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| Photo by Tom Lawrence Kathleen Cox works at her dining room table, not an easel, to create the watercolors she favors. She said she is inspired by scenes she views all the time, such as the back of Dome Rock for this painting. |
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Kathleen Cox featured artist at Scotts Bluff National Monument
Inspiration is all around Kathleen Cox.
The Gering artist views scenes as she travels through the area, takes mental notes and takes photos and transfers them to a canvas, she said Wednesday.
“I don’t paint them exactly,” she said. “I shuffle them and make them work for me.”
Cox is Scotts Bluff National Monument’s highlighted artist through early April. She has nine pieces on display in the William Henry Jackson Room of the Visitor Center including original watercolor, watercolor/pastel and watercolor/pastel/ink.
Cox has been a member of the North Platte Valley Artist Guild for as long as she has been painting, 30 years. Her tastefully decorated home is also her studio, as she works on a table, not an easel.
Cox, 68, has filled her life as an artist with learning; her first oil painting course was directed by Amy Sadle. She has also participated in various workshops; most notably from Ed Whitney. Cox has explored many of her art interests through classes offered at Western Nebraska Community College in human figure drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and art design.
She enjoys working with various media and mix media and works with pastels, pen and ink, gouache, acrylic, oil, silk painting, fabric art, and three-dimensional art, but if you ask her what her favorite is she will reply, “watercolor.” Many of Cox’s pieces at Scotts Bluff National Monument uniquely speak to the themes of the park, such as the prairie landscape and wildlife along with the historic Oregon Trail.
Being an active member of the artist guild has allowed her to meet other artists of the region. It has also taken her work to local and state art shows. Cox’s work can also be seen at these area events and locations: Oregon Trail Days Art Show, Tree House on Broadway in Scottsbluff and at the Gering Art Festival.
She said her husband Jim, a retired Gering pharmacist, is “my best critic.”
Jim said he has few artistic goals. “I make good snowmen outside,” he said with a smile.
However, the couple’s granddaughter, Maya Smith, 5, is a budding artist. Maya sent several pieces of art to cheer Kathleen up after a recent surgery. It worked.
“Nothing makes you happier than children’s art,” the proud grandmother said.
There will be two opportunities to meet the artist and see her demonstrate her talents. You can see her on the weekend of March 13-14 and then again on April 17 as part of Scotts Bluff National Monument’s National Park Week Celebration. Please contact the park as the dates near for demonstration times.
The Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. (winter hours). The Summit Road is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All Monument trails are open from sunrise until sunset. There is an entrance fee of $5 per vehicle.
Tri-park passes, which cover entrance fees at Scotts Bluff National Monument, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and Fort Laramie National Historic Site, are available for purchase for $15 at the Visitor Center. Additional pass options are available.
For additional information about Scotts Bluff National Monument programs and schedules please visit our Web site at www.nps.gov/scbl to view up-to-date program and event information or call 308-436-9700.
The Gering artist views scenes as she travels through the area, takes mental notes and takes photos and transfers them to a canvas, she said Wednesday.
“I don’t paint them exactly,” she said. “I shuffle them and make them work for me.”
Cox is Scotts Bluff National Monument’s highlighted artist through early April. She has nine pieces on display in the William Henry Jackson Room of the Visitor Center including original watercolor, watercolor/pastel and watercolor/pastel/ink.
Cox has been a member of the North Platte Valley Artist Guild for as long as she has been painting, 30 years. Her tastefully decorated home is also her studio, as she works on a table, not an easel.
Cox, 68, has filled her life as an artist with learning; her first oil painting course was directed by Amy Sadle. She has also participated in various workshops; most notably from Ed Whitney. Cox has explored many of her art interests through classes offered at Western Nebraska Community College in human figure drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and art design.
She enjoys working with various media and mix media and works with pastels, pen and ink, gouache, acrylic, oil, silk painting, fabric art, and three-dimensional art, but if you ask her what her favorite is she will reply, “watercolor.” Many of Cox’s pieces at Scotts Bluff National Monument uniquely speak to the themes of the park, such as the prairie landscape and wildlife along with the historic Oregon Trail.
Being an active member of the artist guild has allowed her to meet other artists of the region. It has also taken her work to local and state art shows. Cox’s work can also be seen at these area events and locations: Oregon Trail Days Art Show, Tree House on Broadway in Scottsbluff and at the Gering Art Festival.
She said her husband Jim, a retired Gering pharmacist, is “my best critic.”
Jim said he has few artistic goals. “I make good snowmen outside,” he said with a smile.
However, the couple’s granddaughter, Maya Smith, 5, is a budding artist. Maya sent several pieces of art to cheer Kathleen up after a recent surgery. It worked.
“Nothing makes you happier than children’s art,” the proud grandmother said.
There will be two opportunities to meet the artist and see her demonstrate her talents. You can see her on the weekend of March 13-14 and then again on April 17 as part of Scotts Bluff National Monument’s National Park Week Celebration. Please contact the park as the dates near for demonstration times.
The Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. (winter hours). The Summit Road is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All Monument trails are open from sunrise until sunset. There is an entrance fee of $5 per vehicle.
Tri-park passes, which cover entrance fees at Scotts Bluff National Monument, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and Fort Laramie National Historic Site, are available for purchase for $15 at the Visitor Center. Additional pass options are available.
For additional information about Scotts Bluff National Monument programs and schedules please visit our Web site at www.nps.gov/scbl to view up-to-date program and event information or call 308-436-9700.
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