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...
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...
" 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...
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...
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...
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,...
"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...
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...
"Creative conservationist” and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Asher Jay at Mountainfilm 2015: Gallery Walk, East Gallery, Ah Haa, and panel discussion at the Telluride Library, Saturday, 12:45 - 2 p.m. Scroll down to bottom of story to find a podcast with Asher, whose work, conservation, is...
This year’s juried Youth Art Exhibition at the Ah Haa School brought in over 100 submissions from students from Nucla, Norwood, and Telluride, with artwork ranging from drawings and paintings to ceramics and mixed media. The show opened during Art Walk on Thursday, April 2,...
