Local artist, Kara Fellows-Tripp has submitted the winning design for the 2014 Sweet Pea poster contest. Kara was born in Bozeman and has attended the Sweet Pea Festival since she was a child. As a first-time entrant, she says she is thrilled to have won the $1000 prize and to take part in a Bozeman tradition. Last year Kara won the “Best in Show” award at the Sweet Pea Art Show for her painting titled “Indian Corn.”
Kara works in oils and often utilizes a palette knife to layer the paint. This technique is evident in the highly textural sweet peas in her poster.
“My poster concept started as a traditional still-life painting” she explains, “a mason jar filled with coral, white and violet sweet peas.”
“In the end, I selected a portion of the painting to create the final poster design.”
Kara’s home and studio are in downtown Bozeman. Her original oils can be seen and purchased at the Sweet Pea Festival Arts & Crafts Show this August and year round at The Artists’ Gallery in the Emerson Cultural Center. She can be reached through her website www.KaraTrippArtist.com.
Congratulations Kara!
Kara will be at the Merchandise Tent on Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3 from 1-1:30pm to autograph your purchased poster.