#724 "Antelope Flats"

"Antelope Flats"

16"H 20"W 10"D
Edition 21
3,800


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#553 In the field: Wilderness aesthetics, con't . . .

Please start this series of blogposts with #549, Wed. July 23

 Last month, we spent the week of my birthday in the Colorado high country.  We explored lower
elevations in the vicinity of our cabin as well and encountered different flora and fauna . . .
the change of terrain was dramatic.  We followed familiar roads that, for the most part, followed
the creeks and tributaries that cut through the wilderness meadows to the beautiful, rolling foothills.

Below, is a landscape panorama showing the mountains in the distance and the
open country that we experienced in the foothills.

Fishing sunlit waters for Brook Trout, we looked for cut banks, overhangs, and shadows since brookies are
very secretive and one must sneak up on them.  The wild trout are only 4 to 10 inches and the creeks are
typically narrow with an occasional beaver pond that always promises action.  The best fishing is off the
beaten path and hiking is necessary.  Public land abounds and a BLM map will show you the way.

Below, is a stringer of brookies for the frying pan . . . although small, they are delicious and have very dark red meat.

Below, we saw lots of Pronghorn and Mule Deer as we made our way down from the high country to  lower elevations.

Below, are drawings and etchings of Mule Deer and Pronghorn.

Below, is a bronze sculpture entitled Muley hunter's Hook

Below, is an original etching entitled, "Lunch".

Below, is my recipe for trout pate'.

4 freshly caught gilled and gutted small trout
Fry trout in butter, canola oil, olive oil, or bacon fat, 4 to 5 min. per side
then take off skin and debone.
Mix flaked trout with 1 8oz. package of cream cheese and season with
lemon, hot sauce. lemon pepper if desired.
Mix in mayo for a nice consistency.
Mix in only ONE of the following ingredients . . . more that one confuses the taste buds.
Capers, onion, horseradish, green olives, black olives, tapenade, dill pickle relish,
sweet pickle relish, chopped pepperoncini, porcini, garlic, etc.

Note: The following herbs go well with trout . . . dill, chives, thyme, rosemary, parsley, cilantro.

Put mixture in a covered crock, refridgerate . . . spread on crusty bread and enjoy with red wine.

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#465 In the field: Yellowstone, con't . . .

While visiting Yellowstone a few days ago, we were on a mission to experience animals in the dramatic autumn setting.   Among the many species we encountered was the Pronghorn.

The Pronghorn is often misnamed "antelope", although it is not related to members of that family.

Pronghorns are confined to the western half of the United States and living in Wyoming, I see them often.
They are very fast and have been clocked as high as 70 miles per hour.  They shed their horns yearly,
just as antlers are shed by deer, and both sexes have horns . . . females, or does seldom exceed 4 inches.

The Lamar Valley in northeastern Yellowstone provided open country and we saw many Pronghorn.

The rut was on, the bucks were interested in the does, and I had ample opportunity
to sketch, photograph, and observe them in their natural habitat.

Below, are images of Pronghorn taken in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley.

Below, is a page from my sketchbook.

Below, is an early stone lithograph of a Pronghorn.

Below, is a sculpture design idea for a pair of pronghorn bookends started after our return from Yellowstone.
The "in the field" experience was fresh on my mind and while working outdoors on the studio deck, I was in the zone.

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott

#446: In the field and studio: "firsts"

The first great event of my life was a family summer vacation to Yellowstone when I was 13.  The Wyoming trip plunged my young life into a rich adventure which would change me forever . . . it was the beginning of a spell that the West has had on me to this day.

Having never traveled beyond Oklahoma, this event presented many "firsts" in my young life:
First time in a boat, caught my first fish - a Cutthroat Trout . . .  saw my first Elk, Antelope, Moose, Bald Eagle,
Grizzly, Bison, and Mule Deer.

The experience revealed the treasures and possibilities that lay ahead in life:  I now live just two hours from
Yellowstone and never fail to reflect upon and realize the meaning of that summer vacation long ago . . .
the vast and wondrous frontiers waiting to be explored were unveiled during that first trip out West.

 Below, a watercolor from my sketch book.

Below, a recent sculpture . . . Elk Bull and Cow Bookends  15"H 14"W 8"D

Below, a clay sketch in progress of an antelope bust

Below, a small oil study of a moose  5" x 7"

Below, dedication of Presidential Eagle at the National Museum of Wildlife Art . . . with Bill Kerr, founder 

Jackson, Wyoming

Below, Tail hook  19"H 36"L 18"D

Below, Buffalo Fragment II  18"H 17"W 7"D

All painting, sculpture and etchings - copyright Sandy Scott