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Monet did it. The man painted haystacks and Notre Dame, other places and things, over and over again, in different seasons, at different times of day, as light transformed his subjects. [caption id="attachment_53427" align="aligncenter" width="288"] Monet’s haystacks[/caption] [caption id="attachment_53428" align="aligncenter" width="276"] Monet’s haystacks, different time of day[/caption] Later, Rothko repeatedly created...

31 August, 2015 /

We thank you to all who showed such tremendous enthusiasm and support for our 23rd annual Ah Haa art auction.   We were truly humbled by the outpouring of love and grateful for the opportunity to have hosted so many new and longstanding friends on such a beautiful summer...

12 August, 2015 /

Manet (1832-1883) was an urban dandy, born in the 19th-century into a well-heeled French family. [caption id="attachment_52787" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Edouard Manet’s “Olympia"[/caption] Philip Guston came into the world in 1913 as Philip Goldstein. His parents were Ukrainian Jews, who escaped persecution moving from Odessa, Russia to Canada. Manet became...

04 August, 2015 /

You're not in Kansas anymore! Nope, and the wonderful world of Oz has had a temporary address change. On Friday, July 17, 6 – 10 p.m., follow the yellow brick road to the Ah Haa School for the Art’s 23rd annual auction, where Dorothy and friends will be celebrating the “Wizard of Ah’z.”   Ah...

10 July, 2015 /

" The Telluride Art and Architecture weekend is an opportunity to experience the extraordinary creative talent of the artists, architects, designers, builders, and chefs who work in the Telluride Arts District. The event is in its fourth year and has hit its stride, with artists...

09 July, 2015 /

The Sheridan Arts Foundation is proud to announce one of the most successful Telluride Plein Air events in its 12-year history. [caption id="attachment_52144" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 2015 Artist’s Choice Award, Carl Bretzke[/caption] As its largest fundraiser of the year, the SAF hosted 31 artists in and around the...

08 July, 2015 /

Back in the glitter and grit of the 1970s, artists such as Philip Pearlstein – a heavyweight painter who happens to be part of the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art’s illustrious stable (and the uncle of Telluride’s former mayor and county commissioner Elaine Fischer, also a painter) – converted from Abstract Expressionism...

30 June, 2015 /

Old idea. New blood. [caption id="attachment_51731" align="aligncenter" width="496"] Tira Pacheco, Colorado Avenue[/caption] Eugene Boudin was one of the more adventurous 19th-century painters, known primarily for his beach scenes and seascapes of northern France and luminous skies. One of Boudin's students was a young painter named Claude Monet,...

25 June, 2015 /

 "The teaching of art is the teaching of all things," William Ruskin [caption id="attachment_51430" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Paul Evans[/caption] No one knows better than cultural critic and art historian Paul Evans that “art” is imbedded in the word “heart.” And he’s back to once again deliver three more tautly...

18 June, 2015 /

The "Wild Boar" will be at the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art. “To me, the boar represents our completely grounded, muscular, tough personality manifestation. Great for being a successful hard-charger in life,” says artist Robert Weatherford. [caption id="attachment_51094" align="aligncenter" width="511"] "Wild Boar," Robert Weatherford[/caption] Robert’s other paintings, a new...

01 June, 2015 /