Art Exhibit & Sale
Diana Scranton & Brenda Trippel
On display February 25 through March 26, 2022
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, February 25 | 5:30 - 7:30pm
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Diana Scranton
My beadwork is centered around interpretations of local Wyoming petroglyphs (rock art) as framed art pieces. I also design amulet (spirit bag) necklaces.
I am a self-taught artist with an eye for detail and a love of creating things with my hands. I work with Japanese Delica beads (14 beads to one inch), creating original designs inspired by petroglyphs using brick stick or peyote stitch. A finished project that is framed can take 50 to 100 hours. I am not Native; however, this ancient art ‘speaks to me.’
I am a self-taught artist with an eye for detail and a love of creating things with my hands. I work with Japanese Delica beads (14 beads to one inch), creating original designs inspired by petroglyphs using brick stick or peyote stitch. A finished project that is framed can take 50 to 100 hours. I am not Native; however, this ancient art ‘speaks to me.’
Brenda Trippel
Bright, white thunderclouds as they drift across the deep blue expanse of our western skies...rainbow prisms of splashing water as it tumbles down a waterfall...the majestic grandeur of the Rocky Mountains with brilliant snow clinging to their steep slopes...a flower’s brilliant color and fragile petals bending in the wind… these are some of the things in the natural world that mesmerize me. I strive to capture their ephemeral beauty before it is gone. My artistic style is a blend of realism and impressionism. I like a loose interpretation, but want people to be able to recognize specific places (the Big Horn Mountains or the Tetons, for example). As an artist, I am fascinated by the interplay of light, shadow, and color. I seek to portray these fleeting qualities through my artwork.
I have always loved to draw but didn't begin painting until I was an adult. Most of my art training has been through various art workshops. I am mainly a watercolorist, but dabble in acrylic paints as well. I treated this past year as an opportunity to be an “At-Home Artist in Residence” where I spent time exploring new aspects of both painting and drawing, honing and deepening my skills. Artists that inspire me include the Impressionists and Albert Bierstadt. I create Art because I must; it is part of who I am. I feel the drive deep within me to create; it is like breathing. I use my art to express the awe and wonder I feel as I experience the beauty of the natural world.
I taught art in the Worland Elementary schools for seven years before becoming a Family and Consumer Science Teacher for 14 years where my students and I explored art in Fashion Design, Interior Design and the Culinary Arts. I am now pursuing a new challenging endeavor as a Second Grade Teacher.
I have always loved to draw but didn't begin painting until I was an adult. Most of my art training has been through various art workshops. I am mainly a watercolorist, but dabble in acrylic paints as well. I treated this past year as an opportunity to be an “At-Home Artist in Residence” where I spent time exploring new aspects of both painting and drawing, honing and deepening my skills. Artists that inspire me include the Impressionists and Albert Bierstadt. I create Art because I must; it is part of who I am. I feel the drive deep within me to create; it is like breathing. I use my art to express the awe and wonder I feel as I experience the beauty of the natural world.
I taught art in the Worland Elementary schools for seven years before becoming a Family and Consumer Science Teacher for 14 years where my students and I explored art in Fashion Design, Interior Design and the Culinary Arts. I am now pursuing a new challenging endeavor as a Second Grade Teacher.
SPONSORS:
Anonymous, John and Patricia Bailey in memory of Jean E. Bailey Healy, Lloyd and Donna Nielson,
David and Charleen Hamilton, David and Marilyn Bostrom, Steve and Laura Brown, Gordon and Reba Neumann
Anonymous, John and Patricia Bailey in memory of Jean E. Bailey Healy, Lloyd and Donna Nielson,
David and Charleen Hamilton, David and Marilyn Bostrom, Steve and Laura Brown, Gordon and Reba Neumann
