A stone is a rock that has been fashioned or shaped or has a purpose.
The River Stones series of paintings weaves together the geological story of Montana with the personal experience of rafting and rockhounding on the Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT. The dynamic patterned rocks collected onsite reveal the geological episodes of the past as well as the present transformation of the Greater Yellowstone region. Incorporating their surface patterns and those of the regional gemstones like Montana moss agate into these riverscape paintings brings alive the diverse elements of a landscape forever in flux.
Montana Agate Riverscape
Montana Agate Riverscape
Agate Mountain Riverscape
Montana Moss Agate River Scene
Full Moon, River, Agate Slice
Moonset, River, Agate Slice
Moonlit, Blue River, Agate Slice
48×36” Acrylic on Panel •Sold
River Rock: Quartzite, Basalt, Moss Agate
River Rock: Turquoise
River Rock: Sandstone, Porphyry
River Rock: Sandstone, Turquoise, Breccia, Gneiss
River Rock: Gneiss, Volcanic Tuff, Chert
River Rock: Quartz, Agate, Sandstone, Porphyry
River Rock: Turquoise, Porphyry, Sandstone
River Rock: Basalt, Sandstone
River Rock: Gneiss, Petrified Redwood
River Agate Studies 1-9