MARSHA LEHMANN WESTERN ART

"LOOKING TO THE FUTURE - ANGUS HEIFER CALF" Original Oil On Canvas 11x14 by Marsha Lehmann THIS ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING  will be SOLD AT AUCTION at the NORTH DAKOTA STOCKMAN'S ASSOCIATION BALL

Giclee Canvas Print "LOVE ROSE" by Marsha Lehmann This framed Giclee Print on Canvas is on the Raffle for the Rhame/Bethany Churches Release Time.

RFD TV will be showing a feature of efforts by Southwestern North Dakota Ranchers, Farmers, Businesses and Individual's efforts to reach out to their South Dakota Rancher Neighbors hit by the blizzard Atlas.

Followup link to Rancher Relief Fund and ND Stockmans' Association info and website. Ranchers Relief Fund | Facebook

Life As Ranchers Know It Original Oil In Private Collection I am re-posting a painting from the archives... My heart breaks for the ranchers that have been hit by the devastating storm...it is so overwhelming to even think of what they are going through, there are no words...wondering what to do to try to help is overwhelming when you really think about each ranch, each life that has been affected. 

                                                                                                               I came across a saying that said  Sam with Plein Air Easel & Supplies....Painting Plein Air with the Cows & Calves Photo by MLehmann "Dogs Only Know How To Look At You As A Pack Member...And To Them, That's Family"     It inspired this post....

Photo by MLL

Cris Fulton A friend and fellow artist Cris Fulton was included in the Museum Show & Auction at theWater Works Art Museum in Miles City, MT. The following are entries from her blog, which I included in a link at the bottom.

Pulling Her Own Weight Original Oil On Board Marsha Lehmann "Pulling Her Own Weight"     .....is finished and delivered...

"LITTLE ROPER" I'm Gonna Be Big Someday..... Original Oil On Board 8"x10" by Marsha Lehmann "Little Roper" Original Oil On Board by Marsha Lehmann 2013 We have donated this framed original oil to be sold at auction at the Badlands Ministries Auction

"PULLING HER OWN WEIGHT" Original Oil On Board Marsha Lehmann The painting is nearing completion....just a few touches here and there to pull it together. "The title for this painting came to me as I worked on the muscles in her neck and could see how she is pulling all the way down her neck, even the angle of her head shows her strength and determination." "I worked from a reference

Detail of Original Painting in Progress Here are two closeup photos of painting....

The beginning stages....

A few years ago I picked a bouquet of wild sunflowers from the ditches and displayed them on our picnic table...over the years, they have spread  around the yard and

Mother brought them out finally last week...only saw glimpses of them through the grasses...they're spots look smaller now - I spotted one a couple of weeks ago, the spots looked huge, the fawns were so tiny.

Bud In The Shade of the Sunflowers Photo by MLL

Lucky & Socks photo by MLL Lucky & Socks enjoying the green grass of summer...

Rainbow After The Rain July 2013 Photo by MLL

The Alert Fisherman Ink on Paper In Artist' Husband's Collection This is a quick life drawing I did many years ago, ink on paper, from the archives...it's of my father in law...many years ago on the banks of a small lake near

ANGEL STEPS From Angel Series Original Oil On Board In Private Collection "Don't be afraid to fall....we're on the side of Angels after all".......

COUNTY FAIR Original Oil On Board In Private Collection " This week is the local county fair...4H kids showing off their finest and their hard work " I donated this oil painting a

photo by MLL The beauty of the prairie....take time to look down ...there's an abundance of beauty. Enjoy summer!

Roxi Homelvig Mathis will have her art on display the

Cattle - June 2013 photo by MLL Awhile ago I posted that the prairie was changing color after the rains...it is a beautiful shade

Bowman is hosting the Women's ELCA Conference

Grosbeaks & Green Grass Photo by MLehmann We've had many species of songbirds visit the feeders this winter and spring...we've enjoyed seeing all of them...here's a photo on a rainy day picking up seeds off the ground under the feeders.

Canadian Geese hanging out on the fields with the cows and calves photo by MLehmann The prairie is soaking up the rains! Colors have changed from greys and light green to a vibrant hue of green. How amazing nature is, what it can do overnight...here is photo of

I want to give a shout out to the youth art show hosted by the Bowman Regional Public Library in Bowman.  Mrs. Moser's classes brought a variety of work from

Garden Prairie Water Based Oil Paint On Paper Board As the green grass starts appearing over the prairie and we wait for the rains to replenish the soil, we welcome the beauty of the wild flowers that will begin to sprinkle the prairie. This painting (from the archives) was

"Life As Ranchers Know It" Original Oil on Board 24x24 In Private Collection Bismarck, ND This is a post from this spring, I am going to post it again, as  the sun comes out and the little calves lie around sunning themselves...the memories of days of snow, cold, wind and mud start to fade...as the mud dries... It's a catch twenty two for ranchers, the

Johanna Njos Words fail me to know how to post about Johanna... ... my niece...my dear friend...and fellow artist...  I just came across this saying...I think it speaks to Johanna's life "LIVE SIMPLY... LOVE GENEROUSLY...CARE DEEPLY...SPEAK KINDLY... ....LEAVE THE REST TO GOD" I hope to share some of her work at a later time...for now,  here is link to her story...only part of her story...she was a woman who did so much in her short 30 years....there is no way one can put a rich life as hers into a few words, much less..describe her big heart....that's impossible.... I am so proud of her life and what she did and am so glad we were a part of her life, we are all richer for having shared it with her.... there are no words to say the loss we feel...no words...except.... Missing Miss Njos

Nothing like the arrival of geese honking at daybreak through the fog and the birth of baby calves to give the feeling spring is around the corner. Angus Calf In Sunshine photo by MLL

Rose II In Private Collection I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for the interest in my work at the  Celebrity Waiter Benefit Auction Saturday evening! To each of you who put in bids...thank you! To each of you that bid until

"ROSE III" THIRD IN SERIES OF ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS OF ROSES DONATED TO CELEBRITY WAITER BENEFIT AUCTION 5X5 DEEP WRAPPED CANVAS TO BE DISPLAYED ON EASEL BY MARSHA LEHMANN Rose II and Rose III  - Original Oil Paintings donated to the  CELEBRITY WAITER BENEFIT DINNER AND AUCTION  

A Ride On Grandpa's Big Red Oil on Board Private Collection This is a painting from the archives, when I first changed from acrylics to oils.

A photo of the grouse early in the morning, high on the cottonwood trees. Photo - Grouse On The Top of Cottonwood Tree Photo by RL

I came across this old photo of my uncle Bennie and my brothers.... Bennie was an avid

Framed Original Painting This is a painting the Slope County Fair raffled a

Photo by MLL Mule Deer Doe & Red Polls  Out my window....a mule deer doe and red polls We have red polls covering the

Schmoozin' Original Pencil 16x20 I did this pencil in 1998 or 99 It is of Molly, a friends of ours' dog who sadly passed away recently.  I worked from a

Cow Chip Creations will have their inventory

With the recent oil activity putting North Dakota on the map.... coinciding with the low numbers of antelope in southwestern  North Dakota for a few years after the harsh winters we’ve had....

A fellow artist Tom Temple will have a showing this weekend at

On The Job- Gyp Original Oil on Illustration Board (Max Waterbased Oils) 8x10 This painting is available at Deselms Fine Art Gallery Cheyenne, WY This post has gone to the dogs... These are two paintings of my dad's border collie Gyp The first one is a detailed oil on

"Lady Legs" This is a painting from the

Cowgirl Table Painting of Barrel Racer on The Top Stained and hand painted Table  For several years I have worked with Vicki Pennington & donated work for the Hilltop Home of Comfort Art Auction, I believe since the first art auction they held. The first few years, I did work on cool wooden items she would

Horses and Heifers - sharing a meal photograph Photo by MLL

The Waltz Original Oil On Panel In Private Collection Winner of the Montana Sheepdog Art Contest Livingston, MT Best of Show Award Prairie Rose Art Show Bowman, ND

"Grandma's Attic" This oil painting is one of five paintings that won People's Choice Award consecutive years at the Prairie Skies Art Show & Auction that was held at the Ramada Inn, Bismarck, ND.  The Art Show & Auction was started by a wonderful promoter of the arts, Nola Helm, (a former Bowman native) for the ND Nurses Association. It was a great show, with a quick draw, artist's exhibit rooms, and a live auction. We met so many people through that show that we still keep in touch with today. Nola went on to do another similar art show in Nevada, which I also participated in. The idea for the painting came from memories I had of being at my grandmother's home in Minnesota.  First of all, the raggedy ann dolls were borrowed to me from a good friend who collected them, they were wonderful to work with, where you sat them, they stayed! I propped them on an old trunk that belonged to Rob's great aunt Nita and sat them up against an o

"Checking The Cows" Original Oil on Board This is a small painting - loose brush strokes to indicate deep snow and blowing snow- cool tones with vertical warms...I intended by cropping the pole, the eye would follow down the pole, to Rob, then sideways to Sam and travel along the panels back in a triangle... A side story to the painting, I worked from a photo taken a few years ago at the start of calving time...we had a few years of alot of moisture during calving...this was taken on one of those years. I'm posting this today to wish my best friend a blessed birthday ... Happy Birthday Rob! Checking The Cows 8x10 Original Oil on Board

Small Adjustments....everything has to be just right ...              This is a painting that was accepted into the  North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Art Show & Auction a few years ago. The auction was held on the veranda at dusk. Small Adjustments Original Oil On Board In Private Collection Artists & Collectors at the Auction Auctioneer Larry Schnell, spotter and CHOF employee displaying art.

Things could go one way or the other....in a split second...depending on the quickness of the bullfighters.......it seems as though everything is frozen on pause....the bullfighter with one foot off the ground, the bull with a foot in the air, the cowboys on the fence...even the