Archive for October, 2009

My work on view at Translations Gallery

October 30th, 2009

Composition IX, 48 x 46 inches, mixed media textile. ©2008
Along with artists Bruce Marion and Lisabel Filiatrault, I will have work on view at Translations Gallery from Nov. 4 through Dec. 1. There will be an artist’s reception on Nov. 6. Please stop by if you are in the area.
Translations Gallery
1743 Wazee Street
Denver, CO 80202
303.629.0713
Reception: [...]

A little local gallery hopping

October 13th, 2009

Jonathan Saiz with Queen Doña Mariana of Austria, 80 x 71 x 8 inches, ©2009

Jonathan Saiz, “widely recognized as one of Denver’s top emerging artists,”*  has a great show on view at the plus+gallery through October 17. A week ago last Friday, I went to hear his talk at the gallery.
Saiz is a friendly, unassuming [...]

Art & Fear, Part I

October 5th, 2009

Image from a self-portrait project done in 2003
As part of the curriculum for painting classes at Metro, we are required to do several writing assignments. One of them is to do a written response to a particular book. I had already read the first book on the reading list, so I went to number 2, [...]

Life is a … pinball game?

October 3rd, 2009

Heading north on I-25, near Wagon Mound, New Mexico. ©2009 Deidre Adams.
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”
—John Lennon
I’ve always loved this quote. It just seems so appropriate most of the time. We like to think of life as a journey, but for me it’s really more just a lot of lurching [...]