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SUMMARY:NEW! Yellowstone Valley Plein Air
DESCRIPTION:INNAUGURAL EVENT!\nPlease join us for our FIRST ANNUAL\nYellowstone Valley Plein Air Event\nSponsored by Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Ave. N.\, Billings\, MT \nRegistration: $20.00 during gallery hours starting June 2\, 2026. Registration entitles you to enter TWO plein air paintings for the show. \nBring your own BLANK canvases or paper to be stamped and registered\, 12 x 16 or smaller\, no number limit. Pre-painted canvas or paper will not be accepted. However\, only two canvases will be judged and hung during August and September. \nYour blank canvases/paper can be stamped at any time during June and July. \nPaintings should be at least 75% plein air. (They can be finished in your studio) \nTurn in no more than 2 paintings to Sandstone Gallery by 30 July\, 2026\, along with your entry form (pick up form when you get your blank canvases or papers stamped). \nPaintings need to be gallery-ready (framed or finished edges on stretched canvases) with wire hangers. Sandstone Gallery will hang the paintings so they will be available for the August 7th ArtWalk. \nPaintings will be shown in Sandstone Guest Gallery beginning with the Artwalk\, August 7 through September 30. All paintings must be for sale (30% commission to Sandstone Gallery) \nPaintings will be judged for best of show ($200) and Best of Show runner-up (New Box and Paint 12 x 12 oil/acrylic/watercolor easel suitable of panels 16 x 20) \nPainting sites can include any place in the Yellowstone Valley or near environs (Yellowstone County\, Carbon County\, Stillwater County\, etc.). In the Billings area this could include Phipps Park\, Riverside Park\, Dover Park\, Indian Caves State Park\, fishing access sites\, or any site in the Yellowstone River drainage. A list of sites and dates in the area will be available with registration if artists want to work with a group\, but this\, of course\, is not required. \nImportant Dates: \n\nCanvas Pick Up: Starting June 2nd\nSubmission Deadline: July 30th\nGrand Opening/Art Walk: Friday\, August 7th\nShow Dates: August 7 – September 30\nPick-Up Dates: September 30 – October 1 (10 AM – 5 PM) or October 2 (10 AM – 2 PM)\n\nPlease Note: \n\nAll artwork must be available for sale. 30% Commission to Sandstone Gallery\nPlease complete the entry form you will receive upon registration and attach it to the back of your painting when you submit it.\n\n  \nDownload printable poster here:\nYVPA Poster-2026 \nDownload prospectus and entry form here:\n2026 YVPA Prospectus and Entry Form REV1
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Peter Herzog - Featured Artist
DESCRIPTION:Peter Herzog\nFeatured Artist\nDates: June/July\, 2026 \nPeter Herzog was born in Coburg Germany in 1943. In 1952\, he moved to the United States\, when his mother married a US soldier\, making him an Army brat that moved around to different places such as Virginia\, Louisiana\, Texas and eventually to Ohio where he graduated from John Adams High School in Cleveland. He then decided to follow in the footsteps of his Stepfather and joined the Army in 1964\, in 1968 he served with the 10th Cavalry in Vietnam. \nAfter returning home to the United States in December 1968\, changed forever\, in 1969\, he visited a friend whom he had served with in Germany\, here in Montana and moved here a month later. \nHe attended Eastern Montana College (now MSU-B) and during this time met his wife\, Carole\, and they settled down for the next 30 years. In the summer of 1999\, Pete took a job in Seattle\, WA as the Controller of a Mechanical Insulation Company until he retired in February of 2011\, when he moved to Maricopa\, Arizona. Three years later\, Pete and Carole moved back to Billings\, Montana. They have been married 50+ years. They have two amazing children and 3 grand kids\, all boys. \nAsking Pete what draws him to photography he said “About 18 years ago I received a black and white portrait for Christmas\, and it was of my younger nephew and that is what got me started in photography. At that instant\, I formed a connection with that image and decided that I wanted to be a photographer and shoot images that will allow me to freeze those moments and feelings in time.” He went on to say\, “Photography is all about the subject\, composition and light. In addition to that\, I want my images to convey emotion. The world we live in is not a perfect place and some of my images will show that very thing. I try and tell it like it is through my photography. I want to bring out the beauty that we find in nature. The feeling in your soul when looking at a majestic landscape as our heart slowly beats when experiencing the Southwest’s amazing colorful Sunsets\, when the blue-green ocean waves crash into the rocky shores we feel alive\, and the simplicity of puppies\, kittens and babies. A lot of us look at the world around us through rose-colored glasses and only see what we want to see. Hopefully through my images people can see and feel the world the way it really is.” \nSuffering from PTSD\, photography is my therapy. I can go out to take pictures in the morning and the next thing I know it is afternoon. Time just seems to fly\, I love it. \nOne final word from the photographer: “Talk is cheap\, it cost money to buy Whiskey.” \nSOME OF PETER’S WORK \n\n  \n\nABOUT PETER
URL:https://sandstonegallerymt.com/event/peter-herzog-featured-artist-26/
LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Featured Artist: Dick Cottrill
DESCRIPTION:Dick Cottrill\nFeatured Artist\nDates: June / July 2026\n \nWildlife is a passion for Dick and as such he strives to not only capture the essence of an animal but also their habitats. As a retired Art Teacher\, Dick is able to spend his time pursuing his passions and spending time with family and in the outdoors. \nPORTFOLIO: \nIMG_1662IMG_1661IMG_1658IMG_1659IMG_1660IMG_1663IMG_1664IMG_5738 LargeIMG_5739 LargeIMG_5743 LargeJPEG image 5JPEG image 6JPEG image 4JPEG image 3IMG_5746 Large\nABOUT DICK
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Phil Bell - Billings Arts Association
DESCRIPTION:Phil Bell\nBillings Arts Association\nDates: June / July 2026\n \nStunning photography and sculpture! \nPlease Join us\nOpening Night\nFriday\, June 5th\n5 – 9 PM\nOn display through July\nWelcome to Sandstone\, Phil!\nPhil’s career in photography is as diverse as it is extensive. Starting with a four year stint as a photojournalist with the Billings Gazette\, Phil went on to own his own portrait studio for 18yrs. There he compiled an impressive list of awards and honors. The most notable of which is the Professional Photographers of America’s “ Master of  Photography”. Phil was one of the first in his state to earn the designation “ Certified Professional Photographer” from the P.P.of A. In the first ten years of owning his own studio\, Phil won over thirty first place awards and was awarded his states highest honor “ Photographer of the Year” five times. After selling his studio in the early 90’s\, Phil began working as a free lance commercial photographer and  producer of fine-art photography and sculpture. \nPhil has exhibited and sold his work throughout the Billings area. Most notable of which includes: Sandstone Gallery\, Montana Photographic Arts\, and Yellowstone Art Museum.  He has purchased exhibit space and shown his work for sale at several venues around Billings. The Billings Arts Association\, of which he is a member\, has been a successful showcase for his photography. He has also won several awards from The Photographic Society of  New York. (an international photographic salon competition) \nPast President of the Montana Professional Photographers Assoc.\nPast President of the Photographic Institute of the Yellowstone\nPast President of the Billings Advertising Federation\nPast President of the Glass Reunion Corvette Club \n  \n  \nGALLERY: \n\n 
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Guest Artist - Tom Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Guest Artist – Tom Johnson\nDates: June / July 2026\n \nPhotographer’s Statement\nWith photography I can only capture moments in time and space\, I can’t create them. That moment in time will never happen in the same way ever again\, it’s impossible to recreate. It’s a testimony. Photography is a way for me to share my vision of the world I live in. I enjoy working with simple subjects\, common things we all see everyday but never really appreciate. All things have beauty\, and I try to show you how I see the subject (no matter what it may be) through my lens\, with my eye and my perspective\, at that moment in time. That’s what has always drawn me to photography\, realizing there are many\, many ways to see the same thing… \n—Tom Johnson \n  \nPORTFOLIO:
URL:https://sandstonegallerymt.com/event/guest-artist-tom-johnson/
LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Laura Marie Anderson - Billings Arts Association
DESCRIPTION:For April and May 2026\, we are featuring Laura Marie Anderson of Billings Arts Association. \n \nI’M LAURA\nI believe that making art is about sharing what it is to be a human being. Whether I am painting a landscape\, portrait\, still life or making a sculpture\, I would like to bring to you the same emotion that moved me to create it in the first place. I believe that if my art can invoke in you the same feeling that caused me to make it\, then I have succeeded as an artist. \nAs a little girl she was surrounded by artists. Her mother\, grandmother and babysitter\, Loretta\, were all painters. Laura grew up on the smell of turpentine. Whether that was good or bad is yet to be seen. As a child she loved drawing and whittling. \nHer subjects were unsuspecting people. Mastering portrait painting by\, “seeking to portray the soul”\, she moved on to landscapes\, as a client asked to be painted in front of a mountain scene. \nStill lifes have always been a fun winter activity for Laura when winter temperatures drop below zero. Antique objects\, that hold their own stories or everyday household objects that when embraced are truly beautiful. As a fun-loving soul\, Laura also enjoys painting toys bringing us back to our childhoods. \nOne of the luckiest plein air artist alive\, Laura currently lives in Montana near the: Beartooth Mountains\, the Beartooth Highway\, considered the most scenic Highway in America\, the Pryor Mountains\, home of their famous wild horses\, East Rosebud Lake\, which is at the end of the “Beaten Path\, just a few hours from Paradise Valley\, where the series Yellowstone was filmed\, less than three hours from Yellowstone National Park and Chief Joseph Highway and five hours from Glacier National Park. \nWelcome to Sandstone\, Laura! \nPORTFOLIO:
URL:https://sandstonegallerymt.com/event/laura-marie-anderson-baa/
LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Art Walk-June 5
DESCRIPTION:Art Walk featuring Peter Herzog and Dick Cottrill \nFriday\, June 5th\nFor the June ArtWalk\, we will be showcasing stunning photography by Peter Herzog and wonderful watercolor paintings on canvas by Dick Cottrill. Our guest artist is photographer Tom Johnson\, and our Billings Arts Association featured artists are Laura Marie Anderson and Phil Bell.   \nJoin us for an artists’ reception with light refreshments from 5-9 PM. Many of our 15 artists will be present to display their work and discuss their artistic process. We invite you to come enjoy a lively evening in downtown Billings! \nWe look forward to seeing you there! \nShop Local – Shop Small
URL:https://sandstonegallerymt.com/event/art-walk-june-5/
LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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