By Margaret Hedderman How long can you sit still? Five minutes? Ten minutes? How does two and half hours sound? Such is the life of a portrait painter’s model. When Peter Campbell arrived at Sorrel Sky Gallery, canvases and paint in hand, he asked that Jill and I model for his Portrait Painting Workshop. Sure, … Continue reading Modeling for Peter Campbell
By Linda Perala-Hunt Palmore is an animal advocate, humorist and painter extraordinaire. Tom has a unique sense of humor, a great respect for the animal kingdom, and an uncanny way of bringing the two together to engage the viewer in a very fascinating form of wildlife art. He has blended his unique imagination and talent … Continue reading Tom Palmore: From a Sordid Past to an Extraordinary Career
By Jill Soens We are pleased that Ray Tracey is allowing us to show his Retrospective Collection of gold jewelry from the 1980’s and 1990’s. The jewelry glistens with Ray’s classic combination of traditional Navajo designs, sleek, modern lines, and beautiful deep colored stones. Ray says, “ My family moved to Ganado, AZ when I … Continue reading 3 Decades of Ray Tracey Now on Display
By Muriel Tissonnier It was this sculpture, “Moulding Our Future,” that transformed Denny Haskew’s career as a successful artist. Denny Haskew and his sculpture made national news in the late 1980s after it was placed in Thompson Park in downtown Loveland, CO. The controversy erupted due to the sculpture depicting both mother and child nude … Continue reading Controversy to Fame: Denny Haskew
By Jill Soens Looking at this elegant glass blown vase is as looking at an early spring garden filled with the first shoots of new and yet-to-be summer flowers, and the deep purple crocuses smiling at us as they say, spring is here! A unique work of art anywhere it is placed, it is also … Continue reading Art through Fire with C&H Glassworks
By Margaret Hedderman When we heard Edward Aldrich would be hosting a workshop for oil painters as part of our Winter Workshop Series, we couldn’t have been more excited. Ned’s wildlife paintings capture that fleeting moment of seeing a wolf or a fox or a bear in the wild. For three days this past weekend, … Continue reading 3 Days with Wildlife Painter Edward Aldrich
By Jill Soens Jim Eppler is best known for his life-size and giant bronze ravens – an eternal symbol of the Southwest. But his love for animals goes far beyond simply depicting them – Jim and a friend reclaimed several acres of badly damaged land near Lubbock and restored them into a wildlife refuge. Many … Continue reading Jim Eppler’s New Venture
