Studio Stories from our WAOW Artists

Denise Horne-Kaplan • Studio Stories

Denise Horne-Kaplan • Studio Stories

Susan Slomski

I've been drawing and painting most all of my life but the past 12 years I've been focusing on miniature fine art. I love the challenge of painting fine details of a complicated subject and capturing an emotion that draws you in.

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Susan Slomski • Studio Stories

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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Debra Keirce • Studio Stories

Debra Keirce • Studio Stories

Debra Keirce

Today’s miniatures can be created in almost any 2D or 3D medium. Generally, the rule of thumb is 25 square inches or less for paintings and drawings, 8 inches or less for sculptures, and 1/6 life-size or smaller for subjects. Both representational and abstract art of all subjects are welcome, and most exhibitions are international.

If you've never considered "going small," let me share a few reasons why I continue to put so much love and effort into painting and drawing in little:

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Brenda Morgan • Studio Stories

Brenda Morgan • Studio Stories

Brenda Morgan

Leaving a Legacy

In a world filled with so much noise and strife, art, and the creating of art is how I relax. It’s how I rest my heart and mind. It is my therapy.

All genres of art have that ability, music is one of them. It enables me to relax and get lost in my work (my art). Some songs on my playlist are so beautiful that I listen to them every day as I paint.

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