20th Annual Lake Dillon Arts Festival: July 18 & 19

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Gretchen has found a way to turn a childhood love of coloring books into an exciting art career.  After painting professionally for 18 years she feels truly blessed everyday to get to paint. She combines her love of nature and creation with texture and color to create one of a kind landscapes.  Each one has a hint of modern impressionism and is spread out over large canvases.

www.modernstrokes.com

Downey's photography focuses on documenting wild animals, threatened habitats and the human stories connected to them. He aim to inspire empathy, spark awareness and encourage conservation for these at risk species with art. Each image is processed by Downey, then produced on metal in limited editions.

www.shaundowneyphotography.com

Transform your outdoor space into a captivating retreat with Nola Flames handcrafted fire bowls. Each one is a one-of-a-kind work of art—rich in color, texture, and character—meticulously created in Arizona to bring warmth, ambiance, and unforgettable charm to every gathering.

Nolaflames.com

 Deidre is a progressive stained glass artist living in Northern Colorado. Her inspiration comes from the transference of light and the emotion that it evokes through Stained Glass.  Her love of animals led to specializing in stained glass pet portraits and memorials, where she expertly captures the essence of our adopted family members. Deidre also enjoys creating custom works for her clients, including up-cycling old items with stained glass to give them new life through art. 

www.brokenglass.design.com

Doug Wodark has been painting full time for 35 years. His work centers on large format oil paintings of animals in both color and black and white.  The images are ethereal with a contemporary twist of splattered solvent that mimics rain, snow or splashing.  Wodark's love affair with art is still burning bright!

https://douglaswodark.fineaw.com

The Designing Lady has been in the business of creating beautiful items for your serving table for 15 years. It started with my wanting to create items that women would want, priced appropriately and were different and beautiful. I am focused on providing high-quality service and customer satisfaction. I will do everything I can to meet your expectations. With a variety of items to choose from I am sure you will find the special gift for you or another.

https://www.thedesigningladyaz1.com

From his first leather shop in Portsmouth NH in the late 80's, Jim from Mountainview Leathersmith has been creating one-of-a-kind leather products. Now residing in Show Low Az, Jim's leather goods can be found online, and at fine art festivals throughout the southwest.

www.mountainviewleathersmith.com

Matthew Ross strives to photograph animals within the context of their environments, with respect and restraint. The landscape matters as much as the subject. Light, space, and mood shape the story, influencing how a moment feels rather than just how it appears. He’s less interested in spectacle and more interested in making a connection—in stillness, subtle expression, and a sense of place.

https://www.mrossphotography.com

Pam's love of history, travel, and mosaics has converged in the creation of historical mosaics inspired by Roman, Byzantine, Greek, and Zellige traditions. Using materials that span from ancient to modern (some upcycled)—glass, stone, and ceramic, she draws upon the techniques, patterns, and visual language of these cultures. Through these mosaics, she seeks to connect past and present, honoring the enduring beauty and craftsmanship of historical mosaic traditions while reinterpreting them through a contemporary lens.

https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/pam/collection/historical-roman-and-byzantine-mosaics

Rosa Orr ( born 1990 ) is an oil painter who was born and raised in Rovaniemi Finland. She has a bachelor’s of Art and Culture from a Finnish University but started oil painting after she immigrated to US to marry her husband Baylen. She fell in love with the mountains and western landscapes. Inspired largely by European and Finnish impressionists and realists, Orr’s paintings of people, flowers and landscapes are traditional in theme but painted in what amounts to be a very contemporary approach. In her work she wants to show the beauty of the country and western American culture she gets to experience. 

Wayne Go have been engaged in ceramic glaze research and ceramic art creation, Wayne Gao developed a new vertical line technique from tradition Chinese ceramic art, combining it with his unique ceramic glaze technology developed through dedicated research. During the 2000 Fahrenheit firing process the ceramic works maintain the hardness of the body of clay while simultaneously preserving the vibrancy of the glaze colors. During firing, the glaze exhibits a unique fluidity and intermingling, allowing the works to showcase a distinctive artistic style and giving them a completely new visual experience. The effect is both as fluid as watercolor and as rich in texture as oil painting. 

https://waynegaoceramicart.com

Pretty Fly Designs offers handcrafted feather earrings by artist and fly fishing guide, Chris Siess. Chris took his passion for fly tying with feathers and turned it into an art and jewelry business. He loves using lots of naturally colored feathers, blending them with dyed feathers to create one-of-a-kind styles for his clients. These include eye-catching feather earrings, bold hat bundles and other unique accessories.
Every piece is hand tied to order with high-quality feathers and advanced fly-tying techniques so they last for years. With natural variations of feathers and endless combinations, each design is truly unique.

https://www.prettyfly-designs.com/

Lori Wilson with Made For You Creations is an artist from Loveland, Colorado who is an experienced artist who uses a dot-painting technique to create colorful designs. Her style includes painting mandala designs and pointillism to creates stunning art. Lori focuses on creating her art on items that have a purpose or function, such as lazy susans, coasters and more. Each dot of her designs are hand-painted one dot at a time. 

https://www.made4ucreations.com

Angela Green is an abstract artist whose work explores pattern and repetition. Process is central to her practice: she begins with a textured ground, then layers linear marks using a deliberate sequence of hues. The colors in each piece correspond to moments of lived experience, inviting viewers to bring their own sense of time and interpretation to the work. Her surfaces shift with distance and angle, revealing changes in color and reframing depth and spatial relationships. 

www.angelagreenart.com

Marta Fivehouse-Niemann was exposed to a variety of different cultures and artistic expressions growing up in a military family. Being creative has always been something important to Marta. She went on to get a BA in Art Education and has taught art in Colorado, Washington, and Germany. She transitioned into a full-time creative later in life after a career in art education and raising a family. She has exhibited in juried fine art fairs and her work is held in private and public collections. 

https://fivehouseniemannart.etsy.com

“Distinguished Excellence“ category award winner! "Elemental Materials"

Tina Hoffer is a unique woodworker by blending two of natures alluring elements; wood and stone. Tina  creates functional, culinary accessories with her Cutting Boards, Gathering  Boards, Serving Platters and Dipping Trays that will elevate your daily or  special occasions. 

Tina meticulously searches through  arborists’ wood lots looking for the perfectly flawed, cracked and knot  filled hardwoods that other woodworkers pass by because of these  deficits. She chooses smaller pieces of wood that will be enhanced with  Stone like turquoise, lapis, malachite or chrysocolla, and inlays these  into the cracks and voids. She follows the Kintsugi method of Japanese art , where broken and fractured pottery is mended with gold  or silver dust, there by restoring the fragments to a functional and more  beautiful piece.  

www.knotswoodandstone.com

 Deborah Rees is a contemporary watercolor artist specializing in abstract and floral compositions that capture nature’s movement and emotion. Her original works are sealed with beeswax resin, eliminating the need for glass and enhancing their tactile, luminous quality.

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Each painting is a fusion of fluid color, dynamic textures, and handcrafted detail, designed to bring warmth and beauty into your space. Whether you’re an art collector, interior designer, or simply looking for a statement piece, her portfolio offers one-of-a-kind watercolor paintings that inspire and uplift.​​

https://www.deborahreesart.com

 CBakeArt showcases Claire Baker’s bright, whimsical artwork inspired by everyday joy, bold color, and playful storytelling. Working across acrylic, oil, mixed media, and printmaking to make all of her original artworks. Her pieces blend graphic shapes with expressive textures to create energetic pieces. Originals and prints are available through her online shop at cbakeart.com

  Hand-cut and stitched custom-made leather goods for home and travel. As the owner and craftsman of Product 127, Jordan believes that nothing is more important than ensuring every client and every product receives the attention it deserves. This commitment means that no item, whether a personal creation or a client commission, leaves the shop unless it meets the highest standards of quality and attention to detail. 

Product 127 began as many small business stories do: in a garage; #127, to be precise. What started as a hobby in 2015 for artist Jordon Brockman would grow to become a passion that focused, first and foremost, on function. 

www.product127.com

Esra Kellermanns is an abstract artist working with acrylics and pen. Her work is intuitive and has a very organic fluidity and depth feel to it, creating imaginary worlds that keeps the observers attention. 

www.esrasstudio.com