April 22, 2025 - Next week is the opening for Character in Context, a show in Trinidad, CO at the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art. Character in Context emphasizes process by also exhibiting the preliminary work and making those artifacts of creation available. Last time on Muddy Colors I explored the early part of my process for this show, and today we open the floor to several other exhibiting artists to discuss their creative processes.   Tawny Fritz Tawny Fritz is an ink artist drawing women and macabre subjects inspired by mythology. Her childhood in New Orleans influenced a particular interest in voodoo and magic, and how those practices explore connections between the physical and spiritual worlds. Her ink drawing for this show is larger than her usual, and integrates gold leaf with tasteful restraint, showing up as…