This collection of paintings explores the tradition of fly-tying in the United States. I researched fly tying and fly fishing in Montana as an artist-in-residence at the Taft-Nicholson Center in 2015. During my residency, I learned to tie flies and fished in Montana's legendary Widow's Pool. My paintings focused on species native to the Red Rock Lakes and nearby rivers, like the arctic grayling and westslope cutthroat trout. I learned that each fly is designed to attract a specific fish by mimicking a particular insect and may be tailored to suit an individual stream or weather condition. With this in mind, these fishing flies also reflect the North American landscape.

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