November 9 and 10, 2017. Homare Ikeda Explores the Mystical Aspect of Painting.
This two-day workshop will provide an eye-opening vehicle to the world of the visual unknown.
Homare Ikeda was born on the small subtropical island of Yoron, near Okinawa, Japan. He now lives and works in Denver, Colorado where he shares his vision of art as an instructor at the Art Students League.
"Painting has become a vehicle to travel in and out of the world of unknown. A blob of paints is daubed, scratched, scraped and painted one layer upon another. The thickly painted surface is reminiscent of my journey into the heart of the sea where all my reflections of life are imbued. The sea is the genesis of the original form of life”.
“I begin my painting with a simple vision. The first stages are usually kept fluid and open. As the painting progresses, I keep adding or scraping the layers of paint. I see them as the metaphor of life. At a certain point in this process, the painting starts to take control. The painting is transformed to the state of the unknown. There, I put down my paintbrush. My journey into the dream of sea begins again. Working with painting is mystical. I often don't know what I am doing yet painting seems to know how and what to do. I spend many hours looking at the painting as if it is able to say something. When things are right it does speak. I add one more stroke and wait for her voice to come out. It is a fascinating space."
Pre-registration is required for the workshop and artists aged 18 years and older may attend. A registration form is available at (http://heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html). For a complete list of supplies required, see http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/homare-ikeda-ws-supply-list.pdf
The workshop is scheduled for November 9-10 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup Street in Littleton. Hours are 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked at 8:30 am).
Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. Cost for the two-day workshop is $100 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $130 for non-members. Membership is only $40 and sign-up forms are at (http://heritage-guild.com/membership.html)
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County ( http://www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local venues in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2017 event is set for October 10-November 2. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Homare Ikeda was born on the small subtropical island of Yoron, near Okinawa, Japan. He now lives and works in Denver, Colorado where he shares his vision of art as an instructor at the Art Students League.
"Painting has become a vehicle to travel in and out of the world of unknown. A blob of paints is daubed, scratched, scraped and painted one layer upon another. The thickly painted surface is reminiscent of my journey into the heart of the sea where all my reflections of life are imbued. The sea is the genesis of the original form of life”.
“I begin my painting with a simple vision. The first stages are usually kept fluid and open. As the painting progresses, I keep adding or scraping the layers of paint. I see them as the metaphor of life. At a certain point in this process, the painting starts to take control. The painting is transformed to the state of the unknown. There, I put down my paintbrush. My journey into the dream of sea begins again. Working with painting is mystical. I often don't know what I am doing yet painting seems to know how and what to do. I spend many hours looking at the painting as if it is able to say something. When things are right it does speak. I add one more stroke and wait for her voice to come out. It is a fascinating space."
Pre-registration is required for the workshop and artists aged 18 years and older may attend. A registration form is available at (http://heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html). For a complete list of supplies required, see http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/homare-ikeda-ws-supply-list.pdf
The workshop is scheduled for November 9-10 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup Street in Littleton. Hours are 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked at 8:30 am).
Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. Cost for the two-day workshop is $100 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $130 for non-members. Membership is only $40 and sign-up forms are at (http://heritage-guild.com/membership.html)
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County ( http://www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local venues in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2017 event is set for October 10-November 2. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
October 10-November 2. This Is Colorado
October 10 marks the opening of the “This is Colorado” art show. Sponsored by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County, the exhibit features two-dimensional works of many of Colorado’s finest artists.
The show is held annually at the Arapahoe Community College Gallery of the Arts, 5900 South Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. The gallery is in the main building called the Annex on the northeast side of the campus.
Lance Green, well known Colorado expressionist, will serve as this year’s juror. Awards will be presented at the artists’ reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 12. The exhibit runs through November 2.
Admission to the show is free and viewing hours are Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The show is held annually at the Arapahoe Community College Gallery of the Arts, 5900 South Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. The gallery is in the main building called the Annex on the northeast side of the campus.
Lance Green, well known Colorado expressionist, will serve as this year’s juror. Awards will be presented at the artists’ reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 12. The exhibit runs through November 2.
Admission to the show is free and viewing hours are Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 7. Lance Green Shares His Vision of Figurative Expressionism
(Left) EARTH SPIRIT “Green’s expressionistic canvases exude metaphysical questionings of someone who’s been through it:” Santa Fean Magazine
LITTLETON, CO—September 1, 2017—The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will host an October 7 workshop emphasizing modern expressionism. Taught by Colorado artist Lance Green, the one-day session will enable participants to explore new avenues of color and self-expression.
Lance Green was born in Colorado and lived there until the age of ten. For several years he traveled about the Southwest with his mother and stepfather, living in the Colorado high country, the bayous of Lake Texarkana and the high deserts of New Mexico and Arizona where he was immersed in native art and culture.
As a teen, the family settled in east Los Angeles where he developed a love for Latin art and culture. While attending high school his art teacher, Linda Stevens, gave him the guidance that he needed to set his life course as an artist.
His work reflects the influence of the the late contemporary master Fritz Scholder with whom he did a series of one-on-one workshops in the late sixties. Others whose works contributed to his unique style include Nathan Oliviera, Manual Neri, and Mexican masters Laura Hernandez and Rufino Tamayo.
Lance now makes his home in Manitou Springs where he paints in his studio. His work is displayed in Copper Moon Gallery in Taos, New Mexico, Canyon Road Contemporary Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Darpino Gallery in Manitou Springs, and Wilde Meyer Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Pre-registration is required for the workshop and artists aged 18 years and older may attend. A registration form is available at (http://heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html). Participants should bring brushes, acrylic paint, canvas, a water can, an apron, and any other materials that you are accustomed to using.
The workshop is scheduled for October 7 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked at 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street.
Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. Cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $40 and sign-up forms are at (http://heritage-guild.com/membership.html)
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County ( http://www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local venues in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2017 event is set for October 10-November 2. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
LITTLETON, CO—September 1, 2017—The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will host an October 7 workshop emphasizing modern expressionism. Taught by Colorado artist Lance Green, the one-day session will enable participants to explore new avenues of color and self-expression.
Lance Green was born in Colorado and lived there until the age of ten. For several years he traveled about the Southwest with his mother and stepfather, living in the Colorado high country, the bayous of Lake Texarkana and the high deserts of New Mexico and Arizona where he was immersed in native art and culture.
As a teen, the family settled in east Los Angeles where he developed a love for Latin art and culture. While attending high school his art teacher, Linda Stevens, gave him the guidance that he needed to set his life course as an artist.
His work reflects the influence of the the late contemporary master Fritz Scholder with whom he did a series of one-on-one workshops in the late sixties. Others whose works contributed to his unique style include Nathan Oliviera, Manual Neri, and Mexican masters Laura Hernandez and Rufino Tamayo.
Lance now makes his home in Manitou Springs where he paints in his studio. His work is displayed in Copper Moon Gallery in Taos, New Mexico, Canyon Road Contemporary Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Darpino Gallery in Manitou Springs, and Wilde Meyer Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Pre-registration is required for the workshop and artists aged 18 years and older may attend. A registration form is available at (http://heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html). Participants should bring brushes, acrylic paint, canvas, a water can, an apron, and any other materials that you are accustomed to using.
The workshop is scheduled for October 7 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked at 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street.
Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. Cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $40 and sign-up forms are at (http://heritage-guild.com/membership.html)
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County ( http://www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local venues in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2017 event is set for October 10-November 2. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Sept. 2 Workshop Features Artist Chuck Danford Teaching “Painting Techniques on YUPO®
Fascinating textural effects and brilliant color are hallmarks of watercolor on YUPO® sheets, as shown at left in Chuck Danford’s painting of old buildings in a wooded area. (Image used by permission.)
LITTLETON, CO—June 5, 2017—The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will host a September 2 workshop on “Painting Techniques on YUPO® Synthetic Paper.” Taught by Colorado artist Chuck Danford, the one-day session will enable participants to experiment with the unconventional characteristics of this support.
Originally developed for marketing and packaging applications, the non-porous, polypropylene substrate appeals to fine artists, who can create dramatic textural effects previously impossible to achieve on conventional watercolor papers. Paint can be dripped and manipulated on the smooth, bright white finish. Also, sections of a painting can be “lifted” or the entire image wiped clean and the sheet re-painted.
Chuck Danford (www.chuckdanford.com) is a Colorado native and graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art. Danford started his career as art director at a Denver television station and designer for the Denver Research Institute at the University of Denver. He cofounded Unit One, Inc., a graphic design studio, and began painting professionally in 1998. He is a signature member and past president of the Colorado Watercolor Society. Danford has been teaching design and watercolor for more than 15 years. His work can be found in many private and public collections and is currently exhibiting in local and regional shows.
Pre-registration is required for the workshop and artists aged 18 years and older may attend. Participants should bring a few scraps of textured materials, such plastic packaging wrap, stamps and stencils; a sturdy board; watercolor paints; white gouache; various brushes including a two-inch flat wash brush; YUPO® paper; and reference photos. A complete supply list is posted at http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/heritage_yupo_workshop_supply_list.pdf.
The workshop is scheduled for September 2 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street.
Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. Cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local venues in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2017 event is set for October 10-November 2. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
LITTLETON, CO—June 5, 2017—The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will host a September 2 workshop on “Painting Techniques on YUPO® Synthetic Paper.” Taught by Colorado artist Chuck Danford, the one-day session will enable participants to experiment with the unconventional characteristics of this support.
Originally developed for marketing and packaging applications, the non-porous, polypropylene substrate appeals to fine artists, who can create dramatic textural effects previously impossible to achieve on conventional watercolor papers. Paint can be dripped and manipulated on the smooth, bright white finish. Also, sections of a painting can be “lifted” or the entire image wiped clean and the sheet re-painted.
Chuck Danford (www.chuckdanford.com) is a Colorado native and graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art. Danford started his career as art director at a Denver television station and designer for the Denver Research Institute at the University of Denver. He cofounded Unit One, Inc., a graphic design studio, and began painting professionally in 1998. He is a signature member and past president of the Colorado Watercolor Society. Danford has been teaching design and watercolor for more than 15 years. His work can be found in many private and public collections and is currently exhibiting in local and regional shows.
Pre-registration is required for the workshop and artists aged 18 years and older may attend. Participants should bring a few scraps of textured materials, such plastic packaging wrap, stamps and stencils; a sturdy board; watercolor paints; white gouache; various brushes including a two-inch flat wash brush; YUPO® paper; and reference photos. A complete supply list is posted at http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/heritage_yupo_workshop_supply_list.pdf.
The workshop is scheduled for September 2 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street.
Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. Cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local venues in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2017 event is set for October 10-November 2. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Artist Patricia Barr Clarke Teaches
"Color in Action" at May 6 Workshop
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Brilliant color and an impressionistic style are characteristics of Patricia Barr Clarke’s paintings, such as “Caprici” shown. She will instruct a May 6 workshop for Heritage Fine Arts Guild. (Image used by permission.) |
LITTLETON, CO—April 6, 2017—Watercolor artists seeking to improve their knowledge and application of color theory may sign up for a May 6 workshop, “Color in Action,” sponsored by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County.
Taught by local artist Patricia Barr Clarke, "Color in Action" will focus on using exciting combinations of colors in limited palettes in wet-on-wet applications and glazes. She will demonstrate landscapes, flowers and/or city street scenes. She will also provide background handouts on color theory and pigment characteristics and give individual instruction to participants of all levels.
Barr Clarke paints watercolors on location in a loose, impressionistic style, emphasizing color and design. She studied art at the University of Kansas, the University of Michigan and Universidad de Costa Rica. A signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society and the Kansas Watercolor Society, she is also a member of Plein Air Artists of Colorado and has won numerous awards. She recently returned from demonstrating watercolor at the Plein Air International Art Festival of Curacao in the Caribbean.
Participants should bring a watercolor palette and pans or tubes of a dozen favorite paints, four watercolor brushes, cold-press 140-lb. watercolor paper, a sturdy board, small spray bottle, drawing supplies, and photos for reference. A full supply list is posted at: http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/supply-list.pdf
The workshop is scheduled for May 6 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street.
Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Taught by local artist Patricia Barr Clarke, "Color in Action" will focus on using exciting combinations of colors in limited palettes in wet-on-wet applications and glazes. She will demonstrate landscapes, flowers and/or city street scenes. She will also provide background handouts on color theory and pigment characteristics and give individual instruction to participants of all levels.
Barr Clarke paints watercolors on location in a loose, impressionistic style, emphasizing color and design. She studied art at the University of Kansas, the University of Michigan and Universidad de Costa Rica. A signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society and the Kansas Watercolor Society, she is also a member of Plein Air Artists of Colorado and has won numerous awards. She recently returned from demonstrating watercolor at the Plein Air International Art Festival of Curacao in the Caribbean.
Participants should bring a watercolor palette and pans or tubes of a dozen favorite paints, four watercolor brushes, cold-press 140-lb. watercolor paper, a sturdy board, small spray bottle, drawing supplies, and photos for reference. A full supply list is posted at: http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/supply-list.pdf
The workshop is scheduled for May 6 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street.
Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
April 1 Workshop to Focus on Splashy Watercolor;
Artist Robert Gray to Instruct
Deftly brandishing a loaded paintbrush, Robert Gray creates bright, loose watercolors, such as this painting,
“The Gathering.” (Image used by permission.)
“The Gathering.” (Image used by permission.)
LITTLETON, CO—Mar. 6, 2017—Local artist Robert Gray will demonstrate splashy watercolor techniques in an April 1 workshop sponsored by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County.
Born in Denver, Gray has led art workshops in Colorado and Arizona. He paints primarily in watercolor and acrylic. His paintings have been purchased by corporations in the United States, as well as foreign collectors. Gray had his own gallery/studio in Littleton, Colorado from 1998 to 2003.
Gray attended workshops by such noted artists as Charles Reid, Frank Francese, Eric Wiegardt, Don Andrews, Tony van Hasselt and William Condit. He has won several awards including Best of Show in Littleton’s 1999 “Own an Original,” Roxborough Arts Council’s 2012 “Autumn in the Arts,” and Heritage Fine Art Guild’s 2013 “This is Colorado—Statewide Juried Exhibition.”
“When I’m painting, whatever the subject matter, my goal is to keep the work exciting with lots of action, color and loose style,” he says, “so I lean toward western action. My aim is technique/style rather than subject.”
Workshop registrants should bring their favorite watercolors, palette, brushes, watercolor paper, and reference photos. A full supply list is posted on the Heritage Fine Arts Guild website.
The workshop is scheduled for April 1 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street.
Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html. Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Born in Denver, Gray has led art workshops in Colorado and Arizona. He paints primarily in watercolor and acrylic. His paintings have been purchased by corporations in the United States, as well as foreign collectors. Gray had his own gallery/studio in Littleton, Colorado from 1998 to 2003.
Gray attended workshops by such noted artists as Charles Reid, Frank Francese, Eric Wiegardt, Don Andrews, Tony van Hasselt and William Condit. He has won several awards including Best of Show in Littleton’s 1999 “Own an Original,” Roxborough Arts Council’s 2012 “Autumn in the Arts,” and Heritage Fine Art Guild’s 2013 “This is Colorado—Statewide Juried Exhibition.”
“When I’m painting, whatever the subject matter, my goal is to keep the work exciting with lots of action, color and loose style,” he says, “so I lean toward western action. My aim is technique/style rather than subject.”
Workshop registrants should bring their favorite watercolors, palette, brushes, watercolor paper, and reference photos. A full supply list is posted on the Heritage Fine Arts Guild website.
The workshop is scheduled for April 1 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street.
Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html. Support is provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
About the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Workshop on March 4 Demonstrates
How to Add Surface Treatments to Acrylic Paintings
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This painting in deep red with textural effects illustrates the work of Jo Ann Nelson, an artist who will lead a March 4 workshop on surface treatments for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild. (Image used by permission.)
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LITTLETON, CO—Jan. 30, 2017—“Adding Surface Treatments” is the topic for a Sat., March 4 workshop taught by local artist Jo Ann Nelson for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County.
The workshop is designed to push the boundaries of participants’ creativity and explore techniques for applying surface textures in an inspirational way. The focus of the workshop will be on combining textures to create a unique surface that has mystery and will keep people guessing, “How did you do that?”
Nelson served as a teacher and administrator for 32 years and considers herself a lifelong learner. She earned degrees from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, and completed post-graduate work in Colorado. In addition, she has studied with professional artists including abstract painters Robert Burridge and Tadashi Hayakawa for four years. “I like the idea of a painting that stimulates a desire to physically touch the art, as well as to provoke thought and explore questions,” she says. Her artwork is displayed in locations from California to Washington, DC, as well as Australia.
Workshop registrants should bring acrylic paints, three 16x20” canvases or boards, glue, wet plaster, and texture media. A complete supply list is posted on the Heritage Fine Arts Guild website.
The workshop is scheduled for March 4 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
The workshop is designed to push the boundaries of participants’ creativity and explore techniques for applying surface textures in an inspirational way. The focus of the workshop will be on combining textures to create a unique surface that has mystery and will keep people guessing, “How did you do that?”
Nelson served as a teacher and administrator for 32 years and considers herself a lifelong learner. She earned degrees from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, and completed post-graduate work in Colorado. In addition, she has studied with professional artists including abstract painters Robert Burridge and Tadashi Hayakawa for four years. “I like the idea of a painting that stimulates a desire to physically touch the art, as well as to provoke thought and explore questions,” she says. Her artwork is displayed in locations from California to Washington, DC, as well as Australia.
Workshop registrants should bring acrylic paints, three 16x20” canvases or boards, glue, wet plaster, and texture media. A complete supply list is posted on the Heritage Fine Arts Guild website.
The workshop is scheduled for March 4 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Boulevard and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Phyllis Vandehaar Hosts "Playful Watercolor and Ink"
Workshop for Heritage Fine Arts Guild February 4
Local artist Phyllis Vandehaar, who created this water media painting of a bird on a branch, will teach Heritage workshop participants how to use watercolor and ink to unusual effect. (Image used by permission.)
LITTLETON, CO—Jan. 4, 2017—On Sat., Feb. 4, 2017, local artist Phyllis Vandehaar will lead a one-day workshop, “Be Playful with Watercolor and Ink,” for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County.
Participants will draw with a device called the Speedball® Elegant Writer® calligraphy marker, a high-quality pen containing ink that flows into a lovely array of fluid values when water or watercolor paints are applied. Vandehaar will demonstrate and show examples. Participants will start out with a small piece of paper to experience what the Elegant Writer® will do. Afterward, the class will use a larger format for more elaborate work.
A working artist in watercolor, mixed media, pastels, charcoal, and collage, Vandehaar earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine art from the University of Colorado. For many years, she served as a high school art teacher, primarily at Arapahoe High School in Littleton. Her mantra was always, "If art isn't challenging, enlightening, enjoyable and requiring the thinking process, there is something wrong!" She prefers to abstract her subject matter using loosely applied color and brush work.
Registrants are asked to bring two black Elegant Writer® pens (one broad 3.0 and one thinner 1.0, about $5 each), watercolors, watercolor paper and reference photos. Non-objective or abstract works also are acceptable. For a complete supply list see http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/vandenhaar-desc-material-list.pdf.
The workshop will be held February 4 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
LITTLETON, CO—Jan. 4, 2017—On Sat., Feb. 4, 2017, local artist Phyllis Vandehaar will lead a one-day workshop, “Be Playful with Watercolor and Ink,” for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County.
Participants will draw with a device called the Speedball® Elegant Writer® calligraphy marker, a high-quality pen containing ink that flows into a lovely array of fluid values when water or watercolor paints are applied. Vandehaar will demonstrate and show examples. Participants will start out with a small piece of paper to experience what the Elegant Writer® will do. Afterward, the class will use a larger format for more elaborate work.
A working artist in watercolor, mixed media, pastels, charcoal, and collage, Vandehaar earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine art from the University of Colorado. For many years, she served as a high school art teacher, primarily at Arapahoe High School in Littleton. Her mantra was always, "If art isn't challenging, enlightening, enjoyable and requiring the thinking process, there is something wrong!" She prefers to abstract her subject matter using loosely applied color and brush work.
Registrants are asked to bring two black Elegant Writer® pens (one broad 3.0 and one thinner 1.0, about $5 each), watercolors, watercolor paper and reference photos. Non-objective or abstract works also are acceptable. For a complete supply list see http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/vandenhaar-desc-material-list.pdf.
The workshop will be held February 4 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Victoria Kwasinski Guides January 7 Workshop,
"Drawing is Creative and Fun," for Heritage Guild
This drawing exemplifies Victoria Kwasinski's expressive drawing style. She will guide workshop participants in exploring their personal brushstrokes and signature drawing skills. This type of drawing can be incorporated into dynamic paintings.(Image used by permission.)
LITTLETON, CO—Dec. 7, 2016—On Sat., Jan. 7, 2017, artist Victoria Kwaskinski will lead a one-day workshop, “Drawing is Creative and Fun,” for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County.
Ms. Kwaskinski attended the Colorado Institute of Art and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. She has more than 30 years of experience as a professional artist and has worked as a corporate graphic artist, freelance illustrator, gallery owner, fine artist and art instructor. Ms. Kwasinski has taught drawing and painting extensively throughout the Denver area since 1996.
The morning of the workshop focuses on the dynamics of line, form, proportions, value and shading with traditional drawing skills and methods. Participants will learn to observe and truly see, the groundwork for good drawing skills. They will also learn different drawing techniques to render form. The afternoon focuses on expressive and creative drawing using brush and fluid paint. Registrants will discover their personal brushstroke and signature drawing skills. This type of drawing can be incorporated into dynamic paintings.
The workshop will be held January 7 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
Participants should bring three objects of different sizes and shapes, such as a tall vase, a spherical object, a cylindrical object, etc. For a registration form and a complete supply list, please see: http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited. For further detail, contact Mary kay Jacobus, mkstudio@comcast.net, phone 303-594-4667.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Ms. Kwaskinski attended the Colorado Institute of Art and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. She has more than 30 years of experience as a professional artist and has worked as a corporate graphic artist, freelance illustrator, gallery owner, fine artist and art instructor. Ms. Kwasinski has taught drawing and painting extensively throughout the Denver area since 1996.
The morning of the workshop focuses on the dynamics of line, form, proportions, value and shading with traditional drawing skills and methods. Participants will learn to observe and truly see, the groundwork for good drawing skills. They will also learn different drawing techniques to render form. The afternoon focuses on expressive and creative drawing using brush and fluid paint. Registrants will discover their personal brushstroke and signature drawing skills. This type of drawing can be incorporated into dynamic paintings.
The workshop will be held January 7 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html.
Participants should bring three objects of different sizes and shapes, such as a tall vase, a spherical object, a cylindrical object, etc. For a registration form and a complete supply list, please see: http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited. For further detail, contact Mary kay Jacobus, mkstudio@comcast.net, phone 303-594-4667.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (http://www.heritage-guild.com/) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event occurred October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Pastel Artist Diane Edwards to Teach Pastels At December 3 Workshop
Pastel artist Diane Edwards, a Master Signature Member of the Pastel Society of Colorado, will lead a workshop for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild. Her painting, “Winter at the Pond” at left is an example of her approach to creating a snowy scene. (Image used by permission.)
LITTLETON, CO—Oct. 17, 2016—On December 3, the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will host a one-day workshop with Fort Collins pastel artist Diane Edwards. A Master Signature Member of the Pastel Society of Colorado, Edwards will lead participants as they learn to paint snow, water and reflections in winter scenes, paying particular attention to values, edges and color temperature. She will also teach methods for adding texture to the background of a painting.
Edwards is co-founder of Paint the Poudre Plein Air, a group of artists that paints scenes of the Cache La Poudre River outdoors. The Poudre is one of 208 federally designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers and the only such river in Colorado. She particularly likes to paint “the parts of the landscape that most people don’t notice at all” and work in pastel because the color sticks provide “immediate brilliance” for her artwork.
Edwards earned a Master’s degree in Art and Education from Adams State University in Alamosa, where her painting professor was nationally recognized watercolorist Stephen Quiller. She maintains a studio in Fort Collins and teaches at Aims Community College in Loveland. Edwards’ murals can be viewed at Medical Center of the Rockies, Kaiser Permanente clinics, as well as in local restaurants and hotels.
The workshop will be held December 3 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited.
For complete details including a registration form and supply list for the workshop, please see http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. For further information, contact Mary kay Jacobus, mkstudio@comcast.net, phone 303-594-4667.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Edwards is co-founder of Paint the Poudre Plein Air, a group of artists that paints scenes of the Cache La Poudre River outdoors. The Poudre is one of 208 federally designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers and the only such river in Colorado. She particularly likes to paint “the parts of the landscape that most people don’t notice at all” and work in pastel because the color sticks provide “immediate brilliance” for her artwork.
Edwards earned a Master’s degree in Art and Education from Adams State University in Alamosa, where her painting professor was nationally recognized watercolorist Stephen Quiller. She maintains a studio in Fort Collins and teaches at Aims Community College in Loveland. Edwards’ murals can be viewed at Medical Center of the Rockies, Kaiser Permanente clinics, as well as in local restaurants and hotels.
The workshop will be held December 3 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited.
For complete details including a registration form and supply list for the workshop, please see http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. For further information, contact Mary kay Jacobus, mkstudio@comcast.net, phone 303-594-4667.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Lance Green to Teach Expressionistic Painting
For Heritage Fine Arts Guild November 5 in Littleton
The acrylic painting "City Bear Light," shown at left, is typical of the expressionistic style that Lance Green will teach to guild participants. (Used by permission.)
LITTLETON, CO—Oct. 4, 2016—On November 5, the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will sponsor a one-day workshop on expressionism with Colorado contemporary artist Lance Green. Expressionism enables artists to bypass the limitations of objectivity and make it easier to express themselves.
Students will begin the day by examining expressionist paintings and applying an underpainting to canvas with random colors, shapes and strokes. Next students will observe colors, layers and revealed images, which they will then sketch with charcoal and proceed to paint. Finally, participants will work on color, shading and composition, taking advantage of the underpainted surface.
“Invariably students come away from the workshop with a certain sense of release, as well as enthusiasm for their work, and most come away with a sense of exhilaration,” Green says.
Green has lived in the high country of the Colorado Rockies, the Texarkana Bayou and the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona. He majored in Fine Arts at Rio Hondo College in East Los Angeles and now paints in his home studio in Colorado. Green’s strongest mentor was Fritz Scholder (1937–2005), famous for his controversial, Pop-influenced portraits of Native Americans. “What attracted me to Fritz was the incredible strength in his work. It was the most striking work I’d ever seen,” Green says.
Green’s work is displayed at the Copper Moon Gallery in Taos, New Mexico; Wilde Meyer Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona; Darpino Gallery, Manitou Springs, Colorado; and The Loft Gallery in San Pedro, California.
The workshop will be held from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited.
For complete details and a registration form for the workshop, please see http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. For further information, contact Mary kay Jacobus, mkstudio@comcast.net, phone 303-594-4667.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
LITTLETON, CO—Oct. 4, 2016—On November 5, the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will sponsor a one-day workshop on expressionism with Colorado contemporary artist Lance Green. Expressionism enables artists to bypass the limitations of objectivity and make it easier to express themselves.
Students will begin the day by examining expressionist paintings and applying an underpainting to canvas with random colors, shapes and strokes. Next students will observe colors, layers and revealed images, which they will then sketch with charcoal and proceed to paint. Finally, participants will work on color, shading and composition, taking advantage of the underpainted surface.
“Invariably students come away from the workshop with a certain sense of release, as well as enthusiasm for their work, and most come away with a sense of exhilaration,” Green says.
Green has lived in the high country of the Colorado Rockies, the Texarkana Bayou and the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona. He majored in Fine Arts at Rio Hondo College in East Los Angeles and now paints in his home studio in Colorado. Green’s strongest mentor was Fritz Scholder (1937–2005), famous for his controversial, Pop-influenced portraits of Native Americans. “What attracted me to Fritz was the incredible strength in his work. It was the most striking work I’d ever seen,” Green says.
Green’s work is displayed at the Copper Moon Gallery in Taos, New Mexico; Wilde Meyer Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona; Darpino Gallery, Manitou Springs, Colorado; and The Loft Gallery in San Pedro, California.
The workshop will be held from 9:00 am-3:00 pm (doors unlocked by 8:30 am) at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton, at the northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street. Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Membership is only $35 and sign-up forms are at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited.
For complete details and a registration form for the workshop, please see http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. For further information, contact Mary kay Jacobus, mkstudio@comcast.net, phone 303-594-4667.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Guild Announces a Sept. 17 Workshop
"Abstract Painting Made Easy!"
LITTLETON, CO—Sept. 6, 2016--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces a one-day workshop titled “Abstract Painting Made Easy!” on Sat., Sept. 17, in Littleton. Denver artist Jennifer Bobola, who has exhibited her artwork at Abend Gallery of Fine Arts, Denver International Airport and the 2014 Denver Modernism Show, will lead the workshop.
The workshop is 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton (northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere St.). Doors open at 8:30 am.
Bobola, an abstract expressionist, has played saxophone and painted since childhood. With a passion for each discipline, she majored in both fields in college. She also studied further with artists Mark Nelson, Jeff Wenzel, and Kevin Weckback.
Samples of Ms. Bobola’s work can be viewed at these links: http://www.jenniferbobola.com/ and http://www.abendgallery.com/html_artists/bobola_jennifer/bobola.htm#.V88gNa2eM3g.
Participating artists are asked to bring acrylic paints, a 12 x 16” or larger canvas and other supplies. The fee is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members and $50 for non-members. A registration form is available at: http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/hfag_newsletter_sept_2016.pdf. For further details and a complete supply list, please contact Mary kay Jacobus (303-594-4667 or mkstudio@comcast.net) or Shirley Lamb (720-394-6422 or lambpaint@yahoo.com).
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors free weekly group painting sessions, as well as workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
The workshop is 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton (northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere St.). Doors open at 8:30 am.
Bobola, an abstract expressionist, has played saxophone and painted since childhood. With a passion for each discipline, she majored in both fields in college. She also studied further with artists Mark Nelson, Jeff Wenzel, and Kevin Weckback.
Samples of Ms. Bobola’s work can be viewed at these links: http://www.jenniferbobola.com/ and http://www.abendgallery.com/html_artists/bobola_jennifer/bobola.htm#.V88gNa2eM3g.
Participating artists are asked to bring acrylic paints, a 12 x 16” or larger canvas and other supplies. The fee is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members and $50 for non-members. A registration form is available at: http://www.heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/hfag_newsletter_sept_2016.pdf. For further details and a complete supply list, please contact Mary kay Jacobus (303-594-4667 or mkstudio@comcast.net) or Shirley Lamb (720-394-6422 or lambpaint@yahoo.com).
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors free weekly group painting sessions, as well as workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Guild Announces a Call for Entries
For Member Show Oct. 4-31 at Bemis Public Library
“Lonesome Tree,” an 11x14” pastel, is a sample of artwork by Cal Johnson, the artist who will judge the upcoming Heritage Fine Arts Guild fall art show at Bemis Library in Littleton. (Used by permission.)
LITTLETON, CO—Aug. 17, 2016--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces a call for entries for its member fall art show Oct. 4-31 at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. The exhibit of original member paintings is free and open to the public. The registration deadline is Fri., Sept. 23 and each member artist may submit up to three entries for a total $20 fee.
Artists should check the Heritage website, www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html, or phone show co-chair Linda Millarke (303-973-0867) for details regarding entry and hanging requirements. New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year. Annual membership is only $35 for adults and $25 for students.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Tues., Oct. 4 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.; light refreshments will be served. Both the exhibit and the reception will be located in the library’s lower-level gallery, accessible by elevator. All the works are originals and available for sale directly from the participating artists.
The judge for the fall art show is Cal Johnson, an award-winning artist who is a Signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society and the Colorado Pastel Society. Johnson creates colorful and realistic pastels and watercolors of landscapes, buildings and flowers. He also paints abstracts in liquid acrylic and gold gilt. Johnson’s work is on display at the Georgetown Gallery in Georgetown and the Majestic Gallery in Idaho Springs.
The Bemis Public Library location is 6014 South Datura Street, halfway between West Littleton Boulevard on the north and West Caley Avenue on the south and about eight blocks east of Santa Fe Drive. The library is immediately west of the Littleton Museum. The art exhibit can be viewed any time the library is open. Hours are: Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm; and Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors free weekly group painting sessions, as well as workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
LITTLETON, CO—Aug. 17, 2016--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces a call for entries for its member fall art show Oct. 4-31 at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. The exhibit of original member paintings is free and open to the public. The registration deadline is Fri., Sept. 23 and each member artist may submit up to three entries for a total $20 fee.
Artists should check the Heritage website, www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html, or phone show co-chair Linda Millarke (303-973-0867) for details regarding entry and hanging requirements. New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year. Annual membership is only $35 for adults and $25 for students.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Tues., Oct. 4 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.; light refreshments will be served. Both the exhibit and the reception will be located in the library’s lower-level gallery, accessible by elevator. All the works are originals and available for sale directly from the participating artists.
The judge for the fall art show is Cal Johnson, an award-winning artist who is a Signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society and the Colorado Pastel Society. Johnson creates colorful and realistic pastels and watercolors of landscapes, buildings and flowers. He also paints abstracts in liquid acrylic and gold gilt. Johnson’s work is on display at the Georgetown Gallery in Georgetown and the Majestic Gallery in Idaho Springs.
The Bemis Public Library location is 6014 South Datura Street, halfway between West Littleton Boulevard on the north and West Caley Avenue on the south and about eight blocks east of Santa Fe Drive. The library is immediately west of the Littleton Museum. The art exhibit can be viewed any time the library is open. Hours are: Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm; and Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors free weekly group painting sessions, as well as workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Registration Open for Lian Quan Zhen
Watercolor Workshop October 11-November 3
LITTLETON, CO—AUG. 1, 2016--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces open registration for a three-day, watercolor painting workshop from October 19-21 at the Littleton Museum. The workshop will be taught by Lian Quan Zhen, a sought-after watercolor and Chinese painting artist and teacher in the United States and abroad. (See his watercolor titled "Barn," 16x20" at left.)
Lian also will serve as juror for the Guild’s annual “This is Colorado” art show, set for October 11-November 3 at Colorado Gallery of the Arts on the Arapahoe Community College campus in Littleton.
During the three-day watercolor workshop, Lian will demonstrate his way of integrating Eastern and Western art to create a unique style using pouring, blowing, and blending techniques. Lian will also cover fundamentals such as composition, color choices, and negative painting. There will be four to six short demonstrations each day with student practice in between each. In hands-on critique sessions, Lian will advise students how to make their paintings stronger. Students can expect to come away with one or two finished paintings but certainly with enough newly acquired skills to complete them later.
Lian (http://www.lianspainting.com/) started sketching and painting in his childhood and continued art as a hobby while practicing medicine as a family physician in Canton Province, China. After immigrating to the United States in 1985, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and a Master of Architecture Degree from MIT in 1996. He has had many shows in the U.S., Hong Kong and China and has developed an international following. His artwork hangs in numerous institutional and private collections including the MIT Museum, which has collected 14 of his paintings. He has authored four books on Chinese painting techniques, all published by North Light Books.
The workshop runs from 9:00 am-3:00 pm each day. Details and a supply list are available at http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. Fee for all three days is $120 for Guild members, $165 for non-members. The workshop director is Mary kay Jacobus, mkstudio@comcast.net, 303-594-4667. The Littleton Museum is located at 6028 S. Gallup Street, Littleton, CO 80120, near Bemis Library.
Up to 80 paintings will be displayed in the “This is Colorado” art show. Ribbons and prizes will be awarded. All Colorado residents are eligible to enter two-dimensional artwork for the show and work does not need to represent Colorado. Artists may submit up to three digital entries as JPEG images on CD or by email. An entry form with submission specifications and conditions is available on the Guild’s website at http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html. All entries must be received by August 15; notifications will be mailed by September 15 to artists whose work is selected.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year. Annual membership is only $35; dues must be received by August 15 for new members to qualify for this show.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 11-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Lian also will serve as juror for the Guild’s annual “This is Colorado” art show, set for October 11-November 3 at Colorado Gallery of the Arts on the Arapahoe Community College campus in Littleton.
During the three-day watercolor workshop, Lian will demonstrate his way of integrating Eastern and Western art to create a unique style using pouring, blowing, and blending techniques. Lian will also cover fundamentals such as composition, color choices, and negative painting. There will be four to six short demonstrations each day with student practice in between each. In hands-on critique sessions, Lian will advise students how to make their paintings stronger. Students can expect to come away with one or two finished paintings but certainly with enough newly acquired skills to complete them later.
Lian (http://www.lianspainting.com/) started sketching and painting in his childhood and continued art as a hobby while practicing medicine as a family physician in Canton Province, China. After immigrating to the United States in 1985, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and a Master of Architecture Degree from MIT in 1996. He has had many shows in the U.S., Hong Kong and China and has developed an international following. His artwork hangs in numerous institutional and private collections including the MIT Museum, which has collected 14 of his paintings. He has authored four books on Chinese painting techniques, all published by North Light Books.
The workshop runs from 9:00 am-3:00 pm each day. Details and a supply list are available at http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. Fee for all three days is $120 for Guild members, $165 for non-members. The workshop director is Mary kay Jacobus, mkstudio@comcast.net, 303-594-4667. The Littleton Museum is located at 6028 S. Gallup Street, Littleton, CO 80120, near Bemis Library.
Up to 80 paintings will be displayed in the “This is Colorado” art show. Ribbons and prizes will be awarded. All Colorado residents are eligible to enter two-dimensional artwork for the show and work does not need to represent Colorado. Artists may submit up to three digital entries as JPEG images on CD or by email. An entry form with submission specifications and conditions is available on the Guild’s website at http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html. All entries must be received by August 15; notifications will be mailed by September 15 to artists whose work is selected.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year. Annual membership is only $35; dues must be received by August 15 for new members to qualify for this show.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 11-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Guild Issues Call for Entries for
"This is Colorado" Art Show; Lian Quan Zhen to Juror
Please note: An earlier version of this release incorrectly listed the opening date of the art show as October 10; that is the date artwork will be hung.
LITTLETON, CO—June 16, 2016--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County has issued a call for entries for its annual “This is Colorado” art show, set for October 11-November 3 at Colorado Gallery of the Arts on the Arapahoe Community College campus in Littleton.
The juror for the statewide show is Lian Quan Zhen, a sought-after watercolor and Chinese painting artist and teacher in the United States and abroad.
Up to 80 paintings will be displayed in the “This is Colorado” art show, and ribbons and prizes will be awarded. All Colorado residents are eligible to enter two-dimensional artwork for the show and work does not need to represent Colorado. Artists may submit up to three digital entries as JPEG images on CD or by email. Art must have been completed in the past two years and not previously exhibited in another show in Colorado. An entry form with submission specifications and conditions is available on the Guild’s website at http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html. All entries must be received by August 15; notifications will be mailed by September 15 to artists whose work is selected.
Zhen also will teach a three-day, watercolor painting workshop October 19-21 at the Littleton Museum; more details will be available soon on the Heritage Fine Arts Guild website.
Juror Lian Quan Zhen (http://www.lianspainting.com/) started sketching and painting in his childhood and continued art as a hobby while practicing medicine as a family physician in Canton Province, China. After immigrating to the United States in 1985, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and a Master of Architecture Degree from MIT in 1996. He has had many shows in the U.S., Hong Kong and China and has developed an international following. His artwork hangs in numerous institutional and private collections including the MIT Museum, which has collected 14 of his paintings. He has authored four books on Chinese painting techniques, all published by North Light Books.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year. Annual membership is only $35; dues must be received by August 15 for new members to qualify for this show.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 11-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
LITTLETON, CO—June 16, 2016--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County has issued a call for entries for its annual “This is Colorado” art show, set for October 11-November 3 at Colorado Gallery of the Arts on the Arapahoe Community College campus in Littleton.
The juror for the statewide show is Lian Quan Zhen, a sought-after watercolor and Chinese painting artist and teacher in the United States and abroad.
Up to 80 paintings will be displayed in the “This is Colorado” art show, and ribbons and prizes will be awarded. All Colorado residents are eligible to enter two-dimensional artwork for the show and work does not need to represent Colorado. Artists may submit up to three digital entries as JPEG images on CD or by email. Art must have been completed in the past two years and not previously exhibited in another show in Colorado. An entry form with submission specifications and conditions is available on the Guild’s website at http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html. All entries must be received by August 15; notifications will be mailed by September 15 to artists whose work is selected.
Zhen also will teach a three-day, watercolor painting workshop October 19-21 at the Littleton Museum; more details will be available soon on the Heritage Fine Arts Guild website.
Juror Lian Quan Zhen (http://www.lianspainting.com/) started sketching and painting in his childhood and continued art as a hobby while practicing medicine as a family physician in Canton Province, China. After immigrating to the United States in 1985, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and a Master of Architecture Degree from MIT in 1996. He has had many shows in the U.S., Hong Kong and China and has developed an international following. His artwork hangs in numerous institutional and private collections including the MIT Museum, which has collected 14 of his paintings. He has authored four books on Chinese painting techniques, all published by North Light Books.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year. Annual membership is only $35; dues must be received by August 15 for new members to qualify for this show.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 11-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Three New Painting Workshops
Scheduled for Spring 2016
LITTLETON, CO—March 14, 2016--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces three painting workshops conducted by local professional artists. All three events are open to members and nonmembers. The workshops and instructors are:
For complete details, supply lists, and registration forms for all workshops, please see http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html or contact Beatrice Drury, Workshop Director, at btdrury@q.com, phone 303-796-8110.
The one-day April 2 workshop, "Landscapes Bright and Bold," taught by Robert Gray, will focus on bold and intense transparent watercolors. Born in Denver, Robert is a Colorado artist who paints in several media. “When I’m painting, no matter what the subject matter happens to be, my goal is to keep the work exciting–with lots of action, color, and loose style,” he says. Gray attended workshops by such noted artists as Charles Reid, Frank Francese, Eric Wiegardt, Don Andrews, Tony van Hasselt, and William Condit. Gray owned a gallery in downtown Littleton from 1998 to 2003. His paintings can be found in various foreign countries and corporate collections. He has won several art show awards including Best of Show in Littleton’s 1999 Own an Original, Roxborough Arts Council’s 2012 Autumn in the Arts, and the Heritage Guild’s 2013 This is Colorado statewide juried exhibition.
The one-day April 16 workshop, “Abstract Painting Made Easy,” taught by Jennifer Bobola, will help artists develop abstract paintings from primary acrylic colors--yellow, blue, and red. Bobola will supply additional acrylic paint and white frames so participants can frame their painted images immediately if they choose to do so. The frames are $10 each for those interested in taking one home. Another project will involve rice paper and gel medium, which Bobola will provide. Bobola has played saxophone and painted since childhood. With a passion for both disciplines, she earned a double major in college. After college she studied further with Mark Nelson, Jeff Wenzel, and Kevin Weckbach. Since 2000 Bobola has shown her work at Abend Gallery Fine Arts in Denver and has exhibited at the Denver International Airport and the Denver Modernism Show in 2014. Bobola had a solo show at Abend in July 2015.
The two-day May 20-21 “Abstracted Reality” workshop, presented by Victoria Kwasinski, will explore the creation of exciting paintings that reflect a feeling of a particular subject matter taken from reality and abstracted. Using the principles of abstraction (subtract and exaggerate), and pushing art principles and elements of color, shape and line, participants will create work that reflects their own unique artistic voices. Kwasinski will also discuss the importance of finding a signature style and how working within a series will help artists develop a cohesive body of work. Kwasinski attended Colorado Institute of Art and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, where she graduated as class valedictorian. She has more than 30 years of experience as a professional artist and has worked as a corporate graphic artist, freelance illustrator, gallery owner, fine artist and art instructor.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
- April 2 “Landscapes Bright and Bold” with watercolorist Robert Gray
- April 16 “Abstract Painting Made Easy” with artist and musician Jennifer Bobola
- May 20-21 “Abstracted Reality” with artist Victoria Kwasinski
For complete details, supply lists, and registration forms for all workshops, please see http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html or contact Beatrice Drury, Workshop Director, at btdrury@q.com, phone 303-796-8110.
The one-day April 2 workshop, "Landscapes Bright and Bold," taught by Robert Gray, will focus on bold and intense transparent watercolors. Born in Denver, Robert is a Colorado artist who paints in several media. “When I’m painting, no matter what the subject matter happens to be, my goal is to keep the work exciting–with lots of action, color, and loose style,” he says. Gray attended workshops by such noted artists as Charles Reid, Frank Francese, Eric Wiegardt, Don Andrews, Tony van Hasselt, and William Condit. Gray owned a gallery in downtown Littleton from 1998 to 2003. His paintings can be found in various foreign countries and corporate collections. He has won several art show awards including Best of Show in Littleton’s 1999 Own an Original, Roxborough Arts Council’s 2012 Autumn in the Arts, and the Heritage Guild’s 2013 This is Colorado statewide juried exhibition.
The one-day April 16 workshop, “Abstract Painting Made Easy,” taught by Jennifer Bobola, will help artists develop abstract paintings from primary acrylic colors--yellow, blue, and red. Bobola will supply additional acrylic paint and white frames so participants can frame their painted images immediately if they choose to do so. The frames are $10 each for those interested in taking one home. Another project will involve rice paper and gel medium, which Bobola will provide. Bobola has played saxophone and painted since childhood. With a passion for both disciplines, she earned a double major in college. After college she studied further with Mark Nelson, Jeff Wenzel, and Kevin Weckbach. Since 2000 Bobola has shown her work at Abend Gallery Fine Arts in Denver and has exhibited at the Denver International Airport and the Denver Modernism Show in 2014. Bobola had a solo show at Abend in July 2015.
The two-day May 20-21 “Abstracted Reality” workshop, presented by Victoria Kwasinski, will explore the creation of exciting paintings that reflect a feeling of a particular subject matter taken from reality and abstracted. Using the principles of abstraction (subtract and exaggerate), and pushing art principles and elements of color, shape and line, participants will create work that reflects their own unique artistic voices. Kwasinski will also discuss the importance of finding a signature style and how working within a series will help artists develop a cohesive body of work. Kwasinski attended Colorado Institute of Art and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, where she graduated as class valedictorian. She has more than 30 years of experience as a professional artist and has worked as a corporate graphic artist, freelance illustrator, gallery owner, fine artist and art instructor.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Spring Art Show Set for May 2-31
At Bemis Public Library
LITTLETON, CO—Mar. 14, 2016--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces its member spring art show May 2-31 at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. The painting exhibit is free and open to the public.
The judge for the show is Sidney Ann Pitchford, an experienced artist and art instructor based in Denver. Ms. Pitchford formerly operated a private art studio in Naples, Florida. She studied at the University of Evansville and Indiana State University where she majored in fine arts. She will select nine winning artworks for awards including Best of Show.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Sun., May 8 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.; light refreshments will be served. Both the exhibit and the reception will be located in the library’s lower-level gallery, accessible by elevator. All the works are originals and available for sale directly from the participating artists.
Artists should call show co-chairs Linda Millarke (303-973-0867) or Orrel Schooler (303-798-6481) for details regarding entry and hanging requirements. The registration deadline is April 22 and each member artist may submit up to three entries for a total $20.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year. Annual membership is only $35.
The Bemis Public Library location is 6014 South Datura Street, halfway between West Littleton Boulevard on the north and West Caley Avenue on the south and about eight blocks east of Santa Fe Drive. The library is immediately west of the Littleton Museum. The art exhibit can be viewed any time the library is open. Hours are: Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm; and Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
The judge for the show is Sidney Ann Pitchford, an experienced artist and art instructor based in Denver. Ms. Pitchford formerly operated a private art studio in Naples, Florida. She studied at the University of Evansville and Indiana State University where she majored in fine arts. She will select nine winning artworks for awards including Best of Show.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Sun., May 8 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.; light refreshments will be served. Both the exhibit and the reception will be located in the library’s lower-level gallery, accessible by elevator. All the works are originals and available for sale directly from the participating artists.
Artists should call show co-chairs Linda Millarke (303-973-0867) or Orrel Schooler (303-798-6481) for details regarding entry and hanging requirements. The registration deadline is April 22 and each member artist may submit up to three entries for a total $20.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year. Annual membership is only $35.
The Bemis Public Library location is 6014 South Datura Street, halfway between West Littleton Boulevard on the north and West Caley Avenue on the south and about eight blocks east of Santa Fe Drive. The library is immediately west of the Littleton Museum. The art exhibit can be viewed any time the library is open. Hours are: Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm; and Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Free Weekly Painting Sessions in Littleton
Open to Members and Nonmembers
Bob Yackel finishes a painting at Paint Day, a group painting session sponsored by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild. Members and non-members are invited to participate in the free weekly sessions.
LITTLETON, CO—Feb. 1, 2016--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County invites member and non-member artists to participate in Paint Day, the guild’s weekly group painting sessions held on Thursday mornings in Littleton.
The 2016 sessions are expected to run through the remainder of the year with the exception of July and August and national holidays. The uninstructed sessions enable aspiring artists to practice painting in a supportive, non-competitive environment, exchange ideas, share skills, and form friendships with other participants. The sessions are free of charge.
Artists bring their own media and supplies to Paint Day, held every Thursday from 9:00 am-2:00 pm in a room equipped with tables, chairs, and a sink in the lower level of Ascension Lutheran Church. The church is located at 1701 W. Caley Avenue in Littleton on the northwest corner of the intersection with South Windermere Street, near downtown Littleton. Parking is available on the north side of the building and along the street.
Membership in the guild is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. For details on Paint Day, please contact Bob Yackel, 303-794-2722 or yackelrobert@gmail.com.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
The 2016 sessions are expected to run through the remainder of the year with the exception of July and August and national holidays. The uninstructed sessions enable aspiring artists to practice painting in a supportive, non-competitive environment, exchange ideas, share skills, and form friendships with other participants. The sessions are free of charge.
Artists bring their own media and supplies to Paint Day, held every Thursday from 9:00 am-2:00 pm in a room equipped with tables, chairs, and a sink in the lower level of Ascension Lutheran Church. The church is located at 1701 W. Caley Avenue in Littleton on the northwest corner of the intersection with South Windermere Street, near downtown Littleton. Parking is available on the north side of the building and along the street.
Membership in the guild is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. For details on Paint Day, please contact Bob Yackel, 303-794-2722 or yackelrobert@gmail.com.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2016 event is set for October 10-November 3. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Guild Announces Winners for
"This is Colorado" Statewide, Juried Art Show
Susan Moore won Best of Show for her oil painting entitled "Rhapsody."
LITTLETON, CO—Nov. 2, 2015
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces the winners of “This is Colorado,” its annual, juried, statewide art show. The winners were honored during a recent reception at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts (CGA) on the Arapahoe Community College (ACC) campus in Littleton, where the show will be exhibited until November 13. The show is free and open to the public during gallery hours, Monday through Friday from 12:00-5:00 pm and Tuesday from 12:00-7:00 pm.
All 60 of the works in the show are originals. Artist Mary kay Jacobus, first vice president and exhibit director of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, organized the show this year. The juror was ACC Adjunct Professor Marsha Wooley, an accomplished landscape artist and art educator. Prizes were provided by several art supply manufacturers and dealers including Ampersand Art Supply, Blick Art, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, Dr. Ph Martin, Jack Richeson & Co., Guiry’s Color Source, and Winsor & Newton.
“Best in Show,” as well as the Richeson top award, went to Susan Moore for “Rhapsody,” a three-foot-square abstract oil painting. Susan Yager won first place and a Richeson award for “Vase of Joy,” an acrylic painting. Lee Wasilik took second place and the Cheap Joe’s award for “October, Please Don’t Go,” a mixed-media painting. Third place went to Nancy Raskin for a pastel entitled “Waterfall.”
Juror’s Pick awards went to:
Additional winners were:
Dr. Ph Martin, manufacturer of liquid watercolors and inks, provided awards to:
The CGA is located in Room A1300 of the ACC Annex, on the east side of the college Administration Building at Santa Fe Drive and Church Street. For directions, please see: http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html. Free parking is available in lots A, B or C; gallery guests will not be ticketed during CGA operating hours.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces the winners of “This is Colorado,” its annual, juried, statewide art show. The winners were honored during a recent reception at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts (CGA) on the Arapahoe Community College (ACC) campus in Littleton, where the show will be exhibited until November 13. The show is free and open to the public during gallery hours, Monday through Friday from 12:00-5:00 pm and Tuesday from 12:00-7:00 pm.
All 60 of the works in the show are originals. Artist Mary kay Jacobus, first vice president and exhibit director of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, organized the show this year. The juror was ACC Adjunct Professor Marsha Wooley, an accomplished landscape artist and art educator. Prizes were provided by several art supply manufacturers and dealers including Ampersand Art Supply, Blick Art, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, Dr. Ph Martin, Jack Richeson & Co., Guiry’s Color Source, and Winsor & Newton.
“Best in Show,” as well as the Richeson top award, went to Susan Moore for “Rhapsody,” a three-foot-square abstract oil painting. Susan Yager won first place and a Richeson award for “Vase of Joy,” an acrylic painting. Lee Wasilik took second place and the Cheap Joe’s award for “October, Please Don’t Go,” a mixed-media painting. Third place went to Nancy Raskin for a pastel entitled “Waterfall.”
Juror’s Pick awards went to:
- Kristie Bradley for “Cracker,” an acrylic work
- Diane Edwards for “The Water Flows South,” a pastel
- Ashley Foster for “Untitled #1,” a charcoal drawing
- Aicha Jacob, “A Sense of S-Tile,” a textile collage
Additional winners were:
- Beatrice Drury for a pastel, “Glory Day,” Ampersand Award
- Chuck Danford for his watercolor, “Wilderness Treasure,” Winsor & Newton Award
- Andrea Mallen for an oil, “Annie Blue,” Guiry’s Award
- Linda Metcalf for her acrylic, “Revelation,” Richeson Award
- Adelaide S. Murray for an oil, “Dinner Time,” Guiry’s Award
- Forrest Plesko for an oil, “Gates Tower,” Blick Art Award
- Barbara Williams for an acrylic, “Thunder Creek,” Blick Art Award
Dr. Ph Martin, manufacturer of liquid watercolors and inks, provided awards to:
- Robert Gray for a watercolor, “Snowed In”
- Patricia Jenkins for a mixed media piece, “Alligator Shoes”
- Kristine Orr for an acrylic, “Emergence”
The CGA is located in Room A1300 of the ACC Annex, on the east side of the college Administration Building at Santa Fe Drive and Church Street. For directions, please see: http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html. Free parking is available in lots A, B or C; gallery guests will not be ticketed during CGA operating hours.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
“This is Colorado” Statewide Art Show
Open Oct. 21-Nov. 13
LITTLETON, CO—Oct. 7, 2015--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces its juried, statewide art show Oct. 21-Nov. 13 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts (CGA) on the Arapahoe Community College (ACC) campus in Littleton. The exhibit of paintings is free and open to the public. All the works are originals.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Fri., Oct. 23 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
The juror for the show is ACC Adjunct Professor Marsha Wooley, an accomplished artist who has taught design, drawing and painting at colleges in the Denver area for many years. Along with Trish Sangelo, director of the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Prof. Wooley will co-lead a painting and photography trip to Spain and France in May 2016. At the show, she will exhibit one of her paintings, “Tree Near Sunset, Canyonlands,” a 30 x 45” oil on linen. Artist Mary kay Jacobus, first vice president and exhibit director of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, organized the annual “This is Colorado” show this year.
The gallery is located in Room A1300 of the Annex, on the east side of the college Administration Building at Santa Fe Drive and Church Street. For directions, please see: http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html.
The show hours are:
Monday-Friday 12:00-5:00 pm
Tuesday 12:00-7:00 pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Free parking is available in lots A, B or C; gallery guests will not be ticketed during CGA operating hours.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Fri., Oct. 23 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
The juror for the show is ACC Adjunct Professor Marsha Wooley, an accomplished artist who has taught design, drawing and painting at colleges in the Denver area for many years. Along with Trish Sangelo, director of the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Prof. Wooley will co-lead a painting and photography trip to Spain and France in May 2016. At the show, she will exhibit one of her paintings, “Tree Near Sunset, Canyonlands,” a 30 x 45” oil on linen. Artist Mary kay Jacobus, first vice president and exhibit director of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, organized the annual “This is Colorado” show this year.
The gallery is located in Room A1300 of the Annex, on the east side of the college Administration Building at Santa Fe Drive and Church Street. For directions, please see: http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html.
The show hours are:
Monday-Friday 12:00-5:00 pm
Tuesday 12:00-7:00 pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Free parking is available in lots A, B or C; gallery guests will not be ticketed during CGA operating hours.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Fall Art Show on Display
Oct. 1-30 at Bemis Library
LITTLETON, CO--Sept. 28, 2015--the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces its juried, fall art show Oct. 1-30 at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. The exhibit will showcase members' art in a wide variety of media and artistic styles. The exhibit is free and open to the public. All the works are originals and may be purchased by contacting the artists directly.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Mon., Oct. 5 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Both the exhibit and the reception will be located in the library's lower-level gallery, accessible by elevator.
The juror for the show is Michael Dowling, a Denver artist who teaches classical drawing and oil painting of landscapes. He shows extensively across the United States. His work recently was exhibited at Point Gallery Denver and he has a residency at Denver International Airport. his work is in many museum and gallery exhibitions including the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Dowling studied at the Instituto de Arte, Lorenzo de Medici School, in Florence, Italy.
Questions should be directed to show coordinators Linda Millarke, 303-973-0867 or Orrel Schooler, 303-798-6481, who are co-chairs of the show.
The Bemis Public Library location is 6014 South Datura street, halfway between West Littleton Boulevard on the north and West Caley Avenue on the south and about eight blocks east of Santa Fe Drive. The library is immediately west of the Littleton Museum. The art exhibit can be viewed any time the library is open. Hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 am -9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm and Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Mon., Oct. 5 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Both the exhibit and the reception will be located in the library's lower-level gallery, accessible by elevator.
The juror for the show is Michael Dowling, a Denver artist who teaches classical drawing and oil painting of landscapes. He shows extensively across the United States. His work recently was exhibited at Point Gallery Denver and he has a residency at Denver International Airport. his work is in many museum and gallery exhibitions including the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Dowling studied at the Instituto de Arte, Lorenzo de Medici School, in Florence, Italy.
Questions should be directed to show coordinators Linda Millarke, 303-973-0867 or Orrel Schooler, 303-798-6481, who are co-chairs of the show.
The Bemis Public Library location is 6014 South Datura street, halfway between West Littleton Boulevard on the north and West Caley Avenue on the south and about eight blocks east of Santa Fe Drive. The library is immediately west of the Littleton Museum. The art exhibit can be viewed any time the library is open. Hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 am -9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm and Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Guild Announces Start
Of 2015-2016 Season
LITTLETON, CO—Sept. 1, 2015--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces the beginning of its 2015-2016 season with a new website and a full schedule of art shows, critiques, workshops and group paint days.
Website
The guild’s website (www.heritage-guild.org), redesigned by artist Susan L. Stewart, includes full information and details on the guild’s planned activities.
Critique and Kickoff
The season begins with a potluck dinner and painting critique on Wed., Sept. 9 at 6:00 pm, downstairs at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura Street, Littleton. Members are invited to bring two paintings for a group critique. New members are especially welcome. Annual dues are $30 and members receive a discount throughout the year on workshops taught by professional artists.
Art Shows
Members are invited to submit up to three entries of original art for a show scheduled Oct. 1-30 at Bemis Library. Registrations are due Sept. 25 and an artists’ reception is set for Mon., Oct. 5 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The juror for the show will be announced soon. Questions should be directed to show coordinators Linda Millarke, 303-973-0867 or Orrel Schooler, 303-798-6481.
Together with the Colorado Gallery of the Arts on the campus of Arapahoe Community College, the guild is sponsoring “This is Colorado,” a statewide art show juried by professional artist and ACC professor Marsha Wooley. Exhibit dates are Oct. 21-Nov. 13 at the gallery; an artists’ reception is scheduled for Oct. 23 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Directions to the gallery are posted at http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html.
Workshops
On Sat., Sept. 19, Lance Green, a well-known Colorado painter and popular workshop instructor, will teach “Transformations—Express Yourself,” a Heritage workshop on acrylic painting. Green (shown in photo above) will demonstrate his method of using layers of bright hues over under-painted portions with an added emphasis on layers and color as metaphors for harvesting inner transformation and celebrating abundance.
Ana Maria Botero, an architect and artist originally from Bolivia, will teach “Abstract Acrylics: Keeping it Simple,” a Heritage workshop on Oct. 3. Botero says her interest lies in “color, texture and composition” and her focus is the “excitement of color.” Her work has been shown in numerous locations in Colorado, as well as in Florida and California.
For each workshop, the fee is $30 for members, $50 for nonmembers. The workshops http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html are scheduled for 9:00 am-3:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton (northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street). Cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited. To sign up, complete the registration form at http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. For questions, contact Beatrice Drury, Workshop Director, at btdrury@q.com
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Website
The guild’s website (www.heritage-guild.org), redesigned by artist Susan L. Stewart, includes full information and details on the guild’s planned activities.
Critique and Kickoff
The season begins with a potluck dinner and painting critique on Wed., Sept. 9 at 6:00 pm, downstairs at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura Street, Littleton. Members are invited to bring two paintings for a group critique. New members are especially welcome. Annual dues are $30 and members receive a discount throughout the year on workshops taught by professional artists.
Art Shows
Members are invited to submit up to three entries of original art for a show scheduled Oct. 1-30 at Bemis Library. Registrations are due Sept. 25 and an artists’ reception is set for Mon., Oct. 5 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The juror for the show will be announced soon. Questions should be directed to show coordinators Linda Millarke, 303-973-0867 or Orrel Schooler, 303-798-6481.
Together with the Colorado Gallery of the Arts on the campus of Arapahoe Community College, the guild is sponsoring “This is Colorado,” a statewide art show juried by professional artist and ACC professor Marsha Wooley. Exhibit dates are Oct. 21-Nov. 13 at the gallery; an artists’ reception is scheduled for Oct. 23 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Directions to the gallery are posted at http://www.heritage-guild.com/shows.html.
Workshops
On Sat., Sept. 19, Lance Green, a well-known Colorado painter and popular workshop instructor, will teach “Transformations—Express Yourself,” a Heritage workshop on acrylic painting. Green (shown in photo above) will demonstrate his method of using layers of bright hues over under-painted portions with an added emphasis on layers and color as metaphors for harvesting inner transformation and celebrating abundance.
Ana Maria Botero, an architect and artist originally from Bolivia, will teach “Abstract Acrylics: Keeping it Simple,” a Heritage workshop on Oct. 3. Botero says her interest lies in “color, texture and composition” and her focus is the “excitement of color.” Her work has been shown in numerous locations in Colorado, as well as in Florida and California.
For each workshop, the fee is $30 for members, $50 for nonmembers. The workshops http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html are scheduled for 9:00 am-3:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton (northwest corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street). Cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited. To sign up, complete the registration form at http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. For questions, contact Beatrice Drury, Workshop Director, at btdrury@q.com
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Guild Announces Entries Due August 15
For "This is Colorado" 2015 Statewide Art Show
LITTLETON, CO—July 28, 2015--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces a call for entries for “This is Colorado,” its annual, juried statewide art show. Entries must be received by August 15 and notifications will be mailed to artists on September 15. The show will be held at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Arapahoe Community College (ACC), from October 21-November 13.
Open to all Colorado residents including members and non-members of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, the show will feature up to 80 original paintings, all completed in the past two years and not previously exhibited in Colorado. The exhibit will be free and open to the public. Ribbons and prizes will be awarded to winning artists.
The juror for the art show is Marsha Wooley, an art professor at ACC and a practicing artist. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Metropolitan State University of Denver and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania with a focus in painting and drawing. She currently paints both en plein air and in her studio, focusing on landscapes of the West.
“’This is Colorado’ has grown significantly in popularity over the years and we anticipate a lively display with strong attendance,” said Mary kay Jacobus, show coordinator and first vice president of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild. “Once again, we look forward to collaborating with the Colorado Gallery of the Arts for a successful exhibit showcasing the work of Colorado fine artists.”
Submitted images, either framed or 1 ½” gallery-wrapped canvases, must be 8 ½” x 11” or larger and wired for hanging. Subject matter need not reflect Colorado. Artists may submit up to three JPEG images on CD. Entry fees are $25 for ACC students, $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members and $35 for non-members. The entry form is posted at http://www.heritage-guild.com/, the guild’s home page. To request a complete prospectus, artists can also send an email containing their name, physical address and email address to mkstudio@comcast.net.
An artists’ reception is scheduled for Fri., Oct. 23 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, located immediately east of the main Administration Building on the campus of Arapahoe Community College, near the intersection of Santa Fe Drive and Church Street in Littleton.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 21-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Open to all Colorado residents including members and non-members of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, the show will feature up to 80 original paintings, all completed in the past two years and not previously exhibited in Colorado. The exhibit will be free and open to the public. Ribbons and prizes will be awarded to winning artists.
The juror for the art show is Marsha Wooley, an art professor at ACC and a practicing artist. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Metropolitan State University of Denver and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania with a focus in painting and drawing. She currently paints both en plein air and in her studio, focusing on landscapes of the West.
“’This is Colorado’ has grown significantly in popularity over the years and we anticipate a lively display with strong attendance,” said Mary kay Jacobus, show coordinator and first vice president of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild. “Once again, we look forward to collaborating with the Colorado Gallery of the Arts for a successful exhibit showcasing the work of Colorado fine artists.”
Submitted images, either framed or 1 ½” gallery-wrapped canvases, must be 8 ½” x 11” or larger and wired for hanging. Subject matter need not reflect Colorado. Artists may submit up to three JPEG images on CD. Entry fees are $25 for ACC students, $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members and $35 for non-members. The entry form is posted at http://www.heritage-guild.com/, the guild’s home page. To request a complete prospectus, artists can also send an email containing their name, physical address and email address to mkstudio@comcast.net.
An artists’ reception is scheduled for Fri., Oct. 23 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, located immediately east of the main Administration Building on the campus of Arapahoe Community College, near the intersection of Santa Fe Drive and Church Street in Littleton.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 21-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Guild Announces June 6 Painting Workshop
Led by Artist Judith Berlinger
One-day Event Focuses on Simplifying Shapes and Features
Art Talks, Demonstrations and Individual Attention
Art Talks, Demonstrations and Individual Attention
LITTLETON, CO—May 16, 2015--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces “Painting with Energy, Vision and Clarity,” a one-day workshop led by local painter Judith Berlinger. Scheduled for 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Sat., June 6, the workshop is for artists with prior drawing and painting experience who want to continue to energize their paintings.
Participants will learn how to interpret and simplify shape with form, values, and color. Art talks, demonstrations and individual attention from the instructor will help participants explore and develop their own painting(s) during this lively and informal workshop.
The workshop will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton (northwest Corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street).
“As I am painting, I hope to have an inspired conversation between my vision and the energy of my subject,” says Ms. Berlinger. “When this works, I have a good painting.” She has participated in juried shows in Colorado at The Lone Tree Arts Center, the Madden Museum of Art, the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, Core New Art Space, Next Gallery, and The Art Students League of Denver. Her paintings are also in private collections.
Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited.
Registrants should bring three to five photographic references of simple subjects or scenes; photos loaded on a laptop or tablet computer are ideal. Artists should also bring their usual supplies for painting in oil or acrylics including paints, brushes (flats and filberts, at least two large ¾”-1” wide), palette, easel, three canvases, gloves, paper towels and drop cloth. Oil painters should bring only odorless solvent with a locking container--no quick-drying mediums.
To sign up, complete the registration form at http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. Contact is Beatrice Drury, Workshop Director, at btdrury@q.com.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Participants will learn how to interpret and simplify shape with form, values, and color. Art talks, demonstrations and individual attention from the instructor will help participants explore and develop their own painting(s) during this lively and informal workshop.
The workshop will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. in Littleton (northwest Corner of Littleton Blvd. and Windermere Street).
“As I am painting, I hope to have an inspired conversation between my vision and the energy of my subject,” says Ms. Berlinger. “When this works, I have a good painting.” She has participated in juried shows in Colorado at The Lone Tree Arts Center, the Madden Museum of Art, the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, Core New Art Space, Next Gallery, and The Art Students League of Denver. Her paintings are also in private collections.
Artists aged 18 years and older may attend; cost is $30 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members, $50 for non-members. Payment is required to reserve a space and the number of participants is limited.
Registrants should bring three to five photographic references of simple subjects or scenes; photos loaded on a laptop or tablet computer are ideal. Artists should also bring their usual supplies for painting in oil or acrylics including paints, brushes (flats and filberts, at least two large ¾”-1” wide), palette, easel, three canvases, gloves, paper towels and drop cloth. Oil painters should bring only odorless solvent with a locking container--no quick-drying mediums.
To sign up, complete the registration form at http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. Contact is Beatrice Drury, Workshop Director, at btdrury@q.com.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Paintings by Heritage Guild Members on Display
At Parker and Porter Adventist Hospitals
Exhibits Beginning in Early May are Part of Healing Arts Program
At Both Locations
At Both Locations
LITTLETON, CO—April 20, 2015--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces that nature-inspired paintings by its member artists will be featured in exhibits at the Parker and Porter Adventist Hospitals this spring and summer. The art exhibits are sponsored by the Healing Arts Program of the Rocky Mountain Adventist Healthcare Foundation in support of the two hospitals.
“Research results consistently prove that integrating arts into the hospital environment provides healing and restorative benefits,” said Jude Keller, Director of the Healing Arts Program. “Original works by artists from the Heritage Fine Arts Guild will help provide an inspiring, hopeful space for patients, staff and visitors.”
The framed images on display will be available for sale as unframed originals. The information desk and gift shop at each hospital will each have a price list and contact information for purchasing the pieces.
Guild artists represented in the exhibits include:
Elizabeth Berry
Beatrice Drury
Janet Ford
Pat Greene
Alice Hayden
Shirley Lamb
Linda Millarke
Peggy Peck
Judy S. Purcell
Nancy Raskin
Orrel Schooler
Sue Shenk
Phyllis Vandehaar
Lee Wasilik
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
“Research results consistently prove that integrating arts into the hospital environment provides healing and restorative benefits,” said Jude Keller, Director of the Healing Arts Program. “Original works by artists from the Heritage Fine Arts Guild will help provide an inspiring, hopeful space for patients, staff and visitors.”
The framed images on display will be available for sale as unframed originals. The information desk and gift shop at each hospital will each have a price list and contact information for purchasing the pieces.
- To view the Parker hospital exhibit (May 5-July 5), enter at the main entrance and proceed to the second-floor gallery. The exhibit consists of 12paintings. Selected pieces will remain at this facility’s Cancer Center for display extending to August 5; visitors may use the main entrance to the center for this portion of the exhibit. The hospital is located at 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., near the intersection of E-470 and Parker Road in Parker.
- To visit the Porter hospital exhibit (May 6-July 6), use the main entrance. The display is on the second floor above the atrium lobby and features eightpaintings. The Porter facility is located at 2525 South Downing St. between Iliff and Yale Avenues in Denver.
Guild artists represented in the exhibits include:
Elizabeth Berry
Beatrice Drury
Janet Ford
Pat Greene
Alice Hayden
Shirley Lamb
Linda Millarke
Peggy Peck
Judy S. Purcell
Nancy Raskin
Orrel Schooler
Sue Shenk
Phyllis Vandehaar
Lee Wasilik
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Guild Spring Show at Bemis Library
Features Member Art in Watercolor, Pencil, Pastel,
Oil and Acrylic
Annual Juried Exhibit on View to the Public May 1-28, 2015 in Library Gallery
LITTLETON, CO—April 13, 2015--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces its annual, juried, spring art show May 1-28 at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. The members’ exhibit will showcase watercolor, pencil, pastel, oil and acrylic artwork in realistic, stylized and abstract styles. The exhibit is free and open to the public. All the works are originals and may be purchased by contacting the artists directly.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Mon., May 4 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Both the exhibit and the reception will be located in the library’s lower-level gallery.
The juror for this art show is Julie Williams, a teacher and accomplished portrait artist. Ms. Williams holds a BFA in Painting from Syracuse University, studied at the Ridgewood Art Institute in Ridgewood NJ, and apprenticed under renowned portraitist Joseph Bowler in Hilton Head, SC. She is a member of the Portrait Society of America.
Artists Orrel Schooler and Linda Millarke, members of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, are co-chairs of the show. “For many years, the Guild has collaborated with the Bemis Public Library to promote the work of accomplished local artists and expand appreciation of the arts in the south suburban Denver area,” said Schooler and Millarke. “We are pleased to continue this tradition.”
The Bemis Public Library location is 6014 South South Datura Street, halfway between West Littleton Boulevard on the north and West Caley Avenue on the south and about eight blocks east of Santa Fe Drive. The library is immediately west of the Littleton Museum. The art exhibit can be viewed any time the library is open. Hours are: Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm; and Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Mon., May 4 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Both the exhibit and the reception will be located in the library’s lower-level gallery.
The juror for this art show is Julie Williams, a teacher and accomplished portrait artist. Ms. Williams holds a BFA in Painting from Syracuse University, studied at the Ridgewood Art Institute in Ridgewood NJ, and apprenticed under renowned portraitist Joseph Bowler in Hilton Head, SC. She is a member of the Portrait Society of America.
Artists Orrel Schooler and Linda Millarke, members of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, are co-chairs of the show. “For many years, the Guild has collaborated with the Bemis Public Library to promote the work of accomplished local artists and expand appreciation of the arts in the south suburban Denver area,” said Schooler and Millarke. “We are pleased to continue this tradition.”
The Bemis Public Library location is 6014 South South Datura Street, halfway between West Littleton Boulevard on the north and West Caley Avenue on the south and about eight blocks east of Santa Fe Drive. The library is immediately west of the Littleton Museum. The art exhibit can be viewed any time the library is open. Hours are: Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm; and Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm.
New members are welcome to the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, which sponsors additional art shows, weekly painting sessions, workshops and demonstrations during the year.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County (www.heritage-guild.com) is a non-profit corporation organized in 1974 by Colorado artists. The Guild hosts art exhibits at several local Adventist hospitals and spring and fall art shows at Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In cooperation with Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, the Guild holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. The Guild also sponsors weekly group painting sessions and workshops by accomplished guest artists. Membership is open to individuals at all levels of experience in fine arts media, as well as those interested in art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Heritage Guild Members to Exhibit Artwork For
Littleton Adventist Hospital Healing Arts Program
Colorful Display of Local Artists’ Work on View
For Patients and the Public from March 4-May 4
For Patients and the Public from March 4-May 4
LITTLETON, CO—Feb. 25, 2015--The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County announces that work by its member artists will be featured in an exhibit at Littleton Adventist Hospital from March 4-May 4. The art exhibit is sponsored by the Healing Arts Program of the Rocky Mountain Adventist Healthcare Foundation in support of the hospital.
About two dozen original pieces of artwork on nature-inspired themes will be on view for the enjoyment of patients and the general public. The display will be in the gallery, located in the corridor between the main hospital entrance and the outpatient entrance. A reception with the artists is scheduled for March 18 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
“We are committed to partnering with our community and pleased to feature hand-made pieces by local artists working in pastel, watercolor, and oil media,” said Jude Keller, Director, Healing Arts Program. “Original artwork by Heritage Fine Arts Guild members will help create an uplifting space that is restorative and calming for our patients, staff and visitors.” Keller also noted that research consistently demonstrates the proven healing and restorative benefits of integrating arts into the hospital environment.
The 16x20” framed artworks on display will be available for sale. The hospital information desk and gift shop will each have a price list and contact information for purchasing the pieces.
To visit the gallery, enter Littleton Adventist Hospital at the main entrance, located on the east side of the building.
Following the close of this art show, the exhibit will travel to the Parker Adventist Hospital and will be on display there from May 5-July 6. Selected pieces will remain at the facility’s Cancer Center for an additional month.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County is a non-profit corporation chartered in Colorado and organized in 1974 by local artists. The Guild sponsors artist workshops, as well as art shows at Bemis Library in Littleton and locations including Adventist Hospitals. In cooperation with Arapahoe Community College Gallery of the Arts, the Guild also holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. Membership in the Guild is open to all levels of art abilities in fine arts media as well as to those interested in the Guild for art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado metropolitan area.
About two dozen original pieces of artwork on nature-inspired themes will be on view for the enjoyment of patients and the general public. The display will be in the gallery, located in the corridor between the main hospital entrance and the outpatient entrance. A reception with the artists is scheduled for March 18 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
“We are committed to partnering with our community and pleased to feature hand-made pieces by local artists working in pastel, watercolor, and oil media,” said Jude Keller, Director, Healing Arts Program. “Original artwork by Heritage Fine Arts Guild members will help create an uplifting space that is restorative and calming for our patients, staff and visitors.” Keller also noted that research consistently demonstrates the proven healing and restorative benefits of integrating arts into the hospital environment.
The 16x20” framed artworks on display will be available for sale. The hospital information desk and gift shop will each have a price list and contact information for purchasing the pieces.
To visit the gallery, enter Littleton Adventist Hospital at the main entrance, located on the east side of the building.
Following the close of this art show, the exhibit will travel to the Parker Adventist Hospital and will be on display there from May 5-July 6. Selected pieces will remain at the facility’s Cancer Center for an additional month.
About The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County is a non-profit corporation chartered in Colorado and organized in 1974 by local artists. The Guild sponsors artist workshops, as well as art shows at Bemis Library in Littleton and locations including Adventist Hospitals. In cooperation with Arapahoe Community College Gallery of the Arts, the Guild also holds “This is Colorado,” an annual, juried, statewide art show; the 2015 event is set for October 20-November 13. Membership in the Guild is open to all levels of art abilities in fine arts media as well as to those interested in the Guild for art appreciation. The Guild is supported in part by a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District serving the seven-county Denver, Colorado metropolitan area.
