“Bighorn Rendezvous IX” at The Brinton Museum

On Saturday, August 24, there was a ‘Quickdraw’ at The Brinton Museum as a part of the “Bighorn Rendezvous IX” Exhibition.

Several Bighorn Rendezvous artists enjoyed painting on the Brinton grounds and the rendezvous gave visitors a unique opportunity to stroll the property, meet the artists, and watch as they create their masterpieces.

Kendra Heimbuck, Brinton Executive Director, explained about the quickdraw and the Rendezvous.

She said that about a third of the artists were painting en plein air, painting what they see in front of them,

The artists had three hours to create the paintings, Heimbuck said that in the Quickdraw world, three hours was quite a bit of time, as some are as short as 45 minutes.

One of the artists who participated in the quick draw was John Potter who is of the Anishinaabe people.

The place, “Where they spear-fish at night,” is in Northern Wisconsion, however, Potter now lives in Red Lodge, Montana. Potter has been doing art professionally for over 45 years. He used to do illustrations, and now he paints landscapes and wildlife and has exhibited at the Brinton for several years. “It’s my second home,” Potter said.

Participating Bighorn Rendezvous artist Joel Ostlind was highlighted as a featured artist who has long been an important figure in the history of The Brinton Museum. He has exhibited his art in numerous Brinton shows including a one-person exhibition in 2004. On Sunday, August 25, he gave a demonstration on print making, and a limited edition of his letterpress book Pressed for Art: Etchings by Joel Ostlind accompanied this program and is still available in the Brinton Museum Store.

Oslind talked about his art and the Brinton Museum

Tony Hochstetler (Frederick, CO) did a sculpture during the quickdraw.

He said he focuses mainly on reptiles, bats, and marine life mostly.

The Rendezvous celebration drew a large crowd to see the artwork, enjoy the dinner and the bid on the art pieces.