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Jean Perry in Art of the West

2/21/2019

Columbine's Jean Perry is featured in the current Art of the West magazine. We just got our copies and it's stunning. Her beautiful landscapes lift off the pages, and the written word provides more depth to the imagery she creates.

Columbine's Jean Perry is featured in the current Art of the West magazine. We just got our copies and it's stunning. Her beautiful landscapes lift off the pages, and the written word provides more depth to the imagery she creates.

"I think my years of abstract design have helped me to organize a good landscape."

We urge you to pick up a magazine to see the full article. And stop by the gallery to see her work in person.

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AMY LAUGESEN, WILDLIFE, Bronze, Raku, Stone, Sculpture, wildlife, horse, unique, public art, nature, found object, integrated, placemaking, wall mounted, narrative, Pegasus, rabbit rabbit,
Wildlife sculpture by AMY LAUGESEN available at Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art
Laugesen’s fragmented animal abstracts create a statement housed in both an ancient and contemporary context. She has successfully taken on the ambitious task to capture and translate the delicate beauty of the raku-fired ceramics into monumental forms.
“The horse is a magnificent creature, historic icon and my longtime muse. To unearth the form of the horse within clay is to recognize the enduring nature of this powerful, beautiful animal and its importance in the history of our civilization. This process of discovering the essence of a horse within the “mud” and transforming this into contemporary ceramic artworks remains my great joy and artistic passion.”
Amy Laugesen is a Colorado native. Examples of her work can be found in various private and public collections around the country.
“The intention of my work is to capture the essence of spirit, movement, and timeless story in the sculptural forms I create. The Horse, as form and function, is a reoccurring theme in my mixed media sculptures and large-scale commissioned public artworks. Often the sculptures appear broken or weathered like objects of antiquity. Smaller works are ceramic and the unique colors are achieved through the unpredictable nature of the Raku reduction firing process. For me, the Raku technique brings the artworks to life.”

AMY LAUGESEN, WILDLIFE, Bronze, Raku, Stone, Sculpture, wildlife, horse, unique, public art, nature, found object, integrated, placemaking, wall mounted, narrative, Pegasus, rabbit rabbit,
Wildlife sculpture by AMY LAUGESEN available at Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art
Laugesen’s fragmented animal abstracts create a statement housed in both an ancient and contemporary context. She has successfully taken on the ambitious task to capture and translate the delicate beauty of the raku-fired ceramics into monumental forms.
“The horse is a magnificent creature, historic icon and my longtime muse. To unearth the form of the horse within clay is to recognize the enduring nature of this powerful, beautiful animal and its importance in the history of our civilization. This process of discovering the essence of a horse within the “mud” and transforming this into contemporary ceramic artworks remains my great joy and artistic passion.”
Amy Laugesen is a Colorado native. Examples of her work can be found in various private and public collections around the country.
“The intention of my work is to capture the essence of spirit, movement, and timeless story in the sculptural forms I create. The Horse, as form and function, is a reoccurring theme in my mixed media sculptures and large-scale commissioned public artworks. Often the sculptures appear broken or weathered like objects of antiquity. Smaller works are ceramic and the unique colors are achieved through the unpredictable nature of the Raku reduction firing process. For me, the Raku technique brings the artworks to life.”

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Painting by DANIEL AUGENSTEIN available at Columbine Gallery Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art and Home Decor
With subject matter and media as varied as his experiences he was deeply impacted by the 10 months that he lived in Tuscany, Italy. Dan favors classic shapes and moody landscapes. The light of New Mexico and the southwestern region reminiscent of Italy also enters into his motifs.
“I remember drawing as a four year-old. Licking the tip of the red color pencil made a more intense red as I drew my tree! In seventh grade, I was given a set of oil paints for a Christmas present. My mom showed me what she had learned about painting a still life in an evening class. In 1973 and 1974, while an art student at the University of Northern Colorado, I had the chance to study in Florence, Italy for 10 months. That influence changed my life in many ways. Following graduation, I began teaching art in the public school. From drawing, to printmaking, to ceramics, to painting, my experiences broadened and I fell "head over heels" infatuated with mark making. I have found that my brushes and pencils create the same endless variety of marks just as the world surrounding me displays an endless variety of life. I find whimsical lines of energy in my paintings begin to imitate the energy that I sense around me. I have fallen in love with my brush! My subject matter and media reflect over forty years of sharing a wide range of artistic adventures with my students in public school and at the college where I currently teach. Every new medium still represents another possible right answer to some yet unanswered query and another journey to some adventure.“ -Dan Augenstein

Painting by DANIEL AUGENSTEIN available at Columbine Gallery Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art and Home Decor
With subject matter and media as varied as his experiences he was deeply impacted by the 10 months that he lived in Tuscany, Italy. Dan favors classic shapes and moody landscapes. The light of New Mexico and the southwestern region reminiscent of Italy also enters into his motifs.
“I remember drawing as a four year-old. Licking the tip of the red color pencil made a more intense red as I drew my tree! In seventh grade, I was given a set of oil paints for a Christmas present. My mom showed me what she had learned about painting a still life in an evening class. In 1973 and 1974, while an art student at the University of Northern Colorado, I had the chance to study in Florence, Italy for 10 months. That influence changed my life in many ways. Following graduation, I began teaching art in the public school. From drawing, to printmaking, to ceramics, to painting, my experiences broadened and I fell "head over heels" infatuated with mark making. I have found that my brushes and pencils create the same endless variety of marks just as the world surrounding me displays an endless variety of life. I find whimsical lines of energy in my paintings begin to imitate the energy that I sense around me. I have fallen in love with my brush! My subject matter and media reflect over forty years of sharing a wide range of artistic adventures with my students in public school and at the college where I currently teach. Every new medium still represents another possible right answer to some yet unanswered query and another journey to some adventure.“ -Dan Augenstein

Painting by DANIEL AUGENSTEIN available at Columbine Gallery Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art and Home Decor
With subject matter and media as varied as his experiences he was deeply impacted by the 10 months that he lived in Tuscany, Italy. Dan favors classic shapes and moody landscapes. The light of New Mexico and the southwestern region reminiscent of Italy also enters into his motifs.
“I remember drawing as a four year-old. Licking the tip of the red color pencil made a more intense red as I drew my tree! In seventh grade, I was given a set of oil paints for a Christmas present. My mom showed me what she had learned about painting a still life in an evening class. In 1973 and 1974, while an art student at the University of Northern Colorado, I had the chance to study in Florence, Italy for 10 months. That influence changed my life in many ways. Following graduation, I began teaching art in the public school. From drawing, to printmaking, to ceramics, to painting, my experiences broadened and I fell "head over heels" infatuated with mark making. I have found that my brushes and pencils create the same endless variety of marks just as the world surrounding me displays an endless variety of life. I find whimsical lines of energy in my paintings begin to imitate the energy that I sense around me. I have fallen in love with my brush! My subject matter and media reflect over forty years of sharing a wide range of artistic adventures with my students in public school and at the college where I currently teach. Every new medium still represents another possible right answer to some yet unanswered query and another journey to some adventure.“ -Dan Augenstein

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Abstract sculpture by JOE NORMAN available at Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art
I enjoy honest welds and allen head bolts, the joy of struggle and walnut oil on smooth sanded wood. My best work has regret and relief and sometimes I throw wrenches.
I steal natural shapes for my sculpture. Animal bones and river stones feel familiar in my gut. They’re all over the place, and they’re beautiful.
I take emotional resonance and apply it to beautiful shapes. The right emotion AND the right shape just might be powerful to the right person. Maybe it is a small example of how to practice BOTH AND in addition to EITHER OR.
My intent is to make art that contributes to a wider conversation about justice and care and our impact on the world. I hope it helps people think and be happy; I hope it helps people be important to each other.
-- Joe Norman, 2018
When you support my artwork, be proud that it helps fund my continued investment in the Human Rights Campaign and the National Park Service.
Joe Norman graduated with a degree in engineering from Stanford University prior to careers in product design consulting, education, and fine art. His furniture and sculpture explore environments that support and promote communities. Many of his designs are direct results of working with schools, families, and businesses to develop places that encourage people to work and be together in positive and supportive ways.
Joe believes that gathering places feed the soul of our communities; that it is around our kitchens or with our feet propped up on coffee tables that we have some of our most important conversations. He thinks the most important part of his work isn’t the tables he makes, but rather it is about the people that are sitting around them. In other words, we do not need more stuff in our lives that does not bring us together in community.
Joe’s furniture is made with recycled and environmentally conscious processes and materials whenever possible; he considers the earth itself as an important member of our global community. In fact, many of his ideas in were born from wrecking yards, recycling centers, and retired bicycles. His machine shop is powered by renewable wind energy.

Abstract sculpture by JOE NORMAN available at Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art
I enjoy honest welds and allen head bolts, the joy of struggle and walnut oil on smooth sanded wood. My best work has regret and relief and sometimes I throw wrenches.
I steal natural shapes for my sculpture. Animal bones and river stones feel familiar in my gut. They’re all over the place, and they’re beautiful.
I take emotional resonance and apply it to beautiful shapes. The right emotion AND the right shape just might be powerful to the right person. Maybe it is a small example of how to practice BOTH AND in addition to EITHER OR.
My intent is to make art that contributes to a wider conversation about justice and care and our impact on the world. I hope it helps people think and be happy; I hope it helps people be important to each other.
-- Joe Norman, 2018
When you support my artwork, be proud that it helps fund my continued investment in the Human Rights Campaign and the National Park Service.
Joe Norman graduated with a degree in engineering from Stanford University prior to careers in product design consulting, education, and fine art. His furniture and sculpture explore environments that support and promote communities. Many of his designs are direct results of working with schools, families, and businesses to develop places that encourage people to work and be together in positive and supportive ways.
Joe believes that gathering places feed the soul of our communities; that it is around our kitchens or with our feet propped up on coffee tables that we have some of our most important conversations. He thinks the most important part of his work isn’t the tables he makes, but rather it is about the people that are sitting around them. In other words, we do not need more stuff in our lives that does not bring us together in community.
Joe’s furniture is made with recycled and environmentally conscious processes and materials whenever possible; he considers the earth itself as an important member of our global community. In fact, many of his ideas in were born from wrecking yards, recycling centers, and retired bicycles. His machine shop is powered by renewable wind energy.

Abstract sculpture by JOE NORMAN available at Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art
I enjoy honest welds and allen head bolts, the joy of struggle and walnut oil on smooth sanded wood. My best work has regret and relief and sometimes I throw wrenches.
I steal natural shapes for my sculpture. Animal bones and river stones feel familiar in my gut. They’re all over the place, and they’re beautiful.
I take emotional resonance and apply it to beautiful shapes. The right emotion AND the right shape just might be powerful to the right person. Maybe it is a small example of how to practice BOTH AND in addition to EITHER OR.
My intent is to make art that contributes to a wider conversation about justice and care and our impact on the world. I hope it helps people think and be happy; I hope it helps people be important to each other.
-- Joe Norman, 2018
When you support my artwork, be proud that it helps fund my continued investment in the Human Rights Campaign and the National Park Service.
Joe Norman graduated with a degree in engineering from Stanford University prior to careers in product design consulting, education, and fine art. His furniture and sculpture explore environments that support and promote communities. Many of his designs are direct results of working with schools, families, and businesses to develop places that encourage people to work and be together in positive and supportive ways.
Joe believes that gathering places feed the soul of our communities; that it is around our kitchens or with our feet propped up on coffee tables that we have some of our most important conversations. He thinks the most important part of his work isn’t the tables he makes, but rather it is about the people that are sitting around them. In other words, we do not need more stuff in our lives that does not bring us together in community.
Joe’s furniture is made with recycled and environmentally conscious processes and materials whenever possible; he considers the earth itself as an important member of our global community. In fact, many of his ideas in were born from wrecking yards, recycling centers, and retired bicycles. His machine shop is powered by renewable wind energy.

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Oil painting by GARY MILLER available at Columbine Gallery Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art and Home Decor
Being an admirer of Mother Nature, Gary is inspired by the roaring waterfalls, bugling elk, and mountain vistas that have surrounded him most of his life. Primarily an oil painter; his landscapes and wildlife paintings reflect this appreciation.
Gary Miller was born in Oklahoma, but moved to Pueblo, Colorado at an early age. As a child, Gary found immense pleasure in painting and drawing. What started as a recreational activity soon blossomed into a lifelong passion. Gary worked with Union Pacific Railroad after receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Colorado State College in 1972 (now Colorado State University – Pueblo). He retired from the railroad in 2010 and began painting full time. In 1987, the Colorado Cattleman’s Association magazine, “The Cattle Guard”, featured Gary’s painting on its cover. Over the years he has been widely collected and has shown in galleries throughout Colorado; as well as Taos, New Mexico; Oklahoma; Kansas; and Wyoming. One of Gary’s painting is displayed in the visitor center of the Japanese sister city to Abilene, Kansas. He now resides in the mountains west of Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife, Tammie, in a home they built together.

Oil painting by GARY MILLER available at Columbine Gallery Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art and Home Decor
Being an admirer of Mother Nature, Gary is inspired by the roaring waterfalls, bugling elk, and mountain vistas that have surrounded him most of his life. Primarily an oil painter; his landscapes and wildlife paintings reflect this appreciation.
Gary Miller was born in Oklahoma, but moved to Pueblo, Colorado at an early age. As a child, Gary found immense pleasure in painting and drawing. What started as a recreational activity soon blossomed into a lifelong passion. Gary worked with Union Pacific Railroad after receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Colorado State College in 1972 (now Colorado State University – Pueblo). He retired from the railroad in 2010 and began painting full time. In 1987, the Colorado Cattleman’s Association magazine, “The Cattle Guard”, featured Gary’s painting on its cover. Over the years he has been widely collected and has shown in galleries throughout Colorado; as well as Taos, New Mexico; Oklahoma; Kansas; and Wyoming. One of Gary’s painting is displayed in the visitor center of the Japanese sister city to Abilene, Kansas. He now resides in the mountains west of Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife, Tammie, in a home they built together.

Oil painting by GARY MILLER available at Columbine Gallery Colorado's Largest Fine Art Source Specialists in Public Art and Home Decor
Being an admirer of Mother Nature, Gary is inspired by the roaring waterfalls, bugling elk, and mountain vistas that have surrounded him most of his life. Primarily an oil painter; his landscapes and wildlife paintings reflect this appreciation.
Gary Miller was born in Oklahoma, but moved to Pueblo, Colorado at an early age. As a child, Gary found immense pleasure in painting and drawing. What started as a recreational activity soon blossomed into a lifelong passion. Gary worked with Union Pacific Railroad after receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Colorado State College in 1972 (now Colorado State University – Pueblo). He retired from the railroad in 2010 and began painting full time. In 1987, the Colorado Cattleman’s Association magazine, “The Cattle Guard”, featured Gary’s painting on its cover. Over the years he has been widely collected and has shown in galleries throughout Colorado; as well as Taos, New Mexico; Oklahoma; Kansas; and Wyoming. One of Gary’s painting is displayed in the visitor center of the Japanese sister city to Abilene, Kansas. He now resides in the mountains west of Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife, Tammie, in a home they built together.

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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 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 over 45 represented artists year-round, ships worldwide through Shipper’s Supply Custom Pack. LIVING WITH ART Selecting fine art for your home and garden should be a fun and fulfilling experience. JK Designs and Columbine Gallery can assist with any residential placement. Send us your interior or garden pics with reference to scale and we'll start the process by superimposing 3 great options that work within your budget. Pick an artist or style, or let us. We are happy to help enhance your surroundings. We can help create a cohesive collection that tells your story. Tie into existing works or add a whole new vision. One on one services that enable you to set a budget for a one-time purchase or a series over time so that your collection comes together with ease.

Welcome Bric to our Team

1/15/2019

We're excited to introduce our Special Projects Coordinator, Bric Koehn. As 2019 has started off especially busy, we aren't wasting any time utilizing Bric's thoughtful perspective and unique skills on existing and upcoming art placements for private, corporate and public collections.

JK Designs Inc. is excited to introduce our newest Special Projects Coordinator, Bric Koehn. 2019 has started off especially busy, so we aren't wasting any time in utilizing Bric's unique perspective and skills on our existing and upcoming art placements and events. My name is Bric Autry Koehn. I grew up farming and ranching in southeast Colorado where my love of flora and fauna bloomed. Art has always been a big part of my life in smaller ways. I have always been an avid artist especially with drawing. I had a brief run in Special Operations in the United States Navy that was unfortunately cut short due to medical reasons. After being released from the military, I came to Fort Collins to try my luck at Colorado State University where I majored in Natural Recourses Recreation and Tourism. I am also a very proud member of the NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) Alaska alumni. I have a wild soul and my true passions equate with a well-traveled pair of shoes, a wide smile, and my camera in hand. What kind of adventurer would I be without my crazy Rhodesian Ridgeback, Fable, at my side. He is my best friend and my brother; and we have so many more adventures to romp. I have many goals in this life, but my most prized is the dream of someday becoming a photographer who changed someone for the better. I truly just want to be a beacon of light for someone who needs it. I’m a doer by nature and restless since birth, and I have never been more excited than I am now to be starting this new adventure with Alyson and John at Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild.

Bric Koehn, JK Designs Special Projects Coordinator

We're excited to introduce our Special Projects Coordinator, Bric Koehn. As 2019 has started off especially busy, we aren't wasting any time utilizing Bric's thoughtful perspective and unique skills on existing and upcoming art placements for private, corporate and public collections. My name is Bric Autry Koehn. I grew up farming and ranching in southeast Colorado where my love of flora and fauna bloomed. Art has always been a big part of my life in smaller ways. I have always been an avid artist especially with drawing. I had a brief run in Special Operations in the United States Navy that was unfortunately cut short due to medical reasons. After being released from the military, I came to Fort Collins to try my luck at Colorado State University where I majored in Natural Recourses Recreation and Tourism. I am also a very proud member of the NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) Alaska alumni. I have a wild soul and my true passions equate with a well-traveled pair of shoes, a wide smile, and my camera in hand. What kind of adventurer would I be without my crazy Rhodesian Ridgeback, Fable, at my side. He is my best friend and my brother; and we have so many more adventures to romp. I have many goals in this life, but my most prized is the dream of someday becoming a photographer who changed someone for the better. I truly just want to be a beacon of light for someone who needs it. I’m a doer by nature and restless since birth, and I have never been more excited than I am now to be starting this new adventure with Alyson and John at Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild.

Fable in the Wild photo by Bric Koehn

My name is Bric Autry Koehn. I grew up farming and ranching in southeast Colorado where my love of flora and fauna bloomed. Art has always been a big part of my life in smaller ways. I have always been an avid artist especially with drawing.

I had a brief run in Special Operations in the United States Navy that was unfortunately cut short due to medical reasons. After being released from the military, I came to Fort Collins to try my luck at Colorado State University where I majored in Natural Recourses Recreation and Tourism. I am also a very proud member of the NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) Alaska alumni.

I have a wild soul and my true passions equate with a well-traveled pair of shoes, a wide smile, and my camera in hand. What kind of adventurer would I be without my crazy Rhodesian Ridgeback, Fable, at my side. He is my best friend and my brother; and we have so many more adventures to romp. I have many goals in this life, but my most prized is the dream of someday becoming a photographer who changed someone for the better. I truly just want to be a beacon of light for someone who needs it. I’m a doer by nature and restless since birth, and I have never been more excited than I am now to be starting this new adventure with Alyson and John at Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild.

My name is Bric Autry Koehn. I grew up farming and ranching in southeast Colorado where my love of flora and fauna bloomed. Art has always been a big part of my life in smaller ways. I have always been an avid artist especially with drawing. I had a brief run in Special Operations in the United States Navy that was unfortunately cut short due to medical reasons. After being released from the military, I came to Fort Collins to try my luck at Colorado State University where I majored in Natural Recourses Recreation and Tourism. I am also a very proud member of the NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) Alaska alumni. I have a wild soul and my true passions equate with a well-traveled pair of shoes, a wide smile, and my camera in hand. What kind of adventurer would I be without my crazy Rhodesian Ridgeback, Fable, at my side. He is my best friend and my brother; and we have so many more adventures to romp. I have many goals in this life, but my most prized is the dream of someday becoming a photographer who changed someone for the better. I truly just want to be a beacon of light for someone who needs it. I’m a doer by nature and restless since birth, and I have never been more excited than I am now to be starting this new adventure with Alyson and John at Columbine Gallery home of the National Sculptors' Guild.

Bric and Fable adventuring Colorado

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#LivingWithArt in NoCo HOME

11/30/2018

Look for our ad and tips from John in a feature article in the new publication Northern Colorado HOME this November, all about #LivingWithArt. We'll also instagram some of our favorite interior placements from our collector's homes over the next few months, start following us now! #FeedYourCreativeSpirit

Shop online this Fall and use Coupon Code: LivingWithArt for a special incentive on your next artwork.

Look for our ad and tips from John in a feature article in the new publication Northern Colorado HOME this November, all about #LivingWithArt. We'll also instagram some of our favorite interior placements from our collector's homes over the next few months, start following us now! #FeedYourCreativeSpirit

Shop online this Fall and use Coupon Code: LivingWithArt for a special incentive on your next artwork.

Look for our ad and tips from John in a feature article in the new publication Northern Colorado HOME this November, all about #LivingWithArt. We'll also instagram some of our favorite interior placements from our collector's homes over the next few months, start following us now! #FeedYourCreativeSpirit

Shop online this Fall and use Coupon Code: LivingWithArt for a special incentive on your next artwork.

Look for our ad and tips from John in a feature article in the new publication Northern Colorado HOME this November, all about #LivingWithArt. We'll also instagram some of our favorite interior placements from our collector's homes over the next few months, start following us now! #FeedYourCreativeSpirit

Shop online this Fall and use Coupon Code: LivingWithArt for a special incentive on your next artwork.

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Look for tips from John in a feature article in the new publication Northern Colorado HOME this November, all about #LivingWithArt. We'll also instagram some of our favorite interior placements from our collector's homes over the next few months, start following us now! Shop online this Fall and use Coupon Code: LivingWithArt for a special incentive on your next artwork.

Look for our ad and tips from John in a feature article in the new publication Northern Colorado HOME this November, all about #LivingWithArt. We'll also instagram some of our favorite interior placements from our collector's homes over the next few months, start following us now! #FeedYourCreativeSpirit

Shop online this Fall and use Coupon Code: LivingWithArt for a special incentive on your next artwork.

Look for our ad and tips from John in a feature article in the new publication Northern Colorado HOME this November, all about #LivingWithArt. We'll also instagram some of our favorite interior placements from our collector's homes over the next few months, start following us now! #FeedYourCreativeSpirit Shop online this Fall and use Coupon Code: LivingWithArt for a special incentive on your next artwork.

We have the Advantage

11/20/2018

Special thanks to Advantage Bank who put together this ad celebrating our 500th placement, the Thompson Valley Rotary Club's Legacy Project which includes Denny Haskew's Reaching Our Goal sculpture. click here to learn more We've had a fantastic experience with Advantage Bank, if you're seeking a supportive community bank in the area... we highly recommend them. Columbine Gallery and the National Sculptors' Guild are so excited to be celebrating this moment in Loveland, Colorado where we've been headquartered since 1992 that we've donated our portion of the project plus design work back to the placement to give back to the community that has supported us through the years. #FullCircle #ReachingOurGoal #WeHaveTheAdvantage #CircleOfGiving #CommunityMatters

Special thanks to Advantage Bank who put together this ad celebrating our 500th placement, the Thompson Valley Rotary Club's Legacy Project which includes Denny Haskew's Reaching Our Goal sculpture. click here to learn more

We've had a fantastic experience with Advantage Bank, if you're seeking a supportive community bank in the area... we highly recommend them.

Columbine Gallery and the National Sculptors' Guild are so excited to be celebrating this moment in Loveland, Colorado where we've been headquartered since 1992 that we've donated our portion of the project plus design work back to the placement to give back to the community that has supported us through the years.

#FullCircle #ReachingOurGoal #WeHaveTheAdvantage #CircleOfGiving #CommunityMatters

Legacy For Lu 2018

11/17/2018

We have a dozen paintings by the late Lu Haskew never before shown at Columbine Gallery on display, this week only. We hope you'll come by Saturday for our annual Legacy For Lu event 11-4.

Purchasing artwork this week gives back to the community with proceeds going to the Thompson Education Foundation's Lu Haskew Endowment for the Arts Fund, infusing art classrooms with additional resources.

Can't make it? You can donate to the endowment online... click here

#LegacyForLu #ArtWithACause #ArtWorthCollecting #TEF #GiveBack #CircleOfGiving #BuyOriginal

Sneak peek.....

Circle of Giving 2018

11/1/2018

It’s November! At Columbine Gallery that means it’s our #CircleOfGiving month. We will be offering specials to you, our patrons, as a thanks for all the support you show the artists.

For the month of November our Gift Tokens are available at 10% off. Now you can save on the perfect gift for the person who seemingly has it all.... $250 towards their next art purchase at Columbine Gallery.

We invite you to shop our fine art online and enjoy a special incentive, use code: AutumnArt; plus we'll give to the Legacy For Lu fund for every online sale through the month of November.

#ColumbineGallery #GiveTheGiftOfArt #ArtfulGift #FeedYourCreativeSpirit #LivingWithArt #GiftIdeas #GiftsForHim #GiftsForHer #HomeDecor #FineArt #ShopOnline #CollectorsCorner #SalesCode

Atrium Window Fix #InTheWorks

10/12/2018

Because we apparently can’t go a few weeks without a major project we bring you the latest! The atrium window fix. It's pretty strange to see the once indoor fountain outside.

Jeff Allen-Young got us all boarded up and thanks to Moffat Paint & Glass we have safely removed the giant glass panels that were slipping. Next we have some new metal (wood was used before #ThanksSeventies) reinforcement coming in and replacement of the glass.

Follow this post for updates on the project... we'll be in good shape soon.

#ExcitingTimes #ColumbineGallery #OurIndoorFountainIsNowOutside #StillOpen #UnderConstruction #ShopOnlineIfYoureScared #MoffatGlass #HopefullyTheLastProjectForAWhile #BuildingImprovements #TwoDot #FeelBadlyForUsAndBuySomeArtSoWeCanPayForAllThis #InTheWorks

Because we apparently can’t go a few weeks without a major project we bring you the latest! The atrium window fix. It's pretty strange to see the once indoor fountain outside.

Jeff Allen-Young got us all boarded up and thanks to Moffat Paint & Glass we have safely removed the giant glass panels that were slipping. Next we have some new metal (wood was used before #ThanksSeventies) reinforcement coming in and replacement of the glass.

Follow this post for updates on the project... we'll be in good shape soon.

#ExcitingTimes #ColumbineGallery #OurIndoorFountainIsNowOutside#StillOpen #UnderConstruction #ShopOnlineIfYoureScared#MoffatGlass #HopefullyTheLastProjectForAWhile#BuildingImprovements #TwoDot #FeelBadlyForUsAndBuySomeArtSoWeCanPayForAllThis #InTheWorks

Because we apparently can’t go a few weeks without a major project we bring you the latest! The atrium window fix. It's pretty strange to see the once indoor fountain outside.

Jeff Allen-Young got us all boarded up and thanks to Moffat Paint & Glass we have safely removed the giant glass panels that were slipping. Next we have some new metal (wood was used before #ThanksSeventies) reinforcement coming in and replacement of the glass.

Follow this post for updates on the project... we'll be in good shape soon.

#ExcitingTimes #ColumbineGallery #OurIndoorFountainIsNowOutside#StillOpen #UnderConstruction #ShopOnlineIfYoureScared#MoffatGlass #HopefullyTheLastProjectForAWhile#BuildingImprovements #TwoDot #FeelBadlyForUsAndBuySomeArtSoWeCanPayForAllThis #InTheWorks

Because we apparently can’t go a few weeks without a major project we bring you the latest! The atrium window fix. It's pretty strange to see the once indoor fountain outside.

Jeff Allen-Young got us all boarded up and thanks to Moffat Paint & Glass we have safely removed the giant glass panels that were slipping. Next we have some new metal (wood was used before #ThanksSeventies) reinforcement coming in and replacement of the glass.

Follow this post for updates on the project... we'll be in good shape soon.

#ExcitingTimes #ColumbineGallery #OurIndoorFountainIsNowOutside#StillOpen #UnderConstruction #ShopOnlineIfYoureScared#MoffatGlass #HopefullyTheLastProjectForAWhile#BuildingImprovements #TwoDot #FeelBadlyForUsAndBuySomeArtSoWeCanPayForAllThis #InTheWorks

Because we apparently can’t go a few weeks without a major project we bring you the latest! The atrium window fix. It's pretty strange to see the once indoor fountain outside.

Jeff Allen-Young got us all boarded up and thanks to Moffat Paint & Glass we have safely removed the giant glass panels that were slipping. Next we have some new metal (wood was used before #ThanksSeventies) reinforcement coming in and replacement of the glass.

Follow this post for updates on the project... we'll be in good shape soon.

#ExcitingTimes #ColumbineGallery #OurIndoorFountainIsNowOutside#StillOpen #UnderConstruction #ShopOnlineIfYoureScared#MoffatGlass #HopefullyTheLastProjectForAWhile#BuildingImprovements #TwoDot #FeelBadlyForUsAndBuySomeArtSoWeCanPayForAllThis #InTheWorks

Because we apparently can’t go a few weeks without a major project we bring you the latest! The atrium window fix. It's pretty strange to see the once indoor fountain outside.

Jeff Allen-Young got us all boarded up and thanks to Moffat Paint & Glass we have safely removed the giant glass panels that were slipping. Next we have some new metal (wood was used before #ThanksSeventies) reinforcement coming in and replacement of the glass.

Follow this post for updates on the project... we'll be in good shape soon.

#ExcitingTimes #ColumbineGallery #OurIndoorFountainIsNowOutside#StillOpen #UnderConstruction #ShopOnlineIfYoureScared#MoffatGlass #HopefullyTheLastProjectForAWhile#BuildingImprovements #TwoDot #FeelBadlyForUsAndBuySomeArtSoWeCanPayForAllThis #InTheWorks

Happiness Is Osborn Farm

10/2/2018

Stop by Osborn Farm this October and pick up a magnet of Alyson Kinkade's painting “Happiness Is Giacomo and a Hayride”, just $2! You need pumpkins anyway! If this isn't part of your Fall family traditions, start now! Comes with a special rate code towards a giclee canvas or paper print of Giacomo; or get a custom original oil of your own pet through alysonkinkade.com #MeetGiacomo #OsbornFarm #DogsOfOsbornFarm #HappinessIs #Giacomo #SpinoneItaliano #Pumpkins #HayRide #print #giclee #originaloil #art #dogart #petportrait #OctoberFun#HayRidesStillTwoDollars #AroundLoveland

Stop by Osborn Farm this October and pick up a magnet of Alyson Kinkade's painting “Happiness Is Giacomo and a Hayride”, just $2!

You need pumpkins anyway! If this isn't part of your Fall family traditions, start now!

Comes with a special rate code towards a giclee canvas or paper print of Giacomo; or get a custom original oil of your own pet through alysonkinkade.com
#MeetGiacomo #OsbornFarm #DogsOfOsbornFarm #HappinessIs #Giacomo #SpinoneItaliano #Pumpkins #HayRide #print #giclee #originaloil #art #dogart #petportrait #OctoberFun #HayRidesStillTwoDollars #AroundLoveland

Stop by Osborn Farm this October and pick up a magnet of Alyson Kinkade's painting “Happiness Is Giacomo and a Hayride”, just $2!

You need pumpkins anyway! If this isn't part of your Fall family traditions, start now!

Comes with a special rate code towards a giclee canvas or paper print of Giacomo; or get a custom original oil of your own pet through alysonkinkade.com
#MeetGiacomo #OsbornFarm #DogsOfOsbornFarm #HappinessIs #Giacomo #SpinoneItaliano #Pumpkins #HayRide #print #giclee #originaloil #art #dogart #petportrait #OctoberFun#HayRidesStillTwoDollars #AroundLoveland

Stop by Osborn Farm this October and pick up a magnet of Alyson Kinkade's painting “Happiness Is Giacomo and a Hayride”, just $2!

You need pumpkins anyway! If this isn't part of your Fall family traditions, start now!

Comes with a special rate code towards a giclee canvas or paper print of Giacomo; or get a custom original oil of your own pet through alysonkinkade.com
#MeetGiacomo #OsbornFarm #DogsOfOsbornFarm #HappinessIs #Giacomo #SpinoneItaliano #Pumpkins #HayRide #print #giclee #originaloil #art #dogart #petportrait #OctoberFun#HayRidesStillTwoDollars #AroundLoveland

Stop by Osborn Farm this October and pick up a magnet of Alyson Kinkade's painting “Happiness Is Giacomo and a Hayride”, just $2!

You need pumpkins anyway! If this isn't part of your Fall family traditions, start now!

Comes with a special rate code towards a giclee canvas or paper print of Giacomo; or get a custom original oil of your own pet through alysonkinkade.com
#MeetGiacomo #OsbornFarm #DogsOfOsbornFarm #HappinessIs #Giacomo #SpinoneItaliano #Pumpkins #HayRide #print #giclee #originaloil #art #dogart #petportrait #OctoberFun#HayRidesStillTwoDollars #AroundLoveland

Stop by Osborn Farm this October and pick up a magnet of Alyson Kinkade's painting “Happiness Is Giacomo and a Hayride”, just $2!

You need pumpkins anyway! If this isn't part of your Fall family traditions, start now!

Comes with a special rate code towards a giclee canvas or paper print of Giacomo; or get a custom original oil of your own pet through alysonkinkade.com
#MeetGiacomo #OsbornFarm #DogsOfOsbornFarm #HappinessIs #Giacomo #SpinoneItaliano #Pumpkins #HayRide #print #giclee #originaloil #art #dogart #petportrait #OctoberFun#HayRidesStillTwoDollars #AroundLoveland

Welcome Berkshire Hathaway

9/28/2018

It's official, we have upstairs neighbors, we've cleared out the top floor (except for a few large paintings). The gallery is now just the first floor. Please welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices to the building. We’re excited to have this energetic bunch of real estate agents reinvigorate the upstairs. Not to worry, we still have all our 45 artist’s artwork on display, and we think the gallery and NSG sculpture garden look better than ever. Stop by and see all the changes we’ve made, or shop online. #ChChChanges #BerkshireHathaway #LiveWithArt

It's official, we have upstairs neighbors, we've cleared out the top floor (except for a few large paintings). The gallery is now just the first floor.

Please welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices to the building. We’re excited to have this energetic bunch of real estate agents reinvigorate the upstairs.

Not to worry, we still have all our 45 artist’s artwork on display, and we think the gallery and NSG sculpture garden look better than ever.

Stop by and see all the changes we’ve made, or shop online.

#ChChChanges #BerkshireHathaway #LivingWithArt #AroundLoveland

It's official, we have upstairs neighbors, we've cleared out the top floor (except for a few large paintings). The gallery is now just the first floor.

Please welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices to the building. We’re excited to have this energetic bunch of real estate agents reinvigorate the upstairs.

Not to worry, we still have all our 45 artist’s artwork on display, and we think the gallery and NSG sculpture garden look better than ever.

Stop by and see all the changes we’ve made, or shop online.

#ChChChanges #BerkshireHathaway #LiveWithArt

It's official, we have upstairs neighbors, we've cleared out the top floor (except for a few large paintings). The gallery is now just the first floor.

Please welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices to the building. We’re excited to have this energetic bunch of real estate agents reinvigorate the upstairs.

Not to worry, we still have all our 45 artist’s artwork on display, and we think the gallery and NSG sculpture garden look better than ever.

Stop by and see all the changes we’ve made, or shop online.

#ChChChanges #BerkshireHathaway #LiveWithArt

It's official, we have upstairs neighbors, we've cleared out the top floor (except for a few large paintings). The gallery is now just the first floor.

Please welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices to the building. We’re excited to have this energetic bunch of real estate agents reinvigorate the upstairs.

Not to worry, we still have all our 45 artist’s artwork on display, and we think the gallery and NSG sculpture garden look better than ever.

Stop by and see all the changes we’ve made, or shop online.

#ChChChanges #BerkshireHathaway #LiveWithArt

It's official, we have upstairs neighbors, we've cleared out the top floor (except for a few large paintings). The gallery is now just the first floor.

Please welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices to the building. We’re excited to have this energetic bunch of real estate agents reinvigorate the upstairs.

Not to worry, we still have all our 45 artist’s artwork on display, and we think the gallery and NSG sculpture garden look better than ever.

Stop by and see all the changes we’ve made, or shop online.

#ChChChanges #BerkshireHathaway #LiveWithArt

It's official, we have upstairs neighbors, we've cleared out the top floor (except for a few large paintings). The gallery is now just the first floor.

Please welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices to the building. We’re excited to have this energetic bunch of real estate agents reinvigorate the upstairs.

Not to worry, we still have all our 45 artist’s artwork on display, and we think the gallery and NSG sculpture garden look better than ever.

Stop by and see all the changes we’ve made, or shop online.

#ChChChanges #BerkshireHathaway #LiveWithArt

It's official, we have upstairs neighbors, we've cleared out the top floor (except for a few large paintings). The gallery is now just the first floor.

Please welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices to the building. We’re excited to have this energetic bunch of real estate agents reinvigorate the upstairs.

Not to worry, we still have all our 45 artist’s artwork on display, and we think the gallery and NSG sculpture garden look better than ever.

Stop by and see all the changes we’ve made, or shop online.

#ChChChanges #BerkshireHathaway #LiveWithArt