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And the Record Goes To …
While Steamboat Springs’ skiers may set records on the slopes, Northwest Colorado has a new claim to fame: world’s largest watercolor.
Into the Forest
Local artist Suzi Mitchell recently led a workshop where participants practiced forest bathing.
A Redefined Medium
Paula Jo Jaconetta is leaning into innovation to create her newest pieces of art. Rather than one photograph, the Routt County artist is laying photography that she’s shot over the years into a collage.
Inside the Etching Studio
Up Elk River Road, near Hahns Peak Village, sits a beautiful barn built as an artists' studio haven. Filled with collections of art, and studios for both Shirley Stocks and her husband, Rich Galusha, the two have created something wonderful that embodies the past, present and future of their art.
POP Goes the Art
Pop art is for everyone. So said Andy Warhol, himself one of the original pop artists. It’s a style that emerged in the 1950s and thrived in the 1960s; now it has arrived in the West with a flourish of brightly colored prints depicting traditional Western elements – think: horses, cowboys and hats.
About the Cover Artist: John Fawcett
Meet the artist and the artwork that inspired the cover of the art for the Yampa Valley Arts & Culture Guide Vol. 18, Ed. 1.
Noah Wetzel Tells All: How He Got His Solar Eclipse Shot
This August, Noah Wetzel’s photographs will be on display in Bliss Hall at the Depot Art Center. “Surreal Perspectives” features a mix of landscape and action sports imagery.
A Burning Sense of Place
For the past year, weaver Wendy Kowynia has been thinking about the concept of place and how it inspires local artists. Sometimes, she points out, it’s obvious. “Landscape artists paint landscapes,” she says, “but my work is more abstract and the links aren’t as obvious.”
Studio Tour: Paper Artist Paulina Johnson Shares her Space, Technique and Favorite Color Scheme
Paper artist Paulina Johnson prefers neutrals but her second floor studio is bright, airy and inviting.
Building Worlds in Miniature: Ryan Scheer’s Western Dioramas
Ryan Scheer didn’t set out to become a miniature world builder. Four years ago, he realized that the photographic style he was pursuing was perfectly suited to the micro scale.