A little secret…
May 21, 2019 I’ll let you in on a little secret – not every attempt at a painting is successful. Usually it is. But there are mishaps along the way. I have stashed many a painting in a special drawer … Continued
May 21, 2019 I’ll let you in on a little secret – not every attempt at a painting is successful. Usually it is. But there are mishaps along the way. I have stashed many a painting in a special drawer … Continued
April 12, 2019 Most of my paintings are of vast landscapes but now and again I choose to focus on just a portion of the whole view. This is one such painting. I love the interaction of the fluid paints … Continued
February 18, 2019 Most of you know that I usually paint very colorful paintings, usually landscapes. But sometimes it is very soothing, calming and tranquil to paint (and view) a monochromatic painting. Winter of course is the best time to … Continued
November 9, 2018 Finished piece, framed. Meg’s Tree, image size 10 x 33, watercolor on gold shikishi board As one of 19 artists invited by the Jackson Hole Land Trust to interpret one of their conservation properties in Wyoming … Continued
Art for Open Spaces: Jackson Hole Land Trust debuts four-season paintings from protected properties By Julie Kukral Jackson Hole Daily Dec 12, 2018 https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/jackson_hole_daily/local/article_57774c08-57a0-5201-901c-c59e43f27588.html
September 15, 2018 The weather was uncharacteristically fabulous, and I was pleased with my painting as well. (I thought it got away from me a few times but I “reeled” it back in.) And it got a good price at … Continued
Kay Stratman Wins Watercolor Award Jackson Hole News and Guide, September 12, 2018, SCENE section, click on this link: Jackson Hole News and Guide: Kay Stratman Wins Watercolor Award
VERY excited to share: After 11 days off-grid I read an email sent 10 days previously, from the Wyoming Watercolor Society that tells me my painting – The River Runs Through It – won the Best Wyoming Artist award in … Continued
July 18, 2018 Once again I am honored to have been invited by the Jackson Hole Land Trust to paint one of their protected properties in western Wyoming for their project called WyoView: Four Seasons, which includes 21 artists and 18 … Continued
Please enjoy this short video of me painting, titled Dawn Breaks on Pelican Lake, from start to finish. You can see it is quite physical (and requires long arms at times.) The accompanying music is Ode to Joy, played on … Continued