Paradise Willow......Oil study for larger painting.
Smith River Reflection, unfinished
Yellowstone Meadow, oil study
" One Canoe Tree "
The date was July 19,1806, dawn of another grueling day for explorer Captain Clark and his company as they made their way along the Yellowstone River. The men had wound their way through uncharted territory toward present-day Park City, Montana, in search of cottonwood trees from which to create dug-out canoes and ease the arduous labor of travel on foot. Finally, the first tree large enough was found.
In "One Canoe Tree," acclaimed artist, Robert Spannring, offers a historical dipiction of that glorious sight; the first suitable tree for long-sought canoes, and the break Clark and his men needed to further their trek.
