I came across these photos this week and I just realized that I never shared them with you here. My friend Kristin of Seamly.co visited my studio a few months back and shot these photos of me at work. I was honored that she interviewed me for her blog which you can check out here. And while you’re at it, check out the amazing clothes she makes! She creates well-made, beautiful and sustainable clothes made in Colorado.
I absolutely love my studio, and it is my sanctuary. It is located in an old soda factory that was repurposed into artist studios a few years ago. Kristin’s photos offer a nice glimpse into my space and how I paint.
One of my favorite paintings, “Ultramarine Gloaming” was selected to be a part of the Art of the State exhibition at the Arvada Center in Arvada, CO. I’m thrilled to exhibit alongside such wonderful artists. The show displays a great mixture of art from around the state of Colorado. On the Arvada Center’s website there’s a photo gallery of all of the work that will be featured. I loved browsing through all of the images! You can check that gallery out here. More details on the exhibition here.
It’s not always easy as an artist for find new inspirations. I feel it’s something I constantly have to be seeking to continually push myself forward as an artist. I recently came across the poem posted below and it sparked some new inspiration for me. I hope it will do the same for you too!
I dwell in Possibility
by Emily Dickinson
I dwell in Possibility –
A fairer House than Prose –
More numerous of Windows –
Superior – for Doors –
Of Chambers as the Cedars –
Impregnable of eye –
And for an everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky –
Of Visitors – the fairest –
For Occupation – This –
The spreading wide my narrow Hands
To gather Paradise –
