Kay Stratman
October 12, 2021 Need a moment to relax? Watch this up close video-look at the surface of my encaustic (molten beeswax) painting titled You Can Take It With You. It is truly a mixed media creation, with bugs, bits and … Continued
What sits still AND twirls* around? The answer is my painted “Lotus” vase for the Art of Love event sponsored by the Community Entry Services of Jackson Hole. Their mission is “to empower people with disabilities to maximize independence … Continued
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