Inside The Old School House III Canvas Print

This, the third interior of an imaginary school on the plains, was painted with watercolor on hot press paper. Thus, no mask was utilized, which made it take longer than otherwise. But I found that the masking fluid, when removed, tears the hot press paper sometimes. It took about three weeks

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...