Kay Stratman
April 23, 2015 I was just asked how I came up with the concept of a layered painting and my honest answer was, “I have no idea!”. Except that I had the various sizes of shikishi boards in the studio … Continued
I’ve got another Splash and Pour Weekend Workshop penciled in for the last weekend in September 2015, at Turpin Meadow Ranch in Jackson Hole. Watch this great video my friend and filmmaker, Jennifer Tennican of JenTen Productions created about last … Continued
Friday evening, March 6 beginning at 4 pm, I will be giving a painting demonstration during cocktail hour at Turpin Meadow Ranch. Come ski the day, and stay for dinner! I will be demonstrating and chatting during cocktail hour … Continued
Here is a look inside my studio at a painting in progress, and the finished product. It is called Landing Gear, watercolor and gouache on gold shikishi board, 20″h a 24″w. The initial pouring and blending of color happens all … Continued
Here are some photos of the weekend workshop at Turpin Meadow Ranch last September. Great fun, great people, great food and accommodations. And boy, did we sling some paint!
September 14, 2014 The annual Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival has come and gone – 11 days of special events at all arts venues. The Quick Draw draws hundreds of people watching almost 40 artists begin and … Continued
July 11, 2014 Last month I participated, along with 40 other artists, in the Plein Air Fest at the National Museum of Wildlife Art here in Jackson Hole. 4 hours to splash and pour my way to a finished painting … Continued
June 28, 2014 I am excited to announce that both of these paintings have recently been juried into the Watercolor Wyoming 29th Annual National Exhibition. The exhibition will be at the Sagebrush Community Art Center in Sheridan, WY from … Continued
April 14, 2014 After a long hard winter (in many places, though here in Wyoming we had a fairly agreeable winter), spring is emerging. As I seem to be solar powered, I am happy for extra daylight hours – … Continued
March 27, 2014 It appears that small works are the rage. Recently I have had lots of interest and numerous sales of my SMALL WORKS. Initially my small works begin as studies for larger works, working on color and composition. … Continued