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Before The Paint


Sarah Finnigan

  The Character In Context Show first opened in 2024 at the A. R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado, and becomes an annual show with it's return this coming May. The show is curated by fellow illustrator Elliot Lang, and has a unique focus on the process that goes into artists creating human-made, hand-crafted artwork. Each artwork is accompanied by an artifact of the preliminary process, hanging alongside the final. Starting this new painting during the…

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Year of the Snake


Vanessa Lemen

January 30, 2025 - Well it’s officially The Year of The Snake, 2025, and I’m sharing my first painting of the year, titled Queen Cobra. This was painted for a group exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery with the Year of the Snake as its theme. The year 2025 means that it is the Year of the Wood Snake, marking a period of transformation, wisdom and adaptability. It is going to be a year of patience and making thoughtful decisions for what the future holds. The snake is known for acuity, strategy, intuition, and charm, while the wood element brings flexibility and creativity. This combination encourages growth, deeper thinking, and thoughtful purpose and judgement. This year will emphasize resilience and letting go and shedding toxicity and shedding the ego for personal development, with focus on navigating challenges and embracing opportunities…

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