Visions of the Flint Hills

Preserving the Tallgrass Prairie Art Exhibit and Sale

I am pleased to report that I have had one of my etchings accepted into this juried, benefit show and sale in Kansas City. This show is a benefit for the Kansas Park Trust, www.kansasflinthills.org, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve and the Flint Hills in Kansas. The show is at the Buttonwood Art Space, 3013 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64108.

You can find out more about the show at www.visionsoftheflinthills.org.

Above Otter Creek

Original Copper Plate Etching by Stephen Perry

The Print that was accepted is above and can be seen on my Backroads Gallery page at

www.backroadspress.com.

Stephen Perry

New Linocut Just Printed

I just finished a new Linocut (Linoleum Block Print) to add to my showing at Botanica, the Wichita Gardens, on Saturday, Sept. 12th.  The show has a great setting in the gardens and should be a good show if it doesn't rain. The Linocut is from a location we drove by up northeast of Tuttle Creek Reservoir in the Flint Hills. The old ranchhouse is on Meyers Valley Road, just east of Highway K-13.

Proof Print of Prairie Homestead

I'm also trying to get a new etching done for the Botanica show. We'll see if I can get the edition finished and get the prints dry with all the rain this week.

Check out my new website:

www.backroadspress.com

Stephen Perry

A New Determination and A New Web Site

I have to admit that it's been quite a while since I blogged. I am determined to post on a regular schedule from now on. While away I was working on new prints and getting my web site developed which took much longer than I was planning. The wait and the work was worth every bit of angst. I am extremely happy with the web site and what I am able to do with it.

If you have a chance, please visit my site at:

http://www.backroadspress.com/.

What you will find is a full Backroads Gallery of my original etchings of scenes found along the backroads, many of them from the fabulous Kansas Flint Hills. I will be adding new prints each month as they are created. I also have a Backroads Journal with stories of the great backroad travels that we experience on our search for scenes to feature on my prints. I hope that the stories will entertain and encourage you to drive a few backroads and find the true America.

Drive a few backroads, take in the sights and sounds of the countryside

and learn to love this great Country of ours!

Stephen Perry, Backroads Traveler

http://www.backroadspress.com/