Alone in the Bob — Artists draw on isolation in nature for creating

Richie Carter's painting of the outhouse at Granite Cabin. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

A painting completed by Rob Akey during his time at Pendant Cabin in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Photo courtesy of Rob Akey)

Gini Ogle, a former resident of the Artist Wilderness Connection program, is seen next to a painting she completed during her residency in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

A piece of art done by James Weikert, a former resident of the program. (Photo courtesy of the Hockaday Museum of Art)

Kenneth Yarus and Richie Carter paint on the river in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Photo courtesy of the Hockaday Museum of Art)

Rob Akey paints outside of Pendant Cabin in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Photo courtesy of Rob Akey)

Rob Akey stands in the doorway of Pendant Cabin in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Photo courtesy of Rob Akey)

Rob Akey paints outside of Pendant Cabin in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Photo courtesy of Rob Akey)

Richie Carter's painting of the outhouse at Granite Cabin. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

Residents Gini Ogle and Francesca Droll paint along the riverside. (Photo courtesy of Francesca Droll)

A few of Gini Ogle's paintings from her time in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Photo courtesy of Francesca Droll)

Francesca Droll and Gini Ogle stand together in the Bob Marshall Wilderness as residents of the Artist Wilderness Connection program. (Photo courtesy of Francesca Droll)

Francesca Droll stands with an easel in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Photo courtesy of Francesca Droll)

Francesca Droll's pastel palette at Granite Canyon in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Photo courtesy of Francesca Droll)

Gini Ogle, an artist who participated in the Artist Wilderness Connection resident program, paints outside of Granite Cabin in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Photo courtesy of Francesca Droll)