Karen Spotts, In Plein Sight 2016

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Karen Spotts_Canyon Flow

Canyon Flow by Karen Spotts

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Karen Spotts, Evergreen Colorado

 

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Standing By by Karen Spotts

Originally from Arizona, Karen Spotts is currently based in Evergreen, CO. She works mainly in pastels, and loves to paint the rocks, canyons and scenery of the Southwest, as well as vintage trucks and cars. She paints in vivid colors focusing on shapes, line and contrast.

 

Karen is active in pastel organizations including the Pastel Society of Colorado and New Mexico, Arizona Pastel Artists Association and Plein Air Artists of Colorado. She is also an associate member of Pastel Artists of America, and Women Artists of the West.

 

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Chalk Cliffs by Karen Spotts

For more information, visit www.Karenspotts.com.

 

 

Norbert Nagel, In Plein Sight 2016

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Norbert Nagel Foothill Cumulus

Foothill Cumulus by Norbert Nagel

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Norbert Nagel, Lakewood, Colorado

 

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Morning Sorenity [sic] by Norbert Nagel

Norbert Nagel is an award-winning plein air artist. Originally from Cincinnati, Norbert moved west to study at Colorado State University.

Norbert is an Art Teacher at Jefferson County Public Schools, and he currently teaches art for the City of Lakewood. He currently serves as co-president of the Pastel Society of Colorado. Most of his painting is done en plein air, working to capture the feeling of a landscape more than copying it.

He has exhibited at the Pastel Society of New Mexico Annual Exhibition and at the Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition and Sale.

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Golden Pond by Norbert Nagel

 

Follow Norbert Nagel on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/norbert.nagel.5. View more of his art at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum https://www.oldwestmuseum.org/product-category/all-artists/norbert-nagel/.

 

 

 

 

Patricia Sheeran-Daggett, In Plein Sight 2016

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Priests and Nuns – Early Light, by Patricia Sheeran/Daggett

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Patricia Sheeran/Daggett, Meeker, Colorado

 

 

Born in LaGrange, Illinois, Pat Sheeran/Daggett spent her childhood in northern Illinois and in the eastern foothills of the Rockies. She majored in sculpture at Colorado State University and upon graduating, volunteered at the Denver Art Museum and worked as a private gallery director. Pat currently teaches figure drawing, painting and research methods at Colorado Northwestern Community College.

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White River Cabin by Patricia Sheeran/Daggett

 

In addition to her art, Pat has worked closely with regional Arts & Humanities organizations including serving as president and several yearsWhite as a board member for the Pastel Society of Colorado. She works primarily in oil and pastel and draws her subject matter from the landscapes and life she sees around her. An award-winning artist, Pat has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions throughout Colorado, as well as in New York, New Jersey, California, Utah and more.

 

Her work can currently be viewed at The Upstairs Gallery, 592 Main St., Meeker, CO. For more information, visit www.patsheerandaggett.com.

Meet Jennifer Riefenberg, In Plein Sight 2016

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Winter’s Edge by Jennifer Riefenberg

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Jennifer Riefenberg, Castle Rock, Colorado

 

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Brilliant Autumn by Jennifer Riefenberg

A fourth-generation Colorado native, born and raised in Jeffco, Jennifer Riefenberg has degrees in engineering and mathematics and is an award-winning plein air artist who feels most at home outside with nature and oil paint.

 

Jennifer is a board member of Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC) and member of the American Impressionist Society, Women Artists of the West, and Oil Painters of America.  She has been juried into national shows with her plein air paintings, including PAAC and WAOW, and has received several awards in area plein air competitions including Best of Day and Award of Excellence (Plein Air Magazine) in Fairplay, Best of Show at Paint the Town in Florence, Best of Quick Draw in Meeker and others.

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Dying Sun by Jennifer Riefenberg

 

 

Jennifer’s work can currently be seen in exhibitions at the Framed Image in Denver and the Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Castle Rock. For more information, visit www.artofsunshine.com.