From the Artist: "The mountain goats that frequent Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park make good use of their terrain. They leap, climb, and run up and down boulder-laden slopes with equal ease and fearlessness.
I thought it fitting to give these goats special importance in this painting since they add so much to the atmosphere as they watch over their pristine home as "Sentinels of Hidden Lake."
A careful look at this original painting reveals a tiny paraglider that my son Jeff painted in the sky when I turned my back on the easel. The paraglider was subtle enough that I kept it, and the painting hung for three months in the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum as part of the Prix de West Show."
