Alaskan Raven Studio

Art in Alaska. Story of an Alaskan artist.

Alaskan Raven Studio

Have you looked at a painting and it gave you joy?

Paintings can do that.

Color  will speak to you differently every time you look.

A painting will: make you aware of your surroundings; help you see things differently; remind you of what is important;
and make you smile.

I paint to share the joy I see in the world with you.

A portrait paints a mood, a moment. It dares you to look closer.

Blue-clawed Claude?

Wonder Lake shimmers in Denali Park. Two ravens stroll. Nothing is wilder than a bear.

Rambunctious ravens and a bear rambling...

Who is Raven?

 

Walking in the snow toward the sunset with your dog
Jan Raven Stitt lives in Alaska where the aurora dances in the winter sky and the summer nights are full of light and long blue shadows.

My story as an artist began when…

Be wild. Stay wild.

What is wild?
Wild is untamed. Unrestrained. Unbroken. Wild can even be unruly. A little rough. Unpredictable. Wild is strong. Enthusiastic. Excited. Sometimes fierce. Wild is that uninhabited place that others don’t know about. Wild knows how to live. It conquers obstacles. Fights dragons. Wild thinks the impossible is do-able. Dreams wonderful dreams. Wild can do it. Wild will do it. Wild is doing it. Consider the wild card. The wild card can do anything. It can break the rules. It is the rule. The wild card has more power. More versatility. More possibilities. It is the card you want. Everyone wants it. Wild is wonderful.
We all need wild in our life.
Do you want a little or a lot?

Drop in anytime (virtually) inside Well Street Art Co. for three minutes of non-stuffy artsy-gallery fun:

Three minute montage  

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Paintings and their story

Mt. Denali & Wonder Lake

September in Denali Park at 6:15 p.m. Colors dance and the evening summer sun spotlights the mountain. Wonder Lake is the place to be in autumn. After a long trip on the shuttle bus, my legs were stiff and I was tired but what a sight to welcome me to the heart of Denali Park. […]

feathers & brushstrokes

Feathers & Brushstrokes was an exhibit of paintings at Well Street Art Co. Fairbanks, Alaska in February, 2021 Click on the small gallery images below to see the entire painting with their titles and prices. Do you see a painting you want but it is already sold? Check to see if it’s available as a […]

Suddenly, Bear!

Suddenly, Bear20″ x 20″ Kroma acrylic on canvaspainting by Raven You never know when a bear might show up. You imagine one behind every bush. But then, suddenly there is a bear. A large grizzly. My stomach turned. My husband yelled and waved his arms. I was surprised to see a look of fear in […]

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contact me with questions or comments

Alaskan Raven Studio
PO Box 80231
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
USA
alaskanblackbird@yahoo.com

 

Represented by:
Well Street Art Co.
1302 Well Street
Fairbanks, Alaska
907 452-6169

Stephan Fine Arts
939 West 5th Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
USA
(907) 274-5009
http://www.stephanfinearts.com/

more about Raven

I ventured to Alaska before there was an oil pipeline and fell in love with the gnarly spruce trees, intense weather and mountains I could touch. Very different from the landscape in St. Louis. I was looking for different. The spruce trees: those scraggy, wizened, lanky conifers danced onto the first page of my sketch […]