In case you haven’t noticed I’ve never had the time or energy left over after painting to compose a Newsletter.
Well, thanks to my industrious husband here it is!
And there’s more:
The next issue will include a new column by me called
“Painting Tips and Tricks” where I will share some of my best
ideas and painting techniques.
Please feel free to ask me any questions or let me know what you’d like
me to write about.
Jacquie Vaux Art News– Summer 2015
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Ft. Collins Art Studio Tour June 26th-28th
Jacquie was proud and eager to participate in this year’s tour, hosted by the Lincoln Center.
The event actually began with an opening reception at the Lincoln Center Gallery on Friday, June 6th. Each artist is represented in the exhibit, which will remain open until the end of June. The tour will begin on Friday, June 26th; 4 to 9 PM; reopen Saturday June 27th 10AM to 5PM; and conclude on Sunday, June 28th; 11 AM to 4PM.
Please stop by and say Hi; and be sure to enter our drawing for an original by Jacquie;
a male African Lion “King of the Jungle”, and receive a FREE gift.
The warm weather is back, so we’ll be serving homemade cookies and lemonade.
We look forward to seeing you.
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RMNPark Wildlife viewing
Last weekend Jacquie and her husband went for a hike in Rocky Mountain National Park; but so did half the Planet! Not really, but there were tons of visitors. Getting in was subject to a long wait, but fortunately we had a pass and were able to avoid a long delay. But that was only half the battle. At noon signs were posted declaring “All Parking lots full; return after 4 PM”. They were lucky to find a parking place at a little-used trailhead; and enjoyed a nice hike and fair weather. Although they missed their usual feeding of the gray jays, the wildlife was abundant, evidenced by fresh bear scat on the trail.
Driving to the north side of the park they encountered several groups of deer; several groups of elk. The viewing prize of the day was a black bear busily moving rocks, looking for ants or termites. He was located near a hairpin turn in the road; which resulted in quite a traffic jam! A park ranger was on the scene, and seemed to be protecting the bear from the throng of tourists.
Flavors of Colorado; Avon July 25th – 26th
Jacquie is making plans to attend the Flavors of Colorado Festival ( in Avon) the weekend of July 26 and 26th. This is a multi-dimensional event; featuring Food, drink, music and most importantly, Art. The festival will be held in Nottingham Park; and we’ll be on Artist’s Row. The hours will be 11:30-6 PM on Saturday and 11:30 – 4 PM on Sunday.
Please stop by and say hello; we’ll look forward to seeing you there.
Brand-New Tiger Painting- Mom and Cub
Jacquie has just finished a painting featuring a Bengal Tiger Mom and her 5 week-old
cub. She comments, “I imagined this was a first-time mother with only a single cub, which would improve her raising the cub to adulthood. The painting was created to depict the tender side of tiger behavior and motherly love.” Technically the painting provided some challenges, requiring new tools. “I used some new brushes, specially ordered from England, to draw lines as long as 23 inches. It was very enjoyable for me to use lots of brilliant, but realistic colors. The result was a very complex painting with fine definition over the entire canvas.”
Next up –A Tryptic; What’s a Tryptic?
We’d like you to know that a Tryptic is a series of three paintings designed to be shown together, in stead of one giant canvass. Jacquie is now planning to create a tryptic inspired by a documentary on the Himalayas and her vast collection of images that she and her husband have acquired for over 30 years.
Here is her vision:
Panel on the left: Two snow leopard cubs on a steep rocky slope.
Center panel: Female snow leopard climbing down the same slope gazing down at:
Right Panel: An Ibex grazing on the same slope unaware of being stalked.
We’ll let you think that over for a while, and let you know more in our next newsletter.
Stay tuned…..
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