Welcome to Two Studio Art

Welcome to my blog. I am an artist living in two places therefore the name Two Studio Art. I normally paint in oil but I also enjoy working with pastels. A recent trend in painting is to paint in a small format and to paint often to improve one's skills. While I'm not a daily painter (too many other commitments) I try to paint at least once or twice a week. I recently started painting in plein air and find it a way to really connect with the colors seen in the environment. I am an instructor at Blue Raven Studio in Kayenta at Ivins, Utah where I teach a class at Canvas a la Carte. I also show my work at Blue Raven so stop by and take a look at the paintings that I don't get posted on my blog. I hope you enjoy your visit and return often.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Musk Ox Farm


Spending a day painting in Palmer at the historic colony Musk Ox Farm is an experience not soon to be forgotten. These shaggy ice age beasts were nearly hunted to extinction in the 1800's. A few survived in Canada and in 1930, biologists brought musk oxen from Greenland to Nunivak Island in Alaska. Now back in the wild, up to 3,000 of the animals live free on the arctic tundra. The Musk Ox at the Palmer farm are part of a domestication project. They produce a wool which is spun into Qiviut. It became very windy the day I was painting at the Musk Ox Farm and when my easel blew over I decided to finish this painting in my studio.
8" x10" oil.
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