Lots going on here!
April 21, 2021 A lot to share here as I haven’t posted since January. Nearly a year has passed since I painted “I Dreamed I Was Flying” – dreaming of flying kept us sane this past year. Much of my … Continued
Finalist in 2020 JH Still Works label competition
January 11, 2021 UPDATE: “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” Though my painting was chosen as the winner of the competition, I was very happy to have been chosen as a finalist. And the competition raised a record amount (for … Continued
Inkandescent Women interview
An interview with Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher, in the October issue of InkandescentWomen.com https://inkandescentwomen.com/the-women/kay-stratman/
WyoView 2020 – Open. Wild. Connected.
July 27, 2020 This year I have the privilege to once again participate in the Land Trust of Jackson Hole’s yearly project titled “WyoView”, one of 10 invited artists. This year the full title is WyoVIEW 2020 – OPEN. WILD. … Continued
Hunkered Down
June 19, 2020 Artist’s schedule before Covid-19 isolating – isolated in studio. Artist’s schedule during Covid-19 – isolated in studio. Artists schedule “after” Covid – 19 isolating – isolated in studio. (“After” is in quotations because, sadly, we aren’t really … Continued
Kay Stratman Takes ‘Wild Places’ Virtual
Kay Stratman Takes ‘Wild Places’ Virtual Pandemic postponed her show, so she made an online flip book Jackson Hole News and Guide, May 20, 2020 By Gabe Allen https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/scene/arts/kay-stratman-takes-wild-places-virtual/article_50c2d10d-389c-54d0-8da1-c175e72893c4.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
Close to Home – Melody Ranch series
February 20, 2020 Because I have a legitimate artistic license from a accredited institution (and 42 years of experience) I can alter, embellish, minimalize and exaggerate any image that I decide to paint. I was recently going through scads of … Continued
The Quarterly of the Sumi-e Society of America – Interview with Kay Stratman
An interview with Kay Stratman appears in the Fall 2019 magazine of the Sumi-e Society of America: https://www.kaystratman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SSA-Interview-page-1-scaled.jpeg https://www.kaystratman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SSA-Interview-page-2–scaled.jpeg
A Painting in Progress
November 20, 2019 Here is a series of photos (please excuse the casual quality) of my most recent mulit-layered painting titled Aspen Gold. It is an unusual process so I thought you might be interested in the “building blocks” of … Continued
A PLEASANT SURPRISE
July 29, 2019 First Place Award in the Lynn Thomas Memorial Art Exhibit at the Sublette County (WY) Fair. I entered a few paintings in the Sublette County Fair art show (which is a memorial show for an artist named … Continued