Kay Stratman
This is the live artist’s talk for the opening reception of my Natural Abstractions exhibit this past July,2017. It gives you a little insight into the inspiration for my new series of watercolor + wax works that morphed out of … Continued
November 11, 2017 Each year I am invited to participate in the annual Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival Quick Draw, this year held on September 17. As if there isn’t enough pressure in creating a finished framed piece from start … Continued
July 14, 2017 I have been asked (by the inner me) to produce my “Artistic License”. It proves that I am an artist that is “entitled to stretch the truth, bend the rules and push the boundaries while performing … Continued
June 30, 2017 I have been honored to join a group of artists asked by the Jackson Hole Land Trust to focus on various properties protected by the Land Trust. The project will culminate in an exhibition and sale at … Continued
Jackson friends, please put FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 6 – 8 pm, on your calendar to come to a party and help me win this art competition 🙂 I am one of 8 finalists for the JH Stillworks Highwater Vodka label … Continued
May 31, 2017 Going to the mailbox yesterday was a fun surprise – I got a letter telling me that my painting “Three’s A Crowd” got BEST IN SHOW at the Wyoming Watercolor Society’s small works exhibition this month. … Continued
Here are some examples of how I turn my inspiration into a finished painting. Shown is the photo I took that eventually became the painting, below the photo. My approach is to isolate what impresses and excites me the most, … Continued
January 24, 2017 Wow, first post of the new year, and it is a big one. It is a little scary – I am introducing my “alter ego” for the first time. First let me tell you that I am … Continued
Melting wax: Applying wax: Fusing wax:
