Stars Over The Sandhills Canvas Print

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Rolling through the Sandhills of Western Nebraska on a cold Winter's night gave me the idea for this imagined scene. Seeing the towns down the road, and the context of the snow-frosted hills has always excited me. The challenge in this work was the wash that had to be done for the snow, in one application - something I'm not too good at. This one came out alright.

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...