Linda Tippetts: Montana Plein Air Painter - Epi. 213, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

I had plein air painter Linda Tippetts on the podcast today. I
actually met Linda at the C. M. Russell Museum when I was there
giving a lecture on Maynard Dixon during their annual group show.
There must have been close to 100 artists, if not more. It's a
really fun experience and anybody who has not gone to that show
should plan for next year. It’s typically in the third week of
August, and when I went to visit the weather was beautiful and
all the exhibits were amazing.

I walked into Linda’s exhibit space and I was met with a group of
beautiful paintings, but there was one that was just incredibly
moving for me. I had heard Linda's name come up before but hadn’t
seen her art yet.

When I finally met Linda I could tell that there was a story
there. She's a person that grew up on a ranch in Montana and had
to fight tooth and nail to get where she is in the art industry
today. Sometimes it's a real struggle to make it to the promised
land.

It wasn't easy for Linda. She was constantly moving from one
place to another. She would put her job in jeopardy trying to get
into gallery shows, living in a little trailer so she could
travel around the country and paint. 

Linda put in her time and she put in the effort. So anybody out
there who says to themselves “I'm going to be an artist someday”
- while you listen to her life story, you’ll come to realize what
sacrifices are necessary to get there. If you have the gumption
and sense of “this is what I'm going to do…” Well, then you can
be a Linda Tippetts.