John Anglim
John is an award-winning artist, photographer and designer who works in a variety of media. His work has appeared nationally in such publications as
PhotoMethods, Creativity, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Arts & Crafts, and Art Directions. He is the former Creative Director for
Grand Valley Magazine and operates Resource Design, a graphic design and marketing firm. He is a member of: National Collage Society and Rocky Mountain Collage Society.
Website:
www.johnanglim.com
Mary Ellen Andrews
Mary Ellen is a Western Colorado Watercolor Society Signature Member and Plein Air Artists Colorado (PAAC) Signature Member. Her brilliantly colored and loose oil paintings are created near her home in Grand Junction, Colorado. She paints what she loves: the landscapes of Western Colorado, the villages in Europe and Central America where she travels, and people-intensely involved in their work.
Website:
http://maryellenandrews.com
Joni Beckner
Ms. Beckner has been in private practice for five years and established ArtLight Therapy & Studios to incorporate her creative therapy practice with her own artistic endeavors. Over the years Joni has enjoyed freelance and fine art projects, which have included children's book illustration, real estate illustration and commissioned drawings and paintings. She has participated in juried shows at the regional and national level. Her contributions of original art to non-profit groups have included the National Hospice Foundation.
Donna Bergman
Donna is a mixed-media collage artist from Grand Junction, CO. She is a member of the National Collage Society and the Rocky Mountain Collage Society. She has worked in a multitude of media throughout her life, including fiber, jewelry, glass and clay. The experience gained from working in other media has contributed to her two and three-dimensional mixed-media collage creations. She is drawn to organic forms and inspired by whimsical subjects. Donna expresses this in her art using bright colors or black and white themes, and lots of textures. Her mixed-media collages have won numerous awards.
Art Blom
Art was born and raised in Idaho. He received his BFA from Boise State College in Boise, Idaho, then went on to receive an MFA from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Following graduation he became an assistant professor and head of the sculpture program at Grand Valley State College in Allendale, Michigan. His teaching experiences include other fine art classes at Hope University in Holland, Michigan, the Community College of Denver in Denver, Colorado, and graduate teaching at Ohio State University.
Nancee Jean Busse
Nancee earned both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Art Education and taught middle school art briefly. Always an active outdoor enthusiast, it was only natural that the subject matter that appealed to her was the natural beauty of her surroundings. The unsurpassed beauty of western Colorado provides the artist with unlimited opportunities to paint powerful landscapes and awe-inspiring wildlife. Painting animals of any kind appeals to Nancee Jean. She recently illustrated three children's books titled The Lazy Alligator, Trunks and Tails, and We Are Hippopotamus by award-winning author Jon Archembault.
Tom Calenburg
Whether working in painting, mixed media or photography Tom’s aim is to celebrate the process of creation that gives his soul its voice. In addition to being a working artist, Tom has owned and operated a studio and gallery in Wilmington, NC and Bellingham, WA. Tom was born in Milwaukee, WI and studied art at the University of Wisconsin where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Malcolm Childres
In his career, Malcolm has been invited to show his work in over 100 regional and national juried exhibitions where he has won numerous awards. His works have been collected by many museums, private and corporate collections. Examples of Malcolm's hand and photographic art appear in many corporate and private collections.
Website:
http://www.malcolmchilders.com/
Barbara Churchley
Barbara's paintings reflect her personal connection with the western landscape she lives in. Her oil and pastel paintings are interpretive and impressionistic. She is a Master Signature Member of the Pastel Society of Colorado, Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society, International Plein Air Painters, Plein Air Artists of both Colorado and New Mexico, Contemporary Fine Artists International, and an Associate Member of Oil Painters of America and the Pastel Society of America.
Website:
http://barbarachurchley.com/
Gary Clapp
Clapp moved to the Grand Valley from New Hampshire. He has worked in watercolor for fifteen years and in the Eastern tradition for eight years. Gary has taught sumi-e (Japanese brush painting) classes and workshops, has taught how to adapt Japanese and Chinese painting techniques to subject matter such as western landscapes, and has demonstrated sumi-e on community television. He is represented by Blue Pig Gallery in Palisade.
Ron Cloyd
Driven by a primal connection to the classic elements of earth, air, water and fire, Ron’s inspiration comes from the spectacular geologic formations and ecosystems surrounding his home in the high desert of Western Colorado. Ron’s pieces incorporate a combination of color, texture and images that reflect the timeless energies of erosion and metamorphosis defining the landscape of the Rocky Mountain West.
Maggie Cook
Most of Maggie’s paintings are landscapes of the Southwest and many are pastels. However, she will occasionally browse through old photographs of England, her homeland, and pay particular attention to the countryside and village buildings of East Anglia. Maggie enjoys trying to depict what it is like in that part of England.
Website:
http://www.maggiecook.com
Kay Crane
Kay Anglim Crane was born into a family of artists and has been at it for as long as she can remember. An animal lover from the get go, she finds they often become her subjects, though she paints the occasional landscape as well. Kay became a regular contributor of photographs for Grand Valley Magazine and worked her way into the job of Photo Editor, which has been extremely satisfying to her.
Website: http://www.kaycraneart.com
Cynthia Duff
Born in Denver, Colorado, Cynthia Duff was inspired by her family’s passion of the arts, music, nature and the relationships of life. Her strength in design is due to her training and working as a Commercial Artist in Corporate and Marketing design. Cynthia can now be seen painting in her studio in Grand Junction, Colorado or along a road side painting vistas and wildlife of the magnificent west.
Website:
http://www.cynthiaduff.com
Donna Fullerton
Donna is a multi-faceted artist and musician whose experience spans more than three decades. Her work is remarkably bold with painterly effects in oils, acrylics and Alcohol Inks. Her background and education range from photography, to lost-wax bronze study and the performing arts.
Website:
http://www.donnafullerton.com
Gayle Gerson
Gayle has studied under the guidance of many artists in watercolor, oil and experimental workshops. She is a signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society and the Western Colorado Watercolor Society and the National Collage Society. She is a founding member of the Rocky Mountain Collage Society. She teaches experimental mixed media classes at the Art Center in Grand Junction, Colorado and does contract workshops. She regularly shows her work in many venues throughout Colorado and her art is in many private and public collections throughout the world.
Julie Glassman
Julie mastered the technique of cloisonné enamel and developed her signature line: miniature paintings of layered enamel framed in embellished settings of precious metal and gems. She kiln fires her more detailed pieces as many as thirty-five times. One of my earliest creations was an eye pendant. Twenty-five years later, her cloisonné enamel eyes remain one of my most popular designs, recognized internationally and featured in British Vogue magazine.
Website:
http://julieglassman.com
Gary Harned
Harned got a degree in marketing management from Mississippi State, but was so fascinated with his college roommate’s architectural design classes that after schooling Harned decided to pursue art by teaching himself on his own time. Harned was intrigued with what an architect or artist could do with limited space. In architecture, it was designing an elaborate building for a small piece of land. In art, it was turning a specific sized canvas into a masterpiece. Harned has spent 30 years painting in oil.
Ron Henry
Art has been the core of Ron Henry's life since early childhood - art and a profound love of the outdoors. A California native, Ron's formal art training began at the university of San Jose, California and later at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. For ten years he worked as an art director, illustrator, designer and agency account executive in the graphic arts and advertising business. Ron's paintings explore a realm where humans and their environment interact to create people with the character of the American West.
Mary Hertert
Mary created Color Creek-Fiber Art September of 1997 in Anchorage, Alaska. Since that time the equivalent of several thousand people of all ages and backgrounds have been exposed to the wonders of putting dye on fabric. Her artwork is on the walls at the Providence Medical Center in Anchorage-Children’s Hospital and the new Cancer Wing; at Wonderpark Elementary; at the Alaska Performing Art Center and in private collections around the country. She was also principle dyer for the Alaskan Dance Theater, Cyrano’s Community Theater and many private people who just wanted to change the color of their clothes. Website:
http://colorcreekfiberart.com
Katie Hill
Katie Hill is an artist whose specialty is Colorado and Alaska landscape and flowers. Growing up in Alaska Katie was influenced by her surroundings and inspired by landscape paintings of her grandmothers. Katie’s legion of collectors grows as her work becomes better known. Katie continues to develop her artistic talent through experiencing new techniques and media, displaying her paintings locally and participating in groups whose goals are promoting the arts.
Freya Hite
Freya’s paintings include the areas of abstraction, landscape, surrealism and portrait/figure. She enjoys exploration of ideas and media. A recent series of abstraction is based on nature’s repeating shapes, patterns of growth and movement. The surrealist work combines recognizable elements whose interrelationships, combined with areas of abstraction, produce a dreamlike effect.
Website: https://www.saatchiart.com/freyahite
Gjeneve Hopkinson
Visiting family in Colorado Gjeneve was drawn to the rugged beauty and colorful landscape and eventually moved out here. Not happy with her attempts at traditional quilting, she moved into the realm of art quilts and fiber art. The colors here have influenced her choice of colors. As she dyes more of her own fabric and experiment with color, she finds that her choices are gradually broadening to include more of the strong earth tones.
Website:
http://gjfiberarts.com/
Pavia Justinian
Pavia's diverse body of work explores unusual and novel media, and is created with distinctive techniques and masterful craftsmanship. Her work mainly explores the interaction of form, light, and color in the context of a contemporary abstract expressionist aesthetic. Pavia Justinian is an emerging artist making a mark both within and outside of the Grand Valley, with sizable work on loan to municipalities throughout Colorado.
Jennifer Kass
To Jennifer, art is everywhere! She’s been creative all her life. After earning her degree in art (BA) from Kean University in New Jersey, Jennifer moved with her husband to Colorado in 1981. She has been fortunate during her life to have traveled internationally. Jennifer is very inspired by various landscapes and cultures. She love color, texture, pattern and most of all exploring new mediums!
Karen Lee Kiefer
Owner of Rainbow Artistry, Karen specializes in one-of-a-kind, award-winning custom designs in stained glass, featuring the inclusion of fusing for detail -- Distinctive creations from church windows, residential, and the whimsical.
Piera Kllanxhja
Having spent time in France, Spain, England, Scotland, and Italy, with a B.A. in Fine Arts, and an A.A. in Commercial Art (being an Art Director in Denver), Piera now creates pottery, paintings, and teaches art therapy in lovely Grand Junction, Colorado. Website:
http://www.artistsregister.com/artists/CO199
Mary Kollman
"The dominating forces of nature are the inspiration that drives me to paint … allowing me to discover a whole new way of seeing. The beauty I see in nature evokes an emotion in me that is expressed by the textures, intense colors and mysterious deep shadows of my paintings.Camping, hiking, skiing and enjoying the rain inspired me at a very young age to capture the drama of the
glorious Pacific Northwest through drawing, watercolors, crayons and storytelling. Moves to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico inspired new forms of expression that reflected the majestic mountains, bubbling streams, big skies and glowing sunsets. Previous boundaries were expanded into abstract landscape. With a move to the east coast, my work has further evolved into pure abstractions, becoming looser and bolder, and launching my foray into “Abstract Expressionism”.
I am an experimental artist. But having been a successful commercial interior designer for 25 years, I incorporate good design principles, using light against darks, opaques with transparents, focal points and areas of rest. These principles are evident in each painting. However, the painting soon becomes a magical self expression, at which point I listen to the painting, moving and stroking with an inner voice that’s experimenting, playful and yet focused on becoming a new and unique form.
Regardless of style, I paint the intricacies of nature and the tremendous hope that it brings for a new tomorrow. It’s my desire that my art evokes a strong pleasant emotion in the collector. I hope that it leaves you with a fond memory, a smile on your face and tremendous joy in your new purchase."
Amy Kuper
Amy's work portrays beauty and empowerment of the feminine in the world. The flowers and natural themes in her pieces represent the continuation of nature and its ability to produce a future generation, a symbol of hope for another day and life. Amy creates many figurative pieces involving subjects in various poses.
Website:
http://amykuperarts.com
Vinje Lawson
Vinje's art is as diverse as the interior of the 1970s travel trailer she decked out in seashells, Christmas lights and swimming mermaids, known by friends as the Mermaid House. She likes to meditate in the cool, soothing light of the enchanted seascape she parked in her back yard as often as her work permits. On the other hand, her art is as traditional as the bold and bright landscapes and still-life paintings that pattern the aging walls of her historic residence.
Nancy Lewis
In 2006, Nancy’s love for adventure and her life-long appreciation for nature’s immense beauty culminated in what would become an epic and life-changing journey. Accompanied by her husband, Nancy set out from Inuvik, Canada on a bicycle tour that would eventually lead her 14,000 miles south to the port city of Puerto Montt, Chile. Over the course of the three year journey, Nancy used paint, pen, pencil, and camera to capture the complexity and beauty of the ever-changing landscapes, seasons and cultures. Her subjects ranged from the stark, desolate beauty of high Andes volcanic mountains to the colorful Central America markets.
Website:
http://nancylewisart.com
John Lintott
Since the first grade, John Lintott remembers always looking forward to art class in school more than any other subject. Art has always played an important role in his life. While a student at Colorado State University, he decided to pursue his interest for painting as a career, "Art has always been my love, and it has become the driving force in everything I do. I've always viewed art as a type of therapy that balances life and gives me the opportunity to continue learning with a passion." Graduating in 2001 with his BFA with a concentration in painting, John has painted seriously ever since.
Website:
http://johnlintott.com/
Ron MacKendrick
Ron was introduced to wood turning in high school shop class. As encouragement his parents bought him a small lathe on which he turned sporadically for the next 35+ years working around college, career and family. Ron turns distressed wood that many turners would throw out. Ron produces both natural edged vessels and the more standard platters, bowl and vases from this wood.
Recently Ron has added wall hangings (both turnings and collages) to his repertoire.
Website: http://woodart-ron.com
Bud Markos
Bud is a self-taught artist whose representational oils focus principally on western subjects and historical themes, including landscapes, wildlife and figuratives. His paintings have been juried into local and national exhibits, among which are the
Grand National Stock Show, San Francisco, CA.,
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Art Show, Cheyenne, WY,
Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ, and
Arts for the Parks, Jackson, WY, where they were selected in several "
Mini 100" and "
Top 200" award categories.
Website:
http://www.budmarkos.com
Bob Martin
Working in both oil and pastel, Bob has been the recipient of several awards from around the Western Slope area. To Bob Martin, art is a form of expressing feelings, a type of mental therapy, and a place to lose the problems of ever day life. “Life is short, and it seems there is never enough time to paint. Art has 'forced' me to see things with a different eye”.
Website:
http://www.ArtisansofColorado.com
Susan Metzger
Batik gave Susan a way to "possess" hundreds of wonderful buildings. Every time she draws, wax and dye a building it becomes hers. Susan also has the opportunity to share her love of historic architecture when she shows her artwork. Susan translates the photographs she takes on her travels into batiks, pastels and paintings.
Charles Morris
The art of Charles Morris, a native of Colorado, reflects his passion for nature and the environment that has deepened over a lifetime of experiencing the wonders that surround us. His interests as an artist have slowly evolved from his early fascination of the details and textures found in subjects of weathered barns and wooded landscapes to the effects of color and light that now bring both his figurative and landscape subjects to life.
David Mosier
Upon retirement from the U.S. Public Health Service a few years ago, David and his wife moved to
The Grand Valley in large part because of the area’s natural environment. And while the still life genre is probably his forte, David can’t resist painting landscapes, despite the great difficulty in choosing from among so many subjects. A self-taught, extremely erratic Sunday painter for many years, David is glad to finally be able to paint more “religiously.”
Vera Mulder
At the present Vera creates batiks, design ceramics, paint, print and create art through the lens of my cameras. Vera enjoys doing art on commission, be it in fibers, painting, clay, mixed media or photography. Vera hopes that her art can brighten the lives of others. “Art is what I do. I take my bag of art and spread it everywhere I go. In my life time I have witnessed the many blessings and wonderment art brings to the heart of young and old and all in-between.”
Paul Rhymer
Paul comes from a family of artists and has drawn and painted his whole life. After receiving an Associate of Arts degree from a local college in 1984, he accepted a job at the Smithsonian Institution doing taxidermy and model making and retired in 2010. As a result of so much three-dimensional work in his museum job, his own personal artwork gradually began to transform from painting and drawing into sculpture. Being an avid birder, waterfowl hunter, and taxidermist gives him constant anatomy and behavioral learning experiences that inspire his sculpture.
Judy Rogan
In 2009 Judy Rogan picked up a paintbrush and her life, as well as the Grand Junction, Colorado art scene, hasn't been the same. She was recently honored with the winning painting called "Tipsy Trails" for the Colorado Mountain Winefest poster. Judy is also in demand as an animal character artist and has been featured on the Roice Hurst Humane Society fund raising wine label in 2012.
Website:
http://redstoneart.com
Scott Shaffer
Over 25 years experience in designing, sculpting and delivering representative bronze sculptures for the public and private sector. Skilled at accurately portraying both human and animal subjects. Proven ability to create representative bronze sculptures of historical figures utilizing photographs. All projects completed on time and within budget. Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and foster successful working relationships.
Terry Shepherd
From 1972 to 1983 Terry developed and operated Shepherd Clay Studio in El Jebel, Colorado, located in the Roaring Fork Valley between Aspen and Glenwood Springs. During this time he had the opportunity to work and study with other local clay artists. Some of the most influential were Jan Edwards, Thanos Johnson, Paul Soldner and Lou Wille. Over the years Terry has facilitated workshops with Tom Coleman, Betty Farson, Katy McFadden, Rodney Mott, Michael Wisner, David Wright, Paul Soldner, and Jim Romberg. Since 1971, Terry has exhibited in and curated shows throughout the State of Colorado.
Wendy Videlock
Wendy is a writer, artist, teacher, student, mother, and wife, in some odd, changeable, nebulous order. She's been widely published, and her book, "Nevertheless" was published by Able Muse Press in 2011, and was a finalist in the Colorado Book Award. Her visual work can be seen at The Blue Pig, The Raw Canvas, and The Working Artist's Gallery.
Website:
http://nutshell-wendy.blogspot.com/
Tim Wedel
Tim Wedel has lived in Palisade, Colorado as an Artist/Potter since 1978. His work has been featured in regional galleries and sought after by collectors of clay art. Tim maintains a full-time working studio near downtown Palisade on the Colorado River. The studio is open to the public and offers small venue clay instruction.
Ellen Dean Wilson
As an artist, a farmer and a human Ellen draws inspiration from nature. “The nature that surrounds me, what I see every day. The nature that is me, what I feel everyday; and that constant flow of nature that binds us all and connects us in all ways. My art manifests itself from any and all of these experiences”. Ellen is just the one who stands with paint, brushes and hands, ready to give form to the formless. So what you see in any given work of art is a moment snagged from the infinite.
Ramona Winkeller
Ramona originally created designs in weavings, pastels and watercolors but switched to beads in 1999 loving how colors and designs come together. She has always been fascinated with the elements of design and imagines herself recreating the designs and webs we see in nature. She sees design as a spiritual practice to insure protection or connect with the Divine.
Ramona likes to travel anywhere, be outside under the stars and soaking in hot springs.
Stephen Wolff
At 14 Stephen's family moved to Silverton, Colorado, where his father established a woodcarving business which Stephen eventually followed, developing his own style and an appreciation of wood. He participated in many Art shows, including being one of three demonstration woodcarvers at the National Woodcarvers Showcase. Eventually he began working in clay and fell in love with its diversity and possibilities.
Website:
http://stephenwolffsculpture.com
Diana Woods
Diana has exhibited in California, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska and New Mexico. Her solo and group exhibitions include shows at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Red Brick School House in Aspen, Colorado, the Durango Arts Center, The Boulder Gallery, The Webb Gallery in Glenwood Springs, contemporary Colorado Juried Exhibit, Thomas Moxley Gallery in Santa Fe, and Kiechel Fine Art in Lincoln, Nebraska. Diana’s studio sits at the base of Red Canyon, looking up at the spectacular Colorado National Monument.
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