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clay
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Rural Colorado has been my home for the past ten years. Living ten miles outside of Steamboat Springs, I am surrounded with natural beauty. Each day reminds me to appreciate my time here in the Yampa Valley. This is where I gain inspiration for my ceramic creativity.
Working primarily with stoneware and porcelain clay, I constantly am investigating a balance between function and aesthetic. My pieces want to be touched and felt by those who might appreciate the unique glazes I create. As my art evolves, I hope others will take the time to find the humor in each piece: the sparkle of mica, the irony of a pool of ice in desert heat, the voice of a woodware teapot, crystallized sunshine,and the many other extensions of my creative thoughts. I want others to view my pottery with the same excitement I feel upon opening the kiln door to see what the uncertain flames have done to the lumps of clay I have manipulated!
My work has been featured at "Blue Sky Pottery" and "Studio Gallery 27". I am an owner in the Artists' Gallery of Steamboat which was established in 2006.
As a child, my father's work as a geologist in Wyoming exposed me to the subtle colors and rich textures of crystal patterns in rocks. This is what I try to create in my work since all pottery owes its existence to the mysteries locked inside the earth.
I have a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Wyoming and teach at Strawberry Park Elementary School in Steamboat Springs.
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etching, photogravure, photography
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Born in New York City 1950.
Education:
AA. Bradford Junior College, Massachusetts, 1970. BFA in Art Education, University of Denver, Colorado 1972.
I have taught high school art classes and workshops in Australia, Germany, Hawaii, and Colorado, and continued my education in professional workshops in Hawaii, Florida, and Colorado.
A college introduction to printmaking with a workshop given by Carol Summers led me to continue learning printmaking. Living in Hawaii and taking adult education intaglio classes from Dodie Warren led me to create in this art form. My love of drawing, textures, lights and darks, continues to be expressed in this medium. Several years ago, after more workshops given by Joseph Montague (Canada) and Deli Sacilatto (Florida), my camera and its relation to copper plates has been my focus.
Photogravure, an intaglio printmaking technique where a photographic image is transferred to a copper plate and then printed on paper was developed in the mid-1800’s. Later, the book publishing industry used the technique to put images on cylinders and called it rotogravure. The industries moved on to other techniques and photogravure largely disappeared. There is a small group of printmakers reviving the technique and there is much to learn about the process especially when combined with other techniques both new and old. I appreciate the image details captured on the copper and am drawn by the velvety depth of the darks as they contrast with the lights. I also enjoy the challenges of each step.
As I travel around the west and the southwest, I am drawn to the crumbling, ancient and modern stone and wood structures, questioning the who, what, when, where. I have become curious as to the historical settlement of the agricultural community in which I now live. I am distressed that the history is falling away from memory. I try to capture fragments which will mean something when the buildings are gone and the stories forgotten, making way for new development and new ways of life. The textures and play of light holds my gaze. My intent is to draw the viewer for a moment, not allow him to pass over the familiar so quickly, and to compel him to note the visual significance of the subject.
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Painting
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Bert was educated as a biologist, and much of his work has been with wildlife, the environment, and other biological areas. For most of his life he has been a professional photographer and film producer. Early in his career he was a combat cameraman, was the audio-visual supervisor for the Colorado Department of Game and Fish, and was a consultant and educational film producer with the University of Colorado in Boulder. Bert founded two companies, West Wind Productions and Media Design Associates. Both produced and distributed non-theatrical films and videos. Many of these programs still enjoy a world wide market and distribution. Bert has been awarded many national and international film awards. In 1998 he was appointed as a commissioner to the Colorado film Commission.
Bert has enjoyed painting for many years and has shown and sold his oils and watercolors since his high school years in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He and his wife Jeanne moved to Steamboat Springs in 2000 after living and working in Boulder. They continue to distribute videos and film materials through their business in Steamboat, The Center for Visual Imaging. Bert has continued his painting and other art work. He is a board member of the Steamboat Springs Public Arts Board and an artist member of the Steamboat Springs Arts Council.
He has sold paintings to individuals and companies around the county.
Galleries and other places where Bert’s art has been shown include;
Van Aouw Galleries, Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, New Mexico
La Pasada Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
West Wind Gallery, Boulder, Colorado
Art Center Gallery, Boulder, Colorado
Dow Chemical Office Building, Midland, Michigan
The Depot, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Bert has a large personal art collection, which includes a selection of many limited edition wildlife prints
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clay
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I was born in Shanghai, China in 1948 and lived as in the Philippines. Japan, Thailand and Singapore. I started my ceramics journey in a high school in Northern Philippines in 1963. From that point on I was hooked on clay however the journey back to clay would take a while.
Two years of high school in Colorado Springs were followed by a BSBA from University of Denver, a short stint with Uncle Sam in Germany (rather than Vietnam) and a MBA from Boston University. A couple of years in the big corporate world were enough so I moved to Honolulu in 1977 to start a hardwood lumber company.
In Honolulu ceramics once again became a reality. Hawaii with its Asian influence has a history of clay being one of the premier art forms. The opportunity to study with the Chinese ceramic artist May Chee while attending The Honolulu Academy of Arts brought everything to a full circle. I also had the privilege of studying under Yukio Ozaki at the Hawaii Potters Guild, which allowed me to further hone my craft.
Moving back to Colorado in the mid 90's brought me to a quiet place in the aspens above Steamboat Springs.
The Steamboat community is very creative, offering many opportunities for artists. I am a founding member of the Steamboat Clay Artisans & the Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat.
I was a selected artist for the “Strings in the Mountains”, where I was given a new violin with which to create an original artwork through decoration.
I have exhibited in the Cogswell Gallery in Vail, Colorado & the Wildhorse Gallery in Steamboat Springs and have been an invited artist to the Carbondale Clay Center 5th, 6th & 7th Annual Benefit Cup Auction & Anderson Ranch Annual Benefit 2007.
Member of the New Mexico Potters Guild & an invited artist at the Steamboat Art Museum.
I also received the Achievement Award, From the Ground Up XXII Exhibition of the Potters Guild of Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2004.
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oil
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Born and raised in Chicago, as a child Bonnie studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. But it took a lifetime of chasing different rainbows before she circled back to the painting she loved. Establishing her reputation as a plein air painter, she has participated in the Estes Park Plein Air show for six years, winning national recognition for her paintings of Rocky Mountian National Park. It is her paintings of Steamboat Springs, Scotland, and Skylark Ranch that best capture her love of the wilderness and the wildness of untouched places. Her series "Inhabited Solitude" reflects on the smallness of man against the backdrop of vast mountain vistas. Yet her ranch scenes capture the intimacy of a warm fire when it's twenty below. She continues to learn, grow, and be delighted by the beauty which surrounds her.
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fused glass, fiber/art quilts
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| I have been creating things as long as I can remember, but there was a singular day that I realized that I am an artist. I started a fresh journal that day, making that announcement to myself, so I know exactly when it was. But the revelation brought no answers, only more questions, and set me on a journey of What To Create? As I started listening, and looking, from a new perspective, I discovered that, just like when my mom told me not to listen to everything other people told me, not all ideas an artist hears are good ones! But when I am buried deep in the process of creating, sometimes I have no idea whether or not the idea is good… I just have to create, and wait to see the end result, and hope that it will answer the question.
I grew up as a highly imaginative only child, and the fourth generation in a ranching family on the eastern plains of Colorado. I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in 1990 and moved to San Francisco to pursue a commercial photography career. When I was thoroughly done with big city life several years later, I moved to Davis, California and worked at the UC Davis Craft Center, managing the ceramics and photography labs there. While there, I was sidetracked from photography by clay, glass, quilting, and a number of other media. I moved with my husband and daughter in June of 2005 to Steamboat Springs and am very happy to be “home”, and also to be in such a rich, diverse and inspirational artistic environment.
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Wildlife and Nature Photography
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With a background in photojournalism and a love of the western lifestyle, photographer Judy Jones has found her niche, documenting the animals and landscape that surrounds us.
Jones is a long-time resident of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Nature abounds here even in the Jones’ backyard with resident deer, bear, raccoons, foxes, skunks, porcupines and many varieties of birds as well.
The surrounding countryside is full of the rich history of the west with ranches, cattle and horses, rodeos and cowboys walking down Lincoln Avenue, our main street, so there is no shortage of photogenic subjects.
Judy has been in the photo business for the past 35 years. She has worked as a photo columnist for airline magazines, real estate photographer for publications such as “Estates” magazine, a photography teacher at the college level, also the official ski area photographer for Diamond Peak Ski area in Lake Tahoe and a long stint as a photojournalist for Swift Newspapers.
About 10 years ago she discovered a most meaningful way to combine being pro-active for endangered and threatened species by using environmental portraits of our beautiful North American animals for nature publications and wildlife organizations. Recently she has added cowboys (possibly another endangered species) and horses to the mix for some lively and has dramatic shots that evoke memories of days past.
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Photography
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| Kim is a fine art photographer who specializes in human form and emotion.
Devoted to a lifetime of exploring the human condition, Kim shares her individual perspective of design through her photography. Studies in experimental psychology and photography enable her to pursue the ideas and visions bouncing around in her head. Through her ‘Bodyscapes’TM, Kim extracts the uniqueness and elegance of each of her subjects. Her personal work deals with themes of religion and philosophy, tending to be obscure and offbeat often depicting morphed memories and distorted dreams.
Kim opened a photography studio in Steamboat Springs in 2005 and co-owns a gallery in downtown Steamboat Springs. Her images have been featured in such publications as Peterson’s PHOTOgraphic Magazine, Steamboat Entertainment Magazine, Steamboat Pilot (cover of 4-points and article Fall ‘05), Steamboat Magazine (article Winter ’06-’07), Steamboat Guide, Steamboat Dining Guide ’06 & '07 (cover), Mountain House & Home Magazine (feature article), Yampa Valley Real Estate Magazine (cover), the Steamboat Local Newspaper (multiple covers), as well as in various advertisements for commercial clients. She recently had a feature shows of her ‘Bodyscape’ photography, 'Americana' and 'Lonely Images'. She also had a solo exhibition at ‘Elements’ in Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Kim is a founding owner and exhibitor in the Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat that opened in November of 2006. She currently works as a freelance photographer and has a growing fine art business.
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Sculptor
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I’m a self-taught lapidary artist, turned sculptor. Much of the fun is in procuring the stone with which I work. Stone, to me, represents the most basic and elemental (conscious) form of matter on Earth. Since, as humans, we all experience a need to create, my creative attainment seems to gravitate and attract "energy" of Minerals and Fossils.
One of my most passionate challenges as an artist is to achieve perfection in form with out destroying any of the essential elements of the intrinsic beauty and component parts of a fossil or mineral specimen. I sense my special contract and relationship with Earth Mother and honor her. It is Her creations that inspire my own creativity and direct my hand in sculpting. I endeavor to assist us to reconnect to our Source via out appreciation of her many gifts in the multi-varied forms of Nature; expressly in the Mineral Kingdom which acts for me as my palette.
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Printmaking
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I enjoy creating real or imagined objects from nature onto paper using the printmaking process. Layering of inks, color and shape combinations and etching continue to intrigue and inspire exploration. The printmaking process is logistically and spatially challenging, and yet very creative. After each pass of the printing plate and paper through the press there is a moment of anticipation as you wait to see how the additional colors, shapes or etching have enhanced the work in progress.
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watercolor
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Began professional career in 1976 as a graphic artist.
Professional watercolorist and mixed media painter for 21 years.
College Level Teacher for 10 years.
Award winner of numerous regional compitions.
Award winner in International Watermedia compitition.
Workshop teacher for "Arts for the Soul".
Co-Owner of the "Artists Gallery of Steamboat Springs".
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Photography
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| I am in my element when I am behind the camera. It is a constant reminder that beauty lies everywhere. To see moment in life transformed into a photograph has always seemed magical to me. My photography is a spontaneous reaction to the things and events around me, transforming feelings and emotions into romantic images.
Although I have a degree in photography, it has been the teachings and lessons of my photographers along the way that have taught me the most. Over the years my work has taken on many different faces…as I change, my work changes. Consciously I try to inhibit both traditional and innovative techniques with photography. These days I try to focus more on the innovative, to craft more unique images.
Please click on the images to the left to see my portfolio. I like to mount images on art board and cover them with a resin coating or print them on canvas, as alternatives to framing. Please contact me if you are interested in these processes. You can also visit my website at www.naturalightimages.net for more information.
Steamboat Springs has been a warm and welcoming place to exhibit my work.
2000 – A sepia tone exhibit of Eastern Europe photos at Off the Beaten Path
2000 – A color exhibit of local images at Off the Beaten Path
2003 – A black and white/ color exhibit titled These Rare Trees at the Comb Goddess
2003 – Eight artist got together and formed a Temporary City Gallery, where I exhibited six “Soft” black and white images.
2004 – A exhibit with Jolene Esswein, featuring black and white images of our travels. The show was held in the Small Works Gallery at the Depot
2004-07 Various group shows at the Depot
2008- Artist Gallery of Steamboat Springs. New work show the first Friday of every month.
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Oil Painting
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Phil has been creating art most of his life. Like many, he recalls the early drawings his grandmother proudly displayed on her kitchen walls. During grade school he participated in locally televised art events. Then, when he switched districts before heading to high school, the new art teacher discouraged him from joining his class in the middle of a school year. Phil’s interest moved to math, science, economics, and history. After high school, he obtained B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Indiana University. But while an undergraduate, he received an oil paint box and easel from his mother for Christmas and his interest in art and painting was reignited. While pursuing a career in business and raising a family consumed most of his time, oil painting has been part of his life, a passion, ever since.
Raised in the Midwest, he has traveled extensively internationally and has lived in Japan and New Zealand. In 2002 Phil and his wife moved to Steamboat where he has more actively pursued his interest in art. He has taken plein air workshops with Scott Christensen, Matt Smith, Ralph Oberg, John Budicin, Huihan Lui, and Jean Perry.
Phil is inspired by nature, especially the interaction of light and atmosphere, and the drama, as well as calm, it can create. He uses a limited palette of the three primary colors to achieve color harmony in his paintings. He frequently paints en plein air, sometimes finishing the painting in the field, and sometimes using the plein-air paintings as studies, used later to develop paintings in the studio. The studies done outdoors provide him with a better understanding of light and color relationships found in nature.
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Oil, Pastel.
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Statement: In defining landscapes I am interested in a liberal interpretation by definition: 1.n an expanse of scenery of a particular type (iconographic and historic in my case), “ as much as can be seen by the eye”. 2. The verb form “to enhance the appearance of land by altering its contours…for aesthetic effect”. By definition I am simply a “Landscape Artist”. Ann, my mother was an artist so I began drawing at an early age. Although I have taken several college level courses most of my studies where of the Ukiyo’e School Masters in Japan. Recently I have been developing a technique in “Tequila Painting” from my journeys to Mexico’s Baja California Sur. I am currently actively involved in the growth of Art in my community of Steamboat Springs.
Education: Bachelor of Science at San Diego State University. Computer art studies at University of California at San Diego and Colorado Mountain College at Steamboat Springs. Fine Art studies at San Diego Mesa College and Monterey Peninsula College. Graduate Clairemont High School, San Diego California.
Awards/Honors: First place 1997, 1998 Summer Art, Steamboat Springs. Second place 2000 Summer Art, Steamboat Springs. Second place Cabrillo Art Festival 1966 San Diego. Honorable mention Summer Art 1999, Steamboat Springs. Popular vote Nightwalker exhibits Fort Collins. Honorable mention Kauai Society of Artists 2002. San Diego County Design Space Award 1990. Steamboat Selects 2001. Our Valley 2002. Steamboat Marathon Poster 2001, 2006. Illustrator for US Navy, San Diego Realtor Magazine, Midrange Computer Magazine, Cat Fancy Magazine, Foodmaker Operations Manual, Names and Numbers cover art. Featured Artist in Strings in the Mountain 16 Violins auction 2004, Strings Cookbook 2005. Consulate General of Mexico in Denver one man exhibit “Robert Dieckhoff Crossing the Cultural Bridge” 2008, Judge for Routt County Fair 2003, Southwest Art Magazine Artist to Watch Show 2003, Mixed Media School Grant 2004, Eleanor Bliss Scholarship Award 2004.Curator for Steamboat Springs Digital Art Show, Yvonne Dominge’s “Cosmos Olvidado” 2004, Diego Rivera’s “Brilliance before the Brush” 2005. “Martha Chapa Exhibit” 2007. Exhibit Committee Steamboat Art Museum “First Exhibit 2007, Western Art Exhibit 2007, Martha Chapa Exhibit 2007, E.W. Gollings Exhibit 2008”. Steamboat Springs Public Art Steering Committee, Chair Steamboat Springs Public Art Board, Founding Member Artists Gallery of Steamboat, Founding President of the Steamboat Art Museum.
Collections/Galleries: Black and White Gallery (La Jolla), City of Steamboat Springs Public Art Collection, Wildhorse Gallery, Red Bamboo Gallery (Hanapepe, Hawaii), Artists Gallery of Kauai (Hanalei Bay, Hawaii), Hanalei Dolphin (Hanalei Bay, Hawaii), TEI Modern Gallery, Artists Gallery (Steamboat Springs, Colorado), Ambiente (Steamboat Springs, Colorado), Steamboat Art Co., Mahogony Ridge (Steamboat Springs, Colorado), Mombo Italianos (Steamboat Springs, Colorado), Snowbird Restaurant (Steamboat Springs, Colorado, George and Laura Bush, City of Steamboat Springs, Juan Marcos Gutierrez Gonzalez (Consul General of Mexico), Juan Roberto Gonzalez Ramirez (Deputy Consul General of Mexico), Gloria Gossard, Lyman Orton (Orton Foundation), Janet Borden, Sherman Poppins and other private collectors.
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acrylic
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How I create my Paintings
Sandra Sherrod
I LOVE COLOR
I LOVE RELATIONSHIPS
I love to think of the conversations between my subjects as my central theme, whether it is people, horses or inanimate objects. When the subjects begin to talk to me, I know the painting is finished and it now belongs to someone else. Secondly, I think of color, often using unusual colors to describe my subjects. I layer the paint in patches of color, sometimes layering color upon color, leaving an edge of the original color. This often gives my paintings an impressionist feel.
About the Artist
Sandra Sherrod
I was reared in Steamboat Springs on a working cattle ranch. My mother was the artist of the family. Although she had to give up her painting to raise a family, she was known throughout the Western Slope as an expert seamstress, often making her own patterns and designing clothes for the family. My father proudly wore a patched leather coat to the Stock show and around town. I grew up with colors and shapes around me. However, the Steamboat Springs school system did not have an art program at that time. When I entered college to major in art, the instructors didn’t know how to teach someone with no formal art experience. After a year of trying to be an artist, I changed my major to business. My business major opened the door to a twenty year career in the oil industry.
Although I had a successful business career, I still yearned to express myself artistically. In 1985 I returned to Steamboat. My father had been killed in a ranch accident and I came home to assist my mother and move her from the ranch to a home in town, a rather long process In order to help the time pass I attended college and majored in art once again. When I returned to the business world I took along the prediction from one of my teachers. “If you work at your art for three more years, you’ll be showing in a gallery.”
In Houston I asked who was a good art teacher. Polly Hammett’s name came up often. However, her classes at the Art League of Houston were always full. After an interview she consented to make room in her evening class. The first class was a disaster. Polly’s unconventional method of teaching gave me a headache. Everyone talked at once and didn’t stop throughout the entire class. The model fell asleep. And the artists tried to outdo each other in original art whether than creating a representation of the model. But worst of all, she totally ignored me. It took me several semesters to understand that Polly created the confusion so the left brain would shut down and the right brain had a chance to work. Also she believed in developing each artist’s unique style rather than teaching how other people did art or what was popular. After three years of classes, I graduated to her critique group, which I attended for six years. I now consider Polly Hammett the most influential person in my life. She gave me the skills to become an artist and the confidence to follow my own unique style.
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Bronze Sculpture
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Sandra Graves, Bronze Sculptor July, 2008
The arts have been a part of my life always. As a child, born in Denver, Colorado, and growing up in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, I first displayed my work at the county fairs as a 4-H member and as a freshman in High school won a national sewing competition. As I continued my education, mostly at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, I worked in many different mediums. Sculpture was always a favorite and came naturally to me.
I see bronze sculpture as being a friendly and beautiful medium. I enjoy watching the public interact with art. In sculpture, viewers can walk around it, touch it, and become part of the artistic expression in a very personal way.
After graduating from CSU in 1993, I began work as a high school Art teacher in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and have been here since. I chose art education as an occupation because I love interacting with people and have focused on the figure as my sculptural subject for the same reason. The figure is special because people react to it in such an instantaneous and personal way. I hope to remind viewers of special moments and memories of our human experience.
In 1999 I cast and sold my first Bronze. Year by year my hobby has begun to take more of my time and attention. I have cast and sold what my finances have allowed, including three more recent commissions. The first was of the Founder of the school where I teach and the second was a life-size student for The Scottsbluff Public School foundation. The third and largest is my most current piece which I have created for the Steamboat Springs Chamber of commerce. I enjoy the interaction with the individuals commissioning the work as we communicate to plan and build the visual and tactile form that expresses their individual sentiments.
Another fairly new interest of mine is the creation of door hardware or “functional entryway sculptures”. An object that is touched daily by many people can be so much more than just a knob or a pull; it should be inviting and interesting, as well as comfortable to the touch.
In November of 2006 I opened the Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat with 26 other local artists.
In life outside of the art world, I spent twelve years serving on Routt County Search and Rescue. I trained and worked a successful search dog and served as a board member and command staff. More recently I married Matt Graves, a long time Steamboat local, and we have a two-year-old Son named Wyatt and another on the way.
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Multiple Mediums
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Sue Gallion has always been interested in the artistic and creative world. As a teenager growing up in Kansas, she designed and made all her own clothing, as well as clothing for her family and friends. While living in Denver, Colorado after marriage, while putting her husband through law school and raising six children, she started designing clothing for exclusive shops there. In the early 70's, the family was transferred to Kingwood, Texas, outside of Houston. She opened her own antique shop, did stained glass, oil and acrylic painting, watercolors and fabric art. She became a member of the Kingwood Area Quilt Guild, The Houston Quilt Guild, and the International Quilt Guild of Houston. She won several awards in local and state competition and has been published in several national magazines and newspapers. Upon retirement, she moved to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where she became a member of the Arts Council. Her work has been shown in several exhibits and has won awards. At the present, her work may be seen at the Artists Gallery of Steamboat. This is a locally owned artist gallery with 26 local artists.
You may also see her very popular Sue Gallion Original art-wear hats in several retail shops in Colorado.
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Watercolor, Pastel and Oil Painting
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Susan Corser has pursued design, painting, drawing and photography for over 25 years. Her combined interests in art, the natural environment, and land conservation have led to her current work in landscape painting. Her interests revolve around the essential nature of place and expressing the evocative qualities of the natural and urban landscape.
Susan has studied art and photography at the Chicago Academy of Art, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Colorado Mountain College, and Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Other art training includes the Susan Shatter watercolor and oil painting workshops, Joan Hoffman oil painting workshops, and watercolor classes with Chicago-based artist, Jim Wisnowski. She also studied art history and painting at the Rome Campus of Trinity College. Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies from Macalester College, a Masters degree in Landscape Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design in Massachusetts and a Masters degree in Urban Design from the University of Washington in Seattle.
Susan currently maintains a painting studio and landscape design/planning office in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She has shown her paintings at the Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot in Steamboat Springs, including the annual Summer Art Exhibit; Artist Member Shows; Steamboat Artists Group Show, the View from Here; and the Small Works Gallery. In addition to her landscape painting, Susan pursues her interest in land conservation and planning, publishing articles on conservation and working throughout the United States in the field of landscape planning and natural areas management.
Contact Info
32150 RCR #38
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
(970) 879-5986
(970) 846-3892
Email: secorser@msn.com
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oil on canvas
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Represented By:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists' Gallery
Marziart International Gallerie, Hamburg Germany
Artists' Gallery of Steamboat, Colorado
Pascal Petit: cyber-squid, agitatto, Culturekom, aratem, Geneva, Madrid, Paris
Education:
San Francisco Art Institute, Painting
College of Marin, CO
University of Hawaii
private study: Julius Hatofsky, Chester Arnold, Joe Santori
Statement:
With a planet continually on the verge of disaster, and bombarded with the unstable realm of world politics punctuated with random violence, the personal quest of the painter sometimes seems irrelevant for the times. Yet the attraction persists, we continue to look and to respond. Quiet contemplation happens, a painter can lend a light leading towards a sense of peace, or sanctuary, or mystery and in a truly successful work, all three qualities miraculously transport us to a new awareness. Standing squared to education, order, and medicine, ART, all the arts, remain the solid marker of civilization and society. I am honored to be an artist able to strive to fulfill my definition of art.
Process:
My goal is not articulate visual communication but to create an arena, a playground of abstraction in which to linger, while maintaing tiny anchors of realism. I recreate aspects of my inspiring, fragile, chaotic, fearful and celebratory experience by combining compositionally challenging imbalance within my pictoral space. Through patterning, stamping, adding and scribbling out, I aspire to hold a level of visual tension. My work, peppered with childhood experience, intuition, dreams, spiritual quest, nature forms, and whichever animal has lately entered my world, entwines with my love of landscape as seen from above, and this forms the basis of my artistic expression.
January 2008
Favorite Song: Buddha Bar III
Favorite Film: Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Favorite Color: Michael Harding's Cerulean Blue
Favorite Dog: Welsh Corgi
Favorite Cat: Hello Kitty
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oil painting
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| So enamored by the beauty of the scenery which surrounds us, Zanobia ventures out with a burning desire to brave the elements to experience first-hand the best scene in the best light. The results can be a moving and inspirational landscape ready to adorn your home.
It is the artist’s dedication and apparent ability to deftly manipulate her materials, and the obvious love of creative expression that enables Zanobia to capture the endearing qualities of a vanishing rural lifestyle. Lush, broad strokes of paint, laid lavishly down with zeal and abandon, bump together creating a gestural expressiveness bespeaking a creative voice strengthened by years of experimentation. One sees that Zanobia paints for the love of paint, to enhance her experience of the outdoors and the opportunity to sleep in the woods and make a killer campfire stew. Her energetic application of paint to canvas, with little regard to the formal rules of the plein air painter, places her in a class of her own. As Zanobia forges resolutely ahead in her artistic vision, it is the reality of a day in the country that remains splashed across her canvas in a celebration of the thick juicy paint, squished, swirled, and scratched, reverently and ceremoniously. Work vaguely reminiscent of Monet and early van Gogh, Zanobia is the real deal, and important in the roster of artists dedicated to their craft.
Zanobia is represented by The Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat 970-879-4744 www.steamboatgallery.com.Zanobia is also represented by Abracadabra Gallery 970-871-8000.
Noted and acclaimed Colorado artist and member of The Plein Air Painters of Steamboat Springs, Zanobia began her formal training while attending college art classes in Chicago. Upon completion of her studies in Chicago Zanobia discovered the beauty of Colorado and made it her home. There she continued her studies under classically trained artist, Larry Torian. Zanobia studied with Bruce A. Gomez, a master of pastels.
To broaden and hone her artistic talents and skills Zanobia relocated to Los Angeles where she attended Mission:Renaissance Fine Art Academy studying under prestigious art professors including noted Los Angeles artist, Larry Gluck, working directly under Larry as his protégé.
While in California she also became accomplished at printmaking and etching. Upon completion of her studies in California she returned to Colorado making Telluride her new home.
Zanobia taught watercolor painting at the college level and held private lessons in drawing and oil painting in her Los Angeles studio.
Zanobia painted and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Mexico and the United States. It was in Europe that she first studied the luminescent glazing techniques that are prevalent in her oil paintings today. Although she employs the opaque methods required in the handling of alla prima oils and pastels, her treatment of transparent watercolor retains that spontaneous freshness which is indicative of her style.
Zanobia’s art work is in collections all over the world.
Zanobia has two published series of limited edition collector plates to her credit and has composed poems to accompany many of her paintings. She has been recognized with numerous awards since she began exhibiting, including Best of Show at the Steamboat Springs Summer Art Show and Most Popular Artist at the International Collector Plate Show in South Bend, Indiana. Many articles in national and international publications have been written about Zanobia and her work.
In her leisure time she may be found skiing, camping, dancing, playing her guitar or playing with her two cats, Tinkerbelle and Lolliepop.
Zanobia finally made her way back to Steamboat Springs, Colorado to fulfill the prophecy of the Yampa Valley where she has found artistic fulfillment amidst the panoramic beauty of the Rocky Mountains.
Zanobia is represented by ABRACADABRA GALLERY,(970) 871-8000 and ARTISTS’ GALLERY OF STEAMBOAT, (970) 879-4744.
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