Programs

Annie Allen Clark

Born in Laredo, Montana, on a small working farm/ranch, led to the benefit of understanding the rhythms of the earth. Understanding that humans suffer and rejoice from the energy of the land. Vital energy existing in land, animals, water, and minerals connects our hearts to nature. Humans need connection. They need language and they need the arts to express this language when there are no words.

"I spill watercolor and batik dyes on various surfaces, such as watercolor paper, muslin cloth, yupo (polypropylene) paper, mineral paper and canvas. This is followed by applications of acrylics which alter the state of the watercolor and dyes."

(c. https://annieallenart.com/ BACC is looking forward to offering workshops with Annie this winter!

Terrisa Olson

Terrisa is a popular artist and BACC workshop leader!

Tammy Grilley

Tammy is a long-time Bigfork resident and incredible workshop facilitator!

William Smith

I have been an artist my whole life. At a young age I would draw every day for hours. I experimented with pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and finally developed a passion for oil painting. I pursed my artistic passion through art classes in school and commercial art classes in high school where everything changed. After receiving a A.A.S. in Commercial Art from Ferris State University, my career took me from newspaper editorial illustration, to design agencies and eventually to owner and creative director of a successful marketing communications firm in Michigan, from which I retired. My wife and I moved to Montana where I began my latest career in Bigfork, designing full-time for an award-winning creative firm. In my spare time, I work in my home studio putting brush to canvas using the beauty that surrounds me for creative inspiration.

Pamela Beer

"Spacious Joy, with emotion, with humor, with love...always" is Pamela Beer's motto!

Pam grew up as a creative personality coming from a life that demanded more a focus on survival than the expression of her creativity.

Each feeling of excitement, burst of pleasure, or dreams of laughter were squelched by the need to navigate through the challenges of being raised rural and poor along with the challenges stemming from that environment.

Through sheer determination and a long career in technology, she finally burst onto the art scene in 2013 with a renewed spirit to make things that brought joy and completeness, not only for herself but to bring uplifting moments to others.

Each work takes many weeks to complete and begins with several layers of an oil paint and cold wax mixture applied with squeegees onto wood cradled panels. More layering and subsequent colors are applied with soft brayers for an effect that is simultaneously bold and subtle.

Her designs often begin chaotic and stormy only to end up in a very joyful dance that emanates from each work.

Life creates her work and she makes whatever resinates in the current.