Articles
The Year of the Wolves
By Amanda Eggert and Mike Koshmrl
Thirty years ago this month, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century’s most controversial acts of ecosystem management.
By the 1930s, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s wolves had been systematically [...]
"Western Visions" art show returning to Jackson, WY
By Chadd Scott
The National Museum of Wildlife Art's “Western Visions” art show and sale has become a highlight on the Western art circuit since debuting 34 years ago. The Jackson, Wyoming-based museum has announced that the show will return to an in-person event this fall.
For the past 10 years, more often than [...]
I Paint to Listen
By Mary Nelson
Montana artist John Potter does more than paint lovely landscapes and realistic wildlife. His art invites viewers to listen to the voice of the earth inside them. “The deeper message I hope to convey is this: Take the time to nurture and nourish your senses, your heart, and your [...]
Immersed in Nature
By Norman Kolpas
John Potter’s paintings celebrate wildlife and his Native American heritage
On a scrubby rise shrouded in a cold, flossy mist, a bison bull stands alone, seemingly contemplative while the rest of the herd rests and grazes in the distance. Behind them rises the craggy Teton range, its crevasses frosted [...]