Crow Peak Juicy
Crow Peak is a landmark to the Spearfish area
Crow Peak at Sunset
This is Crow Peak, outside of Spearfish, SD on the South Dakota and Wyoming border.
Crow Peak in the Spring
In Spearfish, an old rule of thumb, is not to put anything outside in the garden or planting beds until the snow is melted off of Crow Peak.
A Studio on Wheels
Spring in the Black Hills has arrived along with my commitment to expand my studio: to the outdoors! We have an old Jeep which has been sitting in the driveway, and I have now officially converted it into a studio on wheels. I will be using it to travel to beautiful areas here in my own backyard, while I explore …
Lookout Mountain and Crow Peak
Before development of the land East of Spearfish, one could see vast open land, with the view of two local landmarks, Lookout Mountain and Crow Peak. Ironically, Lookout Mountain is really more of a peak, and Crow Peak is really more of a mountain! Lookout was originally called Lookout Peak, as it truly was used as a lookout point for …
A New Artwork
This painting was created specifically for a local micro brewery, Crow Peak Brewery. They have been open a very short time, yet are going like “gang busters”. I hang my artwork there, and had long envisioned this piece to hang next to the lovely stone fireplace there. Many local musicians perform here, and it is a popular gathering spot. The …
Crow Tale
Doing several paintings to hang in the new Spearfish Crow Peak Brewery, I explored Native American legends regarding the Crow and the Sioux Indians. Enemies in earlier days, there are many winter count and ledger art records about battles between the two tribes. Paintings I did for the brewery explored the legend of how the local landmark, Crow Peak, got …
Legend of Crow Peak
“Legend of Crow Peak” 30 x 40” Oil on Canvas This painting was painted specifically for the opening of Crow Peak Brewery in Spearfish, SD. The expanded building opened this weekend with amazing success! You might say people “flocked” to it! Crow Peak is a prominent mountain in the Northern Black Hill, outside of Spearfish, SD. The name “Crow Peak” …
Crow Peak with Haystacks
“Crow Peak with Haystacks” 30 x 40” Oil on Canvas The image of Crow Peak changes with the season, climate and time of day. Crow Peak is a landmark mountain located outside of Spearfish, SD. It signals the end of the Black Hills going west to Wyoming. This tranquil depiction of Crow Peak shows the end of summer and the …