"Tatanka Spirit" 18"X24" oil painting by Kay Williams

SPRING AND SUMMER, 2008

OLD NEWS – We were first time exhibitors at the Red River Revel in Shreveport, LA, last fall. What a blast that was! We weren’t sure if we were going to survive the record heat that we had through the whole 9 days of the show, but we did. It was fun to see our biker friends that live in the Shreveport area. Now we know what you really look like when you aren’t in S.D. for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally – not so different from us crazy artists! We won’t be in the Red River Revel this fall because of our late schedule in S.D. So, we hope to see you this summer.

We are sad to say that the show we have been in for the last three years in early November in St. Charles, MO, will no longer be held. It is possible that the group that put on this show will find another location and date in the St. Louis area but this is all the information we have at this time. We loved the historic St. Charles area and we will miss seeing our friends that come to visit us at the show.

NEW NEWS - In January we were lucky to be able to spend some time in Florida with friends and we loved having a week of warm temperatures while there. We also spent a couple nights in the lovely and historic old town of St. Augustine. One of the things we did while there was spend most of a day at the Alligator Farm. We’ve been hearing about it from friends for a long time and we weren’t disappointed. We took many photos of the alligators but even more of the wild birds that inhabit the area. We photographed Roseate Spoonbills and a variety of Egrets and Herons. For all you bird lovers, this is a great place to go. From there we went to Georgetown, S.C, for the Winyah Bay Heritage Festival, our first show of 2008. By then winter had arrived.

Note that our dates as Artists-In-Residence in Custer State Park, S.D, are later than usual this year. We will set up our gallery on July 13 and take down our work on September 30. One of my paintings, “Tatanka Spirit”, will be on the items that are sold at the annual Buffalo Roundup and I will be there during the Roundup to sign the posters. One of Ron’s buffalo paintings was used for the 2007 Roundup image. This year the actual roundup is on Monday, September 29, 2008, but there are festivities all weekend leading up to that day. You can get more information from Custer State Park headquarters or the Custer State Park Resort Company.

We will both be exhibiting our art in the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival in Thomasville, GA, November 21, 22, and 23, 2008. We look forward to seeing all of our friends that live in that lovely part of the country. The southern hospitality is great to experience.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST - We know many of you live in areas of the country that have been dealt many severe blows with all the bad weather. You are on our minds and we pray that you have been spared serious damage.

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUR WEB SITE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SHOW SCHEDULE, NEW PAINTINGS, PRINTS, AND OTHER WONDERFUL INFORMATION.

WE HOPE TO SEE OR HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

KAY WILLIAMS AND RON HOLYFIELD

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