Center for the Arts Evergreen couldn’t exist without the participation and support of artists in our community. We are honored to learn from and feature our Artist Members on a regular basis. Please click on the link to be taken to each individual artist’s Featured Artist page. Enjoy!

Bryant Robert’s Art and Athletes portfolio features intricate drawings of the human form, inspired by a desire to integrate his passions for fitness and art.  Influenced by Michelangelo and DaVinci’s studies, Bryant creates a unique perspective on athletes and dancers in their moments of beauty, strength, and emotion. Bryant’s ability to depict the detailed muscularity of the human form and elevate its essence through the application of light and shadows invites viewers to connect with his work on an intimate level.

Bryant earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A K-12 elementary art teacher at Elk Creek Elementary School, Bryant obtained his Art Education degree at Metropolitan State University in Denver. To connect with Bryant and his artwork, go to the Art and Athletes Facebook page, and follow bryantrobert_artandathletes.

Click here to learn more about Bryant on his Featured Artist page.

Robert Gray is a Colorado artist born in Denver and paints in several mediums. When he’s painting, whatever the subject matter happens to be, his goal is to keep the work exciting with lots of action, color, and loose style.  He somewhat leans towards western action.  His aim is technique/style rather than subject.

Robert conducts watercolor and acrylic workshops throughout the Denver area, Palmer Lake, Colorado and taught in Green Valley, Arizona.  His paintings are located in several foreign countries and corporate collections.  He has won several awards including Best of Show in Littleton’s 1999 “Own an Original,” Roxborough Arts Council’s 2012 “Autumn in the Arts,” and Heritage Fine Art Guild’s 2013 “This is Colorado—Statewide Juried Exhibition.”

Click here to learn more about Robert on his Featured Artist page.

Susie grew up near Lake Michigan in northern Illinois, exploring the beaches and ravines near her home. Her love of nature has informed her work, serving as both inspiration and ideation as she has developed from photographer to sketch artist to painter.

After moving to Evergreen, Colorado in 2014, Susie began to paint full-time. Living in Colorado had been her dream ever since her first visit to the mountains on a childhood trip to Estes Park. Susie knew that her home – and her art – were meant to be out West.

Click here to learn more about Susie on her Featured Artist page.

Paul is an artist who tells stories in the genre of early American painters Russell, Remington, and Homer. His Mom was a self-taught painter and she has been his creative inspiration. Because of her, he took a painting class in college which got him hooked. He then had two careers, the Air Force and teaching middle school math, before he resumed painting. After moving to Evergreen, he started with landscape painting workshops, then got serious and went to an Idaho workshop from Russian colorist Ovanes Berberian. He kept pushing his skills by learning from other prominent western artists, Jill Carver, G Russess Case, Dave Santillanes, and Ovanes again. He began painting cowboys and horses and the stories they represent and found his style and voice. Western images continue to be his creative focus to portray spirited scenes with vibrant color.

Paul paints in Evergreen, is active in two art gallery co-ops, and displays his paintings in several locations.  Painting is his meditation, and he calls it his happy poetry time.

Click here to learn more about Paul on his Featured Artist page.

Ted’s style grew out of commercial illustration mixed with a newfound joy of Russian impressionism. He has concentrated to develop the merging of the two styles to create the bold and vivid paintings for which he is known.

In Ted’s words, “I find that Plein Air painting brings a great opportunity to develop an emotional connection with the viewer. The beautiful thing is that the painting is a very personal statement of who the artist is, once a painting is completed. As an example, the simple yet bold brushstrokes may take a painter a lifetime of painting to find the unique voice that only they carry.”

Click here to learn more about Ted on his Featured Artist page.

Linda is a second-career artist who has painted in watercolor off and on through most of her adult life.  She took a watercolor batik workshop and was getting serious about painting full time when a bout with breast cancer did three things – she became the “artist-in-residence” on the chemo ward, she lost her hair permanently, and it made her serious about being an artist.  Linda has painted in wax batik ever since.

Linda teaches watercolor wax batik, and she regularly gets into juried shows, often winning awards.

Click here to learn more about Linda on her Featured Artist page.

Maria Sheets is a decades-long professional art objects conservator and painter in the mediums of oil, egg tempera, and glass pigments.

From 2006 to 2017, Sheets company, now known as Foothills Art Conservation,  was contracted as chief conservator for the fire recovery project at the Museum of Biblical Art and the National Jewish Collection in Dallas, Texas .

Sheets has been contracted by large glass firms for numerous architectural glass commissions which include universities, sacred spaces, businesses and private residences nationally.  Her work was chosen in recent juried exhibitions such as American Glass Guild NOW 2016 (juror, contemporary artist Judith Schaecter), Texas National 2018 (juror Jed Perl, international art critic), and Materials Hard and Soft International Craft Exhibition 2019 (2^nd place of 1100 entries).  She is currently represented by Valkarie Gallery in Lakewood, CO.

Sheets studio is located in Evergreen, Colorado and her work can be viewed at  mariasheetsglassworks.com and the valkariefineart.com. Click here to learn more about Maria on her Featured Artist page.

As a fine art oil painter, Karen creates landscapes for collectors who want to love and cherish their paintings forever. She works one-on-one with art lovers to make unique pieces that reflect their individual style for their home or office. As a result, her collectors often develop a special connection that lasts a lifetime. Click here to learn more about Karen.

Andi Burnum is a paper mosaic artist and illustrator.  She got her first picture published in the school calendar in second grade and has been creating ever since.  In high school, she was painting nonstop, plowing through all the class’ art supplies.  Her art teacher gave her a paper mosaic project to slow her down and boy, did it ever. She immediately fell in love with the process. Andi decided to major in art in college and made it an entire year before deciding that no one could make a living doing studio art and she didn’t want to do graphic design. Pre-med seemed like a nice choice. After a quick detour medical assisting in the orthopedic world, she decided that perhaps this wasn’t creative enough. It seemed logical to start a moderately successful chocolate truffle company, AndiChocolates.  Eventually, Andi found herself putting more creative energy into designing the chocolate boxes than the chocolates. After a small natural disaster, she decided to box up the business and move on. Although she’d been doing mosaics as side projects for years, in 2014 Andi finally circled around and found herself being fulfilled with creating fine art. Learn more about Andi on her Featured Artist page here.

Patsi Pohle is a prolific artist – her art career spans over thirty years. She works in oils,  and acrylics with pallet knife.  In addition, she accepts private commissions. Patsi’s love now is painting her own fine art creations.  She finds inspiration for her Art in the flora and fauna of Evergreen and on her high country hikes and photography expeditions.

Patsi earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. She also holds an Associate Degree in Commercial Art from Indiana Technical College. She spent her early career working as a commercial artist, both as staff and freelance artist for clients including Cummins Engine Co, Arvin Industries, Grote Manufacturing, Lear Siegler, and R.R. Donnelley. 

Patsi is a member of the Evergreen Artists Association, Center for the Arts Evergreen, the Gilpin Arts Association and the Colorado Mountain Art Gallery. Her current goal is to create art on a full time basis in the pallet knife styles that she enjoys. You can find her online here.  Patsi’s Venmo is: @Patsi-Pohle.

“To write, paint, or sculpt is a lifelong process. It takes courage and tenacity to pour one’s heart out and put it on public view. It is risky but rewarding. I paint because it gives me pleasure and fills me with energy. It balances me. I strive to paint with a fresh eye and open heart. I hope you will receive the same joy from my work as I do creating it.”

Laura studied at the University of Missouri Kansas City and has taught private watercolor and oil classes for 30 years. You can find Laura online here and you can make a donation to her practice here.

Beth Lindsay’s art explodes with bold and vibrant color.  She has had a jewelry design business for over 10 years and recently rediscovered her love for painting.  As a child, she dreamt of being a dancer; she creates jewelry and paints with that in mind.  Beth strives to get colors and shapes to dance and move in a pleasing way and her pieces are joyously unrestrained.

Growing up with an artistic family, surrounded by eclectic design and an education rich in different artistic styles led to Beth’s passion for contemporary art.  Paintings that are courageous, flowing, thick with texture and experimentation and ripe with color, make her feel exhilarated. Jewlery that is out of the ordinary, incorporates off-loom handwoven beaded pieces and a variety of organic materials make up her unique line of adornments.

Beth grew up in Evergreen, CO and feels blessed to be able to create to her heart’s content in the mountains she loves. You can see her works here. Beth strongly supports EChO. You can make a donation to help support their mission here.

“I came to put paint on paper long after having been inspired by the impressionist painters while studying for my Bachelor of Arts Degree in Paris and Grenoble, France. After graduation from the University of Illinois, I married and moved to New England and was immersed in the fine art museums of Harvard College and Boston, MA. Subsequently we moved to Denver, Colorado where we enjoyed the mountains from a distance but could not resist their siren call. So after a few years we moved to Evergreen, an artist community 25 miles west of Denver, situated in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. During this time I discovered Georgia O’Keefe and fell in love with her sensuous style of painting flowers and southwestern landscapes. I finally discovered my muse was watercolor and decided to concentrate my painting efforts in that medium. I am currently painting contemporary mountain landscapes. I continue to explore the medium of watercolor and it constantly reveals itself to me in different ways and inspires me to be more creative.” You can find Cathy online here. Cathy would prefer that any donations come directly to CAE, which we kindly appreciate.

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