July 2010
The summer has kept my busy with many shows and events! It is wonderful to be outdoors. I think my favorite event was a day of plein air painting during a garden tour in the Park Hill neighborhood. I also had my work on display, but most visitors were there to talk with the gardener, and it was fun to eavesdrop on my hostess telling tales of her favorite plants. Although she repeated herself many times that day, every telling had the same enthusiasm, and her passion showed through at the end of the long day on her feet, as she finally sank exhausted into her chair with a big smile on her face. Wow, she reminded me of myself on art festival day!
I've been busy exercising my good will volunteer muscles. In June I coordinated the Colorado Alliance of Illustrators' entry into the Larimer Chalk Art Festival, and I just finished curating the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators' Small Works Exhibit in North Carolina. That felt like Christmas in my mailbox, opening up packages of Small Works entries!
Upcoming Events
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Village Art Walk at Copper Mountain July 16th, 1pm-6pm First Annual Village Art Walk presented by the Parker Artists Guild. |
Red Sheen
Clematis, oil pastel. The wine red petals had a deep velvet iridescence that reflected the blue of the sky from all directions.
This was created en plein air during the Park Hill Garden Tour. Many thanks to my hosts Sue and Rodger Kilgore and their beautiful garden! Red Sheen will be available for purchase during the Art Walk at Copper Mountain. |
Rocky Mountain Reptile Expo August 14th Admission: |
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Art in the Park August 28th and 29th
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Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Small Works Exhibit July 11-13 Tiny art inspired by past conferences will be displayed at the 2010 GNSI Conference in North Carolina.
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27th Annual All Colorado Show July 28 - August 28 Juried exhibition in the historic Depot Art Center, a restored 1885 Santa Fe train station.
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Woody's Espresso Cafe Ongoing One-Woman Shows
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Other News
Awards My piece, Landscape no.1, won first place at the Broomfield Auditorium during a Colorado Artists Guild exhibition.
This view is only a small hint of the rolling surfaces, deep crevices and flowing forms that make up the coral reef. To the inhabitants of the reef this is their landscape, the backdrop scene of their day to day lives. Yes, there is a seahorse in here also, a fascinating animal in itself. |
New Work
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Blues and Sulphurs |
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In Maine last year I noticed these little shocking orange butterflies. One particular hill overlooking Canada, at the northernmost tip of Maine, was filled with these little winged jewels. There I saw my first among many blue jays in Maine, a bird that I hadn't realized I'd never seen in person before, and a smaller jay than I expected. This piece is four by three and a half inches, so the image you see on the computer screen is about life size, depending on your screen resolution. Take a look at the smallest butterflies. |
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Tiffany Miller www.deadraccoon.com
