ARTISTIC LICENSE check
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
Natural Abstractions exhibit at the Art Association Gallery
“Torch meets beeswax in Stratman abstracts” article in the Jackson Hole News & Guide. Her latest exhibit, “Natural Abstractions,” on display at the Art Association Gallery at the Center for the Arts from Friday to July 29, takes inspiration from … Continued
View22: Field Studies
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
WYOMING WILD one of 8 finalists for Highwater Vodka label contest
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
Best of Show – Woohoo!!!
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
from Inspiration to Execution
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
My Alter Ego in the Studio
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
Videos of encaustic process
Melting wax: Applying wax: Fusing wax:
The Artists Field Guide to Greater Yellowstone
October 24, 2017 Why did I choose “Thermophylic Bacteria” as my painting subject, to be included in the upcoming book The Artists Field Guide to Greater Yellowstone? Because it gave me the opportunity to paint more Yellowstone hot springs paintings, … Continued
Quick Draw and Auction at the Fall Arts Festival
October 7, 2016 The Quick Draw and Auction at the Fall Arts Festival is now a memory. Here are a few photos of the process, plus the auction itself. I was pressed to finish in the allotted 90 minutes.The finished … Continued