Painters - Visual Artists

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Painters - Visual Artists
	1996	Burt Calkins I have been involved with many artist-in-residency programs in state and national parks, museums, visitor's centers, wildlife refuges and more for over two decades.
	1996	Burt Calkins In all cases, the art programs are very popular with visitors. They can see and observe the natural world from a new perspective, learn new things and perhaps become inspired to appreciate and protect the natural world.
	2000	Robert Johnson Notebook Page/View of Eagle Butte, 17" x 21" Watercolor + Graphite
	2002	Kathy Hodge The White Place, 35" x 32" Oil on Canvas
	2002	Siri Beckman Looking back over the 5 residencies I have done, the Badlands remains my favorite. The month long time frame made it possible to explore the landscape more intensely. The woodcut shown is 22" x 28" printed in color using stencils plus the block.
	2002	Siri Beckman Badlands, Wood Engraving
	2002	Siri Beckman Sod Table, Wood Engraving
	2002	Siri Beckman These experiences proved to be transformative. While printmaking continues to be an important medium of expression, painting provides a way of testing ideas in a new landscape.
	2003	Melanie Jeffs The final art piece I have chosen to create, reflective of the Badlands National Park, is a hand sculpted bas-relief ceramic tile mural titled Hoodoo Sky…this mural depicts awesome rock formations layered in glowing hues of red, gold, and brown.
	2004	Betsy Popp I knew that the mourning dove would be my subject matter and nestling them into a formation made the piece nowhere else but the Badlands. From the panoramic views to the small fossil fragments the Badlands is like nowhere else on earth.
	2005	Charlie Lyon My primary subject is the landscape. My fieldwork consists of some drawing and painting on site supplemented with an extensive amount of photographing. Since my residency at Badlands National Park, the focus of my work has been that unique landscape.
	2006	Jenn Wilson Spring in the Badlands, 62"x 20" Oil on Canvas
	2006	Tim Young This particular scene took place after a rain storm had just passed and the late afternoon sun began to shine. The close-up of the ridge...reflected an orange-yellow hue contrasting with the bright blue sky and passing purple rain clouds.
	2007	Brent E. White Brent created carousel-style wildlife figures themed to the Lakota myth "The Great Race," featuring the parks four reintroduced species: Bison, Big-Horned Sheep, Swift Fox, and Black-Footed Ferret.
	2007	Brent E. White Bighorn Sheep, 48" x 153" x 36" Wood Carving
	2007	Brent E. White Black-Footed Ferret, 17" x 13" x 8" Wood Carving
	2007	Brent E. White Swift Fox, 34" x 8" x 20" Wood Carving
	2010	Harold Nelson I think the national parks and what they offer us is special. If I were to try to describe what the NPS means to me, I guess I would define it as, “the space between the notes of the chaotic symphony of our everyday lives.”
	2010	Brenda Howell I watched Angel Butte in morning, afternoon and evening light and became captivated as the last rays of sunlight permeated the fantastic form and for minutes turned glowing orange just before sundown.
	2011	Polly Townsend Oil and canvas painting by Polly Townsend
	2012	Jessica Bryant Jessica was the Artist in Residence in 2012 from March 20 to April 27.
	2012	Jessica Bryant Artist in Residence Jessica Bryant visited nearby Interior School to work with grade K – 8 students. She taught drawing and watercolor painting and guided them through the steps to create these finished paintings of Badlands landscapes.
	2012	Jessica Bryant During her five week residency, Jessica explored Badlands National Park in depth, developing a strong and lasting affinity for this special place.

 

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