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Trash and treasure live together, especially in ab

Trash and treasure live together, especially in abandoned storage unit flea markets in Montana. I stopped at a sale between two small dusty towns at the feet of distant snow capped mountains. Guns and tools had double digit prices, the rest was pretty much trash. I saw the tastefully framed 3’x3’ painting leaning against a table of useless rusted objects and got excited. I sauntered closer in order to see the price on the sly. It said FREE. We rode off in the dust together.⁠⠀
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Google says that Robert Elsocht (1908-1999) was a Belgium painter who settled in Northern California. Known for his California landscapes, his work is represented in numerous museums throughout the west and still seems to circulate through various auction houses with modest sales on record. At first, it made me sad to ponder the journey of the painting, that it had landed neglected on the side of the road with a zero on it. Then I realized, its journey isn’t over. As with all art, worth is often unfairly determined by price, and price is often in the eye of the beholder. I would have paid good money for the piece but instead it was given to me. I rescued it, and in return it humbled me. All of which makes it invaluable.⁠⠀
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Here’s the kicker. One thing bothered me. Robert had painted the trunk of the tree a little too dark and straight and obvious for my taste. I couldn’t wait to get it back to the studio, to “fix” it. Question is... did I devalue my invaluable painting? Swipe left.⁠⠀
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“Hues of Gold” by Robert Elsocht. Minor revision noted.⁠⠀
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#storagewars #fleamarket #fleamarketfinds #landscapeart #landscapeartwork #californialandscapepainting #californialandscape #fineart #fineartpainting #landscapehunter #landscapelover #landscapepainter #luckyinlife⁠⠀

There’s a photo album in my head where I squirre

There’s a photo album in my head where I squirrel away images that I think are painterly. If YOU took the photo I will someday track you down and ask for permission to use it as reference for a painting. If SUE took the photo, it’s bonus points for the painting, the connection, the memory. We’ve had two great summers of fishing with forever friends in a remote area of NW Montana at Spotted Bear Ranch. Their son guides there, one of a kind special. It’s 50 miles down a dirt road that runs along the edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Power is turned off after dinner and drinks, battery lanterns are turned on if you can stay awake. Beautiful, bountiful fish on a fly, all the day long. This was 2018, three Deatons in a boat, right after a shady spot picnic on the South Fork of the Flathead River.⁠
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@spottedbearranch #floatfishing #wadefishing #wildernesstrip #orvisendorsed #fishinglodge #guidedflyfishing #getoutsideandfish #justgetoutside #flyfishingmontana #flyfishart #flyfishinglife #flyfishingtrout #troutfishing #troutcandy #trouthunting #troutonthefly #flyfishingjunky #wildtrout #troutseason #bobmarshallwilderness #floatfishing ⁠

Dear trout - thank you for being unpredictable yet

Dear trout - thank you for being unpredictable yet unchanging. Fishermen all have their favorite ways of loving you. For some it’s the quest of uncrowded pristine water. For others it’s the gear, or the art of tying the fly, or the rising and bang of the bite. For me there are two main moments. ONE. When I read the water and cast like a river runs through it and the fly lands right where it’s supposed to and sits up all pretty like and then settles in for a long delicious drift. And TWO. After the fish is on and I’m almost into my leader, there’s the moment of getting the first good look. Will I release him, easy, or maybe with the flick of some pliers? Or will it be GET THE NET!? Either way, I love looking up close at your colors and flecks and spots of shininess. And then slipstreaming you safely back into your watery world. Thanks for the memories. Love, Sue⁠
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“Net Worthy” 16x20 original acrylic on linen. Available.⁠ photo reference Matthew Lourdeau www.castingacross.com. Check out his website and blog... he graciously allowed me to use one of his photos as reference... I just changed the fish from a brook to a brown!
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🖤#blackoutuesday

🖤#blackoutuesday

If I were a dog, avid to hunt⁠ And wild birds we

If I were a dog, avid to hunt⁠
And wild birds were scarce as they say⁠
I wouldn't mind if you missed a few⁠
And saved some for another day⁠
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"Setter's surprise" 20x20⁠
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Oh to feel with a pointer's eyes⁠ The beat and b

Oh to feel with a pointer's eyes⁠
The beat and bedlam of a covey rise.⁠
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"Pointer's dream" 20x20⁠
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