School In The Tallgrass Canvas Print

This composite school house was inspired by several from the Northern Plains, often coming upon them unexpectedly while driving. Seeing the structure surrounded by overgrown grass and defunct playground equipment, imagining the children of days gone by, and the loneliness of the setting, all combine in my imagination in a deeply moving way. For some reason this one feels like it's facing North. Who knows?

Visions of the Great Plains consists of drawings and watercolor paintings inspired by the American Great Plains, by Scott Kirby. Referred to as an accidental artist by Sandpoint Magazine, Kirby began painting in 2005, after 9 months of drawing with dual-tip brush pens. Although the attempts to capture these mostly imagined visions are quite intentional, the origins of Kirby's transition from music to art was, in a way, accidental, and unexpected. While drawing with his daughter Sara one afternoon, Kirby was suddenly compelled to continue into the night and following days, being bombarded by mental images which demanded expression. Weeks turned into months, and drawing turned into painting, all scenes rooted in a long relationship with...