Red Lodge, Montana, is the quintessential small town where easygoing locals frequent mom-and-pop businesses in the historic buildings lining the main drag. The surrounding valley and mountains were home to Crow Indian tribes before the town was established in 1884 during a coal-mining boom. Today, Red Lodge is the perfect Greater Yellowstone basecamp for outdoor getaways.
Don’t miss:
Beartooth Pass Highway – Drive this route all 68 miles from Red Lodge to Yellowstone National Park. The engineering feat, completed in 1936, winds from the valley floor to nearly 11,000 feet and provides prime access to backcountry skiing, hiking, climbing and spectacular views.
Iron Horse Rodeo – This family-friendly crowd-pleaser features an arena where bikers compete in a motorcycle obstacle course, slow race, and weenie bite, among other events. The Iron Horse Rodeo caps off the Beartooth Rally, an annual three-day motorcycle fest now in its 21st year, scheduled for July 17-19.
Bearcreek Downs Pig Races – A swine rendition of the Kentucky Derby, attendees place bets on pigs racing around a track at Bearcreek Saloon and Steakhouse outside Red Lodge. Winnings are split 50/50: half going to victorious bidders, half placed into a college-scholarship fund for local youth. Races are held nightly from Thursday through Sunday all summer until Labor Day weekend.
This story was first published in the summer 2015 issue of Mountain Outlaw magazine.
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.
Please join the Arts Council of Big Sky for free music from Jacob Rountree at the Wilson Hotel Lobby Bar from 5-7 p.m.
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Please join the Arts Council of Big Sky for free music from Jacob Rountree at the Wilson Hotel Lobby Bar from 5-7 p.m. on April 24.
Jacob Rountree is an alternative/indie songwriter living in the stunning alpine of Montana. Contemplative yet playful, his lyric forward style is reflective of his love for philosophy, poetry and quantum physics.