Member Gallery

Anastasiia Ingold

I create digital mandalas inspired by nature, sacred geometry, and spiritual experiences.

Annie Thayer

My artwork is inspired by a deep love of nature.

Astrid Paustian

“I want to paint the way the bird sings”, Claude Monet. This is a favorite quote that expresses the joy of painting and the spontaneity and creativity I seek to express in my art. I feel very fortunate to live in Colorado with its beautiful scenery and spectacular skies. I work in oil, pastel, mixed media, and on silk, enjoying the bright, vivid colors and textures these mediums provide. Working in different mediums keeps my art fresh and exciting.

Bala Thiagarajan

I create one of a kind paintings and ceramics at the intersection of culture, science and math. As a self-taught artist, I attempt to channel my energy and passion for Indian culture in my artworks. I give permanence to some of the traditional and everyday ephemeral art forms I grew up with like henna body art, kolams and rangolis in the form of textured mandala paintings.

Barbara Benstein

I am a commission artist with 34 years of experience, specializing in creating paintings in either oils or pastels that capture the essence of individuals and pets as well as landscapes. It brings me immense joy to craft a piece that resonates with my clients. Alongside my commission work, I have dedicated the last 17 years to teaching art to teens and adults, fostering their creativity and watching them evolve as artists. Witnessing their growth and passion inspires me as much as my own artistic journey.

Barry Gillespie

For many years I have been interested in seeing the beauty that can be found in the ordinary, in the mundane.

Bezhan Urfonov

I am an oil painter inspired by everyday life, hard work, and the beauty in simple moments. My work often features classic cars, animals, statues, and landscapes—subjects that carry history and character.

Bryan McKinney

Bryan's work is inspired by the landscapes, wildlife, and human stories that define a sense of place. Working in watercolor, gouache, oil, and mixed media, he combines a background in illustration, mural painting, graphic design, and art education with a love of observation and craftsmanship. From plein air landscapes to figurative and narrative works, Bryan seeks to capture moments of connection between people, nature, and the environments they call home.

Catherine Hempen

I enjoy experimenting with different subject matter and mediums, but my focus is on landscape, figurative and genre painting in acrylic, watercolor, and (more recently) oil.

Christine Springer

From my studio, I see only nature. This is home, my center, and it informs my art tremendously. Being in nature is vital for my work as an artist and as a psychotherapist. While I paint both in my studio and en plein air (outside in the open air), I am lately consumed with painting information that comes from my “Mind’s Eye.” These paintings may appear to be surreal, like drifting memories, but they are actually based on themes and symbols occurring in my day-to-day life.

Cindi Yaklich

I am an explorer and storyteller, uncovering the richness and inherent beauty within the quiet, everyday objects that often escape notice.

Claire Ibarra

Current series is titled: “Self-_________” aware, sabotage, actualization, conscious, expression, worth, pity, care, defense, delusion, contained, imposed, medicated, preservation, respect, denial, image, discovery, loathing, fulfillment, made, love…

Cyndy Hinkelman-Smith

As an artist my hope is to bring joy and inspiration into the lives of others with my paintings.

David Spohn

Photography and digital media.

Debra Jason

I started college as a fine arts major. However, I changed direction because at that time, in my mind, I felt I couldn’t draw a person, landscape, still life, etc. Fast forward, decades later when I discovered the medium and magic of alcohol inks.Painting with alcohol inks brings unexpected results.

Deborah Cavanagh

Deborah Cavanagh is an abstract expressionistic artist who is inspired by the sensuality, emotion, exuberance & tranquility found as elements of land, wind, water and light collide. Her landscape paintings are lyrical, juxtaposing bold colors and seductive shapes to capture the energy, emotion and poetry that exists within the natural world.

Deborah Fryer

I explore the relationship between energy and form, light and color, movement and stillness in my paintings. I’m inspired by the beauty of nature, the cycles of creation, and the mystery of consciousness. My work weaves visual, emotional, narrative, and archetypal elements to invite a deep sense of connection with self, body, the natural world, and the cosmos.

Deidre Greenly

Creativity is at the core of my being and has been navigating its way to the surface since I could hold my first set of crayons. I’m a self-described maker of all things that interest me. My artwork explores connections between technology and nature through sculpting and painting. The combination of my B.F.A. in Fine Arts and B.S. in Electrical Engineering influence my designs which integrate abstraction with realism in concept and aesthetics.

Didier Delepine

I am a spare time artist with inconsistent style, subjects matters or media. I tend to favor oil on board or walnut ink on paper.

DJ Levine

I have fun painting imaginary planets and galaxies in an abstract way using watercolors and a variety of mixed media. I also enjoy making ATCs, collages, and art/junk journals. A life-long passion, and former profession but now retired, is designing jewelry using beads and cabochons.

Dorothy Bass

I’m an realist artist painting from life. My paintings express aesthetic moments. Some are like a soft breeze; solitary and light-feeling. Others are symphonic; rich in connection and performance. All are part of something bigger than themselves. I enjoy the juxtaposition of the living with the inanimate and the je ne sais quoi, that indescribable something, found in expressions of life. Strong drawing skills are the heart of my work. They shape the ways I use light and shadow, value, form, edges, texture, and color. And when I’ve communicated what I “saw”, that synesthesia of an instant, I sign my name.

Evan Cantor

Evan Cantor is a long-time Colorado wilderness artist, celebrating the beauty and spirit of nature. Inspiration comes from tree dotted mountain valleys, many layered cliff walls, whispering streams, red rock mesas and snow covered forests.

Felicity Tucker

I create oil paintings, collages, and cut paper illustrations depicting subjects that are designed to delight and comfort the viewer.

Frances Joy Bradbury

The art of Frances Joy Bradbury is a reflection of her appreciation of paradox, as well as a love of experimentation, gestural line and texture. All these elements can be seen throughout the artist’s shapeshifting eclectic images. A self taught artist who derives inspiration from a wide range of life experiences, Joy, as she is called, has been involved in the expressive arts since 1960. Her first exhibition opened at the Taos Library in New Mexico.

Gretchen Acharya

As an artist, my primary experience of the world is visual. My gift is the ability to communicate this experience through art. My art is derived from my participation in and observation of the dance of life around me. I have traveled extensively and often find inspiration from these experiences . I enjoy painting landscapes and explorations of the figure in motion. Whatever the subject, it is my intention to reach beyond the simple reflection of a physical object, to communicate to the viewer on a deeper level.

Jane Cunningham

I paint with oil and cold wax. I love the tactile nature of the wax and the vibrant colors of oil paint; mixing the two creates a thick, rich, medium that reminds me of finger painting as a child.

Jared Olson

My art emerges from an affinity for metal craft and metal sculpture in particular. In 2023, I reignited this passion, channeling it into a playground for creative self-expression and exploration. Using traditional metalworking techniques—cutting, bending, and joining—I transform metal into abstract forms that challenge the divide between structure and chaos, inviting viewers to explore the sublime depths of the subconscious.

Jeanne Kipke

I’ve come to the conclusion that for me, “Artist” is a verb. It’s a journey, a path – it is a way of finding and experiencing joy in and for oneself.

Jennifer Willoughby

As an artist, I find my creative voice in a playful exploration of the whimsical, blending light and dark to craft Surreal Dreamscapes and Visual Poetry.

Jerome Coffey

After 36 years as an engineer and over 30 patents later I am finally an artist. Engineering was a “safe” career choice. People always say something like, “Both left and right brain…” but engineering has room for a lot of creativity that goes beyond stereotypes (patents for example).

Jill Rumley

Inspiration: The inspiration for my artwork comes from what I see in the world, the moments in time that seem to slip away quickly.

Jo Richardson

I hold degrees in both Fine Art and Architecture, and draw on the two traditions equally. This creates a unique process and a unique product for each piece of art. While no two of my works share the exact same technique, they do share a common thread that runs through them all. This thread is also my inspiration: to connect myself and my viewer to an integrated world; where seeming opposites (like good and bad) exist simultaneously in all things.

John Decker

The attached images are from multi-media compositions of printed images and oil paint on recycled wood bases.

Justin Deister

When I asked about a career in biology, my 8th grade teacher said I’d have to learn the Latin names for grasshoppers and study the digestive systems of every animal – which pretty much ruined the whole biology thing. As a college freshman, I wandered by a lecture on design one day and changed my major the next day to art and design. I studied “order out of chaos” and discovered “obsession from too much order”. I saw how “less is more” can be “less is a bore”. I learned the rules, how to use them and how to break them. There were manifestos for color, form, everything centered and not, the parts and the sum of parts, the vertical and horizontal, windows and no windows.

Kathy Bogan

My approach to painting is based in change.I start with a place, an experience, a color, an emotion. Sometimes the inspiration comes from a photograph, sometimes what I see in front of me, sometimes just what’s in my head right then, something internal.

Khiri Lee

Artwitch and Creatrix Khiri Lee creates work steeped in sacred, ritual and performance art. Using mixed media and movement, she is inspired to work with myth and deities that are archetypically relevant in modern life.

LeAnn Fenton

Local member and artist supporting BAA shows, exhibits, competitions and more.

Lili Francklyn

At the moment I focus on landscape, figurative and genre painting in oil, acrylic and pastel. I’m drawn to strong forms and interesting lines.

Linda Bice

Linda truly believes that life is beautiful and sacred and she celebrates that in her artwork through her use of color, light and form. When she was young, she would mix her crayon colors to make her favorite combinations that weren’t in the box. “My favorite color was sky blue pink! It had a bit of blue, pink and just a touch of yellow.”

Lorena Fox

As a contemporary impressionist painter, I love to paint with vibrant color palettes and thickly textured impasto, often using only a palette knife. I build paintings through multiple layers to create depth and a sense of movement across the canvas. If you look closely, you’ll find subtle variances of color within each tiny portion of a painting.

Lynn LiCalsi

My art is a means of expression for me, whether I am writing, painting, cutting glass, or creating scarfs. I become absorbed in the process and even obsessed by it.

Margaret Donharl

I am a painter who layers brilliant birds, flowers and landscape over symbol and pattern.

Maria Lorenzo Sachs

My work is abstract figurative encaustic based. I am influenced by architecture, nature and all forms of design.

Maria Pacca

In the past, I considered using my art as a voice, to challenge the status quo, and advocate for various philosophies and movements. However, as the years unfolded, a profound realization dawned upon me: the most impactful canvas lay within my own soul.

Mary V. Williams

As a creative explorer dedicated to the technical mastery of classical realism, I look to funnel the “joie de vivre,” the joy of living, into my work.

Megan Gael McCarthy Art

I am a professional artist painting original art and specializing in impressionistic work. I work from photographs, real life and my imagination with the goal of recreating the emotions I experience for my viewers.

Michael Deragisch

Michael Deragisch entered the professional Art world later in life, but has been having fun engaging the public with his mobiles and yard sculptures, Colorado Kinetic Arts was born (is the brainchild) of the ingenuity and creativity of artist Michael Deragisch. His unique structural designs appear to float effortlessly, inviting the viewer to follow its movement while simultaneously being moved by the clean, artistic form. Each piece is an original and is the result of artful design and perfect balance. This combination is what makes the mobiles so captivating.

Mike Stabler

Many years ago, I got a BFA. I didn't 'do' art for a long time. Boulder's welcoming art community recently drew me back. I LOVE it!
I primarily do watercolor, but also like to do collage and pencil sketches. I am still getting comfortable with calling myself an 'artist.' Regardless, I'm hopeful that you enjoy my 'pretty good art.'

Nancy Sullo

I respond to impressions of the world around me through my figurative, animal, and landscape watercolor painting. I aim for fresh, impressionistic, but realistic images.

Nicole Olalla

My painting style blends abstract realism with a touch of magic. I work in layers, building depth through bold colors and rich textures that invite the viewer into the canvas. Each piece is created to spark joy and beauty, while evoking a sense of wonder and possibility. Through my art, I hope to inspire others to live fully and consciously, cultivating not only their own potential but also a deep reverence for Nature and the world we share.

Nina Hausfeld

Ever since I remember myself I always wanted to be a painter. Yet, my artistic journey has been full of turns, twists and surprises. I grew up in Eastern Europe, in a family of engineers who shared a deep appreciation for art. My parents collected art books and brought me to museums and gallery openings, even when I protested.

Oleg Djimbinov

I work primarily in oil paint to explore the threshold between observation and memory. Through myth-inspired figures and quiet natural forms, I examine how light transforms stillness into meaning. Each image—whether a solitary Bluebonnet at dusk or a symbolic portrait—seeks to capture the moment where the visible world becomes inward reflection. The interplay of layered oils, color, and atmosphere is deliberate, evoking reverence for transience and resilience. I aim to create spaces of contemplation, where myth, nature, and human emotion converge in silence.

Ruben Gomez

Ruben Gomez is a passionate watercolor artist whose paintings are influenced by the Lowcountry, where coastal wildlife and landscapes inspire his work.

Sabina Puppo

Sally Hartshorn

Sandy Bridgewater

I'm inspired by the play of light, when it reflects and creates all the beautiful colors seen in nature. I love painting colorful artistic renditions of National Parks and Western Landscape scenes.

Xenia Sease

As a contemporary realist painter, I find inspiration in a broad range of subjects, from a single flower to a vast landscape, each providing a moment of peace, joy, respite, reflection, or wonder. Using pastel painting as my primary art form and painting both in the studio and “en plein air”, I aim to capture the inherent beauty I see in my subject and the feelings it evokes in me.