Studio Stories from our WAOW Artists

Painter Nori Thorne
Women Artists of the West, landscape, Mountains, Native American, Horses, Buffalo, Clouds WAOW . Women Artists of the West, landscape, Mountains, Native American, Horses, Buffalo, Clouds WAOW .

Painter Nori Thorne

I love to paint in the American Southwest where time and erosion reveal the bones of the earth and ancient artists left their marks in the remotest canyons.  In my canyonscapes I try to capture the strong sense of place, of secrets suddenly revealed—a vista glimpsed through a redrock window, a water pocket shining on slickrock, the cold walls of a slot canyon reflected in a black pool. 

Read More
Rotating Canvas . Painter Sara Bloodwolf
Women Artists of the West, landscape, Waterscape, Lake, Night Sky, Daylight, Mountains, Rivers, Native American, Stars, Sun, Tattoo Artist, Horses, Buffalo, Ravens, Birds, Clouds WAOW . Women Artists of the West, landscape, Waterscape, Lake, Night Sky, Daylight, Mountains, Rivers, Native American, Stars, Sun, Tattoo Artist, Horses, Buffalo, Ravens, Birds, Clouds WAOW .

Rotating Canvas . Painter Sara Bloodwolf

I work on several paintings at once using one large palette.I rotate the canvases on the easel as they dry and as my inspiration and patience changes on each day.Even though i paint every single day I take a long time on each, my average painting is 3x3 feet and takes a month of daily painting and i mean every day. 

Read More