Saddle Up

Critics consider Mackey to be one of the best artists in the state of Colorado. He is known nationally for his western art.  His credentials list numerous awards, including the prestigious Winsor-Newton Award from the Oil Painters of America. He has exhibited at the Salmagundi Club in New York, the Oil Painters of America in Chicago, Illinois and San Antonio, Texas, the Colorado Governor’s Invitational Show in Loveland, the Coors Western Art Show in Denver, the C.M. Russell Auction, the American Art Invitational Show in Denver and at the Gilcrease Museum. He was also a regular participant in the Altermann Collectors auctions in Santa Fe and Scottsdale.
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His paintings hang in many distinguished collections, including that of the singer/songwriter Neil Diamond. Mackey’s work is also included in the highly selective King Collection at the Sangre de Cristo Fine Art Center in Pueblo, Colorado.  Kim is also featured in the recently published book, "Painted Sky".

Mackey is one of only a few artists in the United States to be selected as a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, and has been featured in Art Revue, Art Talk, The Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art, Art Of The West, Western Horseman and Cowboys And Indians magazine. The Denver Post has called him "a master of (his) genre," and Southwest Art has acknowledged him as a traditional cowboy artist in the finest sense of the word.

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Amy Laugesen

“The Horse is an ancient muse inspiring artists across millennia to contemporary times. I stand on the shoulders of artists who long, long before me explored object making and painting to celebrate the spirit and form of the horse and to show reverence for the relevance of horses in their culture.

My off-grid home and studio are nestled on the shoulder of the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains, overlooking the rugged San Luis Valley. Surrounded by expansive landscapes and the presence of horses and mules, I find inspiration in their forms. When creating my ceramic and mixed-media sculptures, I weave in my personal history and the rich equine heritage of the iconic American West.

With a nod toward ancient artifacts from civilizations around our world, my sculptures intentionally appear as relics, treasures to honor the profound, age-old human relationship with these magnificent creatures. My process of discovering the essence of a herd of horses (and sometimes a mule) within the mud and transforming this into contemporary ceramic artworks continues to captivate my artistic imagination.”

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Nathan Solano

Unlike most artists, solano did not begin his painting career until he turned 40. Without any formal art training, he briefly attended the university of Colorado before being drafted and spending a year in Vietnam as an infantry sergeant. When he returned, he worked in a steel mill, as a roofer, and as a waiter, and bartender until he was hired as an illustrator for an advertising agency. Solano eventually worked in Colorado and Florida as an illustrator and art director for several ad agencies.

In 1989 he moved back to Colorado and began painting. Although Solano is widely known for his cowboy and Native American work he paints a variety of subject matter. He has been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art, Western Art Collector, Cowboys and Indians, Western Horsemen, The American Cowboy, Taos Magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, and Wildlife Art. His work is in many fine collections including the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center and the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. He recently won the purchase award at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis for his painting “The Look of a Cowboy.”

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Leon Loughridge

Raised in the open ranch land of Northern New Mexico, Leon Loughridge developed an early affinity for the Southwestern landscape. He was greatly influenced by his grandmother’s involvement in Northern New Mexico art circles and by his studies at the Colorado Institute of Art.

Stationed in Germany while in the army, he was able to travel extensively throughout Europe, visiting museums and filling journals with sketches. He studied painting techniques of the old masters for two years, finishing by copying a Franz Hals at the Stuttgart Stattsgalerie Art Museum. The museum’s collection of etchings held a special meaning for Leon.

On his return to Colorado, Leon studied intaglio techniques and began selling his prints in mountain galleries. In 1998, he purchased his first letterpress and received immediate success with the woodblock prints he produced. The subtle layering of color in the wood block process allows him to capture the atmospheric qualities of the Southwestern landscape.

Today, Leon Loughridge owns the Dry Creek Art Press publishing company, where he utilizes his printmaking skills to make reduction woodblocks, etchings and limited edition books, hand-printed on a 1920 Vandercook Flatbed Letterpress.

His work is exhibited nationally and collected by numerous museums including the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Public Library, and the Colorado History Museum. Loughridge was selected to be the featured artist for the 2005 Colorado Mountain Landscape Exhibition and Sale, and his work has been on display in the annual Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale since 2015.

From Korologos Gallery

Tim Deibler

Tim Deibler has had a life-long passion for art. From his earliest childhood he tried to visually depict the world around him with crayons and paint. After studying with many of the local artists during high school, he chose to go to the Art Institute of Colorado. After graduating in 1979 he worked in the commercial art and video production fields until going full time as a fine artist in 1992.

He has won five Awards of Excellence at the Oil Painters of America's National Juried Show from such distinguished artists as Daniel Gerhartz, Peter Adams, Quang Ho, Ramon Kelly and Scott Christensen. Best known for his stunning portrayal of nature in oil, he loves painting the rugged mountain peaks, desert canyons and the pounding surf.

With the success of his book Capturing the Seasons in Oils published by North Light Books he has become a popular teacher and workshop instructor. His work has appeared in many books and publications including: Art From the Parks, North Light Books Painter's Quick Reference Landscapes, North Light Books Landscapes of Colorado, Fresco Fine Art Publications.

He was featured in the February 2012 Southwest Art article Of This Earth. Additional articles include: Plein Air Magazine: December 2005, Southwest Art: August 1998, April 1999, October 1999, October 2002, March 2003,and August 2008.

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Deibler's passion for landscapes, mountains in particular began after seeing the 1956 movie The Mountain as a young boy. His aspiration to be a landscape painter started at age 13 after receiving a copy of the 19th-century mountain climber Edward Whympers' book Scrambles Amongst the Alps. When opportunity allowed, Deibler moved his family to southern Colorado in 1999 where the mountains became his constant inspiration. "Every time I look out the window or walk outside I'm in the mountains, making it much easier for me to observe the constant moods and nuances of nature. My goal is to portray what I'm experiencing in nature, I want the viewer of my work to say "I'd like to be there."

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