In the Pines

November 11, 2020

This is what the road through Bad Rock Canyon on the way to Glacier National Park looks like - sort of. Up around Hungry Horse hundreds of lodgepole pines skitter by as the highway winds through the forest. If you’ve ever driven that stretch of US 2, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

Marshall Noice | Soft Light, Hungry Horse | Oil on Canvas | 48x60" | 10,300.

I WILL say I was inspired by that landscape when I started this painting, even though it is, as usual, anything but a literal depiction of that scene. And in the interest of giving credit where credit’s due, I feel obliged to say that Damien Hirst’s ubiquitous cherry blossom paintings were highly influential.

"In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines.

And we shiver when the cold winds blow.”

~ Huddie Ledbetter

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Marshall Noice

Wonder

November 3, 2020

Sometimes I get myself stalled by overthinking! It’s easy for me to over intellectualize, and it rarely ends up with a painting that resonates for me. The challenge is to keep my heart in the process, and keep my head from getting in the way. Easier said than done.

The very simple idea for this painting was, and I quote, "I wonder what Cadmium Red Light would look like over Quinacridone Magenta?”

Profound.

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Marshall

Early Returns

October 27, 2020

Here’s a look at what’s on my easel this cold October morning. Wet cool blues and greens over a predominantly warm underpainting. I have a pretty good idea where this painting is going.

It’s a view I know well, looking east across the Stillwater River just west of town. I enjoy revisiting familiar territory. It’s a little like continuing a conversation with an old friend. Things are never exactly the same, and it’s nice to catch up. We’ll see where the painting leads me!

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Marshall