At the opening of artist Xochi Solis’ workshop at the Art Students League on Denver on June 17th, my fellow attendees and I were asked to describe the last place we had traveled to that was completely new to us. Many of the women present mentioned exotic trips to Europe, but I talked about the … More Exploring Memory and Place with Xochi Solis
From a resort’s “desert oasis” to gardens inside modern office buildings, the natural world is integrated into our urban environments. Denver-based artist Mindy Bray turns her attention to these spaces, creating elegant paintings and site specific works that explore how we manipulate nature in urban settings. Focusing on the concepts of “absence and presence,” Bray … More Artists I Know: Mindy Bray
Two of my lovely and talented artist friends, Anna Kaye and Jessica Loving, are featured in group and solo exhibitions opening this weekend. I have included details below of the Who/What/Where and When so you can go see some art! Anna Kaye is included alongside several artists in Matters on Paper at Sandra Phillips Gallery, … More Art to see: Anna Kaye and Jessica Loving
When I asked Jeffrey Keith, my friend, mentor and former professor, if I could interview him for my “Artists I Know” series, he acquiesced, on the condition that I keep my boring interview questions to myself. Instead, he had a special request: Write the story of that time we had dinner with the reknowned artist … More Artists I Know: Jeffrey Keith (and our dinner with Robert Ryman)
Talking with Denver-based abstract artist Tonia Bonnell about clouds, one can begin to look at them differently. Clouds have long fascinated Bonnell, who noticed during her undergrad years studying printmaking at Illinois State University that from the ground a cloud looks solid, but from an airplane, its makeup of millions of tiny water droplets is … More Artists I Know: Tonia Bonnell
Peter Illig is an artist I have known for years, whose work has long intrigued me. His black and white paintings and drawings depict people and objects reminiscent of 1950’s America, with figures in off-putting situations or juxtaposed with metaphorical imagery. Expertly rendered in oil paint and charcoal, his work feels like film noir combined … More Artists I Know: Peter Illig
I just returned from the opening reception of the show I co-curated with my good friend, the artist Ellen Levine Dodd, at the Village Theatre Art Gallery in Danville, CA. The exhibition features five abstract artists exploring color and emotion in their work, and includes paintings by Elise Morris, Ellen Levine Dodd, Karen Olsen-Dunn, Sharon … More Color Play: Color, Emotion, Possibility
