Daphne Clark's "A Disappearing Life"

Local artist, Daphne Clark, was raised in rural North Dakota only three miles from the Montana border. Her grandparents had a ranch 10 miles from her childhood home. She spent most of her childhood at their ranch; chasing cows, building fences, milking cows and helping check for spring calves. There is a rough beauty to this area that few people get to enjoy.

“Every day in America, there is a tragic loss of family owned, working ranches and wild places. Through my paintings, I am working to capture this, before it disappears altogether. I want to provide a window into a world of how ranchers work, and to commemorate the disappearing landscape and animals.”

“Through my artwork, I feel an ovligation to tell the story of these ranchers, animals and lands as it really is. In presenting their story with form and color I am reliving my childhood memories, honoring them and keeping this disappearing lifestyle and nature alive.”-Daphne Clark

Daphne will be donating 10% of her art sales from now until the end of the year to “Farm Rescue” as a thank you to our famers and ranchers. She has pieces for sale down at the James this month. Stop on down and purchase some art work and support living artists as well as farmers and ranchers.