Archive for the ‘Artistic License’ Category
Mary Beth Percival: Missoula Painter in the Medium of Watercolor
By MONTE DOLACK - My wife Mary Beth Percival works mainly in watercolor and has always been passionate about the Montana landscape and it’s dramatic big sky. A special exhibition of her work is currently on v... more
If Charlie Russell Painted Missile Silos
By MONTE DOLACK- What if Montana’s famous cowboy artist, Charlie Russell was living today? I have mused many times as to what shape his artworks would yield in today's world.... more
Monte Dolack: Color, Light and Landscape
By MONTE DOLACK-After many years of painting with both oils and acrylics I find myself viewing the world and especially the landscape in descriptive terms of the colors on my painting palette.... more
Monte Dolack: Art and Travel
By MONTE DOLACK-Sometimes you don’t have to travel far for a change of scene. Traveling, even close to home sheds new light, not only on the eye but into the mind and heart as well. ... more
Monte Dolack: Painting On Location
By MONTE DOLACK-As a first year student at Montana State, I remember a painting and drawing class I had in the spring of 1969 that included a field trip away from the stuffy classroom.... more
Monte Dolack: Nature of Art
By MONTE DOLACK-My personal creative and restorative touchstone to nature is not far from our Missoula home. It is The Crown of the Continent ecosystem and the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. ... more
Monte Dolack: Magic Light
By MONTE DOLACK - Evening. Morning. In the gloaming when the light is soft and low. Magic light is painter’s light. It's known as the magic hour when the sun is near or below the horizon.... more
Getting Started
By MONTE DOLACK - Getting started on new works of art is a challenge. I am just preparing the studio for a series of new paintings. This is an exciting and scary time. What will my next painting look like? ... more
Commissions, Collaborations, and the Workshop Life
By MONTE DOLACK - As a maker of paintings I am constantly thinking about images and concepts I want to create. Some of them have been put off for years and others have just come to light.... more
Mary Beth Percival: Missoula Painter in the Medium of Watercolor
By MONTE DOLACK - My wife Mary Beth Percival works mainly in watercolor and has always been passionate about the Montana landscape and it’s dramatic big sky. A special exhibition of her work is currently on v... more
Under the Southern Cross-Monte Dolack Travels to New Zealand
By MONTE DOLACK - I recently traveled with my wife and fellow artist Mary Beth Percival to the other side of the world on tour of New Zealand. Here's what we discovered...... more
Dolack Gallery Celebrates Its Twenty Year Anniversary
By MONTE DOLACK - We opened our gallery on Front Street in Downtown Missoula in the summer of 1993 and will have been there for 20 years this June. Hard to believe!... more