Kay Stratman
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
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
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
