MARSHA LEHMANN WESTERN ART

Driving through New England one snowy day,  at the step of an antique store stood this great old fashioned sled decorated in it's finest with a Christmas wreath...I thought the sled and the background of the store...just begged to be painted! We released this in a small special edition limited edition print for Christmas several years ago. Hoping you and yours had a Blessed Christmas! The Christmas Sled Oil On Paper

Daddy's Gift Original Oil On Board 8x10 In Private Collection " many children wish for a pony for Christmas.... some are lucky enough to have a pony in their life... Daddy's gift to them. ... the look on their faces when they see the pony....is gift enough for dad." This is a painting I did at Christmas a few years ago, it was an

An oil painting from a few years ago at Christmas.... Original Oil on Board 8x10 our Corgi Sam...our quarter horse mare "Socks" and my dad's old quarter horse "Lucky"

Showroom at Cow Chip Creations Cow Chip Creations GRAND OPENING!!!! Looking for a unique shopping experience....a drive in the country...to a working cattle ranch...to a refurbished wooden grainery in it's glory .... western from head to toe! Lots and lots of gift items, western

This is an oil painting from last year - Christmas Brunch This is a maternal painting...I felt so lucky to be able to get a photo of this actually happening...the doe walked in front of the wreath on our fence...made a little sound, a flick of her tail and here comes the little fawn running with tail in the air! She only let him nurse for a minute or two, very short...but just long enough for me to get a photo...I felt like I won the lottery! Since, I have only seen them attempt to nurse, have still not actually seen it. They must have rich milk, if they only nurse for a minute or two! God knew what he was doing....all in the design of safety I am sure. We released this in prints last Christmas.  Peg at JP Frameshop has one framed at her gallery. Work In Progress "CHRISTMAS BRUNCH" OIL ON CANVAS 8X10

Newly off the easel "Partners" original oil on deep wrapped canvas, framed in floating dark wood frame. This painting is at JP Frameshop Original Art show at their frameshop/gallery on Villard in downtown Dickinson, ND. Stop in and check out the "wall of original paintings and drawings" by area artists, including several of mine, drawings by Cris Fulton and paintings by Tom Temple. For more information on which paintings of mine are at the show, hit on "Current Shows" on my blog. Happy December 1st!! PARTNERS OIL ON DEEP  CANVAS 8X10 IN DARK CHERRY FLOATING FRAME

The last few days of November have been beautiful! The dark blue skies against the low sun of late afternoon leave a golden hue over everything, bringing out the yellows and warmth...even Sam is enjoying the sun! (leaves a golden glow on his white hair too, leaving it with a hint of yellows) photo by MLL

Out My Studio Window Original Oil on Board by Marsha Lehmann 8x10 In Private Collection This is an oil painting from a few years ago of a mule deer buck. We are close to the mule deer habitat and I've been very fortunate to be able to observe them up close...I've learned a lot about them, as well as wildlife in general...there's always so much more to learn, but

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Hope you enjoy your pumpkin pie as much as this photo of the mule deer fawn with a pumpkin. photo of mule deer fawn eating pumpkin by ML

"Early Morning Gather" Oil On Panel by Marsha Lehmann In Private Collection This is a painting I did in 2004 for the USBCHA- U S Border Collie Handler's Association - which was being held in Sturgis, SD that year. The dog is Joni Swanke's dog- I worked from several photos of her dog working the sheep- the sun was coming from behind the dust from moving the sheep.

"Spring Twins" Oil on Board by Marsha Lehmann In Private Collection This is a painting from the archives...I did this from a photo of my dad's calves lying in the sun and straw. Rob framed the No. 1 Artist Proof Print in a shadowbox of old barnwood from a corral and gave it to dad for Father's Day.......besides his family, his dog and horse...his angus cattle were a deep source of pride. This was the first "angus" painting I did, the original is in the private collection of family friends Larry & Kathy White. Dad used White's Angus bulls and these calves were out of those bulls. I had just started from pencil drawings into oil painting...there is palette knife at work here.

Compassion 12x12 Pencil On Illustration Board by Marsha Lehmann Compassion ...one of my pencil drawings done in 1998... this was a triplet lamb...very small and defenseless "the least of these" ...

Bringing His Mares To Water- Bar Beaus Watch This is another image of Stearns Quarter Horses...it is a pencil drawing I did in 1992, the same fall that Don Stearns passed away, I felt bad he didn't get to see it. It is of their sorrel stud Bar Beaus Watch and his mares around the water tank on a hot day...same week as I took the photo for "Noseflies & Mud"... It was fascinating to me, having always been around horses since I was small, I had never seen the studs with the mares and their interaction...their herding instincts...we did a small edition of this in print, was one of the first limited edition prints we published. This fall I donated a large canvas of this with a bible verse on the bottom for the Badlands Ministries Bible Camp Lodge- it looks very peaceful there, perfect place. "Bringing His Mares To Water" Bar Beaus Watch Pencil On Paper by Marsha Lehmann Artist Private Collection

Noseflies & Mud... Stearns Quarter Horse Mares This is a new painting just off the easel... I worked from an old photo I had taken around 1991 of Don Stearns' Mares one day while they were fighting noseflies, you can see the irritation....they were covered in mud... Stearns Quarter Horse Ranch was located at Rhame, ND, which included Don's family, they had a production sale every year. Kelly & Susie Stearns have continued the name still raising quarter horses. We have a mare out of the mare on the far left. "Noseflies & Mud" Stearns Quarter Horse Mares Oil On Canvas by Marsha Lehmann 11x14

 New Kid On The Block A small 5x7 oil painting of a young heifer calf in the spring as the grass starts to turn green. New Kid On The Block Oil On Board 5x7 Private Collection

Kickin' Up Your Heels... Finished Oil Painting and details of painting in progress... Many of you have asked the process...so thought I'd include details of the brush strokes...and paint in progress "Kickin' Up Your Heels" Oil On Canvas by Marsha Lehmann 20x24 Painting In Progress- DETAIL Painting In Progress - DETAIL

Homestead Home ....this is a painting I did a few years ago featuring an old house that sat out on the prairie...I had taken photos of it, and decided to work it into a painting about the migrations of life...the geese migrating over the prairie... ...the painting was displayed at the Crossroads Art Center in Hettinger, ND. Original Oil On Board 22x28 by Marsha Lehmann In Private Collection

These paintings are now at JP Frameshop, downtown Dickinson, ND- stop in and take a look! I believe they have original art by other area artists as well as many many prints, gift items etc...good place to shop for Christmas! Thank you Peg and Jeff Anderson, for displaying my original art. The Power Of Balance Original Oil On Canvas 11x14 by Marsha Lehmann 2012 Looking At The Future- Angus Heifer Calf Original Oil On Canvas 11x14 by Marsha Lehmann 2012

The Women Of The Prairie Original Oil On Paper by Marsha Lehmann In Private Collection strong hands, gentle heart...the women of the prairie ...this painting has so much history...I spotted the tiny black and white photo of my sister-in-law's great grandmother one time and asked permission to paint it in color...the first thing that hit me about the photo...since I was a kid I have been fascinated with old photos and I've only seen a handful of photos showing women in this era in a strong stance as this one...it made me think of the years the women of the prairie stood strong, many times alongside their husbands and many times on their own, sometimes with a family to raise....I can think of many women I know that have raised their family on their own, from various circumstances... ...Ms Lykken was from Camp Crook area, she lived a long rich life, her great great grandchildren knowing her...a rich personality with a rich history she had seen and experienced..her

Moonstruck Original Oil On Board 8x10 by Marsha Lehmann In Private Collection Mulies In TR Roosevelt Park Original Oil On Board 8x10 by Marsha Lehmann In Private Collection Fawn In Sunshine Original Oil On Board 6x6 by Marsha Lehmann In Private Collection here are three paintings I have done of them over the years... these three are all in the same private collection of a great lady and close friend  who supports the all the arts and artists in our area ....in fact she has a grouping of paintings of mule deer from various artists in her beautiful home.

   Ok, here's a new painting, just off the easel this summer....in time to take it to our family reunion.    Original oil on canvas done in a looser plein air style...    Of my mother's church, a beautiful structure built in this Norwegian community - my

Finding images to put on my blog...I've come across these older paintings.. several people have asked to see my older works, so this is another one.... this was another one that went to a private collection in Denver, from

   "the other side of the conversation" ... this is from an old photo of the painting, so isn't the best quality     a collector from out of state took this home to Illinois from the

#804 Cow photo by ML        A rare one.....#804 cow, she was a yearling heifer

Wrango & Sam our Border Collie- Corgis photo by ML Sam, the senior partner photo by ML Wrango, the junior partner photo by ML I would be remiss if I didn't start off this blog by including our

Cutting Horse, Wooly Chaps and A Baldy Cow.... 11x14 Marsha Lehmann In Private Collection This is a newer painting recently off the easel this fall....

Little Shepherd Girl Pencil On Paper by Marsha Lehmann Private Collection I thought I would post an early drawing of mine, it was an 8x10 pencil on paper and was one of the first drawings I sold way back when at a Christmas opening at a good friend & classmate Debbie's Flower Nook, I still remember how festive the store was

photo of sagebrush by ML the vivid colors of summer have faded to the closer values of autumn...the bright green and yellows have mellowed to beautiful tones of umber, ochre and warm greys.... it is with delight however, our skies here are just as blue as ever!!!  and ...they show off even more against the palette of autumn...

an artist’s journal... " I’ve found the more I learn about truly capturing something in paint, you must understand the subject -you must truly observe, and through  observation you see the beauty of God, you see it in everything, from the way the light falls on the most humble of creatures  to the massive skies and landscapes of our beautiful land." " I am so grateful to be able to not only paint but live in this unique and rugged part of the world still rich in ranching and wildlife."