Kay’s Musings

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

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

                                October 2, 2020  Introducing the POLLINATOR PROJECT (I hope worth the read):    In August 2020 I learned of the  “MONARCH MASSACRE” in Fargo, … Continued

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

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

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

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

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

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