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This was inspired by (but not modeled after) a collection of junk outside Roundup, Montana. The colors, of course, are more the way I see things in my mind's eye. But Collections of machines and implements can be found strewn all around on the High plains, if for no other reason than there is the space out there to do so. I've always found this endearing as well as interesting from an artistic point of view.

Visions of the Great Plains consists of drawings and watercolor paintings inspired by the American Great Plains, by Scott Kirby. Referred to as an accidental artist by Sandpoint Magazine, Kirby began painting in 2005, after 9 months of drawing with dual-tip brush pens. Although the attempts to capture these mostly imagined visions are quite intentional, the origins of Kirby's transition from music to art was, in a way, accidental, and unexpected. While drawing with his daughter Sara one afternoon, Kirby was suddenly compelled to continue into the night and following days, being bombarded by mental images which demanded expression. Weeks turned into months, and drawing turned into painting, all scenes rooted in a long relationship with...