Category: ART

Top row from left to right: “Blue Zinnea,” aquatint etching by Ron Fundingsland; “Intuition Markers,” cone 10 stoneware by D. Michael Coffee, “Fish,” “Repose,” and “Grader;” “Self Portrait as Exiled,” oil painting with gold leaf by Sarah Comerford. Second row from left to right: “Chatchat,” “Green Rain,” and “Sucker,” resin and film on acrylic panels…

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PHOTOS Top to bottom, left to right:“Myths of the Earthmaker,” nature- altered, wire-wrapped books by Mary Ellen Long.Review “I Met Him on the Train,” recycled mixed media by Mary M. Thomas, at the “Myths and Prophesies” art show at Durango Arts Center. “An Education Sensation,” acrylic on canvas by Tirzah Camacho, from the “Myths and…

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The largest sculpture garden in Southwest Colorado is at the new Mercy Regional Medical Center. The healing garden features a waterfall designed by Genesis Landscaping and five works in bronze: “Twins” and “Beavers” by Gerald Balciar; “White Deer of Autumn” by Denny Haskew; “Touch the Earth” by Star Lianna York; and “Napoleon” by Patsy Davis.…

Roberto Garcia, Jr. has wanted to teach a sculpting class in Pagosa since he moved here with his family in 1997. He finally got the opportunity at Shy Rabbit – a contemporary art space and gallery. “The whole set up was great,” Garcia says. “And I worked well with Michael and Denise [Coffee].” The Coffees…

Photos (top to bottom): The lobby at Stevens Field. Avjet has a cozy new facility. A herd of cattle greet passengers as you enter the new FBO at Stevens Field. The Avjet hangar stands empty while they wait for a certificate of occupancy. The new FBO building at Stevens Field PAGOSA SPRINGS — Getting to…

Walter and Doris Green came to Pagosa Springs, Colo. in 1997 to retire. The baby boomers built a home and settled into small town life. She became president of the Pagosa Springs Arts Council. He served as president of Friends of the Performing Arts and recently dabbled in politics, running for County Commissioner. But last…

Photos (clockwise, left to right): Linda Echterhoff and her Honorable Mention ribbon next to “Seed Pod”; “Cherries Under Ice,” by Janet Collins, First Place; “Immigrant,” by Barbara Giorgio, Second Place; “Missed Fortune” by Veronica Day, Third Place; “The Passage,” by Gil Bruvel, Best of Show Pagosa Springs artist Linda Echterhoff received an honorable mention in…

Courtesy Farmington Museum“Fish Wanting to Fly,” photograph by Jeffrey Jue, Oakland, Calif., at the “Gateway to Imagination” National Juried Art Competition in Farmington. By Leanne Goebel | Special to the Herald The photographers Jim and Eileen Baumgardt are the only Durango artists in this year’s Gateway National Juried Art Competition in Farmington. The husband and…