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Did this pastel painting of Missoula, Montana. 8x10 on lux archival paper. (Original Post) LiberalLoner Jan 2022 OP
Simply gorgeous! Diamond_Dog Jan 2022 #1
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #3
Wow - lovely KT2000 Jan 2022 #2
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #5
I admire your talent Deuxcents Jan 2022 #4
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #6
Really like it framed. sinkingfeeling Jan 2022 #7
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #9
I'm thinking of giving this as a gift, hoping it is good enough??? LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #8
Oh it's good enough.... MontanaMama Jan 2022 #23
Beautiful! It really does look like Missoula. Love the colors. Ocelot II Jan 2022 #10
It's hard at first. But you'll get it! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #16
Ooh. Those colors are marvelous. Absolutely fantastic painting. LoisB Jan 2022 #11
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #17
trying to orient myself here... Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #12
Yup looking at Mount Sentinel, looking East, Clark Fork River LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #18
thanks Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #24
Not yet but I plan on doing some! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #32
It is bEautiful and anyone with a lick of taste would be delighted to receive it! MLAA Jan 2022 #13
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #19
Love this! Beautiful!❤️ lucca18 Jan 2022 #14
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #20
Very, very pretty. n/t iluvtennis Jan 2022 #15
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #21
Seriously!?! MontanaMama Jan 2022 #22
Wow thank you! I'm on daily paintworks! ❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹 LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #28
I just gasped when I saw your OP. MontanaMama Jan 2022 #35
Wow thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹 LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #36
OMG. It's beautiful! sueh Jan 2022 #25
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #29
Have/had relatives from there. I think Weisel is the family name. LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #26
❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #30
Woo woo!!!!!!! Karadeniz Jan 2022 #27
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #31
Impressionism & Plein air are my fav.. Beautiful. _________ n/t TeamProg Jan 2022 #33
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #34
Very nice! bif Jan 2022 #37
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #39
Truly lovely!! AmBlue Jan 2022 #38
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #40
Just lovely. Thank you for sharing. niyad Jan 2022 #41
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #42
Wow, I live in Lolo, just a hop and a skip off the Bitterroot and you really captured Montana and ratchiweenie Jan 2022 #43
Oh wow thank you so much! I love my hometown so much, hoped to show that love in LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #44
Breathtaking... PittBlue Jan 2022 #45
Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #46
Your artwork never disappoints lunatica Jan 2022 #47
Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Your beautiful words always give me so much LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #48
Nice Artistree22 Jan 2022 #49
Thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jan 2022 #50

Ocelot II

(115,721 posts)
10. Beautiful! It really does look like Missoula. Love the colors.
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 06:39 PM
Jan 2022

I want to do pastels but I just make a smeary mess. You are inspiring me to keep trying, though.

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
12. trying to orient myself here...
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 07:31 PM
Jan 2022

Is this looking East? Missoula is on the West slope of the Rockies.

And is that Rattlesnake Creek? Or? Confluence of Clark Fork and Bitterroot?

MLAA

(17,298 posts)
13. It is bEautiful and anyone with a lick of taste would be delighted to receive it!
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 07:32 PM
Jan 2022

I take that back, anyone, just anyone would love to receive it! 😊

MontanaMama

(23,319 posts)
22. Seriously!?!
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 08:07 PM
Jan 2022

I can’t tell you how much I love this. When were you in Missoula? It’s my hometown. I look at Mount Sentinel from my backyard!

LiberalLoner, do you sell your work in a gallery or online?


LiberalLoner

(9,762 posts)
28. Wow thank you! I'm on daily paintworks! ❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 08:39 PM
Jan 2022

Oh I would give anything for more photos of Mount Sentinel, I would gladly make a painting for you if you could email me photos of the mountains in Missoula! ❤️❤️❤️

It was where I grew up as a kid, 70-74.

MontanaMama

(23,319 posts)
35. I just gasped when I saw your OP.
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 08:55 PM
Jan 2022

Your work is beautiful and dead on accurate. I’ll PM you to get your info…and get you any photos you need/want. I moved to Missoula in ‘77. It’s sure changed now that it’s been “discovered”.

ratchiweenie

(7,754 posts)
43. Wow, I live in Lolo, just a hop and a skip off the Bitterroot and you really captured Montana and
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 12:51 PM
Jan 2022

our beautiful river scenes. Thank you.

LiberalLoner

(9,762 posts)
44. Oh wow thank you so much! I love my hometown so much, hoped to show that love in
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 02:52 PM
Jan 2022

This painting. 🌹🌹🌹

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
47. Your artwork never disappoints
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 03:37 PM
Jan 2022

Your painting is perfectly displayed in the mat and frame you chose for it. You have a wonderful eye for colors and nature scenes. You capture the moments you choose to paint quite well, and your paintings always resonate with those of us who love looking at nature and landscapes and especially at water! It becomes a positive emotional experience for us viewers to just look at your depictions of the awesome (as in full of awe) beauty of pristine landscapes. There is an airy and atmospheric quality to your painting that makes one almost stop breathing so as not to disturb the beauty and the splendor. You also capture the peacefulness of nature on full display. I love your work! It’s inspirational!

LiberalLoner

(9,762 posts)
48. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Your beautiful words always give me so much
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 02:40 PM
Jan 2022

Encouragement and happiness!

Thank you dearest artist friend, I hope life and art are treating you well! ❤️❤️❤️

Artistree22

(40 posts)
49. Nice
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 12:33 AM
Jan 2022

I love the contrast of warm light and cool shadows with the rich blue and purple hues. You have a nice way with pastels- Impressionistic. The gold mat and frame and maybe better lighting in the second photo really bring out the warm light and rich tones.
Thanks for sharing.
Love n peace

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