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Laura Marie Anderson started her artistic career at the age of four
as an avid sketchbook artist. By the age of eight, from sticks she found in the yard, she started releasing hidden animals and people, through the
lost art of whittling. By fifteen she added clay to her mediums and with that sculpture remained her specialty for two decades completing many portraits.
Emulating her Mother and Grandmother, both gifted painters, Laura started oil painting in her early twenties. Her love of people continued and she
completed many commissioned portraits. Perplexed when people wanted landscape elements included in their portraits, she decided the only way to learn
was to begin studying the landscape. Having read that painting from nature was her best teacher, Laura became an avid plein air painter.
Today Laura continues to paint commission portraits and enjoys many hours out in nature painting with her greatest teacher.
Showing at galleries in Montana, Wyoming and Scottsdale, Arizona, Laura's works are in both national and international collections.
Laura lives at East Rosebud Lake with her husband Karl and her golden retriever, Sam. Laura and Karl were blessed with four children and now enjoy seven grandchildren.
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Being a painter of wildlife I usually work in-studio using reference photos, so when I get
the chance to paint plein air it is a refreshing change for me. I enjoy the challenge of finding a location, selecting a composition, and capturing the colors, textures,
and mood of a scene on site. Working with acrylics, which dry rapidly outside, forces me to keep my brush moving on the canvas and this spontaneity gives my plein air work
a distinctive freshness. The scenic vistas around Livingston offer an endless supply of inspiration and I feel blessed to be living here. To see more of Linda's paintings,
please visit: www.lindabarnsley.com |
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Susan Burrows Dabney's passion is the land-its beauty and bounty-whether out in the bitter cold
of the winter or the warmth and the rich colors of the rest of the year. "For me, the only way to paint such magnificence is to be set up outside with my easel, with the vista in front of me."
"Plein air painting is magical, dangerous, thrilling, quiet, and always influenced by whatever weather comes through. Everything changes all the time and it is my intention to capture the magic of it all," Dabney says.
"A plein air painter has to be ready to balance the wild ride that nature surprises one with in order to stay connected to that process."
"My passion and purpose is to capture the land at its best-being worked. The energy of that magnificent struggle-the give and the take, the sweet and the bittersweet-is what I try to capture in my landscape paintings."
Dabney has a studio in the Emerson Cultural Center and lives in Bozeman.
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The focus of Doris' work has been on nature, abstractions and conceptual creations. Her desire is to create artwork
which is rick in beauty, form, depth and harmony of design. She has incorporated inmages from her photographs of animals and landscapes into creations made of oil pastesl, oil and
mixed media. Doris enjoys merging with the images as she translates them into the material worlk, burring the distinctions between elements, creating images which emanate life and energy.
She incorporates her philosophy and beliefs from life experiences and readings oin physics, philosophy and spirituality |
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There is nothing more intimidating than a blank canvas.
There is also nothing more fascinating as that same canvas. Twenty-five years ago, after attending the School of the Art Institute
in Chicago, Illinois, I put down my brushes and picked up a diaper bag. Occasionally over the years I would pick those very brushes
back up and paint for a short time only to walk away due to the intimidation of not being a "real artist". After moving to Livingston
two years ago I picked them up yet once again. I discovered that being a "real artist" was not necessarily being able to duplicate what
I was seeing, rather learning to see with my heart. I see artistic beauty in everything and am continually amazed at what the world has
to offer to the artistic soul. Plein Air Painting is a brand new experience for me and the challenges and excitement that come along with
it have helped me grow and develop my skills as an amateur artist.
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The joy of painting "plein air" is laying down a scene with quick broad,
colorful brush strokes, foregoing the typical building up of a painting.... in other words "ala prima." Sometimes sessions on location last from a few
hours to the better part of a day, depending on the light and weather. Once back in the studio, I add a few final touches to complete a plein air painting.
There is excitement in attempting to capture a scene in time. I have traveled to Tuscany, Maine, Block Island and other beautiful places with friends and teachers on plein air trips. |
As a recent transplant to Clyde Park, Montana, my realm of view and subject matter have changed. I love Montana, and want to capture the people, the landscape, and the scenes, (I love the big sky here!). 
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Jane Latus Emmert is a joyful, spontaneous artist known for her bold colors and semi-impressionistic style. "I don't strive for photo realism,
I have a camera for that. Instead, I paint from my heart, focusing on the elements in the scene that capture my eye and make my heart beat a little faster. When people look at my art I want them to feel what I was feeling
when I painted." Usually that feeling is joy.
Emmert paints a varied collection of subjects from Glacier National Park plein air landscapes to impressionistic flowers to Angel Cloud Art-womanly figures inspired by the clouds. The Angel Cloud art was created as part of
Emmert's grief process after her sister was murdered by a boyfriend. The images represent the joy of heaven and not the pain of death. Emmert added poems she wrote, based on wisdom the two sisters shared though the years,
to encourage and empower women. The Angel Clouds are now available as note cards and prints and raise awareness and money for domestic violence organizations in the United States.
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Karen attended, by scholarship, and graduated from, the Burnley School of Art in Seattle. She built a successful design
studio creating illustrations for national print publications before moving her concentration to fine art. At present Karen and her husband, John, own and operate Garre Fine Art in Livingston, Mt.,
where they present their own paintings. Karen loves to spend time in the outdoors riding her horse and then return to the studio to paint her impression of the beautiful scenery. |
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I am a painter of the west, totally enchanted with the landscape. I paint watercolors and oils on location, in the moment, to completion.
My early years of painting began in New Mexico of which my focus was landscapes, historic churches, and a year and a half intense study of the figure. In 2004 I trailed north to Montana to begin a new adventure as an artist.
It was during this time I began to paint what I see, wherever I am. I studied things in motion…ranging from the trains going up the pass to irrigation systems watering the fields and weather patterns moving through the area.
In 2007, continuing to grow as a painter, I became completely enthralled with the placement of old structures, especially barns in the landscape. This brought with it a whole new connection with the land and how early settlers
worked and stored the fruits of their labour. There is such a timeless beauty and charm to this vast land and history of Montana. I am so in love with my experiences as a painter of the west, you never know when you might find
me out in my office…that would be my pick-up truck, sitting on the side of the road…capturing the moment, one painting at a time. |
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At the age of 4, I started traveling regularly with my parents. By my teens, I had seen much of North America and the 'traveling bug' was firmly planted.
These early experiences of exploring shaped my appreciation for the land and fed my adventurous spirit. Knowing that I would make Art my profession, I concentrated on Art in high school, applied early and attended the Art Institute
of Pittsburgh full time for my senior year. I continued my study of Fine Art and Product Design, sampling some of my other interests of Health and Physical Education, at Ohio State University, Columbus College of Art and Design and
the University of Pittsburgh. Teaching is something I have always enjoyed, so I student taught and gained my teaching certification as well. After graduation, I moved to the Adirondack Mountains, to indulge my love of the outdoors.
Here, I started painting from my kayak and hiking to remote locations with my easel. Plein air painting was a perfect combination of learning, adventure, art and nature and became my passion.
Now, my upbringing and education have brought me full circle to my passion and profession. I have been a professional artist for the past 16 years. I have painted in oils, acrylics and watercolor. At this stage in my career, I'm
concentrating on oils on linen.
I enjoy painting small plein air pieces, (outside, on location) and also particularly enjoy the other end of the spectrum… extra large canvases. My plein air pieces can be finished works in themselves or I may use them as a study for
a larger studio piece, where I often incorporate wildlife.
My work is included in many private, public and corporate collections. I have created commissions for corporate executive private collections such as Lucent Technology, Smith Barney, New York Daily News and for commercial commissions
on public display such as Six Flags. I have been featured in a PBS documentary The Adirondacks. I am a member of Oil Painters of America, Allied Artists of America, California Art Club, and a past chapter leader of New York Plein Air Painters.
I look at painting as a continually evolving process. There will always be more to learn! So along with my artist/husband we have moved our family to Gardiner, Montana… on the edge of the Yellowstone River, overlooking Yellowstone National Park,
where we can study dramatic landscapes and amazing wildlife right out our backdoor - literally! I continue traveling, observing, taking workshops and reading every art book I can get my hands on. And, of course, paint at every opportunity,
from the subtle details of a still life to the dramatic landscapes of the National Parks.
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Born in the heart of Steinbeck Country in the 1950's, I grew up with a fondness for rural landscapes,
horses, and farms. I attended art school in Monterey, and gravitated towards a career in fashion and home design. Having retired to Montana I have fallen in love with all the state
has to offer. I enjoy painting the beauty, standing in the streams fishing, and hiking in the beautiful mountain ranges. |
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My mother and my aunt were artists. This fact seems more pertinent than my curriculum vitae,
including art schools, universities, and workshops. My mother knew I would be an artists, forbade me to take art in high school..., offered me access to materials,
and acted on the knowledge that my own sensibilities would be my best teacher. My aunt offered a glimpse into the world of mysticism. Her work and her life demanded acknowledgement
of hallowed ground. These two things were enough. |
Throughout the years I have involved myself with every media that was available, working in every dimension. When I had to choose a media from which to specialize my BFA, painting seemed logical. Freeman Butts was a soulmate and influence. He reminded me that life drawing is a mainstay of every artist. So in these years when my income has been largely derived from restaurants I always kept a life drawing session alive. The Livingston Center for Art and Culture has offered me that opportunity. En Plein Air landscape painting with oil on canvas is a natural progression from life drawing. The landscape IS a body with expressions and vitality. I have to say that my son goin off to college and the downwards trend of the economy has pushed me the extra mile to work diligently and consistently. A fine group of fellow artists, and the fact of a place to show (The Center for Art and Culture again) are both an Avenue and an Incentive. I am very lucky to be here right now, half a centruy after my birth, producing this work. 
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Robert Spannring paints landscapes with an interest in eliciting an emotional response from the viewer. "The process or act of
painting is a personal experience for many painters, and is a self-absorbed occupation. This creative process is very rewarding for my soul and spirit. Perhaps some art I create will invoke, inspire, or
simply present a question that engages the viewer's imagination and captures an emotion only known to that viewer personally." |
Spannring's recent focus has been on plein air, painting "in the open air". Working in plein air provides Spannring with the opportunity to observe color relationships and to gain an understanding of how light describes shapes and forms. "I have tried to paint certain places, capture a sense of place, a moment in time, by the human eye and a steady hand." 
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Steve is an Idaho native, is a self taught wildlife, landscape and portrait artist.
His paintings are the fruit of rigorous contact with the source. The landscapes he paints are the slopes he has climbed and the valleys he has descended. Many
of the animals are those he has watched and photographed in their own remote habitations. Steve's work is an articulate expression of his love for the "delicate
weave of extremes" that is the West. Steve finds individual purpose and challenge in his work, allowing the paintings to "speak for themselves" to people who view them. |
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My husband and I have lived in Montana since 1981, most of that time in Paradise
Valley. We have always loved the magnificent scenery of this state and all it has to offer. |
After experimenting with weaving and pottery, I decided to get my creative juices flowing by giving oil painting a chance. Plein air painting is the most rewarding experience, I love being out there, capturing the landscape as I see it! I have been very fortunate to study with some of the best western plein air painters over the past 10 years. All of the following are wonderful, talented teachers: Jim Wilcox, Matt Smith, Dan Young Ralph Oberg, John Potter, Kenn Backhaus, Jim Lamb, and Livingston's own Aaron Schuerr. I prefer to paint small, so that I'm able to finish the piece on site, because of that, the paintings have a fresh feel. My focus is on landscapes, but I will retreat to my studio and work on a still life when the weather is ugly! I paint regularly with a group of plein air painters that belong to the Montana Institute of the Arts. In the winter, I paint with another plein air group from the Marco Island Art League in Florida. We all have a good time, and sometimes come up with a great painting! 
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Teresa Garland Warner, a native of Dallas, Texas showed great promise
as a young artist, receiving awards such as first place in drawing at the Dallas Scholastic Art Show held in the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and
exhibiting at the University of Dallas Art Competition. A busy career in medicine followed college and medical school, although she has always
maintained a participation in art. Her degree earned at Texas Tech University included study in life drawing and watercolor. |
In recent years, Teresa has pursued art study in watercolor, pastel, and oil with prominent local artists as well as Delbert Gish, Ramon Kelley, Lorenzo Chavez, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Michael Shane Neal. She is a member of Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies and Oil Painters of America. Teresa has participated in shows at the Daly Mansion, Murphy-Jubb Gallery, and the Dana Gallery. She has juried into shows at the University of Wyoming and the Treasure State Show in Hamilton, MT. She painted a violin for the 2008 Missoula Symphony fundraiser. Teresa was selected for the juried international Richeson 75: Still Life Competitions in 2007 and 2008 at the Richeson School of Art and Gallery in Wisconsin. Her work was included as a meritorious entry in the Richeson 75: Artist's Choice Competition 2008, Figure/Portrait Competition 2008, and Pastel Competition 2009. Teresa has paintings in private collections in several western states including Montana, Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, and Texas. Teresa has lived and worked in Missoula, MT since 1991 with her husband Dan and daughters Rachel and Katherine. Artist's Statement: Every person, scene, or life has a story. I want to tell the story. Do you see it? "Blessed are your eyes because they see." (Matthew 13:16) 
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Elene Weege exchanged a medical business career for the artist's
life in the 1980. She attended the University of Wisconsin Whitewater Wisconsin to study art and focus on oil painting. In 1998 she moved to
Montana from the Midwest and with a deep admiration for the western landscape she began artistic studies to paint impressionistic pastels of
the landscapes and big skies in Montana. |
Elene is Secretary of the Montana Professional Artists Association and a member of the Oil painters of America, the American Impressionist Society and the Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies. She has studied oils and soft pastels with Ramon Kelley and Stephen Pan. Increasing her outdoor painting, Elene enjoyed workshops and plein air weeks with Lorenzo Chavez and Ned Mueller. She returned from France in October 2008 after plein air painting in Provence and the Canal Du Midi area. In June 2010, she returned to Paradise Valley to paint plein air for the week at a workshop with Aaron Schuerr. 
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| Laurie Yarnell is a local Livingston artist and potter. Her primary painting media is oil. Landscapes of the Paradise Valley and the Yellowstone National Park are her favorite subjects. She also teaches art classes at her studio in Livingston. |  |
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AaronSchuerr, a signature member of the Pastel Society of America,
is a dedicated plein-air painter based in Livingston, Montana. Working in both oil and pastel, he brings a quiet intimacy and sensitive rendering
of light to the varied landscapes of the Rocky Mountain West. He is represented by Montana Trails Gallery and Betsy Swartz Fine Art Consulting in Bozeman, Montana,
as well as Legacy Gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Scottsdale, Arizona. |
Aaron began his studies at The Art Institute of Chicago and later attended an art college in Scottland. As experienced instructor, Aaron offers several plein air workshops each year. We are grateful for his generous offer to give a demonstration Monday morning during the 2010 Plein Air on the Yellowstone! "Livingston is a fantastic place for an artist. I often walk out of the studio, take one look at the Absaroka Mountains to the south, and load up my field kit. The road south follows the Yellowstone River into Paradise Valley. To the east the Absarokas run uninterrupted to Yellowstone National Park. Steep and dramatic, they are everything mountains aspire to. This valley holds a lifetime of ideas for an artist." Aaron's work can be viewed at www.aaronschuerr.com.  |
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John graduated with honors from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena,
California, where he earned a BFA in illustration and advertising. He also holds a BA degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. He worked for 14
years as an art director in New York and was promoted to creative director. He directed TV commercials, and sat on the board of directors for the international
advertising agency for which he also worked. He has received many awards as well as served as a judge for numerous commercial and fine art venues. John and his
wife Karen own Garre Fine Art in Livingston, Montana where they have been in business for 11 years. |
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