Two Rivers Gallery

  Born and raised in Roundup, Ann Sweeney has lived her entire life in Montana, the last 32 years in Columbus. She is a self-taught artist whose subjects include the beautiful lakes, mountains and plains found in Big Sky Country.Her paintings a...

         I grew up on my family's ranch in the Melville area. I now live with my husband and three young children in the same community in which I was raised. As a stay-at-home mother, most of my photographs are taken while the kids and I ar...

Barbara Van Cleve's heritage is rich with family history and firsthand experience. Her family's ranch, the Lazy K Bar, was founded in 1880 on the east slopes of the Crazy Mountains near Melville, Montana. Her father, Spike Van Cleve, was a unique c...

Bette Jaedicke is an accomplished oil and watercolor artist. Her expressive style reflects her love of color and texture. Most of her oil paintings are completed "alia prima," an Italian term meaning "at once" -- without drying time in between.She has ...

Robert (Bob) Green grew up in the Missouri Ozarks where he helped his dad build houses so came by a love of carpentry and wood working quite naturally.  Following a 30 year career in the auto parts and engine and transmission rebuilding industry, he a...

I have been trying to be an artist ever since I was a little boy.Now, I am just a bigger boy and still at it. My first efforts were with a pencil and even today that is still a favorite. Over the years there have been many mediums that I have dabbled w...

 Dahlia, a native of Texas, fell in love with the West 10 years ago when she made her first trip to a guest ranch in Wyoming. Maybe it was because she met her husband there or maybe it was the majesty of the wide-open spaces and its breathtaking beaut...

Dale Marie Muller was born in New York and grew up in New Jersey. At an early age she was fascinated by art and the artist. Her natural artistic ability and curiosity led her to study at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where sh...

For many years in Portsmouth, NH, I owned a graphics art studio, and had the opportunity to design and illustrate many diverse projects. In that time period, I also had an art studio with friends and spent many hours painting models that would come to ...

Montana artist Elliot Eaton was. born in Columbus and raised in the Big Timber, ­Billings area. He was educated at Montana State University and has studied watercolor with Frank Webb, Zoltan Zabo and Charles Reid. He has been a professional artist for...

 All the furniture that I create is made with my original designs and with traditional hand tool craft.  All the woods used are locally found and recycled.  Traditional furniture making is the “old way” which I seek to follow. The art of combin...

 Type of art produced:Paintings of wildlife, farm animals, humans, and landscapes. Medium and Style: Pastel, drawing. Contemporary expressionism.  Education: BA Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; MSU-Billings for drawing and painting classes, primary in...

  Jeff Schaezle grew up in Colorado where the Rocky Moun­tains were a great inspiration for him. And from an early age he was drawn to art of all forms. For many years he worked in jobs that took him all over the shining Mountains. It was during tha...

Jim was born in Stroudsburg, PA in the Pocono Mountains and developed a love of the outdoors and sensitivity to the beauties of nature. He began doing pastel landscapes while in high school. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Cornell Uni...

 I was born in Brooklyn, gifted with a poet's eye, where New York City served up to me its cultural, artistic wonders. Regular trips to The Brooklyn Museum of Art, a neighborhood landmark, intensified a love of color, form, design. Instinctively aware...

 I think that when asked, most painters would say that they’ve been painters all their lives.I can’t remember a time when an inspiring image wouldn’t find me thinking about how to ‘catch that moment’ on canvas.Although I have worked in a num...

Kira Fercho was born in 1979 and grew up in small towns throughout the West. The mystery of color and nature has intrigued Kira since childhood. Her works can be described as both impressionistic and expressionistic and are strongly influenced by both ...

I am from South Central Montana where my husband and I operate a cattle ranch. We have two young boys and our boys, my husband and our ranch are my top priorities.I've always liked working with my hands so in my spare time I enjoy doing silver work...

     I was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Houston, Texas. I had many opportunities to develop my interest in art as a child. My family provided materials, lessons, trips to museums, art books and encouragement.I attended the Maryland Institute ...

     All my life I loved the west, but somehow got stuck living in the east. After growing up in the suburbs of Baltimore I went to college, taught art in public school, started a mural business, raised two great kids, but never felt I was where ...

 I grew up on a family farm in Townsend, Montana. At an early age I was fascinated and inspired by nature. And when I became a photographer, I felt fortunate to be able to draw from this country upbringing and to share with others what had touched me ...

  After graduating from high school in Plevna, Montana Lori Wheeler went to the University of Montana to complete her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education. She is currently working on her Master of Arts in Fine Arts in Integrated Art...

Growing up "I was very fortunate to have an older sister who was a artist. Our times together have always revolved around creativity...paint, brushes, workshops, quilting, gardening, the endless world of creativity. I feel so blessed to have always kno...

 Born in Annapolis, Maryland to a Navy family, Mary Collier traveled the U.S. and Asia throughout her younger years. She was able to experience many different cultures and developed a yen for adventure and travel. It wasn't until she arrived in Montan...

  I was born and grew up in Coldwater, Michigan with the exception of spending 2 high school years in England, south of London. I graduated from Michigan State University and moved to Montana in 1998 to explore the wide-open spaces. Movin...

I was born and raised in the lively catawampus city of Butte, Montana, which to some extent or another, because lessons learned early are longest lasting; formed much of my mind.  My family's social life was centered on a local Lutheran churc...

  A self-taught artist, Pam Earleywine finds inspiration in everyday surroundings. Her work, usually in charcoal or oil, captures a tender and often gritty immediacy that transcends her skills with realism to reveal the soul of the subject matter as ...

 I attended University of Grenoble (France) and Rhode Island School of Design where I studied Fashion Design, Photography, and Graphic Design. Following work as assistant to several NYC photographers, I worked on the Art Direction of Harpers Bazaar, V...

  My love of art began as a hand-knitter when I was very young. It then transformed itself into hand weaving on a large harness looms. The use of clay, oil and pastel developed about twenty years ago. I have owned my gallery in Livingston Monta...

 The dedication Russ Docken incorporates into his art and everyday life are critical aspects he uses to achieve his goals.  In college, Russ became a three-time NCAA champion in track and field while pursuing visual arts as a career.  After college,...

 Sally Owen-Still was born and raised in New Jersey.After majoring in biology at Valparaiso University, Sally spent her professional years in the Chicago area. Her jobs have included teaching and not-for-profit administration.Sally has always enjoyed ...

  Sandy Shivel is recognized and acclaimed for her works in portraiture and landscapes. Accomplished in all mediums, she specializes in oil. Her skill in classical portraiture reflects a style reminiscent of the Old World masters. Her ability to see ...

 Shirle Wempner, born and raised in Billings, Montana, has lived on a horse ranch most her life. Working predominately in oils and utilizing broad-brush strokes and palette knife techniques, she creates a feeling of realistic abstraction, taking the v...

Moving from my native London in the early nineties to my husband’s ranch in Big Timber started a whole new adventure. I left behind family, the big city, a career that embraced the corporate world, the diplomatic service and journalism to live life o...

   Suz Marquette Marshak received her art education at Northwest College in Wyoming and at Utah State. She has continued her education by taking workshops with diverse artists throughout the west.As Suz has lived, worked and studied all over t...