Golden aspen leaves fluttering in the wind. Water flowing across a granite rock bed. A crystal clear mountain lake reflecting a pure blue sky. The moment of totality during a solar eclipse. Refining these moments in nature down to their core, artist Sarah Winkler then amplifies them in her bold abstract paintings. Winkler’s abstract landscapes offer … More Artists I Know: Sarah Winkler
Any art show where the promotional image includes the words “light of my life/ go fuck yourself” in neon pink is one I have to go see. Upon viewing Denver-based artist Scott Young’s “Gas Light Love Bomb” solo exhibition at the newly opened K Contemporary in Denver, I can say now that it did not … More Art to See: Scott Young at K Contemporary
This post is in memoriam of Lawrence Argent, renowned Denver-based sculptor and professor emeritus of the University of Denver’s School of Art and Art History. I received word yesterday that he had passed away this week at the age of 60. An artist is not shaped merely by their aesthetic explorations. There is more to … More Artists I Know: Lawrence Argent
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
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
Is color the same everywhere for everyone? What does color “mean”? How have artists attempted to control color? These questions are just a few of those posed by a rich and varied exhibition at the Victoria Myrhen Gallery at the University of Denver’s School of Art & Art History, opening next week, January 14th. Contemporary … More Learning to See Color
I live in Danville, a town on the other side of the Caldecott tunnel by about 30 minutes from Berkeley, without traffic. It is a pretty little place, but very suburban. OK, extremely suburban. And in this part of what is called the East Bay, there is a bit of a dearth of cultural ANYTHING, … More Art on the other side of the tunnel
