Studio Stories from our WAOW Artists

Susan Slomski • Studio Stories
Women Artists of the West, Contemporary Art, Colors, Painter, small works, Susan Slomski artist, Large canvas paintings WAOW . Women Artists of the West, Contemporary Art, Colors, Painter, small works, Susan Slomski artist, Large canvas paintings WAOW .

Susan Slomski • Studio Stories

Susan Slomski

Whether large scale or small, I am always employing color theory, Triads or Tetrads, with a new dimension of limiting pallette. These two theoretical approaches together allow me to create dynamic colorful works that are visually pleasing to the human eye. It is a magnificent feeling when the color is working together with composition to create the desired effect. The large painting I am presenting here is entitled 'The Hills of the Western Slope', 24x36. It was debuted in March at the Open Studios Gallery at Cheyenne's Art Walk where I was also their Featured Artist. The piece elicited wonderful commentary and curiosity, folks felt as if they had been to the place itself some adding, "I know where that is".
I titled this studio story "Bringing the Outside In" as this is how I view my work - I carry my experience and engagement with the Western landscape back into the studio where the mystique and the grandeur are expressed on canvas, immortalized in both large and small scale works, founded in color theory.

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Stephanie Burk • The House of Nevill Show, Ft Worth, Texas
Women Artists of the West, landscape, colorist, western, The House of Neville Gallery, Ft Worth Texas, June 2026 WAOW . Women Artists of the West, landscape, colorist, western, The House of Neville Gallery, Ft Worth Texas, June 2026 WAOW .

Stephanie Burk • The House of Nevill Show, Ft Worth, Texas

Stephanie Burk The House of Neville “Oh the Places You Can Go!”

“I am extremely honored two of my paintings, “To Everything There is a Season” and “The Best Views Come from The Hardest Climbs” were juried into the Ft Worth Texas Art Show, “Oh the Place You Can Go” at the House of Neville Gallery.”

The Exhibition  is June 10, 2026 through August 29, 2026.

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Debbie Hughbanks Art
Women Artists of the West, landscape, colorist, animals, figurative, western, Characters of the west WAOW . Women Artists of the West, landscape, colorist, animals, figurative, western, Characters of the west WAOW .

Debbie Hughbanks Art

I am extremely honored that my painting, “Garden Delight”, was one of 107 artworks selected from over 550 submitted to be part of the upcoming 20th Annual International IGOR Juried Exhibition at Principle Gallery Charleston in Charleston, SC. “Rendezvous in Charleston” focuses on and celebrates realism in art with accepted pieces from around the world.

 

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Watercolor with Judy Thompson
Women Artists of the West, landscape, Mountains, Texture, watercolor, colorist, countryside, patterns WAOW . Women Artists of the West, landscape, Mountains, Texture, watercolor, colorist, countryside, patterns WAOW .

Watercolor with Judy Thompson

One of the most meaningful projects to emerge from this studio is a collaboration with my daughter, Kristin Gifford, a published poet. Together, we’ve merged our two art forms into Becoming Midwest, Life Between, an exhibition at the Visual Arts Center at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls featuring 27 artworks and 12 poems.

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Painter Destiny Bowman
Women Artists of the West, landscape, Mountains, Native American, Buffalo, Figurative painting WAOW . Women Artists of the West, landscape, Mountains, Native American, Buffalo, Figurative painting WAOW .

Painter Destiny Bowman

My studio is my favorite place to be.  It’s where ideas flourish, problems get worked out, colors move on the canvas, and my many objects that I’ve collected gets put into my paintings.  I have collected skulls, bugs, vases, books, bowls, flowers and contraptions to use in my still life work.

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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. 

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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. 

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Ever Changing Studio . Painter Amy Evans
Women Artists of the West, landscape, Still Life, Waterscape, Dogs, Ocean, Lake WAOW . Women Artists of the West, landscape, Still Life, Waterscape, Dogs, Ocean, Lake WAOW .

Ever Changing Studio . Painter Amy Evans

“My studio has changed according to where I live. One constant is that I have a portable one for occasions when I am in the outdoors. My outdoor studio is the one I frequent the most since I love painting the landscape. I use my indoor studio for large paintings as well as studio paintings derived from my references.” Amy Evans

“Before it Hits” by Amy Evans 20 × 16

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From an Exta Bedroom to a Studio . Painter Mary Russell
Women Artists of the West, Mary Russell, landscape, figurative, Still Life, Oklahoma Artist WAOW . Women Artists of the West, Mary Russell, landscape, figurative, Still Life, Oklahoma Artist WAOW .

From an Exta Bedroom to a Studio . Painter Mary Russell

“My first studio space was in an extra bedroom when my daughter was eleven.  I would get her off to school, walk over piles of laundry, and get right to my easel. I loved it!

In time, I had an opportunity to have a studio away from the house which I shared with another artist. It was a huge space in an old shopping center. ” Mary

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