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Bird's Eye View
It's easy to get stuck in the day-to-day minutia of the trenches. So let's stretch our wings and take to the air for a better view. Learning to read the landscape can make connections of the valleys, plateaus, and peaks in a topography that tells a bigger story. But even with the best view, flight can be a hairline balance. Winds aren't always conducive to soaring and all birds must return to earth in time. But even on the ground, knowledge gained from a different perspective can help remind us of the larger picture in life. Now I seek a wider horizon with new directions... Going for walks to breathe the spring air and watch the blooms pass from one plant to another as summer arrives. Building daily art practices into my schedule that help me experiment, play, and improve as an artist. Spending more time with family, enjoying nights out with friends, and looking for opportunities to participate in community. Speaking of community, I have several events coming up this summer, including the Summer Art Market this weekend of June 9th and 10th. It's the big art event of Denver, connecting a community where both artists and collectors grow together and thrive. I hope to reconnect with you too again soon; come soar with me! (PS, I still have cranes available, come get them before they fly away. One of the homes they migrate to could be yours!) |
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Wings! And more wings! ... And maybe some paws. Stay tuned. |
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| Upcoming Events |
Summer Art Market Saturday, June 9th
Summer Art Market started 26 years ago in the Art Students League of Denver parking lot. Today it is 8 blocks long, with demos, food and more than 230 artists selling their work. Come see why this amazing arts festival has such a long legacy. |
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Park Hill Garden Walk Sunday, June 24th Park Hill Neighborhood |
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Join me for a beautiful day of art in the gardens, as I demo and create en plein air a brand-new paper sculpture inspired by the garden setting. Come explore unique outdoor spaces, meet the gardeners, and tap into some ideas for your own garden creations. |
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Sculpture in the Park Patron Party
Benson Sculpture Garden |
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Heralded as one of the finest outdoor juried exhibitions of three-dimensional artwork in the United States, Sculpture in the Park showcases over 2,000 pieces of sculpture created by 160 sculptors from around the world. The event is majestically staged against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains and attracts thousands of art lovers and collectors from across the country to Loveland's Benson Sculpture Garden. |
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Visualize: Guild of Natural
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The 50th Anniversary Guild of Natural Science Special Exhibition will take the visitor through the beginnings of modern science and science’s inseparable connections with art, through to present-day scientific knowledge and represented by the evolving art of scientific illustration and visualization. |
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Art for the Sangres |
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Friday, September 28th, 6 pm
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Art for the Sangres showcases remarkable art for a vital cause – helping to protect land, water and wildlife while there is still time. The fine art show and reception is San Isabel Land Protect Trust’s largest fundraiser. The land trust has protected more than 40,000 acres of working ranches, agricultural and forest lands, water resources, wildlife habitat and scenic open spaces throughout southern Colorado. |
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File this one under 'more wings.' Black vultures form Trinidad and Tobago, waiting on Grande Riviere beach for the leatherback turtles to dig up each other's eggs. I have several pages of studies from my travel photos. |
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Tiffany Miller Russell www.wildlifeinpaper.com |
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