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BAA’s 2021 Summer Workshop Mark your Calendars

Watercolor Wax Batik with Linda Renaud

Diving into Watercolor Wax Batik
June 17, 18 and 19, 2021

The process of watercolor wax batik will be explained, demonstrated and practiced in this hands-on intensive workshop. Learn how to select the best photos to work from, plan your painting, build the multiple layers of wax and watercolor and then do the final batiking and the “reveal.”

2021 BAA Summer Workshop Schedule:
June 17, Thursday 4 pm – 8 pm (break for supper)
June 18 – 19, Friday and Saturday 9am – 4pm (noon break each day)

Topics covered will include:

  • Recognizing value changes (light to dark)
  • Reviewing color – color harmonies, analogous & complementary colors
  • Planning your painting: first wax application and initial wash of watercolor
  • Continuing with the planning/diagramming process
  • Building up the layers
  • Batiking your painting

About the instructor: A former member of the Badlands Artists Association, Linda has painted in watercolor wax batik for the past seven years. In that time, she has won numerous awards for her paintings and taught the wax batik process to dozens of artists.

Linda is a signature member of the Red River Watercolor Society and has had her work accepted in multiple uried shows including the Rocky Mountain Watermedia National Exhibition, the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Show, the Red River Watercolor Society National Exhibition, the Pikes Peak International Show and three Colorado Watercolor Society shows.

BAA 2020 Summer Art Workshop

Charcoal Pours & Wire Drawing with Karen Knutson

Thursday – Saturday, June 25 – 27, 2020
in Dickinson, ND

Karen Knutson is a highly sought-after workshop instructor and an award-winning artist. The workshop with Karen is actually THREE workshops rolled into one exciting weekend!

Workshop At A Glance
Day 1: Charcoal Pours
Day 2: Painting and Collage
Day 3: Painting Landscapes

Karen paints in mixed media, trying to make her paintings fun and easy. Known for her jazzy colors and semi-abstract designs, she teaches watercolor-and-collage workshops across the country. Her teaching style is playful and relaxed, and her explanations are accessible and easy to follow.

2020 workshop participants can choose which days they would like to attend or sign up for all three of the workshop dates.

$125.00 per day or $300.00 for the entire workshop.

1 CEU CREDIT through UND
This workshop qualifies for 1 CEU through UND for K-12 art teachers.
$50 for credit hour will be paid directly to UND: Reference Session Number* PDE.20.0663. Download the UND Credit Registration form here: Charcoal Pours CEU Credits

If you wish to take the workshop for 1 CEU credit, UND requires that you attend all three days of the workshop.

Payments for this workshop can be made by check or bank transfer. If you need to do a bank transfer, please contact us at baa @badlandsarts.com

Workshop Location
Trinity High School
Art RoomDickinson, ND
1 CEU available.

Open to high school students through adults. Workshop details can be found in the registration form. DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM HERE: 2020 Summer Workshop Registration Form

Supplies List located here https://www.karenknutson.com/copy-of-2020-sioux-falls-sd

2019 Upcoming Arts Events

FEBRUARY 2019

The Dickinson Museum Center located on Museum Drive is planning an art exhibit featuring BAA artists from February 1 to 28, 2019. The exhibit will include artworks from a variety of mediums such as oil, watercolor, pastel, pencil, clay, as well as mixed mediums. Many of your favorite BAA artists will be represented during this exhibit. Museum hours are Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm.

MARCH 2019

The Dickinson Museum Center along with BAA will also be hosting Minot’s Taube Museum traveling children’s art show from March 1 – 31, 2019. Art teachers, this would be a wonderful field trip to put on your school calendar.

JUNE 2019

Jennifer Stone will bring her painting and teaching skills to our summer workshop June 20 – 22, 2019. The workshop topic will be Watercolor Purs and Negative Space in a 3-day format.

BAA 2018 Art Show Student Division Winners

Preschool through 3rd Grade

1st Place – Caisson Lies, “Train Face (alias: Face in Training)”
2nd Place – Kylee Rose Sickler, “Dakota
3rd Place – Octaveus Anderson, “Spiderman”
Austin Rosler Memorial Award – Piper Rodney, “Heart Flag

  • Honorable Mention – Cassie Bang, “Eye”
  • Honorable Mention – Jayla Baxter, “Witch”
  • Honorable Mention – Brystol Belland, “Peacock” and “Untitled”
  • Honorable Mention – Ella Brown, “Bears”
  • Honorable Mention – Zoe Brown, “Awesome”
  • Honorable Mention – Cashin Carson, “Chop & Stan”
  • Honorable Mention – Dominic Dukart, “Chicken”
  • Honorable Mention – Brooklyn Dunbar, “Pumpkin and Colors of Fall”
  • Honorable Mention – Marek Ficek, “Combine and Mischief”
  • Honorable Mention – Keturah Haag, “Untitled”
  • Honorable Mention – Talitha Haag, “Smokey Soars”
  • Honorable Mention – Vivianne Hayes, “I Love Cartooning”
  • Honorable Mention – Angel Knopic, “Funny Turtle”
  • Honorable Mention – Skye Powell, “Color Me Beeutifully”
  • Honorable Mention – Damian J. Tompkins, “Blue and Yellow Robot”

4th through 6th Grades

1st Place – Julianne Mayer, “Champ”
2nd Place – Kimzey Chesney, “Rainy”
3rd Place – Lorraine Zettel, “Music is Life”
Austin Rosler Memorial Award – Emelia Lucas, “Sovereignty”

  • Honorable Mention – Grady Bock, “Galiant”
  • Honorable Mention – Cannin Carson, “Parrot Fish”
  • Honorable Mention – Ashlyn Deguzman, “Lilac Snow”
  • Honorable Mention – Avian Gant, “Broken Bonnie”
  • Honorable Mention – Bennett Kham, “Still-life”
  • Honorable Mention – Emelia Lucas, “Sovereignty”
  • Honorable Mention – Canez Monse, “Family”
  • Honorable Mention – Ariana Montel, “Still-life”
  • Honorable Mention – Phillips Turner, “Sloth”
  • Honorable Mention – Avery Reindel, “Still-Life”
  • Honorable Mention – Sophia Sadowsky, “Flower”
  • Honorable Mention – Cooper Bang, “Rain on My Game”
  • Honorable Mention – Lorraine Zettel, “Rainy Home”
  • Honorable Mention – Paige Keck, “Bird in Nature”
  • Honorable Mention – Grant Engle, “Still-life”
  • Honorable Mention – Elijah Wald, “Untitled”
  • Honorable Mention – Lily Zier, “One Winter Night”

7th through 9th Grades

1st Place – Scheeler Maxwell, “Spirit Dancer
2nd Place – Mary Jane Mayer, “Serengeti
3rd Place – Ava Hoerner, “Fat Bird”

  • Honorable Mention – Abigail Hodel, “Reflections”
  • Honorable Mention – Deniz Kilic, “Rainbow Spiral” and “Natural”
  • Honorable Mention – Tommy Lucas, “Hard at Work”
  • Honorable Mention – Scheeler Maxwell, “Lion”
  • Honorable Mention – Hannah Cook, “Retriever”
  • Honorable Mention – Levi Jerome, “Fighting Sioux”
  • Honorable Mention – Abby Lenge, “MacKenzie Fay”
  • Honorable Mention – Abby Lenge, “Hunter”

10th through 12 Grades

1st Place – Sophia Mettler, “My Dog
2nd Place – Brianna Ashworth, “Barn Owl”
3rd Place –  Dafne Hafen, “Golden Retriever
Judge’s Choice Best of Show – Dafne Hafen, “Golden Retriever”
People’s Choice Best of Show –  Dafne Hafen, “Golden Retriever”
Most Innovative – Dafne Hafen, “Tree of Life
Mind’s Eye Gallery Award – Sophia Mettler, “Inuit”

      • Honorable Mention – Brianna Ashworth, “Self Portrait”
      • Honorable Mention – Zoe Buchholz, “My Little Angel”
      • Honorable Mention – Morganna Calderon, “Koi”
      • Honorable Mention – Faith Clark, “Cat”
      • Honorable Mention – Nicole Ferebee, “Sober”
      • Honorable Mention – Dafne Hafen, “Tree of Life”
      • Honorable Mention – Dessiree Harmon, “Walking North Dakota”
      • Honorable Mention – Jaqueline Herald, “Mandala
      • Honorable Mention – J. Herald, & J. Nelson, “Never Again”
      • Honorable Mention – Brandon Krebs, “Spearmint Pup”
      • Honorable Mention –  Lindsey Koch, “A Cat and His Horse”
      • Honorable Mention –  Megan Lis, “90’s Kid”
      • Honorable Mention –  Bridgette McBryde, “Gathering”
      • Honorable Mention –  Sophia Mettler, “Inuit”
      • Honorable Mention –  Alexandria Molbert, “Cattails and Dragonflies”
      • Honorable Mention –  Novalee Montgomery, “My Cockatiel”
      • Honorable Mention –  Novalee Montgomery, “Two Birds on a Branch”
      • Honorable Mention –  Chelsey Morlock, “Inner Soul”
      • Honorable Mention –  Britny Sailer, “Illusion”
      • Honorable Mention –  Britny Sailer, “North Dakota Sunset”
      • Honorable Mention –  Britny Sailer, “Inner Self”
      • Honorable Mention – Bailey Schlenvogt, “Koi”
      • Honorable Mention –  Rachel Selle, “Crimson Roses”
      • Honorable Mention –  Rachel Selle, “Eve”
      • Honorable Mention –  Brycen Yazzie, “Elephant”
      • Honorable Mention –  Mary Smith, “Dancer”

      A very happy artist with his beautiful artwork.

BAA’s 2018 Art Show Award Winners

The 48th Annual Badlands Art Show was held November 9 – 11, 2018.
Ramada Grand Dakota Lodge, Dickinson, North Dakota.
The judge for this years’ show was Ali Hein who is a Professor of Art at Bismarck State College.

48th Annual BAA Awards Winners

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

ACRYLIC
1st Place – “Bison Power” by Kim Renner
2nd Place – “Pearls” by Anthony Nelson
3rd Place – “Western Best Turn” by Helen Campbell
Honorable Mention – “Feeding Time” by Kim Renner
Honorable Mention – “Little Missouri” by Helen Campbell
Honorable Mention – “Medora Bakery” by Janelle Brackel
Honorable Mention – “Foliage Fantasy” by Janelle Brachel
Honorable Mention – “Gossip Gulls” by Kim Renner

DIMENSIONAL
1st Place – “Cable Knit Crowned Vase” by Mary Huether
2nd Place – “My Name is Donavee and I’m a Hugger” by Betty Ruggles
3rd Place – “Panucci’s Pizza” by Jon Ross
Honorable Mention – “Chattered Bowl” by Julie Schuster
Honorable Mention – “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” by Jon Ross
Honorable Mention – “Octopus Container/Sculpture” by Mary Huether
Honorable Mention – “Egyptian Style Cat Mummy” by Rhonda Walter-Frojen

DRAWING
1st Place – “Badlands Marvel” by Donovan Slag
2nd Place – “Samantha” by Anthony Nelson
3rd Place – “Lost” by Dustin Young
Honorable Mention – “Procession” by Dustin Young
Honorable Mention – “Hunters Gaze” by Cheyenne B. Hansen
Honorable Mention – “Efflorescence” by Donovan Slag
Honorable Mention – “Out there by the Lake” by Dustin Young

MIXED MEDIA
1st Place – “Loving Wings” by Janelle Stoneking
2nd Place – “Falling Orbs” by Laureen Evans
3rd Place – “Blue Bells” by Aaron Anderson
Honorable Mention – “Fragmented” by Janelle Stoneking
Honorable Mention – “Magellanic” by Aaron Anderson
Honorable Mention – “Three Stars” by Anthony Nelson
Honorable Mention – “Three Amigos” by Sherry Rochelle

OIL
1st Place – “Drama Queen” by Darice Taylor
2nd Place – “Clouds over Mandan” by Anthony Nelson
3rd Place – “JJ” by Daphne Clark
Honorable Mention – “Ballet Queen” by Marcia Sickler
Honorable Mention – “Evening Glow” by Larry Maslowski
Honorable Mention – “Fall’s Beauty” by Larry Maslowski
Honorable Mention – “Running with Giants” by Darice Taylor

PASTEL
1st Place – “Walker” by Daphne
2nd Place – “White Arabians” by Marcia Sickler
3rd Place – “Big Boy” by Daphne Clark
Honorable Mention – “Pupperus” by Cheyenne B. Hansen

PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Place – “Swirling” by Darla Hueske
2nd Place – “Calm before the Storm” by Austin Stockert
3rd Place – “Not at Home” by Jason Galenski
Honorable Mention – “Horse’s Chin Hairs” by Maclyn Hauck
Honorable Mention – “Scoot” by Jason Galenski
Honorable Mention – “The Bread Line” by Cherie Roshau
Honorable Mention – “Reflecting Reeds” by Bob Thomas

WATERCOLOR
1st Place – “Mountain Air” by Tina Schloss
2nd Place – “Rocky Butte” by Bob Thomas
3rd Place – “Waterfall” by Laureen Evan’s
Honorable Mention – “Trees and Bees” by Laureen Evans
Honorable Mention – “At the Vanity” by LuAnn Senescall
Honorable Mention – “Dickinson ND Rocks” by Bob Thomas
Honorable Mention – “Hollyhocks & Hummer” by Marcia Sickler

People’s Choice – Professional Division
“Drama Queen” by Darice Taylor

Most Innovative Award – Professional Division
“Fragmented” by Janelle Stoneking

AMATEUR DIVISION

1st Place – “Hiraeth” by Regan Riedlinger
2nd Place – “The Orb in the Barn” by Michael Meyer
3rd Place – “Untitled” by Gordon Olson
4th Place – “Forest Child” by Kamilla Winter
5th Place – “Braving the Storm” by Lisa Tuhy
6th Place – “Gray Ghost” by Christian Kman
Honorable Mention – “Morning” by Karla Baldwin Rustad
Honorable Mention – “Flying Geese” by David Evans
Honorable Mention – “Enchanted Grasshopper” by Michael Meyer
Honorable Mention – “Existence” by Regan Reidlinger
Honorable Mention – “Yesterday, Carla Baldwin Rustad
Honorable Mention – “The Rainbow City” by Ryan Shaefer
Honorable Mention – “Untitled” by Lisa Tuhy

People Choice – Amateur Division
The Rainbow City” by Ryan Shaefer

Student Show

Mind’s Eye Gallery Emerging Artist Award
“Inuit” by Sophia Mettler, Grade 10, Graphite Drawing, Dickinson High School

Peoples Choice – Student Division
“Golden Retriever” by Daphne Hafen, Grade 12, Painting, Dickinson High School