Past Exhibits

“Aquarius Dance”

Dani Tupper Exhibit

Hidden Lake

Dani Tupper is a signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society, the Southern Colorado Watercolor Society, and Western Colorado Watercolor Society, a lifetime member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and a member of the National W/C Society and International Society of Experimental Artists. She is affiliated with numerous art centers and other art groups. In juried and non-juried exhibitions, her work will often be recognized with an award.

Pink Posies

Tupper studied at Hastings College, NE and ENMU, Portales, NM. She started working in oils while living in Australia and has also tried her hand in acrylics and other media but her love is watercolor. She is self-taught in watercolor but continues to learn through experimenting and taking numerous workshops from well-known artists. She likes to experiment and to share different techniques with her students. Her subject material is as varied as the techniques she uses. She likes to paint the seasons so spring and summer brings bright sunshine filled landscapes and beautiful florals, autumn is the time for fall foliage and colorful leaves.
Winter brings snow scenes and staying inside to delve into portraiture, figures, still life, abstracts and whatever else presents itself.

OK Corral Amigos

Some of the techniques she likes and also teaches are wet into wet, traditional, negative painting,
poured paintings, ink resist, wax resist, pen and ink with watercolor, limited palette, painting through webbing or webbing spray and collage with watercolor. Some of the surfaces Dani likes besides the 100% rag watercolor paper (rough, cold and hot press) are Yupo, watercolor canvas, Masa and other oriental papers (smooth or crinkled), gessoed surfaces and has even used illustration board and mat board. She also teaches Alcohol Ink and a new workshop called Alcohol Ink meets Watercolor.

Beach Architects

Tupper teaches classes and workshops in her own studio in Delta, CO and also gives workshops around the USA. She also takes her students on painting trips abroad. They have visited Spain, Italy, France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Panama, Mexico and Costa Rica in January, 2018. She takes her weekly class on location to paint and each summer, she offers a retreat to the mountains in Colorado or Utah for three or four day plein air painting.

Otters

Tupper founded Southern Colorado Watercolor Society in 1999 and served six years as their president. After moving to Delta in 2006, she served six years as president of Western Colorado Watercolor Society and currently is their vice president. Pueblo Art Council honored her in May, 2002 as “Artist of the Year”.

Fish Bridge

Tupper’s work has been accepted in numerous juried exhibits and won many awards. Her work can currently be seen at Tada Gallery in Delta or by appointment in her own studio.
“. . . in my paintings, I strive to capture the beauty given by the Master Creator.”

Blue Heron

Tupper moved to Delta in 2006, added a studio onto her home where she offers classes and workshops. To inquire about her artwork or to register for classes: Phone: 970 874-3088, email: kdtup@msn.com . You can visit her website at www.danitupper.com or see her most recent
work on Facebook page: Painting Talk II.

“Small Town America: An Artist’s Rendition of Rural Colorado”

Rita Pacheco Exhibit

Young Cowboy

Rita Pacheco is a
contemporary impressionist oil painter residing in Ridgway, Colorado.
She was born in Southern California, and began her formal training at Art Center College
of Design there in Pasadena.

Colorado Black Bear

Rita worked for 15 years as an architectural draftsman and
as a fine artist for another 23. She continues to hone her craft through daily study en plein
air and in her Colorado studio.

Crossroads

In the past several years, Rita has been invited to some of
the most prestigious plein air invitationals in the country, including the Easton in
Maryland, Laguna Plein Air Painters, Borrego Springs, The Central Coast, Kern County
in California, and Telluride, Estes Park and Aspen Plein Air in Colorado.

Cimarron Mountain Range in Fall

Rita’s paintings
grace the walls of many homes and businesses across the country and internationally.

Botas Largas

She is an active member of the Oil Painters of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters
Association, and the California Art Club.

Story Telling

Student Art Show

Miniatures Art Show

"Mountains, Rivers and Canyons"

Anita Winter

Seasons Change

My artwork reflects my life experiences. It is a way for me to celebrate and explore these experiences as well as give thanks.

Wildlife Area

My artistic journey began as a child. I spent seven years in Mexico City and had the opportunity to study art during my formative years. After returning to the United States, my education, travel and work occupied the majority of my time.

Summer Blooms

The second phase of my artistic journey began when I started my family. I began carving out time for my artistic interests. I studied at the Art Students League of Denver and with many talented artists. After my studies. I began building my art career.

Carved in Stone

My artistic journey continued with a move to Cedaredge a year ago after forty years on
the Front Range. I enjoy exploring and painting the mountains, rivers and canyons of western Colorado with my friends and family.

Bird's Eye View

I paint on location in the many stunning natural areas of this side of our state. I also gather reference material while hiking and camping.
I enjoy sharing my love of painting and the landscapes that I paint.

"A Progression of Time"

Carol Ann Rasmussen

Symphony Hall

Carol Ann attended the University of New Mexico, University of Montana and New Mexico State University Carlsbad as well as many workshops taught by significant artists in her fields of study. She also travels extensively in the United States studying the work of other artists in their environments. Carol Ann is a pioneer in developing techniques to control alcohol ink in creating her two-dimensional impressionist style artworks.

Festival of Flowers

She has displayed her work in the Coleman Studio, Las Vegas, Nevada, the Foothills Art Center in Golden, Colorado as well as various galleries in Colorado. The Smithsonian has requested one of her pieces of art for the archives of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.

The Hills are Alive

Carol Ann’s current work is painting with alcohol ink on Yupo paper. Yupo is nonabsorbent. Consequently, the inks continue to flow for about three minutes before stabilizing. She is self-taught and has developed her own unique methods of controlling the inks. Her classes are based on the many experiments she has done to develop these techniques.

The Welcome Center

Recently Carol Ann was invited to do a TEDTALK by TEDX Grand Junction. Carol Ann titled her talk “So You Think You Can’t Paint” and has been informed it went international. She is also listed in the international directory of artists ASKART.com.

See Carol Ann’s catalogue of work at www.carolannrasmussen.com.

"Inspired by Western Colorado"

Cheri & Kurt Isgreen

Flight School

Cheri Isgreen is a signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society. As a retired art educator, she taught the gamut of media, styles, and subjects, giving her the strong range she draws upon today when creating her watercolor and mixed media compositions.

Late Day Light Gunnison River

Since 2014, Cheri has exhibited widely in regional, national, and international juried and invitational shows. Her artwork has been showcased in museums, galleries, and publications both in the United States and abroad. Along with an active studio schedule, Cheri is a popular workshop instructor at regional arts centers and through online instruction.

"The Life That Vishnu Dreamed"

Jacob Lambert Brooks

Presented by Cedaredge Lodge

The Life That Vishnu Dreamed

Jacob Lambert Brooks is an American born photographer and director of photography. He’s spent much of the past twelve years traveling for a variety of commercial, editorial, and documentary projects. In that time, he’s photographed on assignments and for personal projects in over 50 countries and has taught photography workshops in Iceland, Vancouver, The Republic of Georgia, Australia, Hong Kong, and across the U.S. He’s created original content for SONY records, CMTV, TUI Travel, Allure, as well as many small, boutique brands. His work has been featured in a long list of international publications, including Rangefinder, Condé Nast, and many more.

The Life That Vishnu Dreamed

Jacob believes strongly in the process that traditional photographic film demands and has been committed throughout his career to shooting on medium format and 35mm film negatives.

The Life That Vishnu Dreamed

The Life That Vishnu Dreamed is an on-going photo essay made across India over the past seven years. On his first trip in 2016, Jacob was taken by the spiritual overtones that color so much of daily life across the subcontinent.

The Life That Vishnu Dreamed

The ancient Hindu myth in which the universe is merely a breath in the dream of Vishnu struck a unique chord with Jacob, posing for him the fundamental question that rests on the heart of so many - If there is a God, why is this his dream, a world where so many suffer?

The Life That Vishnu Dreamed

Unlike the wealthy empires of the west, the suffering in India has nowhere to hide. In the midst of it, however, Jacob has witnessed an undeniable and profound sense of beauty, glimmers of light piercing through even the darkest moments. The images in this series explore this dream, the beauty and the pain often juxtaposed in a single frame of everyday life, and the irony of a God who would dream it all and be worshiped for it.

"The Beauty of Light"

Sheryl Williams

Presented by River Burch Gallery

Bike in Rome with Chilis

Sheryl has been fascinated with the beauty of light, especially the contrast between light and shadow.
She shares this fascination in her recent works in charcoal. Each drawing boldly contrasts light and dark creating three dimensional images that pop off the page.

Eye

Her rich detailed drawings make us stop,
stare and wonder. Her drawings include portraits of beautiful men, men and women with dripping water,
and a hyperrealistic eye

Danseuse

When using color Sheryl paints in a style that is deep, rich, vivacious colors with lots of layering. She has pushed the envelope in the Alcohol Ink community to paint in a representational style with a medium that is usually used for abstract painting. She loves to paint portraits and is drawn to paint young innocents. Her color selection goes from realistic to wild ranges of colors.

Peace

Light and Shadow, laughter and joy, using deep, rich colors in Watercolor and Alcohol Ink, Sheryl Williams brings her heart to her paintings. She only paints an image that touches her and hopes they will touch you as well. Each painting is created to evoke an emotional reaction. She is an award-winning artist in charcoal, watercolor, oils and alcohol ink.

Barefoot Girl

Sheryl and her friend, Laurie Williams, have recently published “Creating Art with Alcohol Ink” a detailed step by step guide for anyone who wants to learn this medium.

Drip Drip Drip

“My love of art started when I was in grammar school and my father brought home a set of prints of famous paintings from all over the world. As an impressionable 10 year old I was given the assignment of presenting slides of famous paintings and introducing artists to the other "gifted" ten year olds. It
was really neat and I always thank my Dad for introducing me to the world of art. My mom taught me the love of creating and crafting but our true family love has always been music. I have a Master's Degree in Music in Conducting and my family still gets together around the piano to sing and make
music."

"Conversations with Light"

Nolan Thornberry & Betsy Botsford

Persistence - Botsford

Betsy Botsford is a Colorado native, a western slope resident and an avid landscape photographer. She enjoys capturing the beauty of the mountains and deserts of the Southwest. Ms. Botsford has been regularly published in Landscape Photography Magazine and has her work in many private collections across the U.S. She has also been featured in Shoutout Colorado Magazine.

The Guardian - Botsford

Drawing inspiration from George H.W. Bush's Thousand Points of Light Initiative, Ms. Botsford founded Point of Light Photo in 2019. Point of Light Photo was created as a philanthropic endeavor to create change and work towards a greater good. Point of Light Photo aspires to be one of those Thousand Points of Light by donating profit from the sale of Ms. Botsford's photography to local and national organizations involved in providing aid through food banks and homeless shelters as well as animal rescue and shelter organizations.

Red Mountain Reflection - Botsford

Each year Point of Light Photo has been able to increase its profit through sales of fine art prints and therefore its philanthropic impact. In 2022, Point of Light Photo was able to support organizations Project Street Vet, Best Friends Animal Shelter, and Roice-Hurst Humane Society in their Outward Hound program which provides housing and food for homeless people with pets.

Gayla's Tree 24x16 - Thornberry

My photography journey began when I was seven or eight years old, and my dad gave me an old Kodak Brownie camera (which I still have today). That journey took a more serious turn in 1971 when, as a 19-year-old college student, I borrowed my dad’s 35mm camera to take along on a summer road trip. With that experience, I was hooked. Shortly thereafter I financed my first “real” camera, took a couple of semesters of photography to learn the basics, and have been shooting ever since.

Oxbow Bend Paddlers - Thornberry

These days, I primarily photograph landscapes and wildlife. My goal always is simple:
to capture images which convey to viewers a sense of the awe, wonder, serenity, and beauty presented to me in abundance when I am privileged to be out and about in this amazing Creation.

My guiding principle in photography is captured in the Thoreau quote, “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” There is beauty to behold or a story to be told everywhere around us. One just has to want to see it.

Robert Gray

Robert Gray is a Colorado artist born in Denver.

Gray’s paintings often depict western action; but whatever the theme, his aim is to keep the work exciting with a loose style and lots of bright colors.

Student Art Show

"Branching Out"

Cie Hoover

Tree branches reach in all directions. Like the limbs and roots of a tree, Cie Hoover's aim is to create art that is dynamic, gives a sense of movement, and yet is calming to view. Through the employment of wood as his primary medium, Cie's art pays homage to nature and to the natural world.

"Moments in Time"

Phillip Berghauser

Phil’s love of the outdoors began at an early age as his parents took him canoeing on New England’s water ways and racing down the slopes at Cannon Mountain. As a high school student in Massachusetts, he had the opportunity to capture Mother Nature’s beauty through black and white photography.

"Woodscapes"

David Daniels & David Knighten

"McFadden Family Show"

Don McFadden & Pepper Foley

Don McFadden was born and raised in Englewood, Colorado. He earned a bachelor’s degree in art education at Fort Lewis College in Durango, and followed that with a master’s degree in art education at Adams State College in Alamosa. He was hired to teach art at Cedaredge High in the fall of 1977 and continued in that position for 35 years

"A Graphic Response"

Ouida Touchon

Ouida Touchón is a visual artist from New Mexico, now living in Delta, Colorado who spends most of her waking moments at the easel or the press.

"An Artist's Journey"

Jennifer Riefenberg

Jennifer paints in various mediums – but is most at home, outside with nature and her paints. She is a fourth-generation Colorado native and has degrees in engineering and mathematics.

Jennifer is a board member of Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC) and a member of the American Impressionist Society, Pastel Society of Colorado, and Oil Painters of America.

Student Art Exhibit

"Painting on the Fly"

Artist Bill Althoff

After retiring from a 40-year Engineering and Consulting and Naval career Bill Althoff decided to add a new hobby, painting, to his fly-fishing addiction of 55 years. He's been painting now for about 8 years. The fly fishing takes him to some the most beautiful places so what better place to retire than Colorado.

"The Eighth Tribe"

Artist Barbara Allen

Barbara moved to Cedaredge from Wichita, Kansas, about thirty years ago. Barbara and members of the 8th Tribe have been traveling and painting together for many happy years.

"A Brush with Adventure"

By Fred Honchell

Fred Honchell is a transparent watercolor artist living in Delta Colorado. He moved to Colorado’s Western slope after retiring from mechanical engineering work to be near the mountainous

Terrain which he loves to paint. His limited formal art training has been in taking classes in drawing, design, and painting at Red Rocks Community College in Golden, CO., plus numerous workshops.

"Painter of Moods & Seasons"

By Bertie Stroup Marah

Bertie is a girl from New Mexico who has made an impact in the art world. Growing up she explored the legendary hills and canyons of the desert. But the dreams and aspirations of youth are often forgotten, as in Bertie's case, postponed. After high school, she married, had two sons and moved to the Western Slope of Colorado. Later, Bertie remembered her old dreams and quit her job to paint full time.

"Home At Last"

By Gayle Gerson

Gayle was born in Troy, New York in 1948 and currently lives in the shadow of the Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, Colorado as she has for almost thirty years with her husband, George. George and Gayle have two grown children and enjoy
traveling throughout the world.

"Cartoons at Work"

By Don Benjamin

"Reproduction, Representation & Legitimation"

By Bryan Dean Daniel

"Daphna & Friends

In the past 40 years or so I have been blessed with friends in the arts. Those showing hear are both local and work in the field of sculpture.

They have become my friends for varied reasons, and I am grateful to have them in this exhibit with me. ~ Daphna Russell

"Western Inspirations"

Marko Marino

"Wildlife of Delta County"

Larry Dumler

"Western Inspirations"

Paintings by Roger Milway

and Marty Rathburn

"Western Inspirations"

Paintings by Roger Milway

and Marty Rathburn

"Daredevils & Sideshows"

Paintings by Joe Milich

Sculptures by Michael Short

"Daredevils and Sideshows"

Paintings by Joe Milich

Sculptures by Michael Short

"Thank You Colorado Grand"

Classic Car Watercolors

by Dale Russell Smith

Dale Russell Smith has been 'serious' about watercolors for about 20 years now and has been painting full time since 2003. He works almost exclusively from photographs he composes and shoots himself. His goal is to capture the unique light and essence of the subject.

“A fifty-year retrospective look at the diversified art forms of
Karen Brueggemann”

Ever since the first box of crayons, Karen knew she wanted to create stuff. She took every art class offered in junior high and high school. Shortly after she was married, she started painting with oils, joined an art league and started selling her work at art shows. It wasn’t long before this became her way of life.

Virginia Blackstock

"The Music of My Soul"

Virginia is a professional Watercolorist who has had her paintings published in 5 Watercolor books, American Artist Magazine, The Artist Magazine, and International Artist Magazine. She has an article in the April/May 2019 edition of International Artist Magazine.