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Happy National Espresso Day

11/23/2021

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#HappyEspressoDay You may wonder, what does Bernie in his mittens have to do with espresso, well, just that we recommend you grab your mittens and head to Muse Coffee and Tea which is owned by Jane DeDecker's family; Jane sculpted this great Bernie bronze; and we think you should buy him so you can have coffee with Bernie everyday!  Shop online, we'll ship a Bernie right to you!   Besides great Coffee and Tea, Muse has amazing fresh baked goods, sandwiches, soups and more, perfect for a Fall day. All while surrounded by great art by Jane and others.  #ColumbineGallery #JaneDeDecker  #NationalEspressoDay #BernieSculpture #Bernie #SmittenWithMittens #BeAMuse #MuseCoffeeAndTea #MuseCoffee #FeelTheBern #GreatGifts #BerniesMittens #ArtMakesAGreatGift #Sculpture #Bronze #Contemporary #FineArt #CapturedMoments #ShopOnline  #AddToYourCollection #ArtWorthCollecting #CollectorsCorner #LinkInBio #EnhanceYourHome #BuyOriginal #ArtCollectorsAreOurPeople  #LiveWithArt #FeedYourCreativeSpirit
#HappyEspressoDay You may wonder, what does Bernie in his mittens have to do with espresso, well, just that we recommend you grab your mittens and head to Muse Coffee and Tea which is owned by Jane DeDecker's family; Jane sculpted this great Bernie bronze; and we think you should buy him so you can have coffee with Bernie everyday!

Shop online, we'll ship a Bernie right to you! 

Besides great Coffee and Tea, Muse has amazing fresh baked goods, sandwiches, soups and more, perfect for a Fall day. All while surrounded by great art by Jane and others.

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Bernie

$1,500.00

Bernie, Smitten with Mittens by Jane DeDecker

Abstract Figurative Sculpture of Bernie Sander's iconic image from the 2021 Inauguration.

15x10x10" Bronze number 6, (base not included, figure can sit on edge of any surface)


One in stock - others are in the foundry - we'll confirm how long you have to wait for Bernie if it's still in production.


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Circle of Giving

11/18/2021

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Gift Certificates are the perfect gift, one size fits all!

Our Circle of Giving token and certificate with a unique code will be mailed (to you or your recipient) which may be used for $250 off your next in-store, or online purchase over $1,200.

Buy now at the special value of $200... 

#giftideas #giftcard #gifting #artcollector #fineartgallery #ShopSmall #shoponline #shopsmallbusiness #holidaygifts #columbinegallery #fineart #giveart #giveartfortheholidays #CircleOfGiving
Gift Certificates are the perfect gift, one size fits all!  Our Circle of Giving token and certificate with a unique code will be mailed (to you or your recipient) which may be used for $250 off your next in-store, or online purchase over $1,200.  Buy now at the special value of $200... https://buy.stripe.com/fZe5nieU12IAaJ2eUU  #giftideas #giftcard #gifting #artcollector #fineartgallery #ShopSmall #shoponline #shopsmallbusiness #holidaygifts #columbinegallery #fineart #giveart #giveartfortheholidays
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Giftable Fine Art

11/15/2021

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Start a new tradition of giving art in your family this holiday season.

We have a special section in our online store listing fine art under $750. Start shopping here! 

If you're still struggling to find the perfect gift for the art lover in your life, we recommend giving our Circle of Giving token, redeemable at Columbine Gallery online or in-person.

Shop soon so we can ship your presents in time!

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Bustin' Out

$550.00
"Bustin' Out" by Gary Alsum
Bronze Fish 
6x6.5x5"  ed/50


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Song Bowl

$425.00

"Song Bowl" by CT Whitehouse

Abstract Minimalist Vessel

​5" diameter Bronze


Comes with a wooden mallet to make your song bowl sing.

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Gaia Meets Coriolis

$500.00

Gaia Meets Coriolis by Ted Fleming

Bronze, 2" sphere on 5" limestone cylindrical pedestal

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Happiness Is Custom Pet Portrait Commissions

$850.00

Happiness Is... personalized original pet portrait by Alyson Kinkade

Vibrant portraits of your favorite furry friends against bold colors.


Original Oil on Canvas

12x12" or 14x11" depending on composition needs of the portrait.

Canvas is gallery wrapped with black sides, perfect as is, or easy to frame.


Additional Pets in same portrait are additional $250.


***Made to order - please allow up to 2 months for production and shipping time depending on current orders. Artist will contact you for details like preferred background and pics of your cat or dog post check out.


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Study for Lovely Noise

$500.00
Acrylic painting on Board by Amelia Caruso

image: 6x6" gallery wrapped


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Perfume Bottles: New Classics original

$600.00

Perfume Bottles: New Classics by Roy Wilce

Original

Pencil and Colored Pencil on Archival Paper 

unframed 9x20" image size



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Perfume Bottles: Classics original

$600.00

Perfume Bottles: Classics by Roy Wilce

original

Pencil and Colored Pencil on Archival Paper

unframed 9x20" image size



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Inlet

$600.00
Oil Pastel on Paper by Roy Wilce

image 9x12"

framed 17x21"



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Dancing Crane Box

$450.00

Dancing Crane Box by Dee Clements
Bronze 5" ed/50 (lid is removable)



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Stepping Stones

$700.00

Stepping Stones by Jane DeDecker

Figurative Bronze 4x4x2.5" Ed/31

Girl hops from stone to stone across a river








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Mujer

$450.00
Mujer by Carol Gold
Wall Mounted Bronze Female Portrait
8x6.5x2.5" ed/open

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Sharles: Daffodil Collection

$400.00

Daffodil Candlestick  by Sharles

chromed bronze 2 x 4 x 4" ed/30


This particular casting is available on the secondary market from its original owner. It is in excellent condition, sold as pictured. ​



About the Artist"

Sharles was born in in Italy of American parents on their honeymoon while visiting European relatives. The family was forced to sit out the war in Britain, and when the war ended, traveled home. But the transition to post-war United States was not an easy one. His parents divorced, leaving a 5 year-old Sharles to be raised by various relatives in a sparse ranching/farm environment of Colorado and Wyoming.


This early childhood led Sharles to believe he was born in that rural area for most of his adult life. His parents wanted to forget, and erase all memories of the war experiences and lacking the long lost Italian birth papers enrolled him in school via borrowed creditials and name of a near cousin. Art collectors, artists, friends, and the world, only know him today by his signature and professional art name of “SHARLES”.

At the age of 10, his Boston grandmother removed him from the Midwest, not wanting her grandson to become a cowboy. She was a stylish, sophisticated widow, self-made businesswoman who was a very successful art and antique dealer to wealthy East Coast collectors. 


Sharles spent his teens immersed in the totally different world of Boston and foreign travel, art museums, and his grandmother’s art business. He assisted his grandmother in her antique store, and on buying trips to India, France, Italy, China, and Japan. In addition to his own cultural heritage of English, French, and Italian art, he was immersed in many other cultures and educated about the antiques and decorative arts associated with his grandmother’s business. 


His grandmother was a passionate collector of art and loved flowers. These were common interests shared with her best friend, Grace Wedgwood who was related to the famous English Wedgwood pottery family. Grace Wedgwood was Sharles’ Godmother. These two loving guardians took an active role in his education, privately tutoring him on trains, ocean liners, and in hotel rooms. Sharles received a rare education in the techniques, forms, and artistic values of the decorative arts that were intrinsic to the famed Wedgwood pottery. Both his grandmother and godmother were dedicated collectors of Wedgwood, oriental bronzes, porcelains, flower paintings, Italian and French art. These experiences constituted a rich and enduring art education that in time were major influences in his art. 

The daily contact with art and flowers became embed in Sharles’ physic, and would later come to his aid and ultimate rescue. In 1982 he suffered a serious car accident in Loveland, Colorado, a small farming community. Left as a semi-invalid with almost total amnesia, Sharles struggled to recover. He was stranded, not knowing his past, home, or friends. 

While recovering in Loveland, which had a small bronze foundry, Sharles began observing some of the local sculptors, George Lundeen, Fritz White, Danny Ostermiller, Glenna Goodacre, and Kent Ullberg. He gradually began picking up sculpting techniques and learned the casting process. At first, Sharles created the images that were being produced by the other local artists: Indians, eagles, buffaloes, and other western genre. 

But one auspicious day while sculpting, Sharles surrendered to the intense pressures of his unremembered past. His subconscious adoration of flowers, plants and nature, so strongly instilled by his deceased grandmother, became dominant themes. These memories were his inspiration in creating functional and decorative arts as he discarded the local, popular art trends. 

Not knowing if it could even be done, Sharles began experimenting with creating iris flowers in soft wax. He attempted to sculpt delicate flower shapes with wet clay techniques, as the Wedgwood potters had done. Sharles attached these flowers to functional forms, creating extraordinary floral vases, candlesticks, elaborate candelabras, bowls and other types of vessels. The inspiration of his sculptural style remained a mystery to Sharles for many years as it had all flowed so effortlessly from his mind through his hands. 

The bronzes were finished with patinas that were bright natural colors of greens, golds, pinks, and purples that seemed to surprise and even shock the art world. So much so, that major galleries were reluctant to show them, having no sales record by which to judge them. After all, their collectors were buying classic wildlife and Western art in the customary French-brown patinas. 

For three years, Sharles continued to add to his decorative portfolio, waiting for the right gallery to represent him. Finally, Pam Driscoll, of the Driscoll Gallery, saw this new work, and with hesitation, agreed to show four or five pieces in her gallery. She was astonished when all five bronzes sold as they were being unpacked. Word spread of the immediate sales in Driscoll Gallery, and Sharles soon had more galleries contacting him for his floral decorative work than he could handle. 

In 1987 Sharles was accepted into the 3rd Annual Loveland Sculpture in the Park Show. It was a small event organized by local peer artist, George Lundeen, Dan Ostermiller, George Walbye, Fritz White, and Hollis Wilford. It has since become the most important national sculpture show in the United States. For 23 years, Sharles has participated in this annual juried show of nationally, celebrated sculptors. 

In 1990, Sharles was one of the many highly talented sculptors from Loveland invited to participate in the Continental Airline’s Sculpture Showcase. It was a show that would tour the major international airports across the United States for three years. This event exhibited the top sculptors from Loveland: Kent Ullberg, George Lundeen, Fritz White, Hollis Wilford, Steve Kestrel, and other promising artists. Other important sculptors would be added as it progressed through the country. Sharles was also delegated with the honor of sculpting a bronze centerpiece for the opening night. With the loosely stated theme of “flight”, the requested sculpture seemed of little significance in light of the high caliber of art being showcased. 

With only three weeks to complete, it was an inspired rush-job. The centerpiece created was a 5 1/2 foot totem-like structure of turtles, iguanas, and birds, crowned with the head of a Native American. The sculpture symbolized man learning the principles of flight from gliding sea turtles, and birds that had evolved from dinosaurs and reptiles. The piece, “Evolution of Flight,” was so successful opening night that it was given a place in the traveling sculpture show. This showstopper, exotic piece, amazed and awed viewers but none more so, than the airline that had anticipated seeing an eagle, or some historical rendition of Kitty Hawk. 

Both the “Evolution of Flight” sculpture and the traveling show solidified the career of Sharles as a professional sculptor almost over night. He had embarked on both projects as a totally unknown artist and had revealed just a tip of the iceberg. Galleries and collectors took notice. In 1996 the March issue of Southwest Art Magazine published a sizeable article followed by a similar piece in May/June 1998 Art of the West Magazine. 

The Art Council of the Cerritos, California commissioned Sharles in 1998 through the National Sculptors' Guild to sculpt a major public art installation for the front of the new public library. They wanted a bronze of a giant, red amaryllis flower and purple lotus flowers incorporated in to a 12 foot multi-piece water fountain. 

In 2006, Sharles was commissioned by the city of Loveland, Colorado to create two, circular, 32″ bas-relieves of California quail, pear cacti, lizards, sunflowers, and birds for placement in the famous Benson Park Sculpture Garden. In 2008, he was again commissioned by the city of Loveland to sculpt a small bas relief for the 25th anniversary of Sculpture in the Park Show. The sculpture, “The Music Of spring,” is installed in Benson Park as part of the permanent city art collection 

In spite of serious attempts to attend various academic art schools, those intentions never seemed to be a realistic option. In time, art schools no longer seemed necessary, as Sharles had become a successful, self-taught artist/sculptor, learning skills the hard way, by observation, and trial and error. Sharles is also a member of the SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS. 

He is a self-taught sculptor and oil painter, having drawn in pastels from an early age. His love of color is evident in his still lives of flowers, fruit, parrots, and small wildlife. His oil paintings and sculptures share similar themes. Sharles inherited his grandmother’s love of flowers, and continues creating beauty for the sake of beauty.

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Mums the Word

11/5/2021

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#FunFactFriday Did you know Executive Director John Kinkade is our in-house florist? The mums that John is arranging here are from his personal garden. Always a treat when something new is blooming - you even get a little bouquet next to your monitor sometimes!  He's been arranging flowers since high school when he worked as a florist. He's provided his keen eye for arranging to many weddings and special events. And you'll see some of his creations captured in still life paintings that he's provided the subject matter for.  His love of horticulture is evident in the NSG sculpture garden as well. We have 100's of unusual botanical specimen that create a beautiful backdrop for our artist's work.  #JohnKinkade #HiddenTalents #Botanics #MumsTheWord #FlowerArrangement #Florist #StopToSmellTheFlowers #PurpleMums
#FunFactFriday Did you know Executive Director John Kinkade is our in-house florist? The mums that John is arranging here are from his personal garden. Always a treat when something new is blooming - you even get a little bouquet next to your monitor sometimes!

He's been arranging flowers since high school when he worked as a florist. He's provided his keen eye for arranging to many weddings and special events. And you'll see some of his creations captured in still life paintings that he's provided the subject matter for.

His love of horticulture is evident in the NSG sculpture garden as well. We have 100's of unusual botanical specimen that create a beautiful backdrop for our artist's work.

#JohnKinkade #HiddenTalents #Botanics #MumsTheWord #FlowerArrangement #Florist #StopToSmellTheFlowers #PurpleMums

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    COLUMBINE GALLERY, Owned and operated by the father/daughter team of John  & Alyson Kinkade the Gallery and Garden artfully displays over 800 sculptures plus many paintings by renowned local and national artists to provide a tranquil atmosphere for art appreciators wishing to reduce the external details of the world and  indulge in the true essence of art ~ a world of visual play and internal  moods. Perched above a pond with a view of the Rockies, the NSG Sculpture Garden is an acre filled with unusual botanical specimens and over 100 sculptures. All of the artwork in the gallery and garden is for sale. As a result, the look is constantly changing.
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    COLUMBINE GALLERY, Owned and operated by the father/daughter team of John  & Alyson Kinkade the Gallery and Garden artfully displays over 800 sculptures plus many paintings by renowned local and national artists to provide a tranquil atmosphere for art appreciators wishing to reduce the external details of the world and  indulge in the true essence of art ~ a world of visual play and internal  moods. Perched above a pond with a view of the Rockies, the NSG Sculpture Garden is an acre filled with unusual botanical specimens and over 100 sculptures. All of the artwork in the gallery and garden is for sale. As a result, the look is constantly changing.
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    Columbine Gallery

    Owned and operated by the father/daughter team of John & Alyson Kinkade the Gallery and Garden artfully displays over 800 sculptures plus many paintings by renowned local and national artists to provide a tranquil atmosphere for art appreciators wishing to reduce the external details of the world and indulge in the true essence of art ~ a world of visual play and internal  moods. Perched above a pond with a view of the Rockies, the NSG Sculpture Garden is an acre filled with unusual botanical specimens and over 100 sculptures. All of the artwork in the gallery and garden is for sale. As a result, the look is constantly changing. 

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Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild Specializing in Significant Public Art since 1992. Columbine is the Colorado State flower and symbol for Spirit. Our Loveland location of Columbine Art Gallery and the National Sculptors' Guild has quickly become the largest original fine art source in Colorado located across the street from Sculpture in the Park events at Benson Park, we feature artwork by 50 represented artists year round, ship worldwide. JK Designs, Fine Art Consultation since 1992 Our purpose is to champion a community of artists and to serve as a bridge between these artists and the public. We approach all aspects as a team which offers the client a wide variety of creative solutions to fulfill each unique need. Our primary goal is to allow the artists to stick to their strength - creating great artwork. We also coordinate the many aspects involved in completing large-scale projects.
Columbine is the Colorado State flower and symbol for Spirit. Our Loveland location of Columbine Art Gallery and the National Sculptors' Guild has quickly become the largest original fine art source in Colorado located across the street from Sculpture in the Park events at Benson Park, we feature artwork by 50 represented artists year round, ship worldwide.