of award of Signature Member status in the Western Colorado Watercolor Society. Generally, Signature Member status is honored when an artist has three acceptances in a qualifying watercolor society&#8217;s show. Usually, a show may only accept one painting per show &#8211; but chances are, an artist may not have any accepted in that particular show. It&#8217;s all up to the Juror or Jurors to decide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My paintings that were accepted were: The Opportunist in 2025; Vintner of Beaujolais, Pilgrimage to Mont St. Michel in 2023. All of these paintings you will find on my website in the <a href=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/index.php\/product-category\/travel\/\" title=\"Travel\">Travel<\/a> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" data-id=\"2404\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TheOpportunist.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TheOpportunist.jpg 600w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TheOpportunist-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Opportunist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"2460\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-15VintnerBeau600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-15VintnerBeau600.jpeg 308w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-15VintnerBeau600-300x234.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vintner of Beaujolais<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"439\" data-id=\"2335\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pilgrimage-to-mont-s-michel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pilgrimage-to-mont-s-michel.jpg 600w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pilgrimage-to-mont-s-michel-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pilgrimage to Mont St. Michel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7849-e1778771285420-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7849-e1778771285420-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7849-e1778771285420-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7849-e1778771285420-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7849-e1778771285420-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7849-e1778771285420-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7849-e1778771285420.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1369\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9831AndontheThirdDay600.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9831AndontheThirdDay600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9831AndontheThirdDay600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Landscapes of the Mind<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/index.php\/product-category\/landscapes-of-the-mind\/\">Shop paintings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1375\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0911ChiefMtnI.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0911ChiefMtnI.jpg 600w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0911ChiefMtnI-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Landscapes of the West<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/index.php\/product-category\/landscapes-of-the-west\/\">shop paintings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"260\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1377\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0440Afterthe-Rainoil.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0440Afterthe-Rainoil.jpg 329w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0440Afterthe-Rainoil-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">On a Small Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/index.php\/product-category\/on-a-small-scale\/\">shop paintings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1448\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0401Autumnrosehips600.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0401Autumnrosehips600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0401Autumnrosehips600-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Botanical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/index.php\/product-category\/botanical\/\">Shop paintings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"561\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1387\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GrandCanyonPit-csold.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GrandCanyonPit-csold.jpg 733w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GrandCanyonPit-csold-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GrandCanyonPit-csold-600x459.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Buttescapes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/index.php\/product-category\/buttescapes\/\">shop paintings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"585\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1791\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1115Christian-Capitolsold.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1115Christian-Capitolsold.jpg 445w, https:\/\/montana-artist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1115Christian-Capitolsold-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Travel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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Our short existence on this earth demands that we give it full attention.\u201d She also holds that being an artist requires spending time wisely to produce the best. 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