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I identify with sheep. In this painting I tell a story of the life cycle of the Bighorn. The setting is above Fox Creek on the west slope of the Teton Range. The lamb depicted in the painting is one I photographed on the 4th of July while hiking on the Salmon River- an unusually late birth- the mother and lamb were quickly reunited.

Steve Spencer, an Idaho native, is a self-taught wildlife, landscape and portrait artist. His paintings are the fruit of rigorous contact with the source, the hours he spends in front of an easel are preceded by weeks in the mountains and canyons of the west. The landscapes are places he has walked and is familiar with. Steve's work is an articulate expression of his love for the "delicate weave of extremes" that is the West. He finds individual purpose and challenge in his creations, allowing his works to "speak for themselves". Throughout Steve's 40 years as a professional artist he only offered his work as originals. Just recently he has made the decision to allow many of his former works to be printed and distributed by fineart...