Congratulations to the NDSU Bison Football Team which recently won its 4th National Championship in Frisco, Texas! It was the most exciting football game I have ever watched! On this high note, I am happy to announce that my Five- pack Bison card sets are now available for purchase in two downtown art galleries: Gallery 4 Gift Shop at 114 North Broadway in beautiful downtown Fargo and the Red Door Art Gallery in beautiful downtown Wahpeton, North Dakota, ( my hometown). These colorful card sets are sealed in clear plastic wrappers for $22.00. This is the perfect gift for friends and family, especially those who are fans of the Thundering Herd.
Perfect Gift for any Bison Fan!
Great news to share!
I am happy to announce that I have recently been juried into Gallery 4 as their newest artist. Gallery 4 is located at 114 North Broadway in downtown Fargo. I am excited about this new venture as I will be involved in displaying my work there, along with spending 2-3 days a month working there to have direct contact with customers. The artists at Gallery 4 are a wonderful group of people and I am excited to be a part of this band of creative souls. We not only have a wonderful gallery space, but an additional gift shop, where I will be selling small, matted works and my “Little Originals”, which are hand-painted cards with a personal touch. Monday, December 1st is my first day as a Gallery 4 artist. The hours there are 11:00-5:00 daily. I hope to see you in December!
Combining my loves of nature, art, golf, and teaching
The past month and a half has been an amazing time starting with a visit to Grassy Butte, ND filled with wonderful friendship and hiking in Theodore Roosevelt Park….I took hundreds of photos of bison and birds, such as the red-tailed hawk on the left, and have enough material to last me a few months! I rode in a hot air balloon over the Badlands and took a few more hundred photos. In early October, I had a wonderful and successful Studio Crawl and met so many new friends! The icing on the cake happened last week when I went to the golf destination spot named Streamsong, Florida to teach art lessons to corporate types and their spouses. They were there for a Board retreat and art lessons were a part of the many activities they could select. I was so blessed to work with these fabulous people! I also got to play two rounds of golf there, as the company, Mosaic, owns the golf resort and its thousands of acres of reclaimed mining lands in central Florida. The Mosaic people are exceptional people-so appreciative and willing to learn about sketching and watercolor. The food was amazing, too, and I became a big fan of Chef Mike…so much that I asked him if I could be a , “Mouse in the corner”, and take photos of him and his staff as they prepared for their third banquet that week…he welcomed me and I spent an hour in the kitchen, observing and photographing the “plating” process…I was floored by the stunning focus shown by the three chefs and three cooks…I will most likely be doing a “Chef Mike” series, as I loved watching his team work like a well-oiled machine…there was no yelling or pressuring one another…it was so quiet this mouse had to be careful not to squeak and distract them. So, the painting continues…….Tomorrow I go to Wahpeton to teach basic watercolor mixing, sketching, and then on Wednesday, I will teach an all day workshop in Mixed Media collage through the Red Door Art Gallery. If you want to get in to one of these classes, it is not too late! Call the Red Door Art Gallery at 701) 591-1010 or email me on my website and I will make sure I save a spot for you! 