Jolene Steffen

Country Cycling

One activity Jeff and I enjoy is cycling. The Tour de Nebraska 5 day ride in June falls in a favorable window between farm responsibilities. Touring the state of Nebraska on our (non motorized) bicycles gives us great joy to study the landscapes, explore and enjoy the hospitality of hosting towns. The route changes each year and this scene is located northeast of Broken Bow.  

A Big Tree

Limited edition of 50 Artist enhanced canvas prints. Image size 19x24 ~ Framed $385. Also available in mini Giclee print, image size 8 x 10: $25 Framed (11 x 14) $70

This is one of my cover works for "Nebraska Life Magazine". The cover story was about Nebraska's biggest trees and what more could tell the story than two boys typically admiring such a big tree.

A Quiet Place

St. Helena, NE is a beautiful, historic place in Northeast Nebraska, just a 20 minute drive away. One would be surprised that I would paint such a scene but I felt a special quietness when I visited. Some of the earliest settlers that came up the Missouri River are buried in this secluded place. At one time the river came so close that it took part of the cemetery away down the river. Civil War veterans are buried here. I appreciate the history of this peaceful spot and honor those buried here as one does anytime they visit a cemetery.