The Artful Painter returns! It’s good to be back in the saddle again.

My friend, Chris Kolupski kindly and patiently agreed to help me dust off my recording equipment and bring the Artful Painter back to life. Chris was originally featured back in episode 56 published back in 2021. That was a couple of years before we loaded up the wagons and moved to the Western Slope of Colorado.

In this edition of the Artful Painter, Chris Kolupski talks about his unique artist education experience he calls: “Paint Out West.”

To me, Chris Kolupski is The Indiana Jones of Outdoor Painting – and for good reason! He's not only an excellent landscape painter and educator, he is an adventurer who loves painting the American South West. Of course, any adventure can certainly come with its own perils. Chris calmly takes these mis-adventures in stride. In this episode he shares the following experiences:

• He crashed his car into a cow in the middle of the night in New Mexico!
• Chris made daring attempts to rescue a camera that fell over a cliff!
• He escaped prosecution after getting caught inadvertently trespassing while teaching a class.
• In the middle of Navaho land, Chris founds himself on a horse that doesn't want him on his back
• And then there’s that time he got told off by a rude photographer in Arches National Park!

Tune in for a blend of humor, inspiration, and practical advice.

I'd like to welcome you to this edition of The Artful Painter!

Links

Chris Kolupski

Paint Out West with Chris Kolupski: https://www.chriskolupski.com/page/30053/paint-out-west-on-demand
Website: https://www.chriskolupski.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriskolupski/
Featured earlier on The Artful Painter: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/chris-kolupski-56

Other:

Artist JR Sanders: https://www.instagram.com/jrsandersart/

Books by Author Craig Childs:
The Wild Dark: Finding the Night Sky in the Age of Light: https://amzn.to/4mXFnTt 
House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest: https://amzn.to/4m9JiLK 
Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau: https://amzn.to/4m8RonO
Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places: https://amzn.to/42nLRCE
Stone Desert: https://amzn.to/4npuDwY