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Squash Blossom Gallery: Spirit of the Southwest.
Nothing could be more southwestern in tone than this wonderful piece by Colorado Springs' artist, Karen Storm, depicting the Garden of...

Marjorie Vernelle
Oct 18, 20224 min read
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Plein Air Painting at 10,000 ft: Victor Celebrates the Arts, 2022
I grew up on the prairies of Nebraska. Though I have lived in many parts of North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) as well as a number...

Marjorie Vernelle
Sep 5, 20223 min read
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Plein Air Gig at Third Thursday in Monument, CO.
Plein air painting is an activity with roads that lead in many directions. A couple of months ago I was trying, without luck, to find a...

Marjorie Vernelle
Aug 22, 20223 min read
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Jana Bussanich: Yellow Couch Creative Makes a Community.
"Oh, you know it seems to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone...." Joni Mitchell from Big Yellow Taxi We all felt the...

Marjorie Vernelle
Jul 15, 20224 min read
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Phil Lear: Portraits, Poetry, and Disrupted Reality.
"Art: It has to be honest. It has to be in its own time. And it must have to come from a spark." Phil Lear Even with the narrow focus...

Marjorie Vernelle
Jun 15, 20226 min read
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Miriam Brock: Art As Visual Communication.
Seascapes are deceptive paintings. A balance of the solidity of earth and the fluidity of water, they combine elements that are firmly...

Marjorie Vernelle
May 15, 20226 min read
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Spring's a Poppin': NODO, Alvarez, OCC, First Friday Art Walk in Colorado Springs.
E. Boulder Street was jumping with crowds of art lovers in attendance at Kreuser Gallery and at G44 Gallery. NODO, the North Downtown,...

Marjorie Vernelle
Apr 15, 20224 min read
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Women Speaking Up and Making Art: Finding Our Voices and Becoming Poetry.
Take a look at the picture above. Those ragged hands made of bits and pieces are reaching out for that ring, a ring symbolizing a hope? a...

Marjorie Vernelle
Mar 15, 20227 min read
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Rachel Cubi: Photographer with an Eye on the Prize.
"The instructor said, 'Don't bring me any photos of Pike's Peak, the Garden of the Gods, or the changing color of the aspens,' so I...

Marjorie Vernelle
Feb 15, 20227 min read
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G44 Gallery: Sophisticated But Approachable Art.
Yes, that is a typical First Friday Art Walk at G44 Gallery. People line the streets waiting to get in. G44 is one of the big successes...

Marjorie Vernelle
Jan 15, 20225 min read
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Galen Hazelhofer: Art and Activism.
Audrey. Yes, that is a great name for this beautiful creature, so classy that she reminds us of another elegant Audrey, the one whose...

Marjorie Vernelle
Dec 15, 20215 min read
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Joseph Liberti: The Nature of the Moment.
"...[T]hose in the field of art and science who recognize novel patterns see beauty before the rest of us do." Leonard Shlain, Art and...

Marjorie Vernelle
Nov 15, 20216 min read
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Kreuser Gallery: Community Connection.
It's a Friday evening. In fact, it is the first Friday of the month, early evening, and the streets of downtown Colorado Springs are...

Marjorie Vernelle
Oct 15, 20215 min read
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Painting Through the Pandemic at Nancy Lewis Park.
It's Tuesday morning, summertime. A light breeze floats through the trees, and dappled sunlight spreads across the grass. The morning has...

Marjorie Vernelle
Sep 14, 20218 min read
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Artist-Owned Galleries: Alvarez Gallery Art School, The Bridge Gallery, and Yellow Couch Creative.
The idea of an art gallery often conjures images of beautifully coordinated displays, peopled by sales personnel ready to answer...

Marjorie Vernelle
Aug 14, 20217 min read
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Hunter Wolff Gallery: A Unique Work of Art in Old Colorado City.
An art gallery is more than an art gallery when it becomes a work of art itself. Such a work of art weaves a tapestry of unique but...

Marjorie Vernelle
Jul 15, 20216 min read
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Cottonwood Center for the Arts: Art Is Important!
When is an alley not an alley? A romantic would say, "when it is a laneway," but that is just semantics. Alleys are normally the...

Marjorie Vernelle
Jun 15, 20216 min read
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Terri Sanchez: En Plein Air and More.
"I love the high country and appreciate the easy accessibility here in Colorado. In a matter of maybe hours or minutes, you can be in the...

Marjorie Vernelle
May 14, 20217 min read
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Tom Norwood: Moods in Watercolor
You can hear the snow crunch beneath your boots as you enter the landscape painted here. It is that strange time in mid-winter when...

Marjorie Vernelle
Apr 15, 20217 min read
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Jill Spear: Concept,Texture and Essence.
Neurosurgeon, Leonard Shlain, was stumped by a question his daughter asked as they stood before an abstract painting. The girl stated...

Marjorie Vernelle
Mar 14, 20217 min read
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