1. New work for the always stunning Summit Studios. 2. Comic strips suck these days. Make your own. 3. For a well dressed knight on the town. 4. This is just one great find on a site filled with great art. 5. Sometimes staying in character means breaking the law. And now for the often [...] Read more »
ZAF622 Episode 002: Kirsten Savage
For Episode 002 I sat down for a brief chat with Fort Collins artist Kirsten Savage. She has a studio in The Gallery Underground and is offering oil painting classes. I tried some new things with this one and though I am not were I want to be it is an improvement over Episode 001. [...] Read more »
Taking Art Palaver On The Road
The recipe for my dream job. Part writing, part traveling, part photography, part meeting people, all mixed together with art and artists. Mornings this would be served with high quality, fresh, carefully handcrafted espresso. In the evening high quality, fresh, carefully handcrafted beer. And to make it the ultimate dream job my wife would [...] Read more »
The Shiny Squirrel
Ever heard of www.theshinysquirrel.com? Me either. Until this morning. Got an email from artist Chris Gregori telling of prints he has on the site. You remember Chris don’t you? He is the www.postdue.com guy. (Not to be confused with www.postsecret.com) This is what The Shiny Squirrel has to say about itself: The Shiny Squirrel is [...] Read more »
Amazing Awesome Internet Finds
Here we are again living in another Thursday. A snowing April Thursday. I am not too happy about it. But I know a week from today it will be just a memory. On to this weeks amazing awesome internet finds… 1. If you need a machine to play with your dog why do you have [...] Read more »
Take A Moment To Introduce Yourself
I recently read a post on a blog were the author asked his readers to introduce themselves via comments. I thought I would give it a try. If my server reports and Google stats can be trusted there are more readers of Art Palaver than there are people who leave comments. (A lot more.) I [...] Read more »
The Art Of Brewing And Giving
Odell Brewing Company has been making great beer in Fort Collins since 1989. And doing a lot of good all the while. In fact I am sure one could create an Odell Brewing blog just to highlight all the good they do for Fort Collins and the world. Instead of doing that I am just [...] Read more »
Articulate City Picks: This Week’s Must Attend Events
Bellybuttons, Backstreet Boys covers, leprechauns, pancakes and Willem Dafoe… all this week in Articulate City! Additional information about each event, including times, cost and location, is available at www.articulatecity.com. Friday, 3/14: Live Music ~ Trace Bundy DVD Release Friday, 3/14 AND Saturday, 3/15 : Live Music ~ Motorhome’s 2-night 2nd-Anniversary Bash Saturday, 3/15: Visual [...] Read more »
Photo De Novo Opening Tonight
Tonight is First Friday. That means art in Old Town. And tonight there is a new player on the scene, Photo De Novo. The photo studio and gallery is located upstairs in the Avery Building. Stop by and tell Art Palaver sent you. Have a good weekend. Read more »
Articulate City’s Weekend Event Picks
In addition to Articulate City’s March Art Party on 3/9 at Hodi’s Halfnote, here are some of our other recommendations for fun times with arts and culture in Fort Collins this week: Magic, bus rides, billiards, contemporaries, and more bands with punny names … all this week in Articulate City! Additional information about each event, [...] Read more »
Music To Save The Arkansas River
A few months ago we talked about Gabrielle Louise’s mission to get touring musicians to use biodiesel fuels while on the road. Now I am here to talk about her efforts to raise awareness about the Arkansas River. What is going on with the Arkansas River you ask? According to the web site Save The [...] Read more »