Studio Stories

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Mary Arnold

Solo Show "Landscape Holds Memory" - Sears Art Museum Eccles Grand Foyér Opens November 13, 2026, on Exhibition through January 8, 2027 I am so honored to invite everyon…

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Coming together for dinner with an overage of food!

Stephanie Burk

We knew in advance of our Thursday night group dinner we would have extra food due to reservation changes. We collaborated with the restaurant, Rosewater, and they held b…

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Artist at work...Commissioned painting 40 x 60 inches of wolves and thick buttery Holbein Duo Oil. I have used them since 1997.

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 studio

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 studio

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 studio

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

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

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 studio

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 studio

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 studio

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 studio

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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