making art in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ✿ Artist Residency vlog
In June of 2023, I got the opportunity to be the artist in residence at the Taft-Nicholson Center for Environmental Humanities in the Centennial Valley in Montana. It was a glorious two weeks alone in a cabin where I only had to paint. Come hang out !
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I really romanticize doing a residency some day. I appreciate that you shared your low points too.
This space is so lovely, and the chalk drawings on the wood-stove are so whimsical! I love your trumpeter swans painting! My retirement dream is to one day have a cozy property where I could host artists for residencies similar to this one. Thanks for sharing your experience, this is so inspiring!
Oh wow! What a cool opportunity. 10 paintings in 2 weeks is wild but they came out great
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
I’ve always had trouble finding artists that I connect with and super inspired by. But you changed that, your ability to pull from nature is exactly what I want to do & to see your unique style of realism of nature is so so amazing!! I love your videos & your work!
I discovered you last week and eversince I am watching a video every other day with my morning coffee. I am currently writing my master thesis (cultural studies) and will hand it in by the end of this week. Your videos put me into such a calm place. It really helped getting the day started and feel ready to attack! There is little content I am watching whilst not doing anything else. So I value this a lot. Thanks for sharing!
@littletinyegg
7 ай бұрын
omg this is such a sweet comment, thank you so much
isn't Montana known as 'Big Sky Country'? it really lived up to that tagline! i love your beautiful artwork, your honest (and totally understandable) reflections, the gorgeous alpine meadow scenery and possibly my favorite moment... the way you got that fire in the wood stove going! :)
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
yes!! It so did! Thank you so much!
Oh this made me teary eyed! I fly to Bozeman on Sunday! I'll be gone for a week and that's the longest I've been away from the kiddos. I need it though, I'm burning out. Thanks so much for sharing, friend! 💞
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Aw yay Whitney that makes me so happy! I'm so excited for you and hope you have a wonderful time!
What a great experience Kristen. I love the art you made and your honesty and vulnerability make for really heartfelt content. 💕
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Aw thank you so much! I sometimes question the vulnerability but know people appreciate it and it just feels right
wow, what a blessing to stay in a place like this :') being in contact with true nature and this kinda isolation must really take you places mentally... we don't have this detox time to be kinda forced (?) to reflect on a day-to-day basis it must shake things up for the best, hope I can get this type experience soon loved the video
Thank you for sharing this part of your art journey ❤
Wow what a beautiful place to be for two weeks. I really related to your lonely walk. Sometimes when I go out to create art the inspiration is still ‘downloading’ and it’s usually not till I’m back home that the true inspiration hits.
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
that's definitely true for me as well, I need some processing time in my studio. Thank you!
Now i want to do this! What a gorgeous place to make gorgeous art!!!
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
You should!! Thank you
I just saw this video in my recommended feed. I went to eastern Montana this past fall with my fiancé and his dad, and the scenery was just gorgeous. I’m from ND and so being somewhere that wasn’t just purely flat was just amazing. watching this video made me miss my time in Montana and look forward to going again, maybe bring some art supplies to paint while I’m there, though my main medium is drawing. you’ve inspired me to start painting again, I’m going to make my first painting in over a year tomorrow. thank you for sharing your content. your work and content have been inspiring me to find my art style, and step out of my comfort zone in general.
@littletinyegg
4 ай бұрын
aw, wow thank you for this sweet comment!!
Take a ride, it always cures things for me...awesome that you brought the bike.
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
It usually does for me too! I'm so glad I brought it
What a cool experience!!! This video was so fun to watch! It looks gorgeous where you got to stay!! I never knew that things like this existed so I am so excited to research into it and maybe do something like this someday!! Also the footage of you making the fire was so cool and I will remember it forever LOL !! I looooved the swan painting and all the side panel paintings on your floral pieces were so pretty!!!
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Aw thank you so much Maren! I hope you get to do something like it, it was so valuable and fun! Haha and I'm glad you enjoyed the fire footage lol
I just found your channel and I LOVE your vibe! I visited slc for the first time a week ago and I loved it - it’s so beautiful, I want to go back! Can’t wait to watch all of your videos and follow your art journey! :)
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Oh yay welcome to the channel!
What a wonderful opportunity. I could feel what you said with the disorienting shadow of the aloneness of the experience affecting you. I can identify with that. I'm glad the week rounded out with such beautiful encounters with nature and fellow artists, scientists and philosophers. It's nice to be alone when you also have a community you know is there. Beautiful paintings you created there!!!
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! It really rounded out so nicely, I think I really learned how community is important to me! Appreciate you!
I imagine such to be in some way also very therapeutic, and overall pleasant to be creative and inspired. Really cool what you did
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
it really was! Thank you!
Refuge and When Women Were Birds are two of my favorite books m! so fun to hear about your experiences! 💛
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Two of my favorites as well!! Thank you ❤️
This looks like such an amazing experience! I think I too would feel lonely though ❤
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
It really was amazing! thank you
Looks like such a cool experience!! The art you made while you were there is so so pretty :,) I was thinking about applying to some artist residency programs and this just confirmed my decision to apply lol
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
thanks Bri! You definitely should!!
12:54 that lake looks gorgeous. 10 paintings in 2 weeks is great, even if you had of just walked away with sketches, it still would have been a good 2 weeks😀
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Right?? Thank you!!
What a wonderful place to be. ❤ New subbie here. I loved this video.
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
aw thank you and welcome to the channel!
Beautiful❤
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
Hello from a nw Montanan 😊 lupine is one of my favorites. Beautiful paintings
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
Aw thank you! One of my favs as well!
Omg this was so inspiring! kinda jealous :)
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
aww thank you!!
How did you land this residency?! So fun! I legit look forward to your vlogs because you're always on some dank art and nature adventure
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
hehe I just applied!! There's always somethin' going on over here. Thanks Meg!!
Nice work space.
@littletinyegg
8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
I love this, I had no idea there are programs like this! Did you need to attend school to join this program?
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
nope! I just applied!
🙃👏
What is the neon red paint you prime your canvases with? It’s so beautiful exactly the colour I’ve been trying to find ❤
@littletinyegg
8 ай бұрын
It’s just neon red from Blick’s acrylic range!
Your swan painting is beautiful! I’d love to know what you painted it on? 💗
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
It is a gallery wrapped canvas!
@jazzie2790
Жыл бұрын
@@littletinyegg thanks so much!
wonderful,did you shoot the vlog with your phone ?
@littletinyegg
Жыл бұрын
thank you! about half with my iphone X and the other half with my canon m50
this was so awesome thank you for this.
@littletinyegg
11 ай бұрын
thank you for watching!
What is the song you used at timestamp 3:50??
@littletinyegg
10 ай бұрын
it is "gone tomorrow" by Jimmy Wahlsteen! finger-pickin' good!
What brand canvas are you using?
@littletinyegg
5 ай бұрын
I use blick's gallery wrapped canvasses!
P R O M O S M ☺️
@littletinyegg
11 ай бұрын
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