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22 • portfolio outwest art show & sale and those whose names are drawn will each pay $200 to take their canvases home. While the artists are busy creating their collaborative work, Willie's Distillery out of Ennis and Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company of Great Falls will be on hand to ensure none of the guests become too parched. In addition to whiskey tasting and signature cocktails, the duo has also created two beers specifically for the Out West Art Show and Sale. The Jeremiah Johnson microbrews, aged in barrels used to create Willie's bourbon, will be available throughout Western Art Week. Twelve more artists go head-to-head on Saturday afternoon during a fast-paced, quick-finish event. They'll begin with a piece they started prior to the show, and will have approximately one hour to get it completed before a 3 p.m. auction. Robert Spannring COWBOYS AND AFRICAN ANIMALS RobertSpannring.com SHOW: Out West Art Show & Sale Heritage Inn: Room 154 Come journey through Robert's room, as you enjoy Montana working cowboys, exhilarating African animals and calm Montana rivers in penwashes and oils. Robert was first accepted into the Russell Auction in 1974, when he was just seventeen years old. Since then his work has been selected for auctions, at Russell Museum, Yellowstone Art Museum, Missoula Art Museum, Paris Gibson Squares, and has shown work at Waterwork Museum, Hockaday Art Museum. Robert is a member of the Montana Painters Alliance, Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America. Robert's work can be found at these wonderful Galleries; Frame of Reference, Whitefish, Terakedis Fine Art and Jewelry, Billings, Radius Gallery, Missoula, Two River Gallery, Big Timber, Latigo and Lace, Augusta, Frame Garden, Livingston. Sponsor and artist awards ceremonies continue throughout the afternoon, followed by the raffle drawing for the winner of the Out West Art Show and Sale 2020's highlight piece – the "Circle of Life," by Robert Krogle. All proceeds from the stunning original painting will be donated to the Young Masters Program. Tickets are available at the show throughout Western Art Week. The caliber and scope of artistry at the Out West show makes it a can't- miss event. "The Out West artists are a huge source of work for the Russell auction," Godwin says. Sculptor CM "Chip" Jones will have his one-of-a-kind, molten bronze bas-relief pieces available once again. Jones drips, splashes, and tosses molten bronze to create incredible western and wildlife scenes, and refers to his self-invented technique as "painting at 2,300 degrees, using cast iron as brushes."

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