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Artist Nadine Hrywko May
By Sally King Redstone Review
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My friend slipped out of this world. It was a quick exit. Nadine was born in France in 1952 and she died this year on June 1. I first met Nadine when she was waitressing at The Beaver Inn at the top of Coal Creek Canyon. We were all young then. John and I living in a primitive cabin, savoring our night out at the local restaurant. Willow in a high chair.
We reconnected 30 years later. Nadine loved the mountains and rented a small getaway for herself up there. Always ready to meet me for a high mountain hike. Stories shared, we also painted together. Her paintings are so free and deeply expressive of nature in its raw form. Nadine displayed her art at The Corner Studio in Lyons
I went on our annual walk to Blue Lake alone this year The bright green grass blowing in the wind So many wildflowers, it’s a good year for flowers. Admiring the sun-bleached wood along the path, the stones, the pine cone the mud, the marmots the chipmunk sitting on the same rock as last year ( What are the chances?) And the sienna brown capped mushrooms by the shallow pond, good eating, a real find!
It’s disorienting when a friend goes on, the land seems to tilt a little and you can’t quite catch your breath. I went to visit Hans Werner at their home in Longmont I took him oysters, a peach and a purple orchid, And while I was visiting with him I took this photo of Nadine’s painting so that I could share her art with you. It’s lovely, isn’t it? Dream on Nadine, lover of life!
Sally King is a local artist who has created whimsical bears and delightful wild flower acrylic paintings to enhance the appearance of Lyons all over the town. She lives with her husband John King, a kinetic sculptor artist, near Lyons.
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Nick Angelo, Art Wisdom Keeper
By Sally King Redstone Review
LYONS – Nick has a good eye when it comes to art. He developed his abilities from an early interest in Navajo weavings. He’d find woven rugs at flea markets and take them to his mentor, Dr. Joe Ben Wheat who would say with a nod:
“Well, what do you think”
Seeing what you like, seeing what moves you, a kind of inner knowing that’s artistic discernment.
Nick later went into partnership with Richard Schwartz at the Stage House II on the Pearl Street Mall, a used and rare books and fine art shop. Again, Nick learned from a master saying about Richard “He shared his knowledge so endlessly with me”
Eventually Nickolas Angleo’s Fine Art came to Lyons, “It was vibrant in the summers, but winters were Siberia.”
I can remember going into his cozy shop on those cold days, so many great pieces of art to look at and old prints tucked away.
Nick likes dealing with people as a seller of art and as our mayor. Nick has a passionate clarity about how he sees things, an inner knowing developed through his art training.
“I like what I see.” “I love that spot of red – right there.”
It’s independent thinking
It’s critical abstract thinking
Creativity is not contrived. It is not materialistic. It’s free to roam and associate mix matched things. Perfect for government, so many mix matched things.
As Nick says “It takes heart.”
And I might add “It takes art,” a broader understanding of the world.
Nick with a heart sculpture by John Gross
By Chastidee Bolkovatz Redstone Review
LYONS – This year’s Lyons Elementary School Jogathon will be held on September 24. This lively event raises funds to support Lyons Elementary School and its enrichment activities, field trips, technology purchases, science equipment, educational materials and so much more to help our students.
Students have until Friday, October 1 at 3:30 p.m. to submit the donations and pledges they’ve collected for our school. Donations can also be collected online by visiting: https: // lyons-elementary-pto. square. site .
Please support our students as best you can, as this is our biggest fundraiser of the year. The event is brought to the school community by a dedicated group of volunteers from the Lyons Elementary School PTO.
Thank you to all our volunteers for their time and energy and thank you to all our amazing sponsors who support the event.
Chastidee Bolkovatz is the LES Parent Teacher Organization Jogathon committee chair. She can be reached at her home office: 303-823-6494.
New public art sculptures, newly painted utility boxes, and art shows in Lyons
By Brianna Hoyt Redstone Review
LYONS – Still Life – Family Grouping by Lyons local Jonathon Corson-Rikert will be added to the heARTS of Lyons collection of public art and will be installed in front of the St. Vrain Market.
Two more Lyons artists, Hannah Finch Philips and Ryan Sohlden, are each working on painting utility/electrical boxes in LaVern Johnson Park as part of the Creative Outlets program. Be sure to stop by the park and see their amazing artwork in progress.
The heARTS of LYONS program and the creative outlets program are funded primarily through a grant from the Lyons Community Foundation together with town of Lyons support, individual donations and business sponsorships.
The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission will continue to add sculptures to the program in the coming years. Sculptures in the heARTS of LYONS program are in place for two years and many are available for purchase through the artist. The collection of sculptures can be found in the virtual tour: the Lyons Public Art and the heARTS of LYONS, an Art Collection All Over Town at https://theclio.com/tour/1091.
The LAHC has applied for additional
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funding for this program next year, and a call to artists will be released through the LAHC newsletter, Facebook page, and town e-blast. Follow the LAHC on social
media to stay up to date on art programs and calls to artists. The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission along with local volunteers have been looking into how to shape Lyons as a Colorado Creative District. Local volunteers have banded together to work with a consultant to share their vision with the Board of Trustees at a workshop on September 20, 2021. Certified Colorado Creative Districts have access to technical assistance and grant funding that support communities’ art and Lyons artist, Hannah Finch Philips, with her painted economy. Certified Colorado utility / electrical box, part of the Creative Outlets Creative Districts receive operaprogram, in LaVern M. Johnson Park. tional funding, and a marketing strategy from the Colorado Tourism Office. Other municipalities who have become certified Creative Districts have used their funding to support public Continue Public Art on Page 13
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