"Returning Home" 36x24 Wildlife Landscape Painting Wildlife giving us an extraordinary moment

giving us an extraordinary moment in time before he disappears in the far treeline

The respect I have for these magnificent animals is something I couldn't even begin to describe with words

it's time to begin with harvest

this would be the place

However while on a hike up into the high-country I came across a peaceful little pond

"Returning Home" 36x24 Wildlife Landscape Painting Wildlife giving us an extraordinary moment"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