Celebrate one of Montana’s premier outdoor activities near one of the nation’s famous blue-ribbon trout streams. The Big Sky Fly Fishing Festival is a multi-day, family-friendly celebration of fly fishing on the Gallatin River, connecting community to the waters, fish and habitats that are vital to the sport. Event proceeds support conservation and restoration efforts by the Gallatin River Task Force within the Upper Gallatin watershed.
PHOTO BY RICH ADDICKS
The festival kicks off Saturday, July 25 at the Gallatin Riverhouse Grill with the Hooked on the Gallatin Banquet and Fundraiser, an evening of delicious food, wine, live music, and silent and live auctions.
The weekend continues Sunday at the Big Sky Town Center Park with Orvis 101 and 201 workshops; casting competitions; fly-tying demonstrations; information on river conservation; live music; and much more. Lone Peak Cinema will host two screenings of the 2015 F3T Fly Fishing Film Tour on Sunday evening.
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.
Each student will receive a copy of “Limited Palette, Unlimited Color” to keep and take home to continue your limited palette journey. We will show you how to use the color wheel and mix your own clean mixtures to successfully create a mood for your paintings.
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.