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Patricia was born in Pasadena, CA and raised in southern California. She graduated from California State University Long Beach with a BFA degree in Interior Design. Her training in art was a part of the background for design degree. She has done sales and commercial interior design in Wyoming and also Northern California.
While living on the beach in Santa Cruz, California she started painting nautical pieces. In the early 1990s she and her husband relocated to Sedona, Arizona where she worked as a manager for 3 gallery/gift shops. The beauty of the southwest inspired her to develop her talents as an artist even further. She was fascinated by the incredible lighting and saturation of color found in red rock country.
She has worked in watercolor and acrylics but prefers oil on canvas. She has painted on leather, wood and even on gourds. Her style is realistic. She has an enthusiasm for textures both with the paint application and visually with color. She is an award-winning artist. Her paintings have been sold through galleries is Scottsdale and Sedona, Arizona and Woodland Park, Co and commissioned pieces are held in public and private collections around the country.
Artist Statement
Painting is my way of meditating.
When I am working on a canvas that is all that exists for me.
I feel like I am channeling universal creativity.
I love the texture of the paint and the visual texture that color creates.
Life is my inspiration.
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KATHY & DAN CHAVEZ
Phone: (719) 561-4851
Website: Look for DK3 Mosaics on Esty.com
Email:
Kathy.Chavez@yahoo.com
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Kathy
I have always loved arts and crafts since my grandmother taught me to crochet when I was a child. I was the only grandchild that took to the craft so she spent extra time with me teaching me the technique. I will always have those special memories of her. Over the years I have tried and enjoyed many arts and crafts that include beading, stained glass, jewelry, crocheting, knitting and many more. My husband is retired and I am semi retired and we were looking for something we could do together. That's when we found mosaics! We are both very excited about the art. We enjoy exploring garage sells and second hand stores searching for unusual items to mosaic and gathering our tiles, glass, beads, china and other materials that we use to transform our items into beautiful works of mosaic art. Working with mosaics has been an adventurous and enjoyable experience for both of us.
Dan
I was born and raised in Pueblo, CO and part of my heritage is the Native American Culture. I feel the spirit of the earth, the animals and other forms of nature and some of my mosaic art is a tribute to my ancestors. I feel in this way I can preserve our past and keep our rich history forever living. My wife also enjoys this medium and we enjoy traveling to find many unusual items to create our mosaic art. Together we continue to explore the exciting world of mosaics and share our passion for this art form.
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Colorado Expressions is the place to find anything and everything beautiful that is made here in Colorado. Our gallery features everything from gorgeous handmade jewelry to breathtaking paintings. We are the place where local people can buy from local people and non-local people can acquire a TRUE Colorado treasure.
We are located in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs in the historic former Colorado Springs Telephone and Telegraph Company building on Kiowa Street between Nevada and Tejon.
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My name is Ashley Conroy and I have been creating art from the time I was small. It has been a rewarding pursuit; creativity is a fuel for me. After receiving a BA in studio arts from the University of Colorado, I have been lucky enough to have shown my work in a number of galleries and spaces around Colorado.
My artwork always contains an element of movement and energy. I am often inspired by nature, music and emotion. Many of my paintings are created with a drip technique (made famous by Jackson Pollock) using a stir stick and fluid acrylic. Sometimes I will use other tools and techniques as well.
As an artist I am wanting to continue to grow and explore new stules and subjects. Art has always been a part of my life and has been a source of great joy, imagingation, focus and education. It is a process that humbles me and I believe is good for the soul. I hope that my work is a reflection of that in some way.
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Marakai is a painter who received her Masters Degree of Fine Arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her work has been exhibited locally, nationally and internationally. She has taught painting and drawing at Carnegie-Mellon University, Weber Sate University, West Texas State University and currently teaches drawing at Colorado State University in Pueblo.
The watercolors shown in this exhibition are painted in a technique called veil-painting. The result is a soft mystical light prompting the viewer to open into personal contemplation and meditation. These paintings represent a part of a series of twelve that were completed during a year long investigation of light based in the esoteric color lectures of Rudolph Steiner.
"I had to think backwards and upside-down to learn the technique of veil painting. My background is in oils where, like an architect, I would build the heavy bodied oils from dark to light to create an illusion of three-dimensional form. In watercolor however, I had to work very gradually from light to dark creating atmosphere. In both mediums, the result is communicating a feeling through the illusion of space and color another dimension of light".
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Brenda grew up in Calgary, Alberta and that is why I spell color, colour. After raising her 3 sons, she decided to pursue a passion of painting. She found that painting requires continual growth and she accomplishes this by attending art classes and workshops.
She grows by connecting with other artists. She particularly enjoys working with oils. Brenda loves skyscapes and nature. She believes, "The heavens declare the glory of God". This is where she gets her inspiration. She also finds inspiration with still lifes, gardens, photography and, of course, colour and bold brush strokes. She calls herself "an expressionist" with colour. She loves to paint outdoors when weather permits.
Brenda currently has a working studio in her home here in Colorado Springs. When asked "Why?", she replies, "This is how I saw it!"
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I have always loved art. My father was an artist so its not a surprise that I ended up being one myself. After graduating high school and getting married, I got a job decorating cakes. Once I started having children, I wanted to contribute to our income and still be able to be a part of my children's lives. I have also been interested in crochet and sewing, so I started making items to sell at local craft shows. My first publication was a crochet pattern in Annie's Attic. I wanted to try lots of different media so what I was making and selling changed all the time. I started working with bread-dough until all the ornaments I kept for us got ruined one year. I switched to ceramics, which actually turned out to be much messier than bread-dough. Next I discovered Friendly Plastic, and polymer clay. That led me into the craft industry. I became a Certified Professional Demonstrator by the now defunct Hobby Industry Association and had several designs published in craft books and magazines. I added rubber stamping and was a Stampin' Up demonstrator for a few of years. That was followed by paper crafting, and then glass etching. Since craft magazine editors kept telling me to "dumb down" my designs, I decided to take a break and further my art education by going back to school. I had so much fun taking these new classes; watercolor, figure and other drawing classes.
All the time, I wanted something would hold color better. The watercolor would wind up fading... I had always wanted to work with glass but had never tried it. I had seen someone make a glass sculpture and had been flabbergasted. As a teen, I made things with melted plastic cups, thinking it would be similar to melting glass. I bought my first lampworking set up from a catalog and then things started progressing rather quickly. Today, I get to do what I've always wanted to do. I make lampwork beads, I fuse glass, I slump glass, I create original stained glass pieces. I also make beaded jewelry with my lampwork beads. I love working with all the brightly colored glass to making new beads and compose fused and stained pieces in my studio. There is almost nothing as exciting as going out to the studio the morning after a firing and opening the kiln to see what surprises it holds for me!
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I live in Manitou Springs at the foot of Pikes Peak. I am a graduate of the Art Institute of Colorado and have run a graphic design business for the past 15 years. Currently have a working studio in Old Colorado City at The Second Floor Studios above the Michael Garman Gallery. I find inspiration in everyday objects and people. I usually paint from photographs that I have taken in and around the small towns of Colorado.
If interested in purchasing any of these paintings on display, would like to view other paintings, or hire for commission work, please contact me.
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As my paintings have been evolving, I think about how they have become a metaphor for life. Up close these paintings take on an abstract quality. Energized brush strokes of bold color amongst grayed hues splashed over the surface. As you back away all is revealed. The bold strokes become a creek bed, flowing water, vast canyons or local landscapes.
Sometimes we get stuck in our lives. We're too close to see the whole of it. If we can just step back, get a clear perspective, we'd see the beauty in all the moments. They blend together, the good, the bad and the ugly, creating this beautiful existence we call life.
I encourage you to step back. Don't view one stroke; take in the wholeness of it all.
Art for me is dancing with my brush, playing with the paint and falling in love all over again. It is a wonderful thing to be an artist; to let my heart and soul travel through my brush.
About the Artist
Though Komitor grew up in the Midwest, her soul has found a true home in Colorado Springs. Her works have been in numerous exhibitions both locally and nationally.
Her pieces are included in many private and corporate collections nation wide such as, Children's Hospital Denver; Arapahoe Medical Center, Centennial, CO; McGraw Hill Publishing, Blacklick, OH; Memorial Hospital, Memorial Hospital North, and Keiser Permanente, Colorado Springs, CO.; Abbott Labs, Buffalo Grove, IL; Worthington Inn, Worthington, OH; The Waldren Group, Yorba Linda, CA.; Colorado State University, and Columbus College of Art and Design.
Deb is a graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, OH. She went on to receive an MFA from Colorado State University.
You can find more of Deb's art work at these fine galleries: Abend Gallery, Denver; Taos Blue, Taos, NM; Wilde Meyer Galleries, Tucson & Scottsdale, AZ., The Great Southwest, Tracy Miller Fine Art & Gertrude's Restaurant, Colorado Springs. Also visit Deb's Studio in Colorado Springs by appointment.
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This unique club was organized in 1930 and is believed to be the oldest camera club in Colorado. It is the only club in Colorado Springs providing competition in color slides, prints, and projected digital images.
Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month, January through December. Competitions for prints, slides, and projected digital images are held ten months of the year. The club arranges an annual El Paso County High School Competition in May, and awards cash prizes to six high school students. An annual fall scavenger is held in October in lieu of regular competition. Informative travelogues or workshops are arranged on most third Tuesday of the month. Field trips are arranged regularly. The club's activities are published in our monthly newsletter.
The annual club Salon is held early in December, and concludes the club's year. Salon entries are judged by a three judge panel. All entries are displayed and awards are presented at the Salon banquet. The awards are for the highest total points in the Salon subject and open competition, as well as for the highest total points for the year in monthly competitions.
The Pikes Peak Camera Club is the oldest member of the Photographic Society of America in Colorado and participates in numerous photographic competitions annually with clubs across the country and internationally.
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Tim Reaves is a versatile, Colorado Springs based professional photographer who specializes in fine art Colorado landscapes, portraiture and still life.
He has an extensive background in art in which he was into drawing and painting. Now his camera is his paintbrush and he uses his over twenty years of experience behind the lens and his artistic flair to make photographs that capture and preserve special moments in life that are all too brief.
Tim spends most of his spare time traveling around the state of Colorado, capturing beautiful scenery. His favorite season is fall, when aspens, cottonwoods and scrub oak put on a colorful, fiery and amazing display.
Photography is Tim's life passion and he's in his element whether he's working with people or capturing beautiful Colorado landscapes.
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BRIDGET AND BILL ROBSON
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Enjoy a display of mosaics and sculptures by Bill and Bridget Robson!
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The National Museum of World War II Aviation will provide unique educational experiences that promote a deeper understanding of the historical importance of American aviation in World War II and its role in shaping the world in which we live.
The Museum does this to preserve and strengthen the best traditions of the American aviation past and inspire new generations of leaders and innovators in the future.
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