I went to see the art opening for Western painter Everett Russell at the Gold Mountains Arts Gallery last Friday night. Everett and his wife were there. Everett’s art reminds me about some of the reasons I like living out West.

Everett Russell lives in my town, and one of his murals greets visitors on the side of a prominent building in town. Although many of his paintings are of Ferry County, some of my favorites are paintings that he has done of the South West. At the Gold Mountains Arts Gallery he has a painting that he did while traveling in Southern Utah. In my opinion, Everett Russell is old-school and focuses on his art, and doesn’t engage in a lot of self-promotion. Some day I would like to buy a couple of his paintings for my law office.