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SUMMARY:Featured Artist: Dick Cottrill
DESCRIPTION:Dick Cottrill\nFeatured Artist\nDates: August – September 2024\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 for SD2 he is able to spend his time pursuing his passions and spending time with family and in the outdoors. \n\nABOUT DICK
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Featured Artist - Christine Denning
DESCRIPTION:Christine & Ken Denning\nFeatured Artist\nDates: August – September 2024\n \nChristine takes the ordinary and turns it into extraordinary jewelry! \n“I have always had an interest and desire to discover new ways to reuse items both functional and artistically\, hence my newfound passion for making jewelry from repurposed tin. I seek inspiration from vintage tin like Canister sets\, Serving Trays\, Tea boxes\, etc. And often include found objects from other sources\, I also enjoy the versatility of combinations using cuffs/ bracelets and earrings and necklaces. Hope to see you there!” \n  \nAbout Christine & Ken \n 
URL:https://sandstonegallerymt.com/event/christine-denning-8-24/
LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Guest Artist - Mana Lesman
DESCRIPTION:Mana Lesman\nGuest Artist\nOPENING NIGHT AND RECEPTION\, FRIDAY\, AUGUST 2\, 2024 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nShow Dates: Through September 2021 \nMana Lesman\, featured artist at Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Ave. N.\, Billings\, for the August 2nd Art Walk will be showing a collection of oil paintings ranging from decorative whimsy to serious statements about humanity.  Ms. Lesman paints with the belief that art is communication as well as decor and entertainment.  Her Graphic Surrealist oils speak to both those purposes.  Works will be on display  thru August and September. \n Graphic Surrealism\, a definition by artist and ‘ism creator\, Mana Lesman\nWritten October 14\, 2006 \nCombining abstract symbolism with recognizable images\, Mana Lesman has drawn much of her inspiration from original forms of our alphabet\, hieroglyphics and other symbols of ancient cultures.  She calls her work “graphic surrealism.”  Of particular interest are pieces featuring the periodic table of elements; the alphabet; myriad architectural elements:  especially those of decoration or “gingerbread” on buildings both ancient and modern; myths; early Celtic and northern European decorative designs including knot patterns and key patterns; jewelry\, carpet\, ceramics and fabric decoration.  It appears to me\, says Lesman\, that at some point in time\, all of these decorative images carried significant messages and were probably precursors to signs\, symbols and ultimately writing.  We have long since forgotten the specific messages they conveyed\, but such ‘decorations’ (such as the egg and dart borders on room interiors\, Ukrainian Easter egg decorations\, the paisley design on fabrics) still strike a deep chord in us and satisfy some deep need to find meaning and comfort in our universe. \nThe seeds of graphic surrealism came when I was experimenting with tempera\,” says the Billings native who returned to Montana in 1985.  “I was toying with abstract shapes I could twist and contort.” \nPart of Lesman’s inspiration was the graffiti art she saw in Chicago\, “But I just don’t paint on trains or school yards\,” she says.  “I also did not wish to copy the young graffiti artists of the mid ‘80s but chose to go in my own direction.” \nStarting with old symbols and pictograms\, seeing these as “ancient graffiti” the artist first dubbed her work\, “heiro-graffiti.” \n“It came together in bits and pieces\,” she says.  “I read National Geographic a lot while my father was ill\, and began reading about Middle Eastern cultures and archeology.  There are a lot of decorative motifs in architecture and jewelry\, many of which have meaning.  I think they speak to something elemental in us—some go back 30\,000 years to caves in Europe and Palestine. \nLesman does a lot of reading and study of ancient myth and history to inspire the development of images for her paintings.  From North American Native American symbols to East Indian Chakras\, no early society is without its “decorative” symbols and juxtaposed to each other\, they have lessons to teach us about the universal qualities of mankind\, about the ebb and flow of cultures\, and the specific interpretations of “that which is beautiful” which touches us all. \nNo two of Lesman’s paintings are the same\, and most are quite dissimilar.  Each is a message of beauty and\, according to Lesman\, “a question” of why the specific images were chosen and “what” the message was meant to convey. \nStatement by the Artist\, \nMana Lesman\n18 Maier Ln.\nBillings\, Mt. 5910\n(406)-252-5780\nE-mail:  pintoramt@gmail.com \nHer work may be viewed on her website:  manalesman.com
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Guest Artist - Matt Berg
DESCRIPTION:Matt Berg\nGuest Artist\nOPENING NIGHT AND RECEPTION\, FRIDAY\, AUGUST 2\, 2024 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nShow Dates: Through September 2021 \n  \nArtist’s Statement: \n”I feel that for myself\, personally\, the most important element of art is beauty. I strive to paint subjects that have impact in that regard. Aesthetically\, the subject of women has the most effect on the public and is the most challenging of the genres. Tasteful\, figurative art means so much to me\, and I hope I will always be inspired by it.” \nIMG_0075IMG_0074\n  \n 
URL:https://sandstonegallerymt.com/event/matt-berg/
LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Billings Arts Association - Lynnsey Slanina
DESCRIPTION:Lynnsey Slanina\nBillings Arts Association\nFEATURED ARTIST \nDates: August/September 2024 \nLynnsey’s art is known for capturing a slice of everyday life-achieved on a street corner\, battling the elements\, navigating through human interaction\, whilst balancing art materials and ideas. She has always been attracted to capturing scenes quickly\, and preserving the moment\, as it is most like representing scenes for theatre. \nLynnsey was classically trained as a costume designer and scenic artist and worked professionally as a costume designer for many years. Her Master of Fine Arts degree is from University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She went on to join Florida School of the Arts as a tenured professor. There\, she taught everything from drawing & painting to sewing\, and scenic design. She retired from teaching in 2010\, moving home to Montana after living for a decade on the east coast. She currently resides near Edgar and records snippets of time in and around Billings. \nSlanina-Lynnsey-White GarageSlanina-Lynnsey-RL Hay FieldSlanina-Lynnsey-Mount MauriceSlanina-Lynnsey-LosekampSlanina-Lynnsey-Edgar FieldSlanina-Lynnsey-DowntownSlanina-Lynnsey-Big DipperSlanina-Lynnsey-B4 Clarks ForkSlanina-Lynnsey-Acme Building\n  \n\nABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION  
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Billings Arts Association - Susan DaVonne
DESCRIPTION:Susan DaVonne\nBillings Arts Association\nFEATURED ARTIST \nDates: August/September 2024 \n  \n  \n\nABOUT BIILLINGS ART ASSOCIATION  
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LOCATION:Sandstone Gallery\, 2913 2nd Avenue North\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
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