Wellness Trail opens in Bozeman

Saturday, March 23rd 6:00-8:00pm

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.

Sundays, April 14, 21 and 28, 2024

Noon until 6PM.

$170.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s Water Quality Planning Bureau will host an informational meeting to update the public on topics related to the impairment listing of the middle segment of the Gallatin River, from Yellowstone National Park to Spanish Creek, for excessive algal growth due to exceeding established thresholds for algae (ARM 17.30.637(1)(e)).

The hybrid meeting will be held in Big Sky at the Big Sky Water and Sewer District and via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024.

2024 Agenda: 

1. Nutrient Rulemaking Update
2. Gallatin River Monitoring Project Objectives & Timeline
3. 2023 Findings and 2024 Monitoring Strategies
4. Source Assessment and TMDL Development
5. Community Involvement in Watershed Restoration