Last year, 12.5 million travelers visited Montana spending nearly $3.4 billion in the state’s retail stores, restaurants and hotels. Tourism is vital to Montana’s economy, but how do we balance the economic benefits with the strain these numbers put on our natural resources?
Tony RogersBig Sky, Montana
“Well, with Glacier National Park having record-setting number of visitors in July, I feel like Montana should be on the up-and-up. I don’t feel like it should be a ‘strain’ on natural resources, and we should use that money to make our parks better. Just don’t build hotels where they shouldn’t be.”
Britta ZietlowBozeman, Montana
“That’s easy. You just use a lot of that revenue, in the public and private sector, to diversify Montana’s energy portfolio and put us on a trajectory for long-term sustainability. Wind, solar and renewables—the clean stuff. Maybe a bigger tax on plastic water bottles too. Real Montanans drink tap.”
Wyatt ChristensenBozeman, Montana
“I just heard that they are considering restrictions on the [Madison] River on how many clients guides can take out—outfitter restrictions. That seems to make sense in order to protect rivers from overuse given the influx of people. I don’t know if you could do that at camping spots, but smart restrictions at the most travelled destinations seems like a good idea.”
Betsy RondeauBig Sky, Montana
“As a state economy, our biggest manufacturing industry is making memories. We need to acknowledge that by protecting our pristine, blue ribbon trout-fishing rivers, our snowcapped mountains, our wide-open spaces, and the animals that inhabit them. I also read an interesting statistic about how much ‘tourism’ revenue is brought in by other Montanans and that is interesting to think about in terms of policy formation.”
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.