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
The opposite of watching paint dry! I often get asked “How did you do that”? Here you will see the painting We Are Stardust created from start to completion. The medium is watercolor and I am painting on a silver … Continued
It will keep you in suspense until the very end. Will she drop her brush? Will it look like something recognizable? Will she ever recover from the frenzy of painting under pressure? You be the judge.
Please enjoy this short video of me painting, titled Dawn Breaks on Pelican Lake, from start to finish. You can see it is quite physical (and requires long arms at times.) The accompanying music is Ode to Joy, played on … Continued
This is the live artist’s talk for the opening reception of my Natural Abstractions exhibit this past July,2017. It gives you a little insight into the inspiration for my new series of watercolor + wax works that morphed out of … Continued
Melting wax: Applying wax: Fusing wax:
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