News From The Art Center Of Estes Park

works in oil painting, watercolor, pastel, jewelry, ceramics, charcoal, graphite, glass, wood, sculpture, fiber, photography, printmaking and mixed media.

The Art Center is open daily 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Upcoming Art Classes: “Painting Water and Reflections in Pastel” with Lydia Pottoff August 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art Center members, $67.50, non-members: $75.

We’ll explore painting reflections in both still and moving water. Bring your pastels and dive in! Lydia is an award winning artist whose studio is located near Lyons.

Creating Playful Art with Sandy Fritz August 14, 1-4 p.m. Art Center members: $50 non-members: $55.50.

process and you will have several small artful pieces on paper ready to frame. All supplies included!

Our leader into the exciting world of “Creating Playful Art” is popular Loveland mixed media/collage artist, Sandy Fritz, currently RV’ing around the country with her husband. Fortunately, she stops in Estes Park each summer to visit her Dad, the Art Center’s own Bill Fritz, and enjoys teaching at the Art Center. “My art expresses how I view the world; full of life, color and emotion,” says Sandy.

“Painting River Water” with Cathy Goodale August 16 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art Center members, $72 non members: $80

We will study the water patterns. Once again, this is a study of shapes and value!

The Butterfly Effect with Minette Riordan August 19, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Art Center members: $40.50, non-members: $45

The kits will contain: Micron. 01 black pen, White Gelly Roll pen, 2- Zentangle® Phi tiles, Tombow ABT Water-based black N15 marker

Estes Valley Plein Air: Seeking Hosts They just need a place to stay and are expected to take care of themselves otherwise. The Estes Valley Plein Air event features artists from across the country. They are coming from NV. MI, NY, OR, NM, TX, MD, WI, ID, CA and MN. Most of them will be here between August 16-25 and we are attempting to defray some of the expenses by seeking hosts. We are requesting your consideration of hosting an artist. If interested or need further information, please contact Lars Sage at the Art Center.

Satellite Exhibits: Estes Park Health featuring Cynthia Price Reedy and US Bank featuring Laura Davis. Ongoing exhibits at VERT and Snowy Peaks Winery. The public is invited to visit these exhibits.

Now On Exhibit: “Pathways of Light and Color” featuring artist members Marie Massey-oil/acrylic and Cheryl Gratias-watercolor with invited guest Judi Mitchell-sculpture. Closes August 22.

Upcoming Exhibit: 5th Annual Estes Valley Plein Air. Gala opening and awards ceremony August 25 from 5-7 p.m. Awards ceremony begins at 6. The Art Center is kicking off its 5th Annual Estes Valley Plein Air with Quick Paint and Auction at Riverside Plaza August 19. The public is invited to watch plein air artists create a piece of artwork in 90 minutes from 8:30-10:00 a.m. The newly created paintings will then be on display until 10:30, at which time the auction will begin. Observe or sign up and participate in the auction. The public is invited to attend the Gala Opening and Awards Ceremony from 5-7 p.m., August 25.

Also on display in the gallery are the outstanding works of the other Art Center artist members, including other

Join us for a class of exploring art in a fun way. Sandy will guide you through her fun art process. Great for any artistic level. “You are creative- you just don’t know it yet.” Find your inner silly self in this three hour class. You will do some prompts that will get your creative juices flowing. Then you’ll learn some mark making techniques to tie it all together. Sandy will guide you through her art

Discover a fun mixed media approach to Zentangle®-inspired art with this lovely butterfly tile. Combine ink, pen, markers and colored pencils to create this sweet image of butterflies and flowers in bright, bold summer colors. This class is appropriate for intermediate or advanced tanglers who have taken a few basic Zentangle® classes.

Dr. Minette Riordan is a mixed media artist, writer and creativity coach. She has been teaching creative programs for over 10 years and has been a Certified Zentangle Teacher® since 2014. You can learn more about her work at www.MinetteRiordan.com. Materials list provided for those who wish to bring their own supplies. However, you may purchase a kit directly from the instructor on the day of class for $15.00 that will provide you with all supplies you will need.

Social Media: The Art Center can be viewed not only on our website at www.artcenterofestes.com but we are on Facebook at Art-Center-of-Estes-Park, Instagram at artcenterofep and Twitter at artcenterestes.

The Art Center of Estes Park is a nonprofit organization which provides a facility to support the work of local and regional artists, striving to promote exhibition, education, and excellence in the visual arts. Proceeds benefit the artist and contribute to the Art Center’s education and community outreach. The Art Center is located at 517 Big Thompson Avenue, in Middle Stanley Village, below Safeway and above Subway. For more information, please call the Art Center at 970-586-5882 or visit our website at www.artcenterofestes.com.

A young man named Jim was just beginning his work with his first church. In order to get acquainted with the local membership he visited in every home. During his visitations he came to the home of an elderly couple, George and Mary. They had a wonderful afternoon visit and, as dinner time drew near, they invited him to remain and eat with them, which he was delighted to do. Both George and Mary busied themselves getting the meal ready while young Jim was left alone in the living room. Seeing a Bible lying on the coffee table he began to thumb through it. It wasn’t too long before he began to notice a small ‘TP’ in red ink in the margin. Puzzled, he wondered what it meant, especially when he began to notice the letters on additional pages. Shortly, George announced that dinner was ready and they sat down to eat. After a few comments about the delicious food, Jim asked about the ‘TP’ he had noticed numerous times in their family Bible. George explained: “If you noticed the places where we wrote those, there was a promise given in each. ‘TP’ means ‘tried and proven’. These promises were often read as we were dealing with a painful event in our lives. When we lost our son, George Jr., in combat we were devastated. We began to read some of the promises God made to His people in the Bible. We never dreamed there were so many. But we ‘tried’ the promises… promises of peace, and comfort, and strength. As we sensed that any promise ‘proved’ to be fulfilled in our hearts, we wrote ‘TP’… ‘tried and proven’…in our hearts, and in our Bible. Later, our second son died is an automobile accident, and in our heartache we found other promises, and received the peace and comfort that God’s Word promised. When I was diagnosed with cancer, more promises read, more promises kept, and more ‘TP’s in our Bible.”

As I read this account the first time, I began to question how many ‘TP’s I should have interjected in my Bible. I went through all kinds of treatment for cancer, and God was with me all the way. My wife broke a hip…and totally recovered. Currently she is in a Rehab hospital, following a minor stroke…and God’s promises shine brightly. “I will never leave you, neither will I forsake you.” (Heb. 13:5) “All things work together for good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His calling.” (Rom. 8:28) “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened unto you. For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks will find, and to him that knocks the door will be opened unto him.” (Matt. 7:7, 8) These and approximately 35,000 other promises are given in God’s Word. Each of us needs to spend time looking at as many as we see and note if they are speaking to us. Then we need to ‘T’…‘try them’, applying them to our situation, so that we can then start noting ‘P’…‘proven’…because they helped comfort, encourage, even find and solve things, in our situation. I challenge you to sit down soon and search out God’s promises to you, noting how many have already been ‘TP’ where you are concerned. You might even want to do what George and Mary did. As you do, as one song puts it, “It will surprise you what the Lord has done!”

Jim moved from that church a few short years later. In his new location, he was pleasantly surprised to receive a letter from George. George informed him that his beloved Mary had passed away. That sad news was followed by several Scripture quotes, and after each, that familiar, but not unexpected, ‘TP’… ‘Tried and Proven’.

A song writer of past days, penned: “It’s true, it’s true, I know God’s promise is true, for I’ve trusted, tested, and tried it, and I know God’s promise is true.” I hope you can sing those lyrics with gusto, because, for you, God’s promises are ‘Tried and Proven.’ I would love for you to tell me about your ‘victories’ as a result of fulfilled promises.

Bob Lewis