Molly D. Davis, Artist of the Taj

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Born 1954, Newport News, Virginia

Education
East Carolina University, N.C., B.F.A.

Affiliations
Rocky Mountain Plein Aire Painters, Assoc.
Member, Rocky Mountain Water media Association
Member, Colorado Watercolor Society
Member, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.

Awards and Honors in Selected Shows
2004 Selected Top 200 Artists, National Park Academy of the Arts, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2003 Award of Merit, Rocky Mountain Plein Aire Painters, Assoc..
2001 Best of Watercolor, Bronze Award, Lexington Mass
1996 Merit Award, 1995 Bronze Award Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, Colorado Spring, CO
1995 1st, 3rd Place in Watercolor, Images of Spring Show, Longmont Firehouse Museum, Longmont, CO
1995 Hiwan Gallery Award for Landscape, 1993 Claggett Rey Gallery Award, Rocky Mountain Water media Show,
Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
1994 Texas Watercolor Society’s 45 Annual Exhibition, Traveling show
1994 Georgia Watercolor Society’s 15th National Exhibition, chosen for traveling show.

Selected Publications
Fall 1996 Feature Article, Molly Gough:Capturing the Drama of a Momentary Light, Watercolor Magazine
1996, Best of Watercolor, Composition /1995 Best of Watercolor Figures / 1994 Best Of Watercolor Textures,
Rockport Publishers, Rockport Mass.

Group and solo shows
2005 Salon D’Arts, Denver, CO
2003 Plein Aire Invitational, Rocky Mountain Plein Aire Painters, Assoc..
2002 Invited artist, Denver Artists, artists who have had an impact on Denver for 10 years,
Abend Gallery, Denver, CO.
2002 Solo Show, From the Eyes of a Southern Girl, Tyler White Gallery, Greensboro, N.C. .
1996, 1997 Colorado Watercolor Society
2002, 2003 Public Education and Broadcasting Assoc. Group show
2001 Group Show, Vermont Invitational, Manchester, Vermont
1996-8, 2003 Solo Show and Invited artist in Open Studios, Boulder, CO.
1995-1997 Invited artist, Mayor of Longmont Office, Combined show
1992 Ertl Family Trust Open Space Solo Show

Selected Collections
Congressman Rich Preyer Family Trust
Ertl Family Trust
Colorful Images, Longmont, CO.

Molly’s works will be on display at the Jefferson County Courts and Administration Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO, in the Rotunda, from September 19th to October 9th.

 Meyer Ranch Park, “Sometimes One Path is More Brightly Lit”, oil on canvas

 North Table Mountain Park, “A Different View that Requires You to Take the Higher Road”, oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

GENE COSTANZA, Artist of the Taj

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 Over twenty-five years of Gene Costanza’s life was spent in Law Enforcement in such specialties as SWAT, K9 Handler, K9 Supervisor, Patrol Supervisor and Detective.  About mid career, the desire to return to artistic endeavors surfaced after having been abandoned in his early twenties.  Though dormant, there was a constant underlying desire to again delve into the mysteries of paint, light, and subject matter.  Costanza believes it took a decade and a half of discipline to mold his personal tendencies to study and work as hard as one needs to in the very difficult endeavor of making a good painting.  Costanza retired from law enforcement to become a full-time painter.

 Primarily “self-taught,” he has studied with a number of great contemporary artist/teachers including Kevin McPherson, Matt Smith, gene-costanzaJeffery Watt, and has a long standing close personal as well as professional friendship with Scott L. Christensen.  It is Christensen whom Costanza credits with most of his growth.  Frequently these two can be found painting, fishing, hunting or just enjoying the fellowship of intimate friendship.

His work is in collections from coast to coast and is included in the permanent collection of the Academy Museum in Easton, Maryland.

Costanza is married and has two grown sons and makes his home in Eugene, OR.

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:

  • The Academy Museum Easton, MD
  • Private collection of the St. Joe Companies

RECENT AWARDS:

  • Aritst’s Choice award  – 12TH ANNUAL AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY’S ANNUAL SHOW, OCTOBER 2011  CARMEL, CA, MOUNTAINSONG GALLERY

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Top 50 Greenhouse Gallery Salon International 2004
  • American Impressionist Society 2006,2007
  • (First Annual) ARTISTS CHOICE/PATRONS AWARD – Painting the Forgotten Coast – 2008

RECENT JURIED/INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:

  • International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art – Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX – May 2004
  • Best of Plein Air – Laguna Plein Air Painters Assoc. 2007 (2 pieces)
  • American Impressionist Society – 2006
  • American Impressionist Society – 2007 (2 pieces)
  • Plein Air Easton – July 2007
  • Salon Invitational – Hilligoss Gallery, Chicago, IL -2007
  • Oil Painters of America – Western Regional 2008

AFFILIATIONS:

  • Professional Member – National Academy of Professional Plein Aire Painters (NAPPAP) –  2005 – 2007
  • Signature Member – Plein Air New Mexico  2005-2006
  • Artist Member – Laguna Plein Air Painters of America (LPAPA)
  • Artist Member – Oil Painters of America (OPA)
  • Artist Member – The American Impressionist Society
  • Member  -California Art Club (CAC)

More of Gene’s work can be found at www.GeneCostanza.com.

Gene’s work will be on display at the Jefferson County Courts and Administration Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO, in the Rotunda, from September 19th to October 9th.

Cathedral Spires Park, “Meet Me at the Top” – oil on canvas

Scott Lines, InPleinSight 2016

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“Clearing Storms” by Scott Lines

 

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“August Sunflowers” by Scott Lines

Scott is an award winning plein air and studio landscape painter who paints nearly every day. He works primarily in oils, with a limited palette, to capture the beauty of the areas he paints, and has done so for over 20 years. He is known for his realistic and powerful scenes, which show a stunning sense of distance and light. Scott will paint anywhere, but often finds himself drawn to water and expansive vistas, including streams, rivers, and rural roads. Most of Scott’s work is from Colorado and the American west.

Scott’s likes to find common outdoor scenes and bring out their natural beauty.  Viewing his paintings often creates a satisfying sense of familiarity from his viewers.   “So much of our modern lives is spent indoors” says Lines.   “It can be uplifting to be surrounded by art we enjoy”.  In Scott’s view, images of the landscape are often the most rewarding because they are hardwired in our brains as pleasing and they allow our thoughts to temporarily “step outside” when we can’t literally do so.

Scott is based in Highlands Ranch Colorado, just south of Denver.   You might see him painting alongside the country road, or in a park, or hiking through the mountains searching for that special spot that begs to be captured in paint.  He can be contacted by using the “contact us” link on this website (www.ScottLines.com) or by sending an e-mail to ScottLines@yahoo.com.

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“High Country Hike” by Scott Lines

Scott has learned from many great teachers and he really enjoys passing his knowledge along to others so they can create paintings that they like.  Scott’s is involved in the following groups: Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC); Oil Painters of America (OPA); Cherokee Ranch and Castle – Artist Committee. Scott has been juried in to numerous shows including: Coloado Plein Air 2013 and 2015 – Denver, CO 2015; Littleton Historical Museum Own an Original – Littleton, CO 2015; 3rd Street Gallery Fall show, Westcliffe, CO 2015; Meet the Artists Art Fair – Frisco, CO 2015.  Through an unsolicited invitation, he participated in Outnumbered Gallery’s Imagined Wall Festival – Littleton CO, (2015), and Alla Prima – Westcliffe CO (2015). At this Plein Air competition, one of Scott’s paintings won the Sponsors Choice Award, selected by Juror Karen Vance.

Scott’s work can be seen at www.ScottLines.com

Clark G. Mitchell, Artist of the Taj

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Clark G. Mitchell, Painting Stories of the Landtm

clark-mitchell-head-shotBorn In Denver, Colorado, and growing up in the shadow of the Rockies, Clark Mitchell very early discovered a love of the natural world. Given a set of fine old German pastels by his father when quite young, he quickly embraced the medium for its ease of handling, brilliance of color and portability.

He received a bachelor’s degree in art from Colorado College in the seventies and moved to San Francisco to continue his studies at the Academy of Art College. Through personal exploration as well as study with artists Albert Handell, Skip Whitcomb, Michael Lynch and Bill Hook, Mitchell has developed the talent to create both tightly rendered scenes as well as looser, more abstract suggestions.

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Wide River (pastel) by Clark Mitchell

In order to fully immerse himself in the countryside he loved to portray, Mitchell left San Francisco with his partner over thirty years ago and moved north to the beautiful Sonoma County wine country. Painting expeditions throughout the state as well as across the country continue to provide challenge as well as inspiration.

Mitchell has been designated a Master Pastelist by the Pastel Society of America and a Distinguished Pastelist by the Pastel Society of the West Coast, and he recently earned Signature Member status with the Laguna Plein Air Painters of America. He has received numerous awards in local as well as national competitions and has oil and pastel paintings included in art collections internationally. In 2005, Mitchell won Best of Show award at the Laguna Plein Air Invitational, and in 2011 won Best of Show in the Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational. He was the cover artist for American Artist’’s March 1993 issue. He was chosen as poster artist for the Sedona Plein Air Festival for 2008. In 2009, his painting was on the cover of Southwest Art’s  annual landscape issue. In 2011, Mitchell’s painting was on the cover of The Pastel Journal’s June issue.

clark-mitchell-at-the-easelYou can find out more about Clark and his works at https://cgmitchell.com/

Clark’s works will be on display at the Jefferson County Courts and Administration Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO, in the Rotunda, from September 19th to October 9th.

DEER CREEK CANYON PARK, “Foothills to City – Overlooking South Valley Park” (pastel)

DEER CREEK CANYON PARK, “Gambel Oaks in Autumn” (pastel)

FLYING J RANCH PARK, “Pond from the East” (pastel)

HILDEBRAND RANCH PARK, “Hildebrand Ranch #3” (pastel)

PINE VALLEY RANCH PARK, “Pine Valley Ranch #1” (pastel)

PINE VALLEY RANCH PARK, “Pine Valley Ranch #2 (pastel)

PINE VALLEY RANCH PARK, “Pine Valley Ranch #4” (pastel)

 

David Montgomery, InPleinSight 2016

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Alpine Inlet by David Montgomery

 

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David Montgomery, Alamosa Colorado

 

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Another Spring Break by David Montgomery

 

A native Coloradan and avid artist since childhood, David Montgomery spent his formative years beneath the looming presence of Pike’s Peak, the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and later the remote environs of the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado.

He strives to commemorate the amazing vistas that Colorado provides, and he is dedicated to environmental activism to preserve Colorado’s open and wild spaces. David has been living and painting in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado for over thirty-five years, and his work has been shaped by the monumental vistas and pristine environs of the rural area at the headwaters of the Rio Grande along the Continental Divide.

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Promised Land by David Montgomery

David received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from Colorado State University. Additionally, he has received national recognition by American Artist magazine and has exhibited twice in the Forbes Gallery in New York City. He is affiliated with the Plein Air Artists of Colorado and the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, and was recently chosen to create two large landscapes for Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado, which are installed in the historic Richardson Hall on the campus.

For more information, visit www.DavidMontgomeryPaintings.com.

 

Clare Scott, InPleinSight 2016

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Autumn Pine 2 by Clare Scott

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Clare Scott, Lafayette Colorado

 

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Waneka Spring 1 by Clare Scott

Clare Scott is an emerging artist with a primary focus on plein air painting.Using pastels as her preferred medium, Clare enjoys painting the intersection of the farming community and urban life that she finds unique to Boulder County.

 

She studied art at Northern Illinois University and the Art Students League of Denver. Clare has participated in juried shows in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, and is a member of the Pastel Society of Colorado, Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Cloud Appreciation Society and Plein Eire of Ireland.

 

For more information, visit http://clarescottart.com/.

Golden Giddyup Trail Closures, 9/18/16

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Golden Giddy Up Trail Closures: September 18th, 2016, 5AM to 5PM

 The Golden Giddyup takes place on September 18 and will affect multiple trails. No public access to closed areas. Strictly enforced, $50 fine.

NORTH TABLE MOUNTAIN:

Route 93 Main Trailhead – CLOSED

North Table Loop – PARTIAL CLOSURE

Tilting Mesa Trail – CLOSED

Rim Rock Trail – CLOSED

Mesa Top Trail – CLOSED

APEX PARK:

Main Trailhead – CLOSED

Apex Trail – CLOSED

Enchanted Forest Trail – CLOSED

Sluicebox Trail – CLOSED

Hardscrabble Trail – CLOSED

Pocco Calle Trail – CLOSED

WINDY SADDLE PARK:

Windy Saddle Trailhead – CLOSED

Lookout Mtn. Trail – CLOSED

Chimney Gulch Trail – CLOSED

Beaver Brook Trail – NO ACCESS FROM WINDY SADDLE

The Golden Giddyup is a community sponsored bike event and trail stewardship program to be held in Golden, Colorado on September 18, 2016 on Jeffco Open Space parks. Founded after the 2013 floods wrecked towns and trails from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, the Giddyup is the product of all of the volunteer hours spent rebuilding our parks. Jeffco Open Space and the Jeffco Outdoors Foundation have partnered with the Giddyup to support Golden, Colorado’s first mountain bike race.

Dave Davenport
Outdoor RM Coordinator
303-271-5915
ddavenpo@jeffco.us

Janeice Linden, InPleinSight 2016

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Teton Plein Air 2 by Janeice Linden

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Janeice Linden, Littleton Colorado

 

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Warmth of Winter by Janeice Linden

Painting landscape and wildlife has been Janeice Linden’s passion for more than 20 years.

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Thunderhead Ranch Tenants 2 by Janeice Linden

She has participated in the Southeastern Wildlife Art Show, Natureworks Art Show and Out West Art Show, and her work has been featured at OPA Salon Show of Traditional Oils, OPA Western Regional Show, Society of Animal Artists Exhibition, American Miniatures and Small Works Great Wonders. Additionally, Janeice’s paintings have been exhibited at Horizon Art Gallery, Settlers West, Wildhorse Gallery and the Beverly McNeil Gallery.

For more information, visit www.wildlifeinpastel.com.

Blair Hamill, InPleinSight 2016

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Hallet Peak by Blair Hamill

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Blair Hamill, Littleton Colorado

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Rocky Mountain Symphony by Blair Hamill

 

Blair Hamill is a professional landscape painter whose work can be found in juried shows around Colorado, in The Old Gallery in Allenspark, the Studio Gallery in Estes Park, Ft. Collins Museum of Art and numerous small shows in non-traditional spaces around the Denver metro area.

His pieces all begin as plein air studies, as Blair uses a method of sketching and plein air painting a scene, then bringing that reference material back to the studio and painting a larger piece from his studies.

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Longs Peak at Chasm Lake by Blair Hamill

 

Blair has placed in the top 15% in the Bold Brush competition, been featured in the Foothills Art Center National Watermedia exhibit, placed in the top three at the Lone Tree Cultural Center juried show and his paintings are featured in collections worldwide.

 

For more information, visit www.blairhamill.com.

 

Ann Tristani, InPleinSight 2016

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Changing Colors by Ann Tristani

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Ann Tristani, Edgewater Colorado

 

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Mountain Drama by Ann Tristani

 

After a lifetime in Minnesota, Ann Tristani moved to Colorado in 2014 with her husband Mark to pursue painting full-time.

Becoming an oil painter is Ann’s response to a lifetime of appreciating the wonder of creation. She is inspired by the way the light falls on a subject and hopes to draw viewers to ponder a moment of beauty they might not otherwise have recognized.

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Mountain Glory by Ann Tristani

Ann is captivated by the values, colors, shapes, and edges of a landscape or an object and she continually strives to capture the intangible effects of light, air, and distance in her expressive, impressionistic paintings. Originally self-taught, Ann has made it a priority over the last decade to study with, paint with and learn from many of the greatest Master Artists of our time.

For more information, visit www.anntristani.com.