I have enjoyed my time living in southern Idaho these past five years. The high desert hides a lot of surprising beauty and hidden gems that...

 My 7 year old son Uriah is following in his dads footsteps. Its very rewarding to see his love for art and I'm thankful that my artwork...

Winter is starting to set in so I wanted to share a collection of plein air paintings from around the Valley and Glacier Park during the bri...

Painting people's homes is very rewarding a quite a unique artistic challenge. The personality of the occupants has to be evident in the...

This is a three step progression of my most recent painting, 'From the Shores of Kintla' 15"x30". The shores of Kintla Lak...

On a 10 degree December day in Glacier National Park, The last bit of daylight caused the peaks surrounding Lake McDonald glow. This is a ...

Working with portraits has been a fun and rewarding challenge. I have focused on landscapes for many years, but more recently taken an inter...

It was a lot of fun revisiting our wedding pictures and spending so much time creating large works of Patti and myself. It was a great way t...

My solo show, Whitefish and Glacier en Plein Air, took place at the Walking Man Frame Shop and Gallery  during the month of June 2017 in Whi...

Fall is my favorite season here in the Flathead Valley and in Glacier National Park. The summer heat has subsided and there is a little cris...

Fall is a great time to paint the historic homes on the East Side. The leaves of the maples that line the streets turn a vibrant yellow ora...

These 12 paintings represent my experiences during the Hockaday Museum Plein air 2017 event which included about 30 painters from the wester...

My demo piece I painted at the Hockaday today. It is called 'Downtown Sparkle' 9"x12" It was a lot of fun with a great ...

The opening reception for my two man show at the Hockaday Museum with B Rex Stewart was a success.  I have sold three paintings thus far, tw...

Winter came suddenly and everything is covered in a beautiful white blanket of white snow.  This is a fun season to paint in Montana... if y...

The transition from fall to winter happens quickly in Montana, so I was very thankful to get a few last paintings of the season with the gre...

We took a little trip down to California this month to visit family and friends.  We spent three days (far too short) in Alturas California,...

I've had to adapt a little bit this month as we got nearly 5 inches of rain in the Flathead Valley which is about five times the normal...

Here are all of the paintings I completed while in Roseburg during the Umpqua Plein Air 2016 event.  I stayed at the Valleys end guesthouse ...

A hint of Fall chill can be felt in the air and the leaves of the cottonwoods are beginning to show hints of gold, which foreshadow the wond...

Summer in Montana is like no other place.  The days are long, the temperature is not too hot, and the air is crystal clear.  It is a plein a...

What perfect weather we had in Glacier Park during the four days that I painted.  I stayed till the light dipped behind the horizon on two o...

My official fine art website www.jefftroupefineart.com is now live and optimized for both mobile and desktop browsers.  The site is an onlin...

The summer days is Montana are quite long which offer ample opportunities for plein air painting.  Late spring weather is also unpredictable...

With impossibly blue skies and temps in the 70's, it has been perfect plein air painting weather this last week in Montana. The Brid...

Its late February in the Flathead Valley and already spring like weather is here.  Its time to dust off the brushes and get outside again fo...

Come out to downtown Bigfork to check out Persimmon's winter show.  I have a piece displayed in the show called 'Winter Ready'. ...

Come out and check out the show opening night December 4th.  The show will remain up until February.

After the marathon of painting all the downtown businesses of Kalispell in plein air, it has been good to get back to the studio a bit and w...

Come out to Bigfork next Saturday as I will be the featured artist at Persimmon Gallery at will be there for the opening reception....

My first fall in the Flathead region has been a memorable one.  The colors are truly amazing from the gold aspens to the yellow tamaracks.  ...

It was around the middle of August 2015 when I began this project. I had just recently began showing work at Wild Eye Artistry and h...

This is my latest project in which I will be painting all the local businesses on Main Street in downtown Kalispell.  The idea is to have ar...

Columns on Sixth, Oil on Canvas   10"x8"   This stately home in Kalispell's East Side, has a wonderfully charming entryway...

I'm continuing along with my urban and architectural themed paintings.  I'm enjoying capturing the charm that the classic downtowns ...

I spent a bit of time in Kalispell's classic and charming Eastside neighborhood painting more intimate portraits of the stately homes.  ...

The days have been quite long up here in Montana with visible light present until about 10:30.  The chickens have been taking full advantage...

I have done a bit of exploring of Kalispell's East Side neighborhood during the hot weather as the large elms provided some nice shade. ...

I took a few days to complete a series of smaller works in the studio based on reference photos taken from the paint out in Glacier Park and...

From the shores of the Flathead river to the charming Queen Annes on the East side,  Kalispell has charm in every corner. Foy's ...

These are a collection of very small works inspired by Glacier Park.  Some are plein air, while others were completed in the studio on rainy...

These are the 11 painting I completed in plein air during the Glacier Paint out which was put on by the Hockaday Museum in Kalispell.  It wa...

There are so many charming historic buildings in downtown Kalispell. It still has that quaint village feel which is lost in much of America ...

I have been making the drive up to Glacier Park to familiarize myself with the lay of the land in preparation for the upcoming plein air pai...

All manner of greens are present now in Northwest Montana.  From the vivid jade-like grasses to the emerald hillsides, all of which have be...

Here are a few quick paintings created at sunset recently  I was surprised at the varying degrees of color from one day to the next. Foy...

The hillsides and valleys are shifting to a wonderful emerald green.  The days are lengthening and weather is ideal. Three painting days ar...

On a glorious spring day, with temps in the low 70's, I headed up to Whitefish to explore the town and scout out a few areas for plein a...

I greatly enjoy watching my little flock of chickens forage throughout the yard.  They are always so active and alert and I wanted to do a c...