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- Board of Directors Meeting on June 18, 2026 6:30 pm
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Mike Ray, In Plein Sight 2016
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Mike Ray, Littleton, Colorado
Up River by Mike Ray
Mike Ray paints about half of his work on location, outdoors. He has received numerous national and international awards for his pastel painting work and is a Master signature member of the Pastel Society of Colorado.
Born and raised in Colorado, most of Mike’s subject matter comes from front range locations west and south of Denver.
A Morrison Ranch by Mike Ray
For more information, visit www.mrray.faso.com.
Deborah McAllister, In Plein Sight 2016
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Deborah McAllister, Lakewood, Colorado
White Ranch Red Barn by Deborah McAllister
Deborah McAllister lives and paints in Colorado, and loves all aspects of the environment. She encourages others to nurture and protect our special surroundings, and she has been privileged to support organizations such as Summit County’s Continental Divide Land Trust with her art.
Originally from Wisconsin, Deborah attended Colorado Institute of Art and returned to Colorado in 1998 to reside full-time. She is a board member of Plein Air Artists Colorado and shows her work at Artists on Santa Fe Gallery in Denver and Rijks Family Gallery in Crested Butte.
Water Tower by Deborah McAllister
For more information, visit www.DeborahMcAllister.com.
Patty Dwyer, In Plein Sight 2016
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Patty Dwyer, Littleton, Colorado
Wild Flowers by Patty Dwyer
Whether working “en plein air” or in her studio, a sublime connection with nature permeates Patty Dwyer’s paintings, which have been described as expressive, joyful, textural, colorful and ebullient. A self-taught, life-long artist who works primarily in oils and soft pastels, Patty only recently began showing and selling her work.
Her first solo show was in March 2015 in Cherry Hills, CO at One2One Gallery. She was Artist of the Month in August 2015 at Cherokee Ranch & Castle, Sedalia, CO, participated in Meet the Artist Festival in Frisco, CO in September 2015 and is currently exhibiting at Art On the Edge Gallery in Castle Rock, CO. Additionally, her work was on display at the Douglas County Plein Air event in June 2016.
Patty Dwyer Painting, photo by James Holmes
Patty is a member of Plein Air Painters of Colorado, Pastel Artists of Colorado, Greater Castle Rock Art Guild and the Denver Art Students League. As the founding member and chairperson of the Arts Committee at Cherokee Ranch & Castle in Sedalia, she is very involved in building long-term arts and programs at this historic castle and ranch.
For more information, visit www.pattydwyerartist.com.
Debra Jeffry, In Plein Sight 2016
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Debra Jeffry, Paola, Kansas
Debra Jeffry’s art reflects the beauty of the world in real or imaginary places. Using soft pastel or oil paints, Debra employs bold color and texture to develop paintings that are contemporary, yet timeless, and offer a sense of “quietude.”
A Quiet Evening by Debra Jeffry
An award-winning artist, Debra has participated in shows at the Art Student League of Denver, Breckenridge, Frisco, Littleton, Arapahoe Community College, the Downtown Denver Arts Festival, Miniature Show in Arvada and others. Her work has also been shown at Artwork Network and Artists on Santa Fe in Denver, CO, and Frisco Fine Art Gallery, Frisco, CO.
For more information, visit www.Jeffryfinearts.com.
Karen Spotts, In Plein Sight 2016
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Karen Spotts, Evergreen Colorado
Standing By by Karen Spotts
Originally from Arizona, Karen Spotts is currently based in Evergreen, CO. She works mainly in pastels, and loves to paint the rocks, canyons and scenery of the Southwest, as well as vintage trucks and cars. She paints in vivid colors focusing on shapes, line and contrast.
Karen is active in pastel organizations including the Pastel Society of Colorado and New Mexico, Arizona Pastel Artists Association and Plein Air Artists of Colorado. She is also an associate member of Pastel Artists of America, and Women Artists of the West.
Chalk Cliffs by Karen Spotts
For more information, visit www.Karenspotts.com.
Norbert Nagel, In Plein Sight 2016
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Norbert Nagel, Lakewood, Colorado
Morning Sorenity [sic] by Norbert Nagel
Norbert is an Art Teacher at Jefferson County Public Schools, and he currently teaches art for the City of Lakewood. He currently serves as co-president of the Pastel Society of Colorado. Most of his painting is done en plein air, working to capture the feeling of a landscape more than copying it.
He has exhibited at the Pastel Society of New Mexico Annual Exhibition and at the Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition and Sale.
Golden Pond by Norbert Nagel
Follow Norbert Nagel on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/norbert.nagel.5. View more of his art at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum https://www.oldwestmuseum.org/product-category/all-artists/norbert-nagel/.
Patricia Sheeran-Daggett, In Plein Sight 2016
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Patricia Sheeran/Daggett, Meeker, Colorado
Born in LaGrange, Illinois, Pat Sheeran/Daggett spent her childhood in northern Illinois and in the eastern foothills of the Rockies. She majored in sculpture at Colorado State University and upon graduating, volunteered at the Denver Art Museum and worked as a private gallery director. Pat currently teaches figure drawing, painting and research methods at Colorado Northwestern Community College.
White River Cabin by Patricia Sheeran/Daggett
In addition to her art, Pat has worked closely with regional Arts & Humanities organizations including serving as president and several yearsWhite as a board member for the Pastel Society of Colorado. She works primarily in oil and pastel and draws her subject matter from the landscapes and life she sees around her. An award-winning artist, Pat has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions throughout Colorado, as well as in New York, New Jersey, California, Utah and more.
Her work can currently be viewed at The Upstairs Gallery, 592 Main St., Meeker, CO. For more information, visit www.patsheerandaggett.com.
Meet Jennifer Riefenberg, In Plein Sight 2016
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Jennifer Riefenberg, Castle Rock, Colorado
Brilliant Autumn by Jennifer Riefenberg
A fourth-generation Colorado native, born and raised in Jeffco, Jennifer Riefenberg has degrees in engineering and mathematics and is an award-winning plein air artist who feels most at home outside with nature and oil paint.
Jennifer is a board member of Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC) and member of the American Impressionist Society, Women Artists of the West, and Oil Painters of America. She has been juried into national shows with her plein air paintings, including PAAC and WAOW, and has received several awards in area plein air competitions including Best of Day and Award of Excellence (Plein Air Magazine) in Fairplay, Best of Show at Paint the Town in Florence, Best of Quick Draw in Meeker and others.
Dying Sun by Jennifer Riefenberg
Jennifer’s work can currently be seen in exhibitions at the Framed Image in Denver and the Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Castle Rock. For more information, visit www.artofsunshine.com.
Meet Jeanette Stutzman, In Plein Sight 2016
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Jeanette Stutzman, Evergreen, Colorado
Tucson Setting Sun by Jeanette Stutzman
Jeannette Stutzman is a plein air landscape painter who feels a sense of connected energy when she is painting in nature.
Her journey as a painter is to use the energy she feels and transfer it though her painting medium.
A drippy underpainting under broad patches of color and streaming light, scribbles of reflections, twigs and grasses and winking wildflowers all convey her emotion and vision of the landscape in fleeting and peripheral glimpses.
Trading Post by Jeannette Stutzman
For more information, visit http://www.jeannettestutzman.com.
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Meet Cliff Austin, In Plein Sight 2016
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Cliff Austin, Aurora, Colorado
Cliff Austin is a graduate of Denver Institute of Technology and The Rocky Mountain School of Art.
Walk About by Cliff Austin
An award-winning Colorado artist, Cliff has been painting and illustrating since 1980 and is affiliated with several Colorado art organizations including the Pastel Society of Colorado, Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionists Society. His work can be seen at Arts At Denver Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO, Cornflower Boutique and Gallery, Frisco, CO and Grand Lake art gallery, Grand Lake, CO.
The Twins by Cliff Austin
The core of Cliff’s art is the relationship of light on shape using line and tone and color as it wraps and flows around the landscape, cityscape and figures. His work can be described as colorful, impressionistic and abstract.
For more information, visit www.cliffaustin.com.
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