Dakota Moon II Wood Print

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This was a second try, and came out darker and richer. Also, it was the painting during which I discovered how to remove dried masking fluid (from where the stars and moon are, for example) without damaging the paint around them. I had only been painting 9 months or so, and was experimenting with masking fluid, and with the effects of light in the darkness. There was no specific inspiration for the composition, but it reminded me of the Dakotas, hence the name.

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...