Poster art winner inspired by area wildlife
By Marilyn Colter
Correspondent
Bears are prevalent in Red Feather Lakes so it shouldn't be a surprise
to see one hanging around the village in this year's Fine Arts Festival
poster art. Red Feather Lakes artist Shelby Van Buskirk, who painted the
winning image of an adult bear in a meadow strewn with wildflowers, is
the winning poster artist for the 2004 event. She will win a $250 award
for her entry.
"I've wanted to take part in the contest in previous years," she said,
"but I wasn't able to get myself in gear in time." Van Buskirk, who usually
paints in oils, switched to acrylics for this painting so that she could
finish in time for this year's contest deadline.
The painting will be featured on the collector's poster this year, and
will also be auctioned off during the Silent Auction at the Fine Arts Festival,
May 28 and 29. This year the proceeds of the auction will benefit the Red
Feather Lakes Community Library expansion project. The money raised during
the auction will help build and furnish a new addition to the building.
Van Buskirk, who has lived in northern Colorado most of her life, learned
to love oil painting in high school art class, where she also met her husband.
She studied through formal classes and with local artists to develop her
talent. She loves realism, she says, and this painting was inspired by
the wildlife in the area, and the view of flowers, meadows and mountains
from her back yard.
"It's my first bear," she says, "but I hope to do much more with wildlife
in the future."
Those who attend the opening artist reception can begin bidding on Van
Buskirk's piece and the many other fine works donated for the event, as
well as services and products from local businesses, at Fox Acres Country
Club, May 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. There is an admission fee of $7.50. After
the reception, the silent auction will move to the Chapel of the Pines
as part of the Fine Arts Festival Art Show and Sale, and will close May
29 at 4 p.m. Signed copies of the poster will be available throughout the
Fine Arts Festival and at several locations in the village.
Other events include the Fine Arts Festival Art Show and Sale, a juried
art show on May 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show features work in many
media from local and regional artists. Wrapping up the festival, The Hard
Rock Writers, a group of local writers, will read from original works on
May 29 at 4 p.m. at the Red Feather Lakes Community Library.
For more information, call 881-2664 or 221-3887.
Schedule of Events
- May 28, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Artist reception, silent auction opens
Fox Acres Country Club, $7.50
- May 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Silent Auction Continues
Chapel in the Pines
- May 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fine Arts Festival Art Show and Sale
Chapel in the Pines and Red Feather Property Owners Building
- May 29, 4 p.m.
Hard Rock Writers read original works
Red Feather Lakes Library
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