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If Andy Warhol Were a Cowboy…

 If you want to give yourself a post-Halloween treat, head to Visions West Gallery in Denver for the exhibition of Duke Beardsley’s work. A fifth-generation Colorado rancher, Beardsley portrays images of the American West, but his paintings reinterpret these images with an Andy Warhol-esque, pop-art twist.

If this description isn’t enticing enough to persuade you to go, consider this: The Denver Art Museum just bought two of Beardsley’s pieces for its permanent collection—an indicator of just how esteemed Beardsley is. Don’t miss seeing his work up close and in person. You won’t be disappointed.

The opening reception is Thursday, Nov. 12 from 6-9 p.m. The Beardsley exhibition runs through Dec. 11. For more info, call Visions West Gallery at (303) 292-0909.

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Bernie Fuchs in Telluride

Trout Lake Water Tower, oil on linen

I’m a big fan of illustration. Perhaps it’s part of my affection for magazines’ designed and printed pages. So I was thrilled to hear that the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art will launch an exhibit of beloved illustrator Bernie Fuchs’s work on June 26. Fuchs is something of an American icon: The youngest artist ever to be inducted into the Society of Illustrators’ Hall of Fame, Fuchs has created illustrations for a wide range of magazines, including Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, American Heritage and The New Yorker, as well as countless books.

The exhibit, a 50-year retrospective of Fuchs’s work, will highlight the artist’s ability to capture the essence or mood of his subjects, be they people, places or events. Celebrated for his cinematic approach, Fuchs is undoubtedly one of America’s most accomplished and compelling artists. Don’t miss this show.

The Bernie Fuchs 50-Year Retrospective runs from June 26 to July 26 at the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, 130 East Colorado Ave., Telluride, CO. For more information, please call (970) 728-3300. Fuchs will be present at the opening night event, June 26, from 5:30-7:30.

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Best Local Artists to Collect Now

	John Suhay has been documenting daily life in Pittsburgh and Pueblo for more than 40 years. His black and white prints highlight the mentality of the two cities, and the snapshots project powerful feelings and emotions. Growing up, Suhay was inspired by the photographic work in Life, and sold his first portrait to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1938 for $3. Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, (719) 295-7200, sdc-arts.org.
	"My paintings explore conflict and the struggle between dialectical tensions such as masculinity and femininity, chaos and structure, preordination and free will." Frank T. Martinez is a self-taught painter whose work can be interpreted in a myriad of ways by each viewer. + Gallery, (303) 296-0927, plusgallery.com.
	Born in 1959 in the small town of San Pablo in the San Luis Valley, Emilio Lobato’s family has lived in that area for more than 200 years. According to Lobato, "My art is a reaction to the isolation and solitude I experienced growing up. I consider my paintings relics: souvenirs of a spiritual, inward journey molded with the passions, dramas and desires that constitute the human experience." William Havu Gallery, (303) 893-2360, williamhavugallery.com.
	Rodney Wood’s past work included mixed media sculpture and jewelry and metalsmithing, while his current focus is on oil painting. His goal is for art to "make people see and feel something that reaches beyond the physical and intellectual." His work is influenced by the mythology, religion and symbolism of past cultures. Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, (719) 295-7200, sdc-arts.org.

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