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MARIE BAEHR
Phone: (719) 332-9262
Web Site:
www.baehrart.com
E-Mail:
baehrart@mac.com
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American Artist, Marie Baehr, expresses her extraordinary life through brilliant hues of mixed media.
Her work is a fusion of color, texture, and relief that explores the abstract expression of human emotion. Uplifting and light-hearted in nature, she expresses her colorful life with powerful, broad strokes of multi-layered vibrant color.
Collectors and those who reflect upon Marie's work find her art glowing with light, excitement, and depth.
Earthy, progressive, and balanced in composition, Marie's work is technical and exacting in nature. She defines her style as Abstract Expressionism?each piece an emotional response to a life experience punctuated with color and multiple facets of depth and texture. Her works embrace a full range of mixed media: acrylic paint and inks, hand painted papers, and found objects on canvas or board.
"I want my art to speak profoundly, but not always say the same thing to everyone," explains Marie. "I think the beauty of art, in any medium, is its ability to communicate multiple ideas and emotions without words based on the observer?s perspective."
Marie's work has been exhibited and collected throughout the United States. She continues to expand her pallet?and her experiences?through study and extensive travel throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. Each adventure adds to the color of her life!
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THE FRIDAY GROUP
Joan Bell
Alice Hayden
Erica Hollander
"Mk"~Mary kay Jacobus
Victoria Kwaskinski
Shirley Lamb
Beth Wolf
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These award winning artists live in Metro Denver. They paint together on Fridays at the Curtice Street Gallery in Littleton, CO.
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I have always had a special interest in photography. I remember when I was young I would look out the window and see "pretty pictures"; snapshots or frames that would make interesting photographs in my mind.
In high school I was introduced to the world of Black and White film photography and my interest exploded. I spent hours in the darkroom each day, developing prints on a regular basis.
After high school I began exploring the world of digital photography while still developing film. Over time the digital age grew on me, and I now shoot in both film and digital.
Throughout college and post graduation I have had the opportunity to travel the world and have been able to bring my camera along the way.
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Art has always been a great passion for me. I began enjoying it by watching my Dad constantly photographing things when I was growing up. From him I found my love for the "Classic Car," which has now become one of my favorite subject matters! When I began studying photography I always thought I wanted to do documentary work and to be traveling around the world photographing phenomenal events... I then started my business in 2003 and started focusing more on Fine Art, Children and the amazing people and things that touch all of our lives. My goal with my photography is to capture the essence of my subjects..... We each have a story and our own unique personality and it is my job to capture those moments so that you can hold on to them forever!!!
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Manitou Springs High School is a small high school at the foot of Pikes Peak in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a small town known for its artistic community. The Art Department at Manitou Springs High School is fortunate to offer a wide range of art classes. Art Teachers, Debra Brewster and Holly Garlow, offer Beginning Art, Sculpture, Ceramics, Printmaking, Drawing, Painting, and Digital Photography.
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My current series of painting, which I?m calling Contemporary
Western Expressionism, is based on my love of the west. In particular, my memories of growing up with horses and having a Dad who exposed me to the great outdoors through a love of the land, the wide open skies and what it truly meant to slow down and appreciate the beauty of nature.
In these paintings, my subject matter is primarily animals of the west, done in bold abstract brush strokes and bright colors. I also have a series based on lone adobe churches set against barren backdrops. I love to drive the back roads of the west and the southwest and these churches symbolize solitude, peace and reverence to me.
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I believe I was born to be an artist.
I have been painting professionally for 3 years and I constantly hone my skills through workshops and classes with local and internationally known artists.
Currently my focus has been on watercolor but I have also worked in acrylic, oil and wood. I am fortunate to live in Colorado and find a great source of inspiration in my surroundings and throughout the west.
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Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group?s Creative Program provides instruction, materials and a supportive environment for disabled and disadvantaged individuals to engage in artistic expression, be it through drawing, painting, poetry, jewelry making or music. The program helps individuals with their recovery process by stimulating catharsis and revealing unconscious thoughts. Artwork from the program is displayed throughout the community and auctioned at events to raise awareness and quash the stigma of mental illness.
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Raised in the Kentucky countryside, Roake developed a love for the outdoors early in life. Currently living in Colorado, she demonstrates this love through her art. Working in oil, she produces both plein air and studio works.
Art never became a part of her formal education until after college graduation. With the encouragement of early instructors to take her art more seriously, she began her journey as a professional artist.
Artist's Statement:
It is such a privilege to see and experience God's creation first hand. The wonder and awe I feel when painting on location is never lost on me. As a plein air artist it is my desire to share the fact that a loving God created this beauty for us to enjoy. If in some way others are blessed through my painting, then I have succeeded as an artist.
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I have an interest in photographing inanimate objects that speak with shape, line, depth, composition and perception. As a personal motto and artistic goal, I continually search for opportunities to photograph and present photographic material that will ?Change the way you look at things?. The photographs displayed for the ?Perspective? show are images captured of the intricate details of the metal sculpture by Jeff Erwine (www.jefferwine.com). With the help of Jeff as my lighting grip, I captured these images using only ambient light, accompanied with ordinary fluorescent construction lights and scrap aluminum sheeting as a light reflector. I examined each of Jeff's magnificent sculptures to find details that others may not ordinarily appreciate, and intricacies from angles and perspectives that most would not notice. After capturing the images, I decided to add dramatic pop-art color to some, transforming others to black and white, while leaving others just the way I saw them through the view finder of my camera. I flipped, rotated and cropped the images and watched as they morphed into shapes, and compositions that took lives of their own, forcing me to change the way I looked at each of Jeff?s sculptures.
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Bob graduated from the University of Missouri with a Master?s Degree in painting with a one-man exhibition there. He then taught art classes in the Colorado Springs Schools and was appointed Supervisor and then Director of Art. He has also been an instructor of the Docents at the Fine Arts Center as well as working with Helen Owen on the design of the Bemis Art School. Later, the Fine Arts Center invited Bob to participate in a two-man watercolor exhibition.
Bob and his wife Jan, developed, designed and produced the Simpich Character Dolls for many years. They also led group tours to art museums in France and Italy. Additionally, Bob and Jan have traveled to Europe, England, Scotland, and the Holy land.
Bob has invited to participate in a number of exhibitions including, the ?Best of the West? juried exhibition in the Pueblo Fine Arts Center and the Cook?s Communication Center?s art exhibition in which he received a purchase award for one of his large Colorado Thunderheads paintings.
When the Penrose Hospital opened at their Powers Ave. complex they purchased a series of five large pieces of a Colorado mountain stream based upon Psalm 104, as well at two other large Colorado mountain landscapes. They are on exhibition in the atrium on the second floor of the Hospital.
Most of Bob's works are praise paintings for the gift of life, and for the amazing beauty that surrounds us. Bob's work can be found in numerous locations within the area. Currently several pieces are on display at the Simpich Showcase Gallery in Colorado Springs. A painting of "A Summer Rain" is now on display at the Colorado Springs downtown Library and a large four panel painting of the Holy land, is on display at the First Presbyterian Church. Bob?s paintings are also in private collections in Colorado, Missouri, Wyoming, Kansas, and New Mexico.
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The National Museum of World War II Aviation was brought into being by a small group of visionaries from around the United States who understood the importance of World War II aviation, and the need to keep its heritage alive. The Museum is currently in the development phase. The site for the future museum building has been procured and is located on the Colorado Springs Airport property.
The Museum?s mission is to 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 we live in today. It 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.
The current artifacts on display include an automatic direction finder, a Mark 3 HVAR (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket) Station Distributor Box, a Type AN/N6 Gun Camera and Film Cartridge, and a Gun Sight Mark 18.
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Our Mission - To be a place for artistic discovery and entertainment.
Our Vision - To be a cultural and economic anchor, providing innovative, world-class programming to an ever-expanding audience.
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The Museum's mission is to preserve and portray the rich aviation and space history of Colorado Springs and Peterson Air Force Base. It is located within an 8.3 acre Colorado State Historic District. Exhibits feature the WW II Peterson Army Air Base, the Binational (United States and Canadian) North American Aerospace Defense Command, US Air Force and Army Air Defense Commands, and the US Air Force Space Command. The Museum's Airpark collection includes sixteen aircraft and five missiles.
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Centennial International Plastic Modelers Society (CIPMS) of Colorado Springs is an organization comprised of people who have a common hobby interest, building scale models. Our goal is to promote the hobby of building of scale models of all types and sizes. Through interaction with other club members we wish to further the skill and knowledge of the modeler whether young or old. We strive to communicate information through our web site, www.centennialipms.org and monthly meetings.
The club is a chartered member of the IPMS/USA National Group. You do not need to be a national member to join our group but we recommend and encourage it. We also host various shows and events throughout the year.
Meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Falcon Police Station, 7850 Goddard St. Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920.
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Lena is an elected member of the National Sculpture Society. Her early drawings were selected for the permanent collection at Texas A&I/A&M University. She has sculpted monuments, designed ornamental ironwork for custom interiors, and sculpted architectural details for palatial exteriors. Her figurative work has earned numerous awards, including the Anna Hyatt Huntington Medal Award 2009 and International recognition with the Certificate of Excellence awarded by The Portrait Society of America/International Competition. A supporter of figurative art, Lena is the Colorado Ambassador for the Portrait Society of America.
"When sculpting a likeness, I most enjoy the magical moment when I feel as if I am in another person?s space."
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At the age of 15 Glenda Lee Vollmecke won a coveted art scholarship, in her native England. She attended the ?sister? art school of John Lennon, and frequently associated with the Beatles. While working as an award winning window designer in London, Spain, Sicily, Guam, and the U.S.A., she also practiced as a Professional Psychic, giving personal readings, and working occasionally with Homicide Detectives. For several years five newspapers would print her column. ?A Gift of Guidance.? Glenda's weekly contribution provided much needed insight, into
people?s problems. On the artistic side, a large Gallery in Westcliffe displayed over 100 pieces of her art work, which included sculptures, and paintings, for the month of March 2009. Her notoriety has grown nationwide, having displayed her work in Colorado Springs, Breckenridge, Vale and Aspen.
Glenda has won many competitions in Southern Colorado. Several Fine Arts Galleries have accepted many pieces of her work, and continue to do so annually.
Each year, Glenda and John visit their son Darren and his family, in Costa Rica. She loves this country, its people, and the magnificent varieties of wild life, which are now depicted in her latest paintings. All Glen?s animal paintings are enhanced with a genuine one point brilliant diamond. "It's my unique gift of thanks to the buyers of my artwork. There?s no finer way to show my appreciation." She says. Four paintings are now on permanent display in the Hotel Armastad in Costa Rica.
Glenda and her husband own and operate a thriving alpaca ranch in the mountains of Colorado. John spins and knits their fibre which he transforms into beautiful wearable art. Glenda is happily painting her beloved animals, either in acrylic on feathers from their peacocks, or watercolours.
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Marc has drawn his whole life. His college education centered on art, engineering and physics. He has over 35 years of professional experience in visual media of one sort or another including ceramics, technical illustration in ink and gouache, printmaking, photography, video production, set design and implementation, and sculpture as well as computer illustration and image processing, design and 3-D animation.
Karen began weaving baskets over thirty years ago while living in Austria, which was her home for over twenty years. Initially she taught herself from books and later attended workshops by internationally-known basketmakers in England and the USA. She returned to the USA to continue her formal education and in 1997 opened her basketry business. Karen holds degrees in international business, human resource development, German and French.
Both Marc and Karen continually update their skills and learn new techniques through reading, practicing and attending workshops.
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