Missoula County Courthouse

The sunlit tower of the Missoula County Courthouse caught my eye today as I was walking down Broadway, enjoying the unusually warm Montana winter afternoon! The clock tower atop the neoclassical sandstone block building has clocks on all four sides. Within the tower is a two-ton bell that rings on the half hour and the hour, also helping to attract the attention of this happy flaneur!

The Missoula County Courthouse, designed by A.J. Gibson, was constructed between 1908 and 1910 and occupies an entire city block. It contains eight (8) murals by Edgar Samuel Paxson.. The murals, depicting early Montana history, were completed in 1914 and installed in the grand foyer.

Seattle Favorite

Though I live in Montana, we have a daughter in Seattle whom we visit fairly often. One of my favorite places in Seattle is Discovery Park in the Magnolia neighborhood. It is difficult to believe that such a small "town" and rural setting exists so close to the urban center! Walking through the park to the shoreline and on to the lighthouse is a delight. I tried to capture and express that delight in the sketch above.

Venice Memory

The painting below was done while standing on a bridge outside our Corte Nova apartment in Venice, Italy. The window is the window of our apartment.

Getting Started

I have created this blog in order to share my art with friends and fellow artists who seem to enjoy my paintings and sketches and have expressed interest in following my progress with this new retirement hobby! The painting below is one I did from a motel window overlooking the town of Vers sur la Lot, France.