![]() If time permits, one could take a detour through Red Lodge, MT, and continue on to Cody via the Beartooth Highway and the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway. ![]() Soak up the scenery, especially the vista to Clarks Fork Canyon with its vertiginous cliffs. It’s a lovely trip from Billings to Cody, driving directly. ![]() Don’t miss this chance to hear the artist talk about his process and passion!Īrt therapy helps veterans heal through creativityįolks in Billings love to take road trips, what would you recommend for a road trip to Cody to see the museum? He’ll discuss his experiences on the Green and will chat about his other “Journeys”-painting projects which have taken him to the world’s wildest places, from the Arctic to the tropics. These are large-scale and highly detailed watercolour paintings completed mostly en plein air (outdoors), framed with bits of map, fossils, collected and commissioned items, and other “souvenirs.” There’s also a 7-minute film, Painting the Green, to enjoy within the exhibition.įoster will travel from his home in Cornwall, England, to present a public program at the Center of the West on July 15 at 10:00 am, with a reception to follow. The resulting works examine the Green’s remote stretches, revealing the diversity of wild places along its path and amplifying its role as a major waterway in the American West. Over multiple trips, Foster painted sites along the Green, from its headwaters in Wyoming to its confluence with the Colorado River in Utah. This special exhibition celebrates the Green River through sixteen artworks by Tony Foster. Could you tell us a bit about that exhibition and the tie-in event? Currently Tony Foster: Watercolour Diaries from the Green River is on display. It looks like the museum has a bunch of exciting events and exhibits this summer. We talked with Karen McWhorter, Director of Curatorial, Education, and Museum Services to learn more about all of the exciting things going on. The Buffalo Bill Center of The West in Cody, Wyoming has a variety of seasonal events going on all the time, and this summer is no exception.
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