The Frame Garden September Art Walk Events
The Frame Garden welcomes artists Lynn Bickerton Chan from the Gardiner area and former Livingston resident Georgia Donovan at the Art Walk on Friday, September 26th from 5:30 to 8 pm. This opening occurs during the inaugural Park County Art Week.
Bickerton Chan grew up in the UK and after graduating in landscape architecture traveled to several countries doing both design and illustration before settling in Yellowstone. She was a landscape architect and project manager for Yellowstone National Park for many years. She painted many of the trail head orientation exhibits seen around Yellowstone and completed commissions for paintings of historic buildings throughout the region. “I strive to learn how to represent our world and the emotion it holds for us accurately but without copying it exactly. With this goal in mind, I use pastel, pencil, and acrylic mediums but my favorite is watercolor as it never ceases to amaze and inspire me when done well, it also has a mind of its own, so it will always challenge me and keep me humble,” says Chan.
Bickerton Chan will be doing an artists talk and demonstration from 4 to 5 pm prior to the artwalk.
Georgia Donovan, a cut-paper artist and oil painter, regularly returns to her old stomping grounds of Livingston and Paradise Valley. The landscape and its inhabitants, from the birds soaring overhead to the tiniest ant and river nymph, make their way into her explorations of the natural world in delicately cut paper that she paints. Donovan originally learned to cut paper from her grandmother and has gone on to develop a unique and intricate style of cutting both folded and unfolded paper and then painting the pieces to a masterful effect. Donovan also paints in oil on canvas capturing the larger view of the natural world that captivates her.
Donovan will be teaching a paper cutting class for kids age 7 and up through adults on Saturday, September 27th at 10 am. It is free to the public, but space is limited so call to register ahead of time, 406-222-5122. A second class may be offered if the first one fills.
The Frame Garden is located at 101 S. Main Street in Livingston. They are open Monday thru Friday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm.