Kay Stratman
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
August 29, 2016 I just spent two weeks in heaven. The Darwin Ranch, the highest and most remote guest ranch in Wyoming, has been a vacation retreat for me and my husband every year since our honeymoon there 27 years … Continued
July 27, 2016 I am a bit tardy in adding a new post, which means I have been busy in the studio! Last month I participated in my 5th Plein Air Fest at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in … Continued
June 13, 2016 Recently travel author Tim Cotroneo of Travel Dreams Magazine wrote an article about my recent trio of paintings that I have begun to call my “Joni Mitchell” series, and is now posted on Joni’s website and Travel Dreams Magazine … Continued
May 26, 2016 Recently I was accepted as an associate member to Women Artists of the West, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in the profession of women’s fine art. Why do we need such an organization? That is a … Continued
April 1, 2016 Yay!! 🙂 I have been accepted as a Xanadu Gallery “Studio” artist, which is a virtual/online extension of Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale. Check out my page at http://www.xanadugallery.com/2013/Artists/ArtistPage.php?ArtistID=6581