Ginny Abblett
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Working in pastel and
watercolor, sometimes combining media,
Ginny Abblett has studied with artists
in seminars, workshops and private
instruction in Colorado, New Mexico,
Hong Kong and Japan. Plein Air painting
is her mode of choice, and she has
carted materials to paint on location in
England, France, Italy, Arizona, New
Mexico, New York, Ohio and Utah.
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"In Between"
Pastel, " x 12"
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Kelly Berger
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“My years in the marketing arena have
informed the underlying graphic
structure of my work. I’m drawn to
strong color, powerful contrast and
dramatic perspective,” she explains.
Kelly’s pieces include a contemporary
interpretation of Western landscapes,
cityscapes, still life, and an overview
perspective of people in motion.
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Sunday Morning on the Mall"
oil on canvas 12x24 inches
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Norm Bleistein
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“I am hooked on the potential of digital
processing for recapturing the image in
my mind’s eye. Traditional film or new
digital media can capture only a small
fraction of the highlight and shadow
that the human eye sees. The digital
darkroom facilitates recapturing the
visual image, especially near the edges
of the range of light of the medium,
where detail begins to fail. Further,
the eye interprets color more vividly
than it appears in any image capture. I
try to reproduce that interpreted color
while avoiding artificial enhancement.
For me, the result has to be pleasing
and plausible, but I admit to a
consciousness of light and color that
was raised by my love and study of
impressionist painting.”
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Untitled, Colorado
Giclee print from original
photographic montage
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Jane Bunegar
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"As in life, so it is in art. The
more I paint and learn, the more there
is to learn. Art is complex! In addition
to skill and talent, the study demands
intellectual discipline and commitment.
Thankfully, because of my passion for
art, there is infinite pleasure in the
process. As a serious artist, I strive
to make the difficult and complex become
beautiful and spontaneous. My desire is
to speak through my art on an intimate
and unique level. "
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"Untitled Still Life"
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Michelle
Chrisman
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"Painting is a mysterious process. There
is the academic side where one learns
all of the “rules” that are necessary,
whether you are going to use them or
break them. Then there is the poetry. I
love painting in a way that applies the
rules and then dives into another poetic
place. I am a colorist and a modernist
and I love to take painting to the edge
of disaster which is a walk on the wild
side! I also love to paint in a way
where the viewer sees thick and moving
paint, as it has the most sensuous
quality all on its own."
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"King Over
Ojito in Last Sun’s Glow"
Oil on canvas
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Bren Corn
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Corn believes art is limitless to
interpretation. She invites the viewer
to experience her work and allow each
piece to strike in its’ own way. She
says, “Ultimately, you will not see what
I see; every individual is reached
differently. I want you to take out of
it what you will. That is truly the
beauty and wonders of Art.”
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"Lock"
acrylic on canvas
20"x 20"
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Tim Deibler
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"Nature offers an endless variety of
beauty, but all too often it goes
unnoticed. My goal is to capture some of
this beauty and present it in such a way
that the viewer feels the same emotion I
felt while observing nature and painting
it."
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"Basket Weaver"
12 x 16
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Jeanne Echternach
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“I paint for the
sheer love of the art, with the same
excitement and wonder that I had
when I first began to paint at ten
years old.”
Jeanne is a transplanted New
Englander, having grown up along the
New Hampshire coast. But for the
past 30 years, Colorado has been her
home. Her
work is characterized by expressive
brushwork and a playful use of color,
giving Jeanne’s paintings a spontaneous
and fresh look.
Recent Award:
Artists Choice at the Breckenridge Art
and Wildflower Event 2011
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"dappled Light"
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Ken Elliott
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“Typically, I’m trying to use brighter
colors than are found in nature, but
that still seem believable to me. I am also
balancing different elements in my work
to make a more interesting scene.
Whistler said, ‘I’m improving on
nature.’ That is very close to what
goes on when I am working. It is very
much a chess game. There is a lot of
deliberating, chance-taking and moving
pieces around.”
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"Contrasts at the Creek"
oil on canvas
48 x 48
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Victoria
Eubanks
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"I like familiar things,
simple comfortable things, coffee cups,
bikes, the alphabet, circles. These
mundane things become almost exotic when
represented in encaustic medium. Wax is
just magic that way. It can be luminous
and light, saturated with color, ultra
smooth or ultra lumpy. I can’t take any
credit for that; Mother Nature gives wax
the magic qualities. I just get the
pleasure of using it for making art."
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Skinny Alpha Dance
Encaustic on panel 24x20 inches
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Carlene Francis
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My canvas is a field of
color continuously in play from edge to
edge rather than organized in terms of
figure/ground relationships. The work
reflects the juxtaposition of
complexities with simplicities, thus
harmonizing opposites. One might
conceptualize non-objective work as
meditation..... a peaceful place to rest
the mind. We need not identify
with form on the two dimensional surface
of the canvas.
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Deborah
Fuelberth
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Deborah focuses much of
her attention to light and color in her
creation of landscapes, wildlife and her
love of horses and their people. Her
work has been described as
impressionistic realism. “I want to
bring the joy of life through painting
and use my brush to create a connection
with the viewer.”
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"Cowgirl
with Horse Hair Bridle"
Oil on canvas,
14 x 11
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Laura Guese
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Laura Guese has participated in solo and
group exhibitions in galleries around
the United States, including Viridian
Artists Inc. in New York, NY, the
Stoneheart Gallery in Evergreen
Colorado, and Indigo Gallery in Fort
Collins, Colorado. Laura was awarded
artist residencies with the Ucross
Foundation of Clearmont, Wyoming in
2007, and Jentel Artist Residency
Program of Banner, Wyoming in 2008.
Laura was born in Denver, Colorado,
where she currently lives and works.
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Lenticular Evening
Oil and oilbar on canvas
56 x 54
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Kaye L. Hurtt
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Born in Waterville
Kansas, Kaye Hurtt grew up surrounded by
silos and sunflowers. Perhaps that was
where her inspiration was born but not
fully realized until later in life.
At the urging of a friend, she attended
the Botanical Illustration School
located at the Denver Botanic Gardens
and completed the curriculum in 2000.
Since this time she has been
commissioned for personal collections
and participated in many selected and
solo exhibitions.
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Susan Q. Harrington
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"All in my family are
makers of things. We drew, knitted,
woodworked, constructed things, mostly
for ourselves. My making of things
evolved beyond personal craft into the
level of fine art- specifically drawing,
painting, and printmaking. My high
school teachers and college professors
greatly encouraged my interests and
honed my skills in techniques as well as
concept.
I chose graduate
studies here in Colorado because of my
love for the plains, its continuing
source of visual inspiration in its
broad vistas, unending skies,
interesting horizons, exuberant color,
and myriad textures. It is a gift to
myself to immerse in this place and make
art about it."
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Untitled
Monotype
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Susieheyer
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She is featured in the newly
released “Landscapes of Colorado
Mountains and Plains."
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"Fall River, Rocky Mountain Natl
Park"
oil, 9 x 12 inches
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Griff Jones
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Art has always been my
passion. I have been an artist
since childhood and have always followed
it where it would take me. I believe God
is at the center of all my work, it is
what I feel. Painting is my meditation,
prayer and commitment to becoming the
best artist I can be.
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Hidden Creek
Oil, 18 x 24
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Renee Jorgensen more info
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Artist & Illustrator
Renee Jorgensen is a Nature and Fine
Botanical artist. She has a
foundation in hand lettering and
illustrated lettering.
When not working in
her studio, she is an instructor for,
and a graduate of the “Botanical Art and
Illustration” program at the Denver
Botanic Gardens.
Currently she is a
member of the Guild of Natural Science
Illustrators, American Society of
Botanical Artists, The Rocky Mountain
Botanical Arts Society & The Summit
Scribes Calligraphic Society.
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"Onions"
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Tom Komala
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Tom loves studying
nature and capturing images in oil and
pastel while on location. From
glistening pagodas to whitewashed
villages, Moroccan bazaars to the
California coast Komala paints from life
and captures the vitality and uniqueness
of each diverse subject.
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Jeff Koehn
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Jeff Koehn is one of a few younger
artists that have captured the
interest of gallery owners and art
lovers across the country these past
several years. Born in a small
Midwestern town, his first grade
teacher was prescient when she told
him he would be a famous artist some
day.
Jeff's style has
evolved from early emphasis on
photo-realism with the use of pastels in
cityscapes and figurative works. His
earlier illustrative works have appeared
in numerous publications. As he shifted
to oil and acrylics, he has become
absorbed with the excitement of color
and texture, refining his paintings with
dry brush techniques that lend both
complexity and subtlety to his
distinctive style.
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"Dahlia Project"
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Victoria
Kwasinskie
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Of her lifetime journey
as an Artist, Victoria states, “Art is
my passion and my joy! I believe that we
are here to live our purpose as defined
by what we are passionate about, that
which makes our heart sing. I also
believe that we each have a
responsibility to share our gifts with
all. Whether I am sharing my
knowledge of Art through instruction, or
providing a visual experience for the
viewer or collector, my ultimate goal is
to encourage all to see and live the
beauty and joy of this gift of life.
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Martin Lambuth
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“Having
made a living as an artist for over 30
years in the field of graphic design, I
want to explore art without the confines
of t-squares, rulers and machines."
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Wisteria Afternoon
24x18 Oil
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Evelyn Valdez
Martinez
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Evelyn first studied art
under the tutelage of oil painter,
William Johnson, who in turn, took his
training with such notable greats as
Frank J. Rielly and George Bridgeman at
the Art Students League of New York.
Evelyn has also studied oil painting at
the Art students League of Denver with
Kim English, Kevin Weckbach, and Quang
Ho, as well as with other artists of
national and international reputation;
including workshops with Richard Schmid,
Ramon Kelley and Ned Jacob. She has
studied pastel painting with Daniel
Greene and Bruce Gomez.
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"To the Hayfields"
Oil, 11 x 14 inches
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Milton Meyer
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Without benefit of artistic training he
is, nevertheless, a signature member of
the Pastel Society of America, the
Pastel Society of the West Coast (with
designation as “Distinguished Pastellist")
and Knickerbocker Artists. He has been
admitted as an artist member of the
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, and is a
Founding Director of and Member of
Masters Circle in the International
Association of Pastel Societies.
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'Turkish Boatmen'
pastel. 16 x 23
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Meg
Miller
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"By taking simple and
often mundane images, symbols, numbers,
patterns and iconography from popular
culture, and playing with the
juxtaposition of them by placing them in
an unexpected context, they develop a
new personality and become art.
This helps us notice an invisible world
around us that we might otherwise look
at, but never see."
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"Rose"
Digital art on canvas
36x48 inches
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E. Melinda
Morrison more info
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"People have always been my first
love in painting. Even though I love to
paint landscapes, my greatest
appreciation is for the human form.
Whether a humorous or emotional moment,
capturing a person in a moment of
expression is the ultimate glory for me
in my painting."
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'The Honeymooners'
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Tracy Parker
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Through my abstract
mixed-media expressions I aim to inspire
people to transform the way we relate
and connect to the world of environments
which we live in. "
"These paintings are
everything I feel, see and do;
everything I can’t find words to
express. I seek subject matter that is
very personal, but is able to be
translated universally."
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'Lighthouse #1
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Garnie Quick
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"My love affair with
watercolors started when my children
were in high school. I had always wanted
to express myself in some way and
watercolor became that medium. The joy
comes from not only expressing my
impression of the world around me but
also from the the creation of a whole
new world in the process."
"My hope is that
anyone viewing my work will be able to
feel the essence of what I try to
capture."
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"A Street in Nice"
watercolor, 14" x 20"
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Kathryn
Riedinger
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"My oil paintings are a
reflection of my experiences, many
completed en plein air, in the
world. I enjoy capturing moments in
everyday life on city streets as
well as those of hills, trees, water
and sky."
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Le Marche de Montmarte
Oil on
Canvas, 30x30
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Karen Scharer
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"My art reflects my faith
in imagination and intuition, and my
fascination with the natural world.
Through painting, my ideas and visions
become tangible. When I begin a work, I
don't know how it will end, but
everything I have seen and experienced
influences the outcome. I see each
piece as an interaction -- a
conversation – with the evolving
painting. This approach to creating art
is extremely personal -- each piece is a
unique result of who I am and how I
relate to the world around me."
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Reflections
1-2
oil on canvas
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Teresa Schroder
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Teresa began her art career while in
high school. She majored in Art at the
University of Central Oklahoma.
Later, she worked with the Art Students
League of Denver and meeting fellow
artists gave her a solid connection with
the art community there.
She is a member of Oil Painters of
America and teaches classes from her
studio, “Aspen Arts Studio & Gallery”,
in Conifer, CO. Her work has been
accepted in the 2006 “Salon
International” show hosted by The
International Museum of Contemporary
Masters of Fine Art.
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"Autumn Lake"
Oil, 16 x 20 inches
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Jared Steinberg
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Jared Steinberg, a native of Denver,
graduated with a Bachelor of Studio Arts
Degree from Arizona State University and
is a member of both The Art Students
League of Denver and the River North Art
Community (a.k.a. RiNo). Mr. Steinberg
has exhibited his work in various Denver
locations including The Art Students
League of Denver, The Spark Gallery and
The Denver Civic Theater.
Jared believes that
educating people who love and appreciate
art will serve to improve the growing
art scene in the Denver area. He has
conducted several open studios and
lectures in his work space, called
Yellow House Studio, to help in this
effort.
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"Aqua, Good and Evil"
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Phyllis Stone more info
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Phyllis Stone is a Denver
artist with a life-time interest in art
who has been painting for over 20 years.
She works primarily in oils and has done
both traditional realistic works and
abstract and nonrepresentational
paintings."Many
of my paintings as well as the series
incorporating copper and glass are about
journeys. Maps can help us arrive at the
destination, but the route taken is up
to the individual. That is a way to look
at art. And it is similar with life, as
each person must seek his or her own
way. As the saying goes, "Life is a
Trip."
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"Destination"
acrylic, 40" x 40" |
Steve Zavodny more info
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I had
a serious eye operation at age 23.
Consequently, I took seeing more
seriously, enough to get a camera and
start shooting.
I became left-eyed and right brained.
I saw people as living cartoons and
nature as the source of all. Now I
have made a garden that I photograph and
it supplies me with an endless source of
nature.
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"Fiery
Dahlia"
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