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Sponsors The Loveland Rotary Clubs PLATINUM would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous RE/MAX Eagle Rock Nanci Garnand support of this show. GOLD Embassy Suites Tom Dwyer Loveland Ready Mix Concrete Brad and Stephanie Fancher Lydia’s Style Magazine Lydia Dody Good Samaritan Society Holly Turner University of Colorado/ MCR Mary Wright KUNC Dave Dennis Shannon Marketing Communication Brad Shannon The WBO Company Wallis Osborn SILVER BRONZE Art Casting of Colorado Gordon & Wanda Hannaford Henderson Management & Tony Workman Art of the Rockies Stan and Marge Black Copper Leaf Creative Gordon Seirup Norm Toman Landscaping Inc. Antoinette Lorenz Carol Stark-Sorg Colorado Financial Mgmt, Inc. The Burton Family Tim Veldhuizen Josh Miller, Dave Eabs Colorado Life Magazine Chris Amundson Community Dynamics John Stewart Davidson-Gebhardt Chevrolet NCIPD Dr. Andrew Bock Jason Hanson Home State Bank FireHouse Self Storage Belmire Sprinkler & C & S Fire Supply The Greeley Chop House Real Estate, LLC Joe Gebhardt Osborn Farm Gracon Corporation Osborn Family Douglas Donahue Mary & David Gullikson Mary Gullikson Kathy Weinmeister Loveland Design/Carpet One Cindy Corbett Morganit Group Inc. Marvin Morganti NY Life Insurance Company Gordon Hiney and Cindy Guldy Shippers’ Supply Sheree Lambert Swanty Insurance Agency, Inc. Jeff Swanty The Group, Inc. Centerra/Loveland Offices US Bank Dave Bruni PATRON Spring 44 Wilbur’s Total Beverage Robin Marisco Dennis Dinsmore 2015 Governor’s Art Show Quick Print Shop.......................................................................................................Kim Bernhardt Rowe’s Flowers & Gifts................................................................................. Sapp or Clint Hartley 1 2015 THE LOVELAND & THOMPSON VALLEY ROTARY CLUBS PRESENT Greetings O THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL 2015 to benefit the Loveland Rotary Foundation & Thompson Valley Rotary Foundation MAY 31 TO JUNE 28, 2015 Loveland Museum/Gallery 5th Street & Lincoln Avenue, Loveland, Colorado GOVERNOR’S ART SHOW • P.O. Box 7768 • Loveland, CO 80537 970.663.0919 • www.GovernorsArtShow.org n behalf of the people of Colorado, I would like to welcome you to the 24th annual Governor’s Invitational Art Show and Sale at the Loveland Museum. The arts play important roles both culturally and economically in Colorado. There are more than 13,000 arts-related businesses in the state employing more than 55,000 people. Investment in the creative community can boost Colorado’s economic development efforts, improve education, and build on our quality of life by supporting a diversified work force – the best type of environment for creative businesses. The Governor’s Art Show encourages investment by recognizing current Colorado artists, displaying the work of Colorado students, and providing scholarships for developing young artists. It also supports the worthy community work of the Loveland Rotary Club and the Thompson Valley Rotary Club. I would like to congratulate all of the artists, participants, and volunteers who are partaking in this year’s show. Happy 24th anniversary and I wish you all the best of luck. Sincerely, John Hickenlooper Governor Raffle Pieces Jon Paul Price Steam Aviator and Feathered Companion 24”h mixed media Kim Mackey Desert Passage 9” x 12” oil Ezra Tucker Elk Valley 11” x 14” acrylic on board Darlis Lamb Madame Rose 9.5”h bronze Michael Wilcox Isolated Red Barn 24” x 36”photography Raffle tickets available in the gallery at the Loveland Museum/Gallery Cost: $2 each • Drawing date is June 28th at 3:00 p.m. Heather Arenas Gary Alsum DE NV E R , CO LO RA D O LOVEL AND, CO LO RAD O Heather Arenas is an impressionist oil painter who lives in Denver, CO where she paints every day and takes advantage of painting in model and plein air groups. Although Heather paints several types of subject matter, she prefers figurative work because of her appreciation for human anatomy Gary completed his first bronze sculpture in 1987 and became a full time sculptor about 6 years later. He has numerous life size or larger pieces in public and private collections throughout the country. All of these pieces depict the human figure and many of them depict historical figures or are memorials honoring people who have made important contributions to our society. and gesture. Lean Into the Light, 24” x 20” oil on birch Daniel Augenstein G R E E LE Y, COLORA DO When Farm Dogs Dream..., 9”h bronze Most recently Gary has branched off with some whimsical sculptures depicting dogs driving classic automobiles. Silly? Maybe. But whose day isn’t brightened when they see a dog riding in a car with it’s head out the window thoroughly enjoying it’s surroundings? And who doesn’t doubt that if a dog could drive a car it would in a heartbeat? (And classic cars are certainly an art form in themselves…it only seemed natural to combine the two.) 4 As a four year-old, I found that licking the tip of the red color pencil made a more intense red as I drew my tree! I remember the adults chuckling as they noticed I had smeared the pigment all over my face. This love of nature and intense color still seems to drive me artistically after all of these years. My joy in color has grown to include the nuance of tones and near-complements that echo the infinite colors around me. I have found that my brushes and pencils create Lupines in Early Morning, 24” x 36” oil the same endless variety of marks just as the world surrounding me displays an endless variety of life. I find whimsical lines of energy in my paintings begin to imitate the energy that I sense around me. I have fallen in love with my brush! My subject matter and media reflect my thirty-some years of sharing a wide range of artistic adventures with my students in public school and college. Every new medium still represents another possible right answer to some yet unanswered query and another journey to some adventure. I am moved by drawing and painting landscapes, human figures, and portraits. People are provocative in all of their wide range of conditions. Landscapes with architectural elements are a challenge as they speak of human-kind creating in a created world. Making art is my passion. 2015 G o v e r n o r ’ s A r t S h o w Mark Bailey Julie Bender Mark Bailey was born in 1982 into a family of art appreciators who encouraged creativity. He began to draw at a young age and went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree of fine art (BFA) from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Bailey’s paintings record his diverse Emerge, 36” x 24” oil surroundings in an abstracted, painterly fashion, from people he meets to ordinary things he sees around him. His cityscapes and urban interiors reproduce the glow and bustle of city life, while his portraits might suggest a compelling story behind every face. – Liz Greenfield, ArtistADay.com Mark Bailey is a member of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America and a Loveland native, and former Rotary Club scholarship winner (TVHS 2001). Residing in Loveland, Colorado, Julie Bender’s passion for pyrography is matched by her accurate and artful portrayal of her animal subjects. The western natural world is her source of continued inspiration. She frequents Colorado’s high country for inspiration in pursuit of observing and gathering reference for her art. She is constantly keyed into that rare moment when animals display a particular look or behavior that makes her heart race – and excites her to get started on a new work. LOV E L A N D, CO LO RA D O W I NDS OR, COLO RAD O Carolyn Barlock D ENVER, CO LO RAD O Denver native Carolyn Barlock first experimented with secret techniques of porcelain decoration which fascinated ancient alchemists. Mastering enameled art, she continued her scholarly journey of ancient porcelain techniques culminating in her use of 22 Karat Florentine Gold and ancient Persian Lusters dating from 9th Century Baghdad. These resplendent pieces of timeless beauty and exquisite form are fired from twenty to sixty or more times at intense heat. Her singular development as a porcelain artist was integrating chiseling techniques which give her one-of-a-kind pieces a special blend of innovation and classicism. Carolyn has been an annual participant of Loveland, Colorado’s Sculpture in the Park since 1997, and she is featured in Southwest Art’s Sculpture of the Rockies. She also has won two Gold Medals at the 2012 International Porcelain Artists Show for her work and is proud to have been featured in the April 2014 Robb Report Collection Magazine which highlights the benefits of living a life with refined tastes that still hold on to the golden joys of youth. Rainbow, 10.5”h one of a kind chiseled porcelain 2015 Governor’s Art Show Rallying the Troops, 15” x 21” pyrography on paper Described in traditional terms, pyrography is the art of drawing with fire using a heated metal tip to burn images on a natural surface. Though she burned on wood for years, Bender now prefers heavyweight watercolor paper as her surface, as it presents challenges and results that push her outside her comfort zone. Due to its monochrome nature, pyrography is all about subtleties of sepia tones and value applied with various degrees of heat. Executing her tones with accuracy and creativity becomes her ultimate goal in producing a unique and imaginative work of art. Bender is an award-winning Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists and member of the International Guild of Realism. 5 Marty Brens PUE BLO, COLORA DO At The Headwaters, 20’’ x 40’’ oil/linen James Biggers ESTES PARK, COLO RAD O James Biggers is never satisfied painting the same subject in the same way. He forced himself to learn and see more while constantly searching for inspirations and techniques to give his paintings essence. “I was a kid who stayed in at recess to work on my drawings.” James was starting to learn the skills that would be the journey of his life. James was thrilled with the opportunity to paint in a select group of artists with Richard Schmid as their mentor for five years. “Richard helped me grow, not just as a painter but as an artist.” I will always be thankful for this opportunity. Biggers discovered, “At some point you have to put something of yourself into your work, without this element, you will never have a great painting. Technique is what attracts people to your painting, heart is what keeps them there.” The best way to capture the heart of a subject is to paint from life and to continually search for new subject matter. Travel has fed this desire. James’ travels include Costa Rica, Hawaii, Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and France. James wants more than a breathtaking scene to paint, his goal is to portray the essence of the emotion. He strives to give his paintings depth so that the viewer can go beyond what initially drew them into the work of art. “When someone comes to me and tells me that they have had one of my paintings for years and they can still feel the emotions of it, then I know I have succeeded as an artist.” 6 “I feel fortunate that I have been able to build my career in the arts. I have spent most of my adult life surrounded by artists and fine art.” In her twenties Marty worked in the advertising design field, creating logos and ads for businesses and individuals. In her late twenties she began to incorporate her design experience into a larger format, painting graphic designs on walls in the private sector. “During this time period I was always painting pictures mostly in watercolor and acrylic, my girls were young, and I thought of it more as a hobby.” In the mid- eighties she decided to get into the business of Art and opened her first Gallery in LoDo in downtown Denver. “I learned the ropes as I went along, it was an incredible learning experience. I met great artists and learned the business of marketing.” Since then Brens owned and operated the Upper Edge Gallery in Snowmass Village and Aspen, and currently runs Art in Blue Rocks, 36x 24 oil the Aspens Workshops. “My focus has changed and I just want to paint, painting is an endless and amazing journey, an artist is constantly in a growth pattern, nothing could be more exciting!” Amelia Caruso F ORT CO L L I N S , CO LO RA D O Amelia Caruso makes changing your viewing perspective paramount in her work. Amelia was born in Cincinnati in 1962 and stayed in the area until 1996 when she moved to Colorado. Amelia attended the Arts Academy of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati. She was actually a Documentary Photography Major in college and brings that sense of “composing inside the viewfinder” to her paintings. Her work as been exhibited in galleries and museums across Distant, 14.5” x 14.5’’ acrylic on birch the country. Amelia has had work on Emmy Award winning television shows such as Will & Grace in the 90’s through the mid 2000’s. Now she has found a more purposeful and powerful work with the introspective look of her current direction. The relationship of the conscious and unconscious is her subject matter now. The relationship between health and illness, what and how are they both defined. Amelia has work in the permanent collection of the Fort Collins Museum of Art. She has participated with many Art in Public Places projects, the majority of in her now home state of Colorado. Amelia also has a very successful fabric line called “Effervescence” with industry leader Robert Kaufman Fabrics. 2015 G o v e r n o r ’ s A r t S h o w Richard Cayou LOVEL AND, CO LO RAD O Richard Cayou is a Colorado native and self taught artist, who enjoys the state for all that it has to offer. His interest in art started 20+ years ago, but he has been interested in photography for more than 40 years. After 14 years of hand cutting steel artwork, he transitioned into framed art, through the use of scratchboard. He has been doing scratchboard for approximately 4 years and enjoys this media for the amount of detail and realism that it allows him to incorporate. He uses mostly his own photos for reference in creating his scratchboard art. He is a Signature Member of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists. Sunrise Cheetah, 20” x 16” scratchboard Jane Christie Higher Ground, 20” x 24” oil/linen Rita Cirillo GOL DEN, COLO RAD O Birds of A Feather, 11” x 14” pastel 2015 Governor’s Art Show Jane Christie has been an active artist almost all of her life. She studied at the University of Georgia, Atlanta High Museum of Art, Art Student League of Denver and she is also an instructor. She is a Signature Member of the American Pastel Society, Colorado Pastel Society and Plein Air Artists Colorado. She has been the recipient of many awards one of which is the Armstrong Award at the Mile High International Pastel Exhibition. Jane’s paintings not only reflect her love of nature, but her love of color, light and the impressionistic style. Her goal is to share her artistic passion and love of art through the paintings she creates. VI C TO R , CO LO RA D O Rita Cirillo’s high energy oil paintings engage the imagination of the viewer. After leaving her software engineering career, she is living the Great Art Adventure painting in South America, Europe and throughout the American west. She has been invited to participate in prominent exhibitions including the Oil Painters of America Western Regional, American Women Artists, Greenhouse Gallery Salon International, Scottsdale Fine Art Salon, Plein Air Artists Colorado Annual, Paint the Parks (Top 100) and Plein Air Rockies. When Rita is not traveling, hiking or painting she can be found working on her 100+-year-old “dream” house in her hometown of Victor, Colorado. 7 Ani Espriella LON G M ON T, COLORA DO A native of Colombia, South America, Ani Espriella grew up in the culturally rich city of Miami working as a singer for 20 years. She moved to Colorado in 2003, and inspired by its natural beauty turned to the visual arts. She began painting in oils in 2005, and has taken classes and workshops with Jake Gaedtke, Jeff Legg, Elizabeth Robbins, Dan Beck, Chuck Ceraso, and most recently Marc Hanson. In the past year she has become interested in the richness of pastels and has been outside doing plein air and enjoying her beautiful surroundings. The Mighty St. Vrain, 18” x 24” pastel Falls in Wild Basin, 36” x 24” oil Pem Dunn Marlene C. Feinholz DE N VE R , COLORA DO EVERGREEN, CO LO RAD O “Inspiration for my paintings comes from living in the mountains of Colorado” says Pem Dunn who uses light and subtle nuances of color to capture the mood of a moment. Pem, who has studied with several fine artists, including Joseph Dawley, Natalie Becker, and Karen Vance, and has shown at numerous shows throughout the country including Art for the Parks and Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Show. Pem is represented by numerous galleries in the West and has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine. He also teaches oil painting classes at the Evergreen Art Center. 8 Winter at the Capital, 24” x 20” oil Marlene was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. Her mother was a painter, her grandfather a sculptor, and her stepfather a writer. They all set examples of creativity around her and encouraged her at a young age to draw. Marlene always knew that painting was her passion. She studied with a number of artists that she admired and that are known worldwide. Marlene has paintings in private collections throughout the United States. Her painting of the Broadmoor Hotel hangs in the CEO’s office on the first floor of the hotel. In 2014 she was commissioned to paint a scene of Denver that will be a part of Exempla Lutheran’s art collection and it will hang in the new Children’s Hospital in downtown Denver which opened in December of 2014. 2015 G o v e r n o r ’ s A r t S h o w Jared Hankins E N G LE WOOD, COLORA DO Sotto Voce-a low soft voice, 18” x 24” oil Don Hamilton CASTL E ROCK, COLO RAD O As a child Don loved to draw and would often bring his drawings to his grandfather, an artist and master stone cutter, to be critiqued. Later Don studied privately with Joe Brand, a respected wildlife artist and instructor at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, focusing exclusively on wildlife. Don’s desire to work from life and vary his subject matter led him to branch out into other areas and most importantly, begin painting outside, “en plein air.” Don continued his education with outdoor workshops from a number of noted painters. Don has exhibited at the Small Works Great Wonders Show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum-Oklahoma, Western Masters Show-Montana, Salon International-Texas, CM Russell Auction-Montana, Mountain Oyster Club-Arizona, National Exhibition, Oil Painters of America and previous Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Shows. Don continues to travel throughout Colorado and the west, painting and sharing his personal vision. 2015 Governor’s Art Show Throughout the past 17 years, I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of disciplines in the fine art field. I have painted in styles ranging from realism in oils to large color-field abstracts finished in resin. I have been commissioned to create site-specific art for hotels and businesses around the world and have illustrated new products for dozens of Fortune 500 companies. This understanding of both media and application has come together in my most recent work with a style that is current while pushing forward. I paint by tightening, loosening, and re-tightIdle, 30” x 30” oil ening of the subject. The results are representational images built through color fields, blurring the boundaries between the real and the abstract. Collections include: City of Loveland, Four Seasons Hotels, Ritz Carlton Hotels, Fountainebleau Hotel, Terranea Resort, Curtis Hotel, Exempla St. Joseph’s Hospital, Craig Hospital, JW Marriott Hotels, Viceroy Hotels, Jackson National Life Insurance, MarkWest Energy. Marc R. Hanson H YG I E N E , CO LO RA D O Having grown up in a military family, Marc’s youth was spent on the move. He was born in Oxnard, California and spent some of his early school years there. After his father’s retirement from the Air Force, Marc’s family settled in the small northern California community of Loomis. Marc began college as a biology major, but soon applied to and was accepted into Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Along the Path, 30” x 40” oil on canvas majoring in illustration. After Art Center and a brief stint as a staff illustrator in Sacramento, California, Marc moved to Minnesota where he lived for 33 years while raising a family and pursuing his art. Marc relocated to Colorado in the Fall of 2012. “I have pursued a career as a painter for many years now. Along the way my methods, materials and focus have evolved. A naturalist at heart, the landscape is the perfect vehicle for expressing the joy I have for the world that surrounds me. My real interest and challenge as a painter is how to best manipulate the core principles of painting into effective visual statements. I’m most successful when I’m able to communicate that joy to the viewers of my paintings.” 9 Stephanie Hartshorn DE N VE R , COLORA DO Though her college start was focused on Chemistry, after a year and a half of engineering school, Stephanie knew she needed to change course. Transferring schools, she ultimately found fulfillment in Architecture: Work that engaged her “inner geek” alongside her developing creative direction. Her education led to a decade of work in Architecture with projects in educational design and historic preservation. Stephanie took her first painting class in 2006, followed by a transformative workshop in Abiquiu, New Mexico. By the time she packed up her brushes to return home, it was clear her connection to the canvas was gaining momentum. She sought more time to paint in between her career and young family and, in 2009, stepped away from design to paint full time. A fourth generation Colorado Native, Stephanie lives in Denver with her husband and two daughters. The Getaways, 24”x 30” oil on birch Wes Hyde Carol Jenkins Wes Hyde is a diverseworks artist with a passion for life. He is at home with a variety of subjects and styles of painting, and his wide range of interests, experiences and art A Handful of Dust, 12” x 24” oil philosophies imbue his paintings with his own joie de vivre. For several years Wes traveled almost non-stop across the United States and Canada. This constant momentum and diversity became an inspiration for his painting. Wes now resides in Colorado with his wife Nicole, also an artist. He was the Founder and Executive Director of Nómaas del Arte, a Founding & Signature Member of Plein Air Artists Colorado, a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico and The Society of Master Impressionists, and is represented by: Sunset Gallery, Amarillo, TX and Planet Bronze Gallery, Bozeman, MT and South Wind Gallery, Topeka, KS. He works daily in his studio or on location, and keeps a road atlas handy… just in case. Carol Jenkins has lived in the Rocky Mountains and been a professional painter of oils for many years. She currently shows in galleries in Colorado, Arizona and Connecticut. Specializing in oils, her formal training took place at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Spring Has Sprung, 11” x 11” oil Boston, and her style has been refined through studies with acclaimed artists throughout the west. Her work has been included in multiple national juried and invitational shows and she has been honored to receive many awards for her plein air paintings. ARVADA, COLO RAD O 10 WA R D, COLORA D O 2015 G o v e r n o r ’ s A r t S h o w Deb Komitor CO LO RA DO SPR I N G S, COLORA DO Dancing With Autumn, 18” x 79” oil Komitor was born and raised in the Midwest but after attending CSU for her MFA, she knew the west was where she needed to be to fully express her soul. In 1995 she moved to Colorado Springs where she finds endless inspiration in all that surrounds her. Her landscape paintings express the joy, wonder and hope she feels in nature through a distinct style all her own. One feels the energy in each brushstroke as her paintings convey the forces and serenity in nature. “Up close my 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, vast canyons or local landscapes. Distance creates a clear perspective. You see the beauty in all the moments. The strokes like life blend together, the good, the bad and the ugly, creating this beautiful existence we call life.” Darlis Lamb E N GL EWOOD, COLO RAD O Darlis was born in Wausa, Nebraska, primarily raised in Omaha, coming to Colorado in 1975 when her husband was transferred here to work on the Eisenhower Tunnel. Her education was at the University at Omaha and Creighton University. She worked as a painter and print maker prior to beginning her sculpting career in 1982. Her “French Lessons” series was begun in 1997, creating bronze still life compositions, a natural transition from painting. The series has won numerous national and regional awards, including two Gold Medals and a Bronze Medal. She has been included in Southwest Art four times French Lesson 19, 11”h bronze since 1989 by invitation plus many other publications. Darlis participated in Sculpture in the Park for 25 consecutive years the first woman to do so. She also was the third woman to have three permanently placed in Benson Park. Commissions have included The American Lung Association, Colorado Osteopathic Foundation and the Space Foundation, an international entity. She belongs to the Catherine Lorillard Art Club, one of the oldest women’s art clubs in the U.S., National Sculpture Society Associate and the North American Sculpture Society. Her work is exhibited across the country. 2015 Governor’s Art Show Martin Lambuth DE NV E R , CO LO RA D O A Trip Down Memory Lane, 60” x 48” acrylic Martin’s paintings are about more than the subject matter of vintage trucks and trains. It’s about nostalgia. Although lost in time or forgotten in the weeds, they can still take you on a ride to Grandpa’s farm, bumping down a country road in Dad’s pickup, or riding the rail through the past. Painted with credit cards, Martin’s unique style reads with a sense of realism at a distance but up close you see the abstraction of loose textures buried in layers of rich color. His style lends itself to the weather-influenced finishes created by exposure, rust and oxidation. An award-winning artist, Martin has been juried into local, regional and national shows. His work is in the permanent collection of the Cheyenne Depot Museum, The Children’s Hospital in Denver and Parker, as well as being selected as the anchor piece for the Kaiser Permanente medical center in Castle Rock. He was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the 2014 Art in the Square in Southlake, Texas for his vintage trucks. 11 Jeff Legg E ST E S PA R K , COLORA DO Patchwork, 13”h ceramic on metal & wood base Amy Laugesen ENGL EWOOD, CO LO RAD O “The Horse, familiar in form, nature and spirit offers powerful inspiration for my ceramic and mixed media sculptures.” Amy Laugesen received her BFA from the Boston School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University in 1995. Select exhibitions include the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale; 2014 Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show; Material Magic: Six Sculptors Create, Ann Korologos Gallery; Sculptural Dimensions, Contemporary Sculpture by Significant Colorado Artists; Republic Plaza; Hayden Herd, Hayden Heritage & Spirit of the American West, Solo Display, Yampa Valley Regional Airport; Creative Capitol, Metro Denver & Boulder Colorado Exhibition, Denver International Airport and Colorado State Capitol, Office of the Lt. Governor. Laugesen is an Affiliate Member of the National Sculptors’ Guild in Loveland, CO. Galleries include Columbine Gallery, Ann Korologos Gallery and Visions West Galleries. 12 “Masterful” is a word often used to describe the paintings of Jeff C. Legg. Born in 1959 in Joplin , Missouri. He was apprentice to a well-known regional artist and college art professor by the age of 12. This relationship laid the foundation for his painting and drawing skills. He later went on to study at Atelier Lack and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His luminous still life oils have established national recognition and garnered numerous awards since he began painting full-time at age 30. Legg is recognized Greenback Cutthroat, 9” x 12” oil as a Master Signature Member by the “Oil Painters of America.” His work can be seen in distinguished galleries across the United States and is highly sought after and collected in America and abroad. His paintings have been featured on the cover of Southwest Art Magazine and Art of the West including full feature articles. Other publishers that have written about the artist include The Artists Magazine, American Art Collector and North Light Books. Mr. Legg resides in the Colorado Rockies where he paints daily in his studio. Mark Leichliter F OR T COLLI NS , CO LO RA D O Portal‚ 15”h stainless steel I was born in Loveland, Colorado and now reside in nearby Fort Collins. The natural beauty of this region was instrumental in my aesthetic development. The language of the land and its features has guided me toward sculpture as my means of artistic expression. I discovered my love of art in high school, having been exposed to advanced creative concepts through a self-developed independent study program. I grew up surrounded by construction tools and forms as my father, uncle, and grandfather built custom homes throughout Northern Colorado. This upbringing influenced my understanding of building and the value of craftsmanship. I spent a few years working for my dad’s company, learning how to read blueprints and use the various tools of the trade. However, my dad encouraged me to seek other ways of making a living rather than following him into building saying, “Work with your brain, not with your back”. For the past twelve years, I have specialized in large-scale public works that include collaborations with architects, landscape architects, engineers, designers and a host of city planners and officials. 2015 G o v e r n o r ’ s A r t S h o w Karol Mack F OR T M OR G A N , COLORA DO North Clear Creek Falls Runoff, 30” x 40” oil Tom Lockhart CA NON CI TY, COLO RAD O Colorado native Tom Lockhart was raised in the small alpine valley town of Monte Vista. Tom is a representational landscape artist. Tom feels that solid drawing, correct values and colors, along with the atmospheric effects of light within the landscape, are some of the keys to a visually stimulating and interesting image. Painting from life, (En-Plein-Air as often as possible), helps to reinforce these visual stimulants when it comes to painting the landscape. Tom has been featured in several national art magazines including: Southwest Art, Art of the West and American Artist’s Watercolor Magazines. Tom has been selected to many national Plein-Air Events and Juried Art Salon Exhibitions as well as prominent National Juried Shows. Tom is a multi-award winning artist, which include Colorado Watercolor Society National Show, Southwest Art Magazine Artist Choice, as well as two time winner for Region III in The National Arts for the Parks. He holds Signature Membership in the (NWR) Northwest Rendezvous of Art, (OPA) Oil Painters of America, (CWS) Colorado Watercolor Society, (OPS) Outdoor Painters Society. 2015 Governor’s Art Show Karol Mack is widely recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of the Western landscape. Her oil paintings evoke the essence and beauty of the natural world as only a master of painting can do. She finds her creativity in the rugged natural settings of the Western United States. Her paintings range from large renderings of the majestic Rocky Mountains to intimate vignettes of aspen groves, winding streams, waterfalls, and meadows. Her artwork can be found at Greenburg Fine Art, Sylvan Gallery, and Mack Fine Art. She is an Artist Exhibiting Member-Spring Runoff, 16”x 20” oil Salmagundi Club, NY, a Signature Member--Oil Painters of America, a Founding Member--Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, and an Artist Fellow--American Artists Professional League. A few major awards include: Award of Excellence--Oil Painters of America, Jessie B. McReynolds Award--Salmagundi Club National Show, NY, and the Director’s Choice Award--American Artists Professional League. Kim Mackey PUE B LO, CO LO RA D O And Spring Turned to Summer, 24” x 20” oil Critics consider Kim Mackey to be one of the finest artists in the state of Colorado. He has exhibited at the Salmagundi Club in New York, the Oil Painters of America in Chicago and San Antonio, the Colorado Governor’s Show, the Coors Western Art Show, the C.M. Russell Auction, the Gilcrease Museum, the American Art Invitational, the Phippen Museum, and the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury Connecticut. His paintings hang in many distinguished collections including the Forbes collection and that of singer/songwriter, Neil Diamond. Kim has featured in Art Revue, Art Talk, The Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art, Art of the West, Western Horseman and Cowboys and Indians Magazine. The Denver Post has called him, “A master of (his) genre”. Kim’s work was featured as the 60th National Appaloosa Show limited edition poster and has been featured on the cover of Western Horseman Magazine. 13 Georgene McGonagle DE N VE R , COLORA DO The Strength Within, 24” x 36” photography David Mayhew F ORT COL L I NS, CO LO RAD O Born in the UK David Mayhew initially studied for a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Design. His sense of adventure took him on a 19 months exploration in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii and hitch-hiking across Canada. It wasn’t until David moved to Turin, Italy working for Fiat Auto that the advent of digital photography first caught his eye. In 2003 David decided to bail out of the 9 to 5 environment and delve head first into photography, taking on studies in photography at the College of DuPage near Chicago where he also joined forces with their meteorology program. David has seen some unique and beautiful sights including the largest ever recorded tornado (2.6 miles wide in El Reno Oklahoma May 2013) and even putting himself in precarious situations! Now based in Colorado by the foothills of the Rocky Mountains David is ideally located for heading East out to tornado alley or West to explore the mountains or the landscapes of the Southwest. The draw of the night skies offers up great opportunities for creativity that have enabled David to expand his work into new realms. David strives to continue making new and remarkable images of Skyscapes and hopes to explore more on an international level. 14 Not having experienced art for many years, I absorbed myself in academia and athletics. I taught Biology at SMU, Mathematics and Biology at Mary Institute, played competitive golf, and lived in Europe, but in my mid-fifties, a chance touching of clay turned my world around! As one might guess, with these varied experiences, my sculptures became eclectic, surprising both viewer and myself. Georgene’s sculptures, especially her children, are in public parks, schools, businesses and private collections throughout the US. In Denver, they can be found at Coors Field, National Jewish Medical Center, Children’s Hospitals, Boys and Girls Club, American National Bank, and Cherry Creek North. Namaste, 18”h bronze Georgene has received awards from Allied Artist of America, American Women Artists, Salmagundi Club Exhibition, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, American Academy of Women Artists, and several People’s Choice Awards. Georgene received the Sculpture Pursuit Magazine Industry Award and is featured in the book, “Sculpture of the Rockies”. Tiffany Miller Russell BR OOM F I E LD, CO LO RA D O Tiffany Miller Russell is best known for her highly detailed, realistic, and sometimes whimsical cut paper sculptures. Specialty papers are cut flat, then shaped and layered into bas-relief collages. She finds her inspiration in nature and the diversity of life, the individuality of a creature and its relationship to the world, and animals as cultural and artistic icons. Tiffany’s work has exhibited in Batrachology: Amphibians in Art at the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, The Wildlife Experience in Art, and the Colorado Governor’s Invitational, and received the Newcomer Award in the Society of Animal Artists’ Art and the Animal, Honorable Mention and Finalist in the Artist’s Magazine, and the award for Best Three-Dimensional work in the International Paleo Art Exhibition. Tiffany is a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists and an Associate Member of Women Artists of the West. Visit her work online at www. wildlifeinpaper.com. Anuran Cathedrals, 20” x 30” cut paper 2015 G o v e r n o r ’ s A r t S h o w Dawn Normali E ST E S PA R K , COLORA DO Dawn M. V. Normali has had a passion for painting since the age of six, which she expresses today with rich colors and dramatic lighting. Moving to Estes Park, Colorado almost forty years ago, she continues to draw inspiration for living high among the Rocky Mountains. Ms. Normali graduated from the University of Northern Colorado and studied art at Aims Community College, Art Students League of Denver and attended the Loveland Fine Arts Academy. Dawn has studied with some of Colorado’s finest artists and her works have won numerous awards and are in a world-wide-collection. Dawn captures a mood, and emotion with the bold Sunburst on the Meadow, 12” x 12” oil strokes of her brush in a style which has been described as “expressionistic”. Preferring oil painting in the plein aire style, Dawn continues to express in her paintings the light, beauty and rich color of the land and people of Colorado, Mexico, the American Southwest and Europe. Jon Paul Price PA RKER, COLO RAD O Jon Paul Price is originally from Matador, Texas, and currently resides in Colorado. His background includes work as a surgical practitioner and educator, and nonprofit healthcare executive director. His earlier works are paintings created in the 16th century Flemish style. Currently, his time is spent creating sculptures inspired by “retro-futuristic” Victorian era fictional steam-powered machines operated by a common post-apocalyptic figure. The sculptures are made from metal, clay, glass, leather, and wood. Wikipedia defines Steampunk as a “sub-genre of science Captain fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, Percival especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western Clankingstone, 32”h mixed civilization during the 19th century. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative media history of the 19th century’s British Victorian era or American “Wild West” in a postapocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power.” I found myself drawn first to the works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, then Victorian era science fiction movies. I began to notice Steampunk art, and decided to abandon painting for sculpting these Steampunk figures. I know I’ll be doing this for as long as I live. 2015 Governor’s Art Show Prince of the Valley, 24” x 30” oil Nancy Rynes L A FAY E T T E , CO LO RA D O Nancy Rynes was born and raised in rural Illinois and moved to Colorado in 1992. From an early age her parents had taken the family west during the summers to camp, fish, and hike in the Four Corners states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona. Being outdoors among the canyons, deserts, rivers, and Native cultures of the American Southwest as a child continues to have a lasting influence on her work. Nancy studied fine art at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and later went on to obtain degrees in Geology and Archaeology at Northern Illinois University and the University of Colorado. After moving to Colorado, she pursued her love of art and learned oil painting under noted artists Ralph Oberg, Dan Young, Matt Smith, and Chris Alvarez. Learning the rigors of outdoor painting from these artists greatly influenced her use of bold brushwork, color, and light/shadow in her own paintings. Nancy still paints from life when possible – she believes it’s an exercise that keeps her tuned in to the colors and patterns of light as it really exists outdoors, not simply in how a camera captures it. Nancy has been honored with several one-person shows, as well as awards in juried competitions. 15 Wayne Salge JOH N STOW N , COLORA DO Onward, 23”h bronze Although a native Texan, Wayne Salge has been a resident of Colorado since 1970 and his current home and studio are located in northeastern Colorado to be near quality foundry services. Bronze is his preferred medium for his abstracted animal and human figures. His body of work numbers over 100 pieces including 20 sold out editions. He possesses a strong foundation in the arts which includes a lengthy career in graphic design and illustration plus college classes in painting, sculpture and art history at San Antonio College and La Villita School of Art and workshops in bronze casting and stone carving. He is an elected member of the National Sculpture Society. Prime, 10”h bronze and stainless steel Pat Saunders-White Ted Schaal LOVEL AND, CO LO RAD O LOV E L A N D, CO LO RA D O Pat is gifted with a strong innate sense for the use of color. Her technique and style is instantly recognized by her use of bold contrasting colors, black line and whimsical energetic animal portraits. Her art attempts to express something more than the physical aspects of her subject matter. She taps into her years of artistic experience to allow the subject matter to reveal itself through her heart, mind and passion. Pat is a multi medium artist that works from her home studio. Her work is sold in national airports and retail stores. Saunders-White’s talent is commissioned worldwide for her legacy pet portraits. Pat teaches and shares her knowledge at the Loveland Museum/Gallery, City of Loveland recreation center, art societies, local workshops and cruise ships. Riverwalk, 30” x 22” acrylic on paper 16 Ted Schaal graduated from CSU in 1992 with a BFA and has worked and lived in Loveland for 20 years. He has public commissions in St. Louis, MO, Cerritos, CA, Boothbay, ME and Little Rock, AR. Collectors from Spain to Japan have found his work on the Internet and over 50 fine art shows like this one. His limited edition and one-of-a-kind bronze/ stainless steel sculptures have won 14 awards and he has been featured in the book “Sculptors of the Rockies” and the Vail Valley Magazine. He continues to focus on public and private commissions, gallery representation and juried exhibitions. 2015 G o v e r n o r ’ s A r t S h o w William Stoehr BOULDE R , COLORA DO Pati Stajcar GOL DEN, COLO RAD O Pati Stajcar grew up in Southeastern Pennsylvania but has been fortunate to call Colorado home for over 30 years. She works in bronze, marble and wood, and regularly participates in juried art shows from coast to coast. An elected member of Academic Artist Association, Allied Artists of America, National Sculpture Society and Society of Animal Artists, Pati is lucky to be able to volunteer at Nature’s Educators in Aurora, CO and as a firefighter for her community. Blue Boy, 14.5”h bronze My work has been shown at universities, art centers, museums and galleries throughout the country. I recently spoke at The American Visionary Art Museum for the Johns Hopkins University Brain Science Institute’s program The Science of the Arts. Following this, I co-created four evening programs in collaboration with the University of Colorado Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art called Your Brain on Art. These sessions explored creativity, improvisation, visual perception and aesthetics. A partial list of recent exhibits include: • Florida State University Museum of Art, Tallahassee International • Governor’s Art Show, Loveland Museum, Colorado Destiny, 80” x 60” acrylic on canvas • Stephen F. Austin State University, “Texas National 2013”, juried by Peter Selz past Museum of Modern Art curator of modern painting and sculpture, Neue Gallery trustee and founding director UC Berkeley Art Museum (3rd Place) • Knoll Gallery, “Best of Denver Santa Fe Art District” (Best of Show) • Seven State Biennial, Goddard Art Center, juried by Mark White of the Fred Jones Museum of ArtUniversity of Oklahoma Sabrina Stiles LON G M ON T, COLORA DO Sabrina Stiles is a versatile and prolific painter who loves to explore new ways to express herself through her artwork. She draws inspiration from her travels as well as the beautiful landscape near her home in Colorado. Her keen observation and reverence for the beauty that surrounds her is evident in her work She has studied with many nationally recognized artists and has won awards in local, regional and National competitions. Her work is in private collections throughout the country. “I am fortunate to have the opportunity to pursue my passion. I hope that my paintings evoke a feeling of connection to a place and time that is special to you.” Days End, 12” x 16” pastel 2015 Governor’s Art Show 17 Charlotte Strauss LA K E WOOD, COLORA DO Bighorn Bachelors, 24” x 36” oil Karen Storm Charlotte Strauss is a realist painter working mostly in oils. She is a Colorado native currently living and working in Lakewood, Colorado. Charlotte began oil painting at the age of 11. By the age of 13 she was entering competitions and winning awards for her oil paintings. She was an art major at the University of Colorado and later studied at the Bergman School of Art. She has been a member of the Art Students League of Denver for many years. Her main focus is still life but also enjoys painting figurative works. The Trumpet Player, 12” x 20” oil on board “I love working in oils because of the depth and richness of color that can be achieved. I build my paintings with layers of color until I feel I have captured the essence of the subject. I enjoy the creative process and every work is a new adventure.” MANI TOU S PR IN GS, COLO RAD O S. Mark Thompson Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Karen developed a love of art and nature. Her love of art led her to a degree in art eduction. Her love of nature led her to the mountains and a 27 year career teaching art in Colorado. The pleasure of teaching art to children, and learning so much from their joyful expression, is apparent her work today. Now following her passion of painting full-time, her work ranges from wildlife and landscapes to figurative paintings. Imagery for her work rises out of her travels and her daily life, often capturing intimate moments in nature. Painting with effervescent light and dynamic energy, her focus is on capturing the essence of her subject. A graduate of University of Wisconsin – Madison, Karen creates, exhibits and teaches in the Pikes Peak region. A native of Colorado, Mark Thompson received his B.A degree in Commercial Art from Colorado State University. After working briefly as a commercial illustrator in Chicago, he returned to Colorado. He taught art for ten years and completed course work toward an M.A. in drawing and painting at the University of Northern Colorado. He turned to his art full time in 1981, working in the media of egg tempera and etching. Mark has received numerous awards from exhibitions over the years, including the American Artist’s Professional League (NY), the Knickerbocker Artist’s (NY), Violin with Spring Tulips, 13.5” x 20.75” egg tempera the Salmagundi Club (NY) the Allied Artist’s of America (NY), International Guild of Realism, American Society of Traditional Artists and the Colorado Governor’s Invitational. Mark also teaches a class in egg tempera painting at the Art Students League of Denver. 18 G OLDE N , COLORA DO 2015 G o v e r n o r ’ s A r t S h o w Teresa Vito PUE BLO, COLORA DO Teresa Vito has been a full time oil painter since 1992. She has a BA in Fine Art from the University of New York at Geneseo and has taught and studied at the Art Students League of Denver and the Loveland Academy of Fine Arts. She painted with Richard Schmid for Five years. Vito has won numerous national awards including Best Portrait, Best Still Life and an Award of Excellence from Oil Painters of America. Best of Show award from Artists of Colorado held at the Colorado History Museum. Southwest Art Magazine, collector’s edition chose her for Collector’s Choice for Still Life. The Sangre de Cristo Art Center recently purchased a painting for their permanent museum collection. Vito has also received the Best Of Show award from Plein Air Artists of Colorado’s National Show and Third Tent Down, 40” x 30” oil on linen from Representing The West. Also awarded Art of the West Editor’s Choice Award and Best Body of Work at the 10th Anniversary Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters. Mature Ram, 40” x 30” acrylic on canvas Ezra Tucker Michael Wilcox Ezra has spent many years pursuing his intense interest in nature and wildlife conservation. His approach to capturing his subjects is to reveal a rarely highlighted detail, an incident or fact can be a big dramatic scene or a subtle relaxed blink. Ezra’s bold and distinctive style of drawing and painting in layers reflects an acute observation and knowledge of his subject and displays an intimate and emotional portrait quality and adept storytelling. Ezra finds the art of modern wildlife artist Bob Kuhn as well as classical wildlife artist, Carl Rungius, and other artist such as Antoine Barye, Arthur Wardle, Edwin Landseer and Wilhelm Kuhnert inspirational and their art has influenced his style. His unique creative style and traditional perspective gives his subjects a fresh old world appeal. His original art has been commissioned and also included in many private and Fortune 500 corporate collections. Ezra is a member of the Society of Animal Artist. Michael Wilcox enjoyed a lengthy career in the photographic industry beginning as a manger in a retail camera store and finishing his career as an associate director and division manager for Pentax Corporation. In 2008 he began his second career as a fine art photographer. The majority of Michael’s photographic efforts center on an appreciation of the uncommon beauty of common scenes. He is attracted to the Red Barn in Spring Snow, 13” x 19” photography graceful curve of the seating of the Foote Lagoon Amphitheater or the simplicity of a gathering storm over a ripening wheat field. Michael’s photographs have been published in USA Today and he has won multiple national awards from the Photographic Society of America. He is recognized as a Master photographer by the Loveland Photographic Society. He recently was awarded First Place in photography at the Thompson Valley Art League’s Regional Fine Art Show MONUMENT, CO LO RAD O 2015 Governor’s Art Show LOVE LA N D, COLORA DO 19 Lora Witt G R E E N WOOD VI LLAG E , COLORA D O On Sacred Ground, 11” x 14” oil on linen Kay Witherspoon ENGL EWOOD, CO LO RAD O Montana native, Kay Witherspoon, received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Montana and her Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Colorado. Her work is strongly influenced by her early experiences on her family’s Wyoming cattle ranch and her life in Colorado. Witherspoon combines her observations and experiences with realism and glazing techniques of the Dutch Masters. Among her awards are: Award of Excellence, Society of Animal Artists; Founder’s Award, American Academy of Equine Art; Best in Oils & Acrylic, Cheyenne Frontier Museum; The Migratory Water Fowl Award, Art For The Parks. She lives in Littleton, owns her studio with classroom in Englewood, is married to Tom Ayers, Jr., and has four married children. 20 The West has played an important role in grounding Lora Witt’s perspective. Raised in Colorado by a family deep in artistic merit, Witt has combined her educational experiences from Colorado State University, University of Denver, and The Art Students League of Denver to provide the skill set and unique vision she brings to her paintings. An enduring interest in Western botany and geography has been a consistent theme in Witt’s body of work. Understanding the science behind our natural world has presented a truer picture of the artist’s intent and has provided the foundation for Witt’s urban naturalist style. Like a Pathless Wood, 24” x 36” oil Sherrie York SA LI DA , COLORA DO Sherrie York credits her interest in nature to a college field trip in which she was challenged to sketch strutting, squabbling backyard chickens. “It was exciting and infuriating,” she laughs. “I loved capturing that experience on paper!” Since that afternoon Sherrie has worked as a painter and printmaker of natural history subjects, as well as a designer and illustrator of nature-focused educational materials. Her work has been included in national and international exhibitions, as well as several books and museum collections. Treasured Path, 12” x 18” reduction linocut About her process Sherrie says, “As a linocut printmaker I am essentially self-taught. I focus on relief prints because I can (and do) produce them by hand without a press. Typically I begin complex prints with only a vague plan. There is risk and tension working this way, since my reduction process destroys more of the print block at each step, but I think best when my tools are moving. 2015 G o v e r n o r ’ s A r t S h o w Gene Youngmann W ESTMI NSTE R, CO LO RAD O Gene Youngmann has been painting watercolors for over thirty-three years in Colorado. He retired after teaching art for thirty years in Jefferson County Public Schools at the end of May 2003. Twenty-five years of that time he taught drawing at Golden High School. He is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with a Master of Arts in Drawing. Out of Work, 14.5” x 21.5” watercolor Youngmann is a plein air painter, painting 90 percent of his work on location during the warmer months and participates in plein air events yearly. His paintings are regularly displayed in International, National, Regional and Local exhibitions. His paintings are included in many private and corporate art collections, most recently the Colorado School of Mines President’s Office in Golden, CO. Youngmann’s subject of choice is Colorado landscapes, vintage automobiles and aging architecture. He is best known for the under painting glow of his paintings, his use of purple shadows and his whimsical drawings. Ron Zito D ENVER, COLO RAD O In my work in contemporary realism I try to capture the meaning of the Latin phrase, finitum capax infiniti, “the finite is capable of the infinite,” which means that there is no access to the infinite except through the finite. It is an apt description of how I feel about our connection to the material world. Presently, my quest is to try to capture this in two dimensional form, and the technique of glazing in oil paint seems to suit the subject matter and my temperament. This slow layering of color seems to correspond to the patina of living that inexorably descends upon a particular place. Glazing is a painting method that allows me time for careful thought and Breaking Through, 36” x 48” oil introspection. I have taken a circuitous route to art. I grew up around artistic uncles, aunts, and cousins in the New York/New Jersey area. Traveling out west to Flagstaff, Arizona I majored in commercial art, but soon switched to the study of english and history. With the gentle persistence of my wife I finally found my way back to drawing and painting after a fifteen-year hiatus. Committee Pam Osborn Show Director/ Curator Nanci Garnand Show Chair John Freeman Show Advisor Pam Osborn.......................................Show Director Nanci Garnand....................................Rotary Chair John Freeman............................. Artistic Consultant John Kinkade...........................................Head Juror Phil and Janice Farley........................... 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