BIG SKY – Just after 2 p.m. today a man who apparently suffered a seizure lost control of the Hyundai Sonata he was driving and crashed into the C&P Grocery store next door to the Black Bear Bar & Grille.
Two C&P employees were in the grocery store at the time of the accident. One was seeking medial attention for back injuries and the other said she was shaken up by the ordeal but otherwise uninjured.
Two onlookers pulled the driver – identified by his girlfriend as Peter Miller – from the vehicle after breaking one of the car windows, according to Kira Spaulding, one of the C&P employees.
“I don’t think the car made contact with anybody [in the building],” said Montana State Highway Patrol Trooper Zachary Gold who investigated the accident. “Everybody was up and walking around. Obviously, it did a lot of damage to the building.”
The accident is still under investigation, according to Trooper Gold.
The vehicle was removed from the building by a tow truck, but a hole remains in the C&P Grocery.The car was near the intersection of Sitting Bull and Moose Ridge roads when it veered off the road and into the grocery store.
Katie VonLinden, the driver’s girlfriend and owner of the vehicle, said it appeared he had suffered a seizure. She said Miller lost consciousness before the accident and didn’t come to until he was in the back of an ambulance bound for Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.
“The chief of the fire department said [Miller] definitely had a seizure,” VonLinden said, adding that she was aware he has seizures and takes medication for them.
Spaulding was putting together an order inside when the car crashed. Spaulding said she heard someone in the parking lot yell, “Get down.”
“The next thing I know, the car was in the store,” Spaulding said. “I thought it was a bomb.”
There is a hole about 6 feet wide by 10 feet tall at the C&P Grocery store, even though the vehicle has been removed.
The vehicle was removed from the building by a tow truck at approximately 4:30 p.m.. A hole approximately 6 feet wide by 10 feet tall was left in the building.
We all are familiar with using a limited palette, but do you use one? Do you know how to use a
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We all are familiar with using a limited palette, but do you use one? Do you know how to use a limited palette to create different color combinations? Are you tired of carrying around 15-20 different tubes when you paint plein air? Have you ever wanted to create a certain “mood” in a painting but failed? Do you create a lot of mud? Do you struggle to achieve color harmony? All these problems are addressed in John’s workbook in clear and concise language!
Based on the bestselling “Limited Palatte, Unlimited Color” workbook written by John Pototschnik, the workshop is run by Maggie Shane and Annie McCoy, accomplished landscape (acrylic) and plein air (oil) artists,exhibitors at the Big Sky Artists’ Studio & Gallery and members of the Big Sky Artists Collective.
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Each day, we will create a different limited palette color chart and paint a version of a simple landscape using John’s directives. You will then be able to go home and paint more schemes using the book for guidance.
Workshop is open to painters (oil or acrylic) of any level although students must have some basic knowledge of the medium he or she uses. Students will be provided the book ($92 value), color wheel, value scale and canvas papers to complete the daily exercises.