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While taking this photo I heard a snapping noise to my right but ignored it for a moment. Then I had to step backwards slightly to get the full scene in my view and heard a louder and more intense rattle. At that moment I realized I was hearing a rattle snake and quickly moved back away from the noise to put the car between me and the snake.

The use of oil paints is my preference, and generally I paint with a somewhat impressionist style, with a leaning toward realism. I enjoy color, glazes, layering and occasionally the use of palette knife. I have studied art and oil painting in California, Montana, Oregon, Colorado and Wyoming. I attended the University of Wyoming and worked toward a BFA in art. My art subjects which I lean toward are the western way of life and western situations. My interest in art must have started very early in life. I was a little city girl who moved to a farm. The farm animals were a part of everyday and ranged from the wild to the tame. Waking up in the morning to the neigh of a horse or the crowing of a rooster are many of the sounds that I...