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Rod-Weagant paints along the East Fork River
Rod Weagant paints along the East Fork River; Mt. Eielson, Rod Weagant, Oil on canvas, 2005
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North to Alaska

Posted: August 29, 2011 | posted by: Timothy Rains!

North to Alaska: New work by Kirsten Furlong
July 2010

I experienced the great pleasure of spending 10 days at the East Fork Cabin in Denali National Park and Preserve in mid-July 2010.  My initial interests in the Denali residency program centered around visiting Alaska, where I had never been, experiencing the remote and rustic location of the East Fork Cabin as a site for investigating new ideas for my work, and to spend time observing the diverse flora and fauna of the area.  The residency did not disappoint in any of these areas- Alaska was more beautiful and expansive then I even imagined, the experience of the cabin was amazing, and the close study of the smallest cryptogams to the awe inspiring views of

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East Fork Wolf: Creating an artwork.

Posted: August 11, 2011 | posted by: Timothy Rains!

East Fork Wolf: Creating an artwork

This blog entry was originally created for http://niebruggestudio.com and has been reproduced with permission by Gail Niebrugge.

 

New Painting East Fork Wolf
November 20, 2009 

East Fork Wolf Stage 1

 
I’ve studied the research material from my Artist-in-Residence in Denali National Park last summer and two ideas surface repeatedly, one is the view from the John

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At Home in High Places

Posted: June 24, 2011

This blog entry was originally featured on www.karinfranzen.comand has been edited and reproduced with her permission.

At Home in High Places

Karin Franzen, Artist-in-Residence 2009

Karin Franzen on Cathedral Mountain

For 10 glorious days in August, a companion and I lived in a small wilderness cabin inside the Denali National Park and Preserve as an Artist in Residence. For the first 4 days my friend Christy Happ stayed with me, and then the

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Harlan W. Butt: Inspiration and the National Parks

Posted: May 20, 2011

It is no longer as simple as appreciating the beauty of a willow or the majesty of a caribou. -Harlan W. Butt, 2010

Denali Jar II, Harlan W. Butt

The National Parks are an ideal place for contemplation and observation. There one can see nature close to the way it was before humans changed it so dramatically.  In the National Parks the animals and plants live, perhaps not undisturbed, but within an eco-system, which allows their own struggle for existence and survival to play out, connected to place, weather and seasons.  Humans have a connection to that world too, if only they can remember

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The Fruth is Out There

Posted: April 11, 2011

As I have changed; Denali changes; every moment; every cloud formation; light and shadow, direction of the wind, temperature, plant and wildlife, etc. - Richard Fruth

June 19th – July 3rd, 2010

Richard Fruth, North Kentucky University

East Fork River

The East Fork River sounds like a stadium of applause- constantly cheering for all who has experienced, accepted and perished in Denali.  She roars with laughter, sadness and joy. Sometimes, she is so loud that it interrupts your own thoughts. Other times, she is a

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Writers, Artists, and Dinosaurs in Denali Park

Posted: March 04, 2011

Originally written by Nancy Lord for 49 writers blog.

Historic East Fork Cabin

East Fork Cabin- Photo, Nancy Lord

It was my good fortune this summer to be invited to be "writer-in-the-park" in Denali National Park for ten days in August. This is the second year the park has included a writer as part of the AIR (Artist in Residence) program that otherwise includes three or four visual artists each summer. Each artist (with a companion, if desired) is allowed to stay in the

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Denali Park in Winter

Posted: February 07, 2011

 all images and text are ©Kesler Woodward 2010.

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East Fork Winter, Kesler Woodward, 2010

Ever since I spent several weeks in the East Fork Cabin in Denali National Park in the summer of 2002, serving as the Park's first Artist-in-Residence, I've wanted to spend some time there in winter. The Park administration has been very supportive of the idea from the start, and for three years I tried to organize a trip out in March, only to be thwarted each time by either trail

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