Painting the Runaway Train

Cheyenne is a historic stop on the Transcontinental railway, a railway funded by the federal government under Abraham Lincoln to help settle the west. And here we thought that only happened in Canada!

Train Arrival

Train Running Wild

Snow Train

Rail Yard

Midnight Train

Writing Awards

I won three awards last month at the Wyoming Press Association conference. First prize for three press releases on the same topic, second prize for my commentary on the bogus budget cut charade, and honorable mention for one press release on a single topic. I have to thank our legal team (Steve Klein and Ben Barr) for the help and interest in doing the press releases.

Gotta like it.

Maureen on KGWN-TV re lotteries

As Maureen explains in this KGWN interview, government is addicted to spending and a lottery won't solve its spending woes.

http://wyliberty.org/videos/maureen-bader-talks-lotto-addiction-on-kgwn/

Gas tax attack

I'm sure my Canadian comrades will be shocked but even in the U.S., the government engages in a gas tax grab. I've been attacking the myths behind the call for a gas tax increase and both the Casper Star Tribune and the Wyoming Tribune Eagle covered my comments. Be sure to check out my gas tax talk on Glenn Wood's Bold Republic radio show, KIML Gillette, Wyoming.

Art Show in October

Be sure to come to the opening of the Halloween Show at the Artists Guild in Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1701 Morrie Ave., on October 1 at 7:00 pm. I have two paintings for sale there. If you can't make it to the opening, the show runs the entire month of October so please check it out. 

Lothar Kurt Bader

b. December 31, 1929

d. August 9, 2012

Painting the smokey sunset

I drove through the Wind River canyon on my way to the dinosaur dig (see below). Wyoming has had a bad fire season this year, but on the plus side, all that particulate matter in the air means fabulous light effects. These are four paintings taken on the drive through the canyon late in the afternoon.

Fire Canyon
Oil on Board
20x16

Fire Canyon

 Fire Walker
Oil on Board
16x12

Fire Walker

River Ruin
Oil on Board
24x20

River Ruin

 Smoke River
Oil on Board
28x22

Smoke River