Lori McNee Artist » Art Travels http://www.finearttips.com Fine Art Tips and Techniques Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:39:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Cruising and Plein Air Painting Alaska! http://www.finearttips.com/2011/09/cruising-and-painting-alaska/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/09/cruising-and-painting-alaska/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:16:42 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=11079 Buffer  Traveling, the outdoors and plein air painting are a few of my favorite passions in life. Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit Alaska aboard a very large cruise ship. My plein air painting time was very limited, nevertheless I didn’t want to miss the chance to record beautiful Alaska in paint... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/09/cruising-and-painting-alaska/feed/ 2 Icons of the West Invitational Exhibition http://www.finearttips.com/2011/06/icons-of-the-west-invitational-exhibition/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/06/icons-of-the-west-invitational-exhibition/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:22:20 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=10401 Buffer My newest still life painting, “First Signs of Spring” is currently on display in the ‘Icons of the West” invitational exhibition at Dana Gallery in Missoula, Montana. The gallery asked the invited nationally recognized artists to create their own interpretation of a Western Icon, be it horses, cowboys, western landscapes, native American themes of... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/06/icons-of-the-west-invitational-exhibition/feed/ 0 My Weekend with Idaho’s Wild Horses http://www.finearttips.com/2011/06/my-weekend-with-idahos-wild-horses/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/06/my-weekend-with-idahos-wild-horses/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:28:42 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=10339 Buffer Horses have always been one of my favorite animals, plus the ancient horse originated here in Idaho over 3.5 million years ago and is the American icon of the west. So, when I got an invitation to spend a weekend in search of wild horses in the remote mountains of central Idaho, I jumped... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/06/my-weekend-with-idahos-wild-horses/feed/ 14 Alaskan Grizzly Bear Adventures of Nature Photographer, Buck Wilde http://www.finearttips.com/2011/05/alaskan-grizzly-bear-adventures-of-nature-photographer-buck-wilde/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/05/alaskan-grizzly-bear-adventures-of-nature-photographer-buck-wilde/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 14:17:41 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=9794 Buffer At the first sign of spring, Buck Wilde , otherwise known as, ‘The Bear Whisperer’, feels a stir inside that beckons him back to the famous Grizzly Bear Maze in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Buck is one of the most prominent grizzly bear behaviorists and nature photographers in the world today. This summer and fall, wildlife artists,... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/05/alaskan-grizzly-bear-adventures-of-nature-photographer-buck-wilde/feed/ 5 My Week with Master Landscape Artist, Michael Workman http://www.finearttips.com/2011/04/my-week-with-master-landscape-artist-michael-workman/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/04/my-week-with-master-landscape-artist-michael-workman/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 05:01:09 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=9687 Buffer Last week, I had the rare opportunity to attend an advanced painting workshop at the Sedona Arts Center in Arizona with master landscape painter, Michael Workman. I was very excited about this experience because I have admired this elusive artist’s work for many years, plus Michael is an ‘artist’s-artist’, and one of the greatest landscape painters of... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/04/my-week-with-master-landscape-artist-michael-workman/feed/ 19 Gone Paintin’ in Arizona! http://www.finearttips.com/2011/04/gone-paintin-in-arizona/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/04/gone-paintin-in-arizona/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:49:48 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=9618 Buffer Hello friends. In case you have been wondering about me this week…I am on a painting trip in sunny Arizona. I brought my trusty little travel laptop with hopes of blogging while on the road, however the Internet service has been spotty and unrealiable. Now, to make matters even worse – I just dropped and broke my... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/04/gone-paintin-in-arizona/feed/ 3 Vancouver, Canada: 3D Art, Architecture and the Aquarium http://www.finearttips.com/2011/04/vancouver-canada-3d-art-architecture-and-the-aquarium/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/04/vancouver-canada-3d-art-architecture-and-the-aquarium/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:15:52 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=9459 Buffer Vancouver, BC Canada has fast become a world-renowned art hub for a new art medium, 3D computer generated art. For years, Vancouver has been fondly known as Hollywood North as it is often referred to for its feature film industry and now for the 3D movie and computer gaming industries. World famous studios such as... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/04/vancouver-canada-3d-art-architecture-and-the-aquarium/feed/ 8 Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Family: Too Close for Comfort! http://www.finearttips.com/2011/02/yellowstone-grizzly-bear-family-too-close-for-comfort/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/02/yellowstone-grizzly-bear-family-too-close-for-comfort/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:25:29 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=8097 Buffer Last autumn, my painting was selectd for the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It was a fun event. I love Jackson Hole and I also love how close it is to two of my favorite places, Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park is one of... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/02/yellowstone-grizzly-bear-family-too-close-for-comfort/feed/ 4 Up Close & Personal with New Zealand’s Giant Longfin Eel http://www.finearttips.com/2011/01/up-close-personal-with-new-zealands-giant-longfin-eel/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/01/up-close-personal-with-new-zealands-giant-longfin-eel/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:54:32 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=7353 Buffer Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to drop my youngest son off for a college semester abroad on the south island of New Zealand at the National Outdoor Leadership School. Lucky me, I was able to escort my son to New Zealand, plus combine it with a once in a lifetime plein air painting adventure through New Zealand... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/01/up-close-personal-with-new-zealands-giant-longfin-eel/feed/ 3 Birdwatching in New Zealand: In Search of the Rare Fiordland Penguin http://www.finearttips.com/2010/10/birdwatching-in-new-zealand-in-search-of-the-rare-fiordland-penguin/ http://www.finearttips.com/2010/10/birdwatching-in-new-zealand-in-search-of-the-rare-fiordland-penguin/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:39:16 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=6142 Buffer If you follow this blog, by now you know that I am a bird lover. Birds have always intrigued me…they are a piece of the wind, winged beings that go places where humans can only dream. As a child, I use to spend many summer hours trying to catch the birds that would flock... [Continue Reading]

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