Columbine Gallery Art Happenings

In the Studio: Jim Biggers

4/28/2020

Jim has a beautiful studio set up at his Estes Park home and he's been busy painting these days of stay-at-home. He's provided us with a handful of plein-air study images that are available for sale unframed (while custom framing is on hold). Check them out in our preorder - art tied up in production section of our online store. Your order will safely ship directly from the studio. #WIP #ContemporaryLandscape #OilPainting #JimBiggers

Jim Biggers has a beautiful studio set up at his Estes Park home and he's been busy painting these days of stay-at-home.

He's provided us with a handful of plein-air study images that are available for sale unframed (while custom framing is on hold). Check them out in our preorder - art tied up in production section of our online store. Your order will safely ship directly from the studio.

Sometimes art allows you to travel from the comfort of your home! shop Jm's plein air studies

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Columbine Artists in the 2018 Colorado Governor's Art Show

12/20/2017

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The selected artists have been announced and we are pleased to have 9 participating artists in the 2018 Colorado Governor's Art Show, plus NSG Fellow Sandy Scott is this year's Legacy Sculptor, whose past and current participation have raised the artistic standards of quality and whose reputations for excellence exemplify the goals of the Governor’s Art Show. Congrats to Columbine Artists: Wayne Salge Tal Walton Daniel Augenstein Carolyn Barlock Jim Biggers Jane DeDecker Daniel Glanz Alyson Kinkade Amy Laugesen We hope you'll attend the events surrounding the show including the May 11th Gala and the Plein Air Festival/Auction June 2nd. Proceeds from the show and auctioned artwork benefit Rotary-sponsored charitable projects such as the Thompson Education Foundation's homeless program. click here to learn more. The show is open to the public May 12th – June 17th at the Loveland Museum and Gallery.

2018 Legacy Artist Sandy Scott

The selected artists have been announced and Columbine Gallery is pleased to have 9 participating artists in the 2018 Colorado Governor's Art Show. Plus, NSG Fellow Sandy Scott is this year's Legacy Sculptor, whose past and current participation have raised the artistic standards of quality and whose reputations for excellence exemplify the goals of the Governor’s Art Show. Congrats to all the Columbine Artists:

Daniel Augenstein
Carolyn Barlock
Jim Biggers
Jane DeDecker
Daniel Glanz
Alyson Kinkade
Amy Laugesen
Wayne Salge
Tal Walton

See all 56 selected artists here. We hope you'll attend the events surrounding the show including the May 11th Gala and the Plein Air Festival/Auction June 2nd. Proceeds from the show and auctioned artwork benefit Rotary-sponsored charitable projects such as the Thompson Education Foundation's homeless program. click here to learn more.

The show is open to the public May 12th – June 17th at the Loveland Museum and Gallery.

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Support Colorado's Artists in the CO Governor's Art Show

3/24/2017

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26th Annual Colorado Governor's Show April 29th - May 28th, 2017. with Preview and Opening Night Gala on Friday, April 28th purchase tickets A Juried Exhibit featuring great artists from all parts of Colorado Presented by: the Loveland Rotary Club, Thompson Valley Rotary Club, and Loveland Museum Support Columbine's Artists in this years exhibit: Dan Augenstein Mark Bailey Jim Biggers Jane DeDecker* Clay Enoch Dan Glanz Pat Howard Alyson Kinkade* Amy Laugesen Timothy Nimmo Stephen Shachtman

Check the Calendar of Events to take advantage of all the show has to offer, including at raffle, special showings, artisan exhibits, and the Plein-Air Festival Auction at the Rialto on May 20th, see artists paint multiple sites of Loveland that day, and bid on the finished pieces! Any art purchase will go toward the show's fundraising efforts benefitting the Thompson Education Foundation's Homeless Assistance Fund helping the district's homeless students.

2017 Governor's Art Show Catalog

"In the Wings" by DeDecker and Kinkade won Best of Show 2016.

26th Annual Colorado Governor's Show
A Juried Exhibit featuring great artists from all parts of Colorado
April 29th - May 28th, 2017.
with Preview and Opening Night Gala on Friday,
April 28th purchase tickets
Presented by: the Loveland Rotary Club, Thompson Valley Rotary Club, and Loveland Museum

Support Columbine's Artists in this years exhibit:
Dan Augenstein
Mark Bailey
Jim Biggers
Jane DeDecker*
Clay Enoch
Dan Glanz
Pat Howard
Alyson Kinkade*
Amy Laugesen
Timothy Nimmo
Stephen Shachtman

We hope you'll enjoy seeing their work in the show as well as the gallery this Spring. *Last year "In the Wings" by DeDecker and Kinkade won Best of Show!

Check the Calendar of Events to take advantage of all the show has to offer, including at raffle, special showings, artisan exhibits, and the Plein-Air Festival Auction at the Rialto on May 20th, see artists paint multiple sites of Loveland that day, and bid on the finished pieces!

Any art purchase will go toward the show's fundraising efforts benefiting the Thompson Education Foundation's Homeless Assistance Fund helping the district's homeless students.

Columbine Gallery is proud to sponsor the Colorado Governor's Art Show & Sale. We had a wonderful time at the Artist and Sponsors Appreciation Party and look forward to the opening night gala April 28th https://governorsartshow.org/purchase-tickets/

Columbine Gallery is proud to be a sponsor of the Colorado Governors' Art Show

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Jim Biggers celebrates 25 years with the Governor's Art Show

5/24/2016

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The Colorado Governor's Art Show is celebrating its 25th year and Columbine Gallery wishes to acknowledge the fact that our artist James Biggers has been included in all 25 years of the annual juried exhibition demonstrating great consistency in creating strong, notable artwork. If you have not already, it's time to familiarize yourself with this great Colorado artist and add his work to your fine art collection.

Tall Shadows by James Biggers

Jim Biggers Columbine Gallery artist 25 years in the Colorado Governor's Art Show

Red Roof on the Way to Red Feather by Jim Biggers

Colorado Governor's Art Show 25 year participant James Biggers paintings at Columbine Gallery.

Lake Victoria Fishing Village by James Biggers

James Biggers describes his style of work as “painterly realism,” an impressionistic rather than hyper-realistic take on the landscape genre—a vision he employs whether he’s depicting Wyoming’s Wind River or boats docked in an Italian harbor. What often catches his creative eye and inspires him to paint a scene is the overall design. “The abstract shapes have to be just right,” he says. But even more importantly, Biggers believes that as an artist he must put something of himself into his work. “Design and the subject may attract people to your painting, but heart is what keeps them there,” he says. His work is published in the “Art of the National Parks” and “Landscapes of Colorado” books, as well as Southwest Art and other magazines.

Columbine Gallery is proud to have 11 of our represented artists in the Governor's Art Show this year. We encourage you to see its final week at the Loveland Museum (thru May 29th); plus stop by Columbine Gallery for more art appreciation and collecting.

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