Studio Stories
Step inside the studios of Women Artists of the West.
Laurie Pace
Before the Lights Come On The studio is quiet until the music starts. I am grateful for Spotify and decades of music! Brushes stand in different holders, quietly leanin…
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Betty ~ Elizabeth J Billups • Idaho • Studio Stories
Betty ~ Elizabeth J Billups https://www.bettybillups.com Odd subject to write about, for me! First, the majority of my art is captured “en plein air”, which means, ON LOC…
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Marie Kash Weltzheimer • Oklahoma • Studio Stories
Marie Kash Weltzheimer MarieKash.com TWO WOMEN OF WAOW AND A CHILDHOOD FRIENDSHIP In my last studio story I talked about having burnout. May 28, I had just delivered 25 p…
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Judy Sprague • Colorado • Studio Stories
Judy Sprague https://www.judyspragueart.com I am so pleased that my pastel painting, "Dancer in Yellow," juried by Tim Newton, has been juried into the Bosque Arts Classi…
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Debra Keirce • Studio Stories
Debra Keirce https://www.debkart.com WAOW does so much to promote our artists. Studio Stories are one of these. But recently, Nori Thorne sent out a call asking our membe…
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Mary Arnold • Studio Stories
Mary Arnold https://www.mgarnoldart.com The local Land Trust of the Treasure Valley hosted this wonderful write-up about their 30th Anniversary Celebration and highlighte…
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Iwona Jankowski • Texas • Studio Stories
Iwona Jankowski https://IwonaJankowski.com My art studio is more than a place where I paint—it is a space where I explore emotions, imagination, and the mysterious connec…
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Judy Thompson • Iowa • Studio Stories
Judy Thompson - Some phone calls are unforgettable. https://www.judythompsonwatercolors.com/home Some phone calls are unforgettable. ✨ When Alix, Gallery Director at Rehf…
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Marie Kash Weltzheimer • Oklahoma • Studio Stories
Marie Kash Weltzheimer https://www.mariekash.com FROM BURNOUT TO REJUVINATION – A PASTEL STORY Sometimes artists suffer burnout. I told myself that after the opening rece…
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Mary Arnold • Idaho• Studio Stories
Mary Arnold https://www.mgarnoldart.com Exciting July News I was so surprised and honored a few months ago to open up my email one day to find an invitation to participat…
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Bets Cole • Oregon • Studio Stories
Bets Cole https://www.betscole.com I think we are forever seeking ways to get back to what made us happy as a child. I found that I enjoyed being in the outdoors, trackin…
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Denise Horne-Kaplan • Studio Stories
Denise Horne-Kaplan https://hornekaplanfineart.com I've been drawing and painting most all of my life but the past 12 years I've been focusing on miniature fine art. I lo…
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