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I painted this from a wild notion, live, recorded and posted on my website. I have offered in my 'free digital downloads category, a free digital download of this holiday work for your personal use....Enjoy!

This painting is from a photograph taken on one of my family's wilderness excursions this past summer. Enjoy!

My impressions of a site near where I set up camp. Enjoy!

This was a fairly large expanse painting from my kid's trip to this lookout at 9410' in the Frank Church Wilderness, Idaho. Enjoy!

Overnight stay in Silver City on the creek.

Yellow Belly Lake in Sawtooth Wilderness, painting from photo taken by my daughter on the family trek to this moraine lake within the wilderness.

I've been to this valley many times camping overnight. This is from a recent trip my family took while I was doing an art fair somewhere.....What fun they have accompanying me on my out of town exhibits. Tried a different setup for recording this demo, but far too much light for the video, but not enough for my eyes to paint! Enjoy!

from homeschool, to storage, to studio! Many new lives....hopefully this will be the last. However, with grandchildren and great grandchildren now in the picture, I think the 'Art Barn' will be once again used in the homeschool capacity. It's all good!

While doing show in Hailey labor day, my kids took off to explore. They drove the Frank Church River of no Return Wilderness Corridor, a very rugged and long road. They visited the folks who live and monitor from the Pinyon Lookout tower. This painting is from a photo my daughter took. I'll be doing more, as I find the sky, distances of the mountain ranges and dusk light very challenging. This was my first attempt. My original paintings are available from my website store/gallery. Enjoy!

View from Green Lake Road, winding upward into the Pioneer Mountains of Idaho. Off-road travel on precarious trails in suv. Fun exploring the vast wilderness Idaho has to offer. Enjoy!

Free-spirited daring use of color, playing with sharp contrasts and vibrancy within still an impressionist style. Works are my impressions of scenes viewed on out-back excursions. Enjoy! My original paintings are available on my website: simontateimpressions.com

Rising in the Pioneer Mountains in Idaho, we come upon July Golden Currants in full bloom. What surprising displays of color the high elevation wilderness gift us with our visits. Enjoy!

Broad Canyon Road, bumpy, rocky, water puddled, and winding road into the Pioneer Wilderness area of Idaho. After my family helps me set up at an away from home 2 or 3 day art show, they then take off with their kayaks and canoe to go off somewhere they have not yet been in the vast wilderness of the State of Idaho. Enjoy!

Entering McKay Road, through rough terrain, long distance bouncing a way through troughs of water/rock filled road, the vision of Old Hyndman Peak comes into view. It's distinctive shape is most unique. While I was doing the Arts in the Park, Shoshone, Idaho, my kids took off in their suv heading into the mountains. From their adventures, they bring back subject matter for me to paint for you of Idaho's 'interior domain'. Enjoy! My original paintings are available on my website: https://simontateimpressions.com

9x12 original demonstration of painting mountain range framed by weathered pine trees. I lay in my first color in a loose watercolor style. Then gradually build up the layers with thicker and thicker acrylic paint. I use acrylic medium to paint thin glazes over areas in this case the mountains. Enjoy!

5x7 acrylic painting floral demonstration. Using up paint from "Pine Framed Rockies" palette.

Peace and calmness within oneself, amid chaos without, can be found through creative expression! Trust me! I know! Having lived this long, the world into which I was born, today is unrecognizable. I find comfort and solace through creativity. Anything can be creative: gardening, baking, painting, automotive, sewing, writing....too many to list here. So remember.....find your niche, engage it, and you will find respite from a troubled world.

2 of my 'selfies' I played with during 'lockdown' as overlays on my paintings. Yes, at my age, I do this kind of silly stuff. Creativity can be a great distraction from troubles or negativity encountered in our life. An escape, a comfort, and a peaceful heart and mind can be only a step away from the moment we decide to exercise our creativity. Your creation can be in ANY FIELD of your interest. I hope to be an inspiration to keep on goin' when the goin' gets tough. Enjoy!

A quick impressionist painting of Idaho's Teton Valley as viewed from south eastern Idaho. These can be seen from within Idaho all the way up to Ashton! They are indeed impressive from the western side as well as from Teton National Park in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Enjoy! My ORIGINAL PAINTINGS are available on etsy and my website gallery/store: https://simontateimpressions.com

Original acrylic impressionist floral demonstration making use of saved acrylic paint from my glass palette that I keep inside a flat plastic box. Under the glass palettes I keep wet paper towels, and spritz the palette with water before snapping shut the case. I remain in 'down time' before I begin my show circuit, so I use these valuable days to study, learn, experiment and practice. I seldom paint over any work of mine, EXCEPT when engaging in 'experimental play'. These are the critical moments that one might spend which will help shape an artistic style. Enjoy! My works can be found on etsy and my website gallery/store: https://simontateimpressions.com

Using up 3 glass palettes of paint; which I have shown you how I do it. Couldn't stop painting as I was on a high getting complete video recorded earlier. This is what I often do to use paint instinctively, spontaneously, and creatively to see what i can come up with using all the techniques I know. Enjoy! My works can be found ALL ORIGINAL on my etsy page, and my website gallery/store. https://simontateimpressions.com

Yay! Success. I was able to video the entire painting today with a 'dummy battery' in the canon camera, powered continually plugged into power. So that is progress. Just a very fast demo of a mountain lake side landscape. Camping this weekend, and just might go to this spot again. Enjoy! My original paintings are available on my etsy site and on my website gallery/store. https://simontateimpressions.com

Many of my family fought and sacrificed in defense of our American Freedoms. This day is about those warriors then and now. This is my tribute with patriotic original works of mine over the years especially for them and for you. Enjoy!

A fast painting to test my camera recording. This batter ran out before I finished but most of the painting you can watch. Still much to figure out technically. Enjoy! Paintings (all original works, not prints) available on my etsy site and my website gallery/store. https://simontateimpressions.com

I was successful videoing this very fast impressionist painting with my canon camera. Can tweek it in places with the next demo. I am working hard at making these painting demos for you. My works are available on my etsy shop and my website gallery/store. https://simontateimpressions.com