Hi, there!
The summer has started out with a lot of activity. First, America The Beautiful, a virtual art show featuring artwork from all 50 states has launched, and I am excited to have 9 artworks in the show.
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Malaya Woodard and I both have two artworks in the Jones Gallery Show (see below) and I have three artworks in the Peach Festival Show.
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Hungry Bear
This bas-relief, mixed media artwork was just finished and has been sold. This piece was originally going to be a landscape scene of Boulder Creek. However, after starting it, I felt it needed more action, then a bear appeared in my head, so he became a primary subject matter.
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Then, I decided he needed to be fishing for dinner, so a salmon came out of the water… but he needed some spectators, so a fox and a marmot came to life. This was a fun piece to create because it was not pre-planned, but just happened by inspiration! |
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Hula-Hawaii was created to be shown at the “functional art” show, The Western Design Conference, being held in Jackson Hole, WY in September. This piece measures 42” wide and features two picture frames that can hold photos of your own Hawaiian vacation. I guess we can call this artwork a “Picture Display,” and it is all carved from one piece of wood.
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Bull Moose is another functional art piece created for the Western Design Conference. This piece has been shown previously, but it was shown as a bookshelf. Now it is being shown as a “nick-nack” shelf. Obviously, you can place anything you would like on the shelves.
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The article features both my artwork and information about the pack-horse trips I lead into the Rocky Mountain Wilderness. You are invited to click on this link to view and read the article. If you enjoy the western lifestyle, you are also invited to subscribe to the magazine here.
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Next week, we are leaving for Whitefish, MT to participate in the Summer ArtFest Show. In addition to four small artworks that are going to be offered at a silent auction, I will be completing Mountain Retreat at the show, and it will be included in a live auction.
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Below is a picture of the piece “in progress,” but when completed it will include a painted cabin, an elk, and a beautiful painted sunset. |
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Following is an Absentee Bid Form that you can mail or email to the show, should you be interested in purchasing any of these artworks.
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A New Feature…Riding into the Wilderness |
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After many people have shown an interest in and curiosity about taking pack-horse trips into the Rocky Mountain Wilderness, in future issues of our newsletter, I will be showing pictures from past rides. |
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Should you want to take a horse ride into some of these areas, you can contact Dan Schwartz at Ripple Creek Lodge (www.ripplecreeklodge.com). He offers a variety of rides, as well as the Flat Tops 40, a four-day, 40-mile ride, where you camp at a different location each night.
Dan and I put this ride together after discussing some of my favorite locations in the Flat Tops Wilderness. This is a real western adventure!! If I'm available, I may join you on the ride.
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This photo of Trappers Lake, located within the Flat Tops Wilderness, was taken by Dennis Bennett. Many of my artworks have been inspired by photos taken by Dennis. He has also participated in a number of our pack-horse trips.
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Dennis is also one of our featured artists in our gallery and you are invited to visit both our website at www.DonWoodard.com as well as our gallery* to see more of Dennis’ work.
*Don Woodard Artworks & Gallery, 12712 Lowell Blvd, Broomfield, CO 80020
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That’s it for now. Thanks for reading and I hope to see you soon.
Don
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