Cara Harjes
Cara believes that life is beautiful. She also knows that it is messy, confusing, and sometimes downright cruel. There is no denying or sugar coating that. But after walking through both relentless loss and pure joy, Cara has become intent upon embracing both the beauty within the mess. The light and the dark. The triumph and the challenges. She explores and expresses this beautiful mess through the art of intuitive painting in her Northwest Denver backyard studio. And there’s not much more she would like than to bring you along with her for the wild, bumpy, glorious ride in her workshops and retreats! Well, except maybe chicken and waffles. She loves chicken and waffles. No matter, we can grab those along the way!
Cheryl Browder
For almost 40 years Cheryl Browder has lived in Gunnison, Colorado. In this amazing setting she has found inspiration for her plein air and studio landscape paintings. Cheryl has been drawing and painting for most of her life. Encouraged by her family, she took art lessons when she was quite young, then continued her studies at Massachusetts College of Art, graduating with a BFA in Graphic Design in 1980. Later, nurturing her lifelong interest in art, she studied painting with artists she admired and respected through workshops.
Stacey Roberts
“When beginning a new painting, I first sit and look through my collection of photo references that I’ve taken or that have been shared with me, and I find one that catches my attention. The way something moves, or bends, or twists will catch my eye and say “pick me!” Once I have my inspiration, paper size is decided upon, and I begin creating. The next step is choosing a color palette. I paint in soft pastel because I love the bright, saturated colors, and the immediacy of the medium. Using my fingers as tools to manipulate the pigments gives me a direct connection to the painting.”
