May 17, 2015: The Sherpa Four are scared, covered in bug bites and in shock, now living among 80 children in a Kathmandu orphanage. They are four of the many children orphaned and homeless after the spring 2015 Nepal earthquakes that decimated the country. I feel overwhelmed. First thing’s first. I need to clean this girl’s bug bites.
The Sherpa Four in May 2015, weeks after the devastating Nepal earthquakes. PHOTO BY WES OVERVOLD
Nicknamed the “Sherpa Four,” Tsering, Pem Nuru, Possi, and Pema Sherpa are siblings recently sponsored by the Bozeman, Montana-based charity Tsering’s Fund. A child sponsored by Tsering’s Fund receives education and boarding, and the Sherpa Four are now attending private boarding school in Kathmandu through 11th grade.
“Our primary mission of educating deserving children continues to expand,” said Tsering’s Fund Founder Peter Schmieding, after returning from a recent trip to Nepal. “The sight of these wonderful young children being transformed into healthy, happy and smiling students is truly special.”
The massive earthquakes destroyed much of Nepal killing nearly 9,000 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. The Sherpa Four’s porter father perished in the powerful landslide that buried the small village of Langtang.
Nepal was already struggling as one of the poorest countries in the world, and the earthquakes worsened an already poor living situation. Children in Nepal are often without education after sixth grade, and young females, especially, are often pushed into child labor situations at young ages.
Education and safety for children is paramount to Tsering’s Fund,
The Sherpa Four in mid-November, after Tsering’s Fund sponsored the children sending their lives on a new trajectory. PHOTO AT BY PETER SCHMIEDING
which has sponsored well over 150 children, and operates with no overhead allowing for 100 percent of donated proceeds to assist efforts.
“It is simple … for us to have an incredibly life-changing impact on the lives of families in Nepal,” Schmieding said. “By identifying deserving [children], most coming from illiterate, poor families, and educating them in English through high school or beyond, we can do more to improve their family’s future than any direct aid could ever accomplish.”
On average, $100 month will allow a child to experience a safe, quality and lasting education experience, one that can change the trajectory of their lives forever.
Outlaw Partners Publisher Eric Ladd and Videographer/Photographer Wes Overvold visited Nepal to offer on-the-ground assistance following the earthquakes last spring, and continue to support the effort.
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.