Art auctions saw resurgent interest in celebrated American illustrators such as Norman Rockwell and Joseph Christian (J.C.) Leyendecker, whose works went for top amounts at sales by Christie’s and Heritage Auctions in the closing weeks of 2017. The uptick in popularity for paintings that provide charming...
Hiking the archeological sites of Southwestern Colorado had been on my bucket list for years, always getting shoved aside for more exotic destinations. After all, it was an easy day’s drive from my home in Denver and, well, it’s not like it was going anywhere,...
Ever since meeting in the fiber arts department at the Kansas City Art Institute 44 years ago, Mary Dee and Allen Dodge have been joyful collaborators. Together, they’ve raised a family, run a business and developed complementary art careers. Eclectic and filled with pattern, the living/dining...
You could say it is familial, this gene that Deboarah Porcarelli inherited to collect art. It began when she was a small child and was allowed to touch a bronze sculpture in her grandparent’s home. Situated in the foyer, the sight of the bronze seal...
Big Time Modern Blue Clock by David Scherer “Time flies when you’re having fun,” and even when “time stands still,” you can still have fun if you’re looking at one of David Scherer’s clocks. As an artist for more than 37 years, Scherer is known for...
To stand in front of a prodigious piece of art and let its visual storytelling unfold history. To marvel at the intricacies of an artistic expression. To ponder an intended narrative of another’s mind. To escape into a place that challenges understanding and evokes reaction....
Inquire, and you’ll discover that some of Colorado’s most striking mountain homes were designed by Poss Architecture + Planning and Interior Design. [caption id="attachment_15704" align="alignleft" width="300"] A bridge leads across a pond to a cabana in the home’s backyard.[/caption] The firm of 40 is renowned for high-end,...
Jerome B. Wheeler moved to Colorado for his wife Harriet’s health in 1882. They were cultured New Yorkers: he, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s third cousin, and she, the niece and heir to Macy’s Department Store. While he became enchanted with the soaring mountains, towering trees and...
At just about the time that Eduardo Carrillo [1937–1997] was up for tenure in his teaching position at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) in the 1970s, he became aware that an African-American member of his department was being left out of some activities....
Mauricio García always knew he would do something in the creative arts. In second grade, he began making architectural models out of notebook paper. “From a young age, I was intrigued with creating beautiful, functional spaces,” says García, now the store and sales manager of the...