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Showing in The Calgary Stampede 2011
10/06/2011 by: Lisa
I am thrilled to have been juried into this July's Western Art Show at the Calgary Stampede from July 14-17. Since I am new to the Stampede, they have placed me in the four day booth area (right in the middle). I will be on display from July 14-17 to expose and sell my art to a much wider audience. I submitted ten or so images for consideration by the judges last December and completely forgot about it until I received the news in February. Since then I have been preparing up to 21 new pieces. The subject matter focuses on the western landscape, in particular the mountainous roads of the foothills and flat prairie land that lead to exploration of one of our most sought after resource: the oil sands. I have been experimenting with my use of oils, encaustic, and minerals in ever larger sizes as well as some new smaller ones. I have gone back to my roots of using vivid colour combinations with new techniques of laying metal leaf and cold as well as hot wax applications (encaustics).