FRANCIS LIVINGSTON Francis Livingston lives near Sun Valley, ID, with his wife, and their two sons. Inspired by N.C. Wyeth’s studio in Chadds Ford, PA, Livingston built his own work space to have enormous windows that flood the high-ceilinged room with cool, consistent north light. Outside, a cloak of cottonwoods and aspens lies between the studio and the Big Wood River, home to river otter and trout. Eagles and osprey soar above the trees, and for the past several summers a mother moose and her calves have munched their way across the property. In the valley’s clear light and mountain-bordered beauty, Francis Livingston is able to reflect and paint, removed from the high-tech frequency of modern life. The artists’ paintings invite the viewer to step away from the urgent pace of contemporary life. Livingston's Southwestern imagery offers immense, open landscapes, and Indian pueblo scenes, as they could have existed a century or more ago. There are few historical details in these paintings that would pin them to a specific point in time. Yet they, too, speak of an era that has passed, but not forgotten. J