I am a visual artist working in Boulder, Colorado. I paint romance, memories, and mountains. My work is about the relationships we have with ourselves, our world, and each other - involving explorations of the roles of belief, memory, and our understandings of reality and fantasy.
FAQ
What are you working on right now?
My life revolves around paintings, drawings, and my original work, Tilted Sun, I’m also working on other comics lately. I attend many local art fairs in Colorado.
I paint outdoors when I can and I try just about every kind of art medium now and then, including watercolors, glass mosaics, and paper. To get updates on what I’m working on, you can sign up for my email newsletter below.
Do you take commissions?
Feel free to ask!
Where did you study?
I studied at CU Boulder from 2004-2007 (graduated a year early) and earned a bachelor's in fine art and English literature. I liked it so much at CU Boulder that I returned in 2008-2010 for a master's degree in English literature.
As I went through my studies, it became clear to me that just studying art alone was not enough - novels, short stories, film, and poetry were all a part of my education, as well as painting, sculpture, and comic book writing. As I taught younger students in graduate school, they often asked me if they should pursue just art or just writing. I always said - if you like both and you want to be good at both, do both! You can DO this! CU Boulder was a great school for encouraging this multidisciplinary, yet rigorous approach.
I grew up in Leadville, Colorado - a very unusual place that I often represent in my oil paintings as well as digital art.
What else do you do?
Aside from making art and comics, I write about art's importance in our world today, art history, and tools for making art. You can find my writing here.
Many of my paintings, drawings, prints, and other works are permanently available at Harper Rose Studios in Leadville, Colorado.
Shows/CV:
Presently: Paintings and prints available at Harperrose Studios in Leadville, Colorado
Bus Stop Artisan Gift Shop in Boulder, Colorado
2014 | USA Pro Challenge Bike Exhibit | Denver International Airport
2010-2014 | Becky Jewell at Norlin | Norlin Library, University of Colorado Boulder
2006 | Stencillism | Sibelle Wolle Gallery, University of Colorado Boulder