Hi-Line Living: Back to the beginning with art

From a career in law enforcement to becoming a full time artist, Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation resident Theodore Koop said his love for art has always been a constant throughout his life.

Koop, this month's featured artist at Artitudes Gallery in The Atrium, said his love for art really blossomed when he was a freshman in high school. His art teacher and friend, Tom Marinkovich, played a large role in his artistic pursuits. He said his family is also artistic, adding he remembers his father used to do some artistic things when he was younger, but never shared his work. It being a personal...