Meeting Other Artists

Along Hwy 7 Gilpin County CO

Sunday was  our day away driving in the Colorado mountains, stopping to photograph the glorious fall foliage and meeting the artists on the studio tours. The artists are all members of the Pastel Society of Colorado.  Virginia Unsled was in a spot with 360 degrees views with a detached studio in Gilpin county, near Black Hawk.  Jeannette Stutzman, Sally Davidson-Marovich and Karen Spotts all had their studios spaces showcasing their art and personalities in the Evergreen area.  

The Evergreen Studio tour had another artist I admire and was delighted to meet, Jane Christie. Her luscious pastels are painted on black Canson paper.  See her art at Saks Gallery in Denver.  Saks Gallery

Check out Jane

A Commission

Wyoming Pride Series

We were driving in Maine when I got the email from Beth at the Wyoming State Museum Store.  She needed 30 paintings for the Legislative trade delegation to take to Asia. Would I be interested?  With cell reception in the middle of Maine (we are traveling to the smallest town in each state)  I accepted the commission and mentioned my pastel pal Gail might also help.   I choose our Wyoming state flower, the Indian Paintbrush, which I have painted several other times. The image is the finished 5x7 pieces in four compositions delivered for framing.  Gail painted the Wyoming state bird, the Meadowlark.   The paintings are on the way to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to be given as gifts.  

one of the 5x7 pastels