Horses on the Rocky Mountain Front

I think the sunlight and warmth put these horses to sleep. They looked so cozy in the warm weather. Considering the fact, the weather was so cold and miserable last week, we couldn't make it to the mountains, this is quite a change for them.

Photos will be for sale on my Photoworks site as soon as I can get them uploaded.
Donna Ridgway

Some horses on the Rocky Mountain Front

The mountains were beautiful this week. We had a break in the weather, it's 50 degrees. Four wheeling was great.

I saw these horses near Scoffin Butte, I can't drive by this pasture without looking for them and taking photos of them. They look so nice against this backdrop.
Donna Ridgway

Coffee Pot Reflections

We spent a few days at the ranch, cleaning barns, and helping where we could. Today, I was watching a cow calve, and since she was doing ok, I decided to come into the ranch house to get a cup of coffee. Sunlight poured through the kitchen window, lit up the coffee in the pot, and cast this reflection of color onto the kitchen counter.

I'd left my camera on the four wheeler at the corral, so I ran to get it. Luckily, the color remained on the counter, and I was able to get some photos of it!
Donna Ridgway

Three more sketches for the sketchbook project.

Here's the next installment of sketches. I have a free day today, so I'm trying to get several sketches finished. I need to do 32, more or less.... I'll probably do a little refining as I go along but these are the first drafts.
Donna Ridgway

A little art project. First installment, Cleopatra's Couch

I'm involved in a project, with other artists, creating sketches! It frees my mind to do fast, loose, sketches, of subjects I know. I'm enjoying this very much.

As always, I could have started this project earlier. I've had the book to fill for a week or so now. Main thing is, I am starting way before deadline, and that's promising. No late nights hoping to fill the book before I send it off. I think I'll have it finished on time!

I'm focusing on animals I know, the ones who live close to me. This is the rock chuck who lives down the road. She's found a wonderful "hammock" rock to lay on and sun herself. The first time we saw her doing this, we broke into smiles!

She reminded me of Cleopatra, reclining on her couch in all her splendor. I'm going to drape her tail over the edge of the rock a little more, giving her a more interesting shape. Outside of that, she's mostly finished. That is the idea of sketches, you don't have to labor over them! Catch your idea, and move on to the next one.

Perhaps this sketch will become a painting later on....
Donna Ridgway

Me and the loader again.

I like this picture, Robert took it. I grew up running farm equipment so it was kind of fun to try out the construction stuff. Actually, this loader was way easier to operate than a tractor.

Robert's friend came along, when we were loading and sorting wood piles. Daryl kept giving me instructions with his hands, come forward, go back, do this, do that. Finally, he gave up and told Robert, I guess I don't need to give her directions, she runs that thing like a man would. Robert and I were laughing about it afterward, because Robert had expected me to come boiling out of the cab, telling Daryl to keep his hands in his pockets.

Anyway, maybe it's interesting to learn an artist can wear many hats. Most of us are jacks of all trades and have many interests. I'll subject you to some more of my "hats" as I go through my old photos, moving and sorting them to fresh dvd's for storage.
Donna

Me, loading 56 Buicks.

Here I am with the loader I ran while we were moving. I have a 56 Buick slung with straps and I'm about to pick it up and put it on a semi. I loved running this loader. Boy, did I ever look like a wild woman, my hair was a mess!
Donna Ridgway