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. 

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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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