By
Annie Bailey
Piece description from the artist
An old grain elevator, still in used by local farmers and ranchers, stands against a soft blue sky on a summer morning. I love these simple, rustic buildings. They were constructed by hand by local craftsman, and they're long endurance throughout the decades are a testament to the quality that went into building them. Each one is a little bit different, and built to suit the community the grain elevator served. Some are very large and can hold thousands of pounds of grain from nearby fields, and some are smaller but used often by the local farmers. Trains pick up the grain from the elevators and transport it to factories where it is used for a huge variety of food goods.
Annie was born and raised in Montana, growing up on her family's ranch in the beautiful Smith River Valley. Growing up in Montana's wild and beautiful Landscape led to her deep love of nature and all things rural. Annie attended the Art Institute of Colorado and lived in Denver Colorado until the completion of her Interior Design degree in 2002. After working in that field for several years, Annie moved back to Montana and began her own business, focusing on her ever-growing love of photography. She began traveling the backroads and wilderness of Montana and the Rocky Mountain region and selling her photos professionally in galleries, shops, and online. She primarily searches for rural Landscapes, old barns, abandoned farmhouses, and occasionally wildlife she encounters. Her work as been featured in HGTV, Better Homes and Gardens, and featured in three books on emerging artists of the United States. She currently lives in Billings, Montana, and takes several trips during the year to gather new images.
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