Teal Art Blog

Every Second Saturday, a crowd of people flows through the streets of Breckenridge.  Usually there are familiar facea and new ones.  This time, the new face will be on the gallery side as Soleil Sadler is gracious enough to host Second Saturday.  I hope that you will all come and say ‘hello’.  What is more exciting than my gorgeous sister hosting?  The Breckenridge  Public Art Commission is having an art show!

At the Breckenridge Theatre Gallery, my own artwork will actually be on display, as will the artwork of the other commissioners.  I would urge you not to miss this event as it is the people who decide the public artwork that is on display here in Breckenridge.  Coincidentally, the public artworks are noted on the Second Saturday Gallery Map.  I hope that everyone has fun, and I shall see you in January to confirm that it is.

It is nearing the Christmas bustle, and I wanted to share about a recent commission from the Teal Art Gallery.  Not too long ago, a lovely gentleman was dining at Ember, and saw the show-stopping piece by Kris Lee (not actually shown in link).  The light, colors, and uniqueness made him call Teal and see if he could get a custom piece for his very large wall.  Of course, Kris and I were very excited to work on the 4 foot by 6 foot piece.  Since it never hung in the gallery, I really wanted to share via blog post.  It is such a beautiful piece.

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I’m sure many people wonder how the art at Teal gets priced. There are definite mistrusts about the subject and it does seem like an awkward question to most people. I hope that this lays your fears and curiosity to rest, so that you can enjoy the art.

Distilled, pricing includes the materials, time and ideas of the artists, the commission for the gallery, and demand for the artist. Beginning with demand, an artist’s career is really similar to a professional athlete’s. An athlete spends the early life learning the skills to be, say, an amazing basketball player. Many, many people play basketball, but only a few have the ambition, skill, or luck to become professional. Similarly, most people have some claim to being an artist whether it be doodling or sculpting.  The job of the gallery is to be the scout and find the ones that are going to be stars.

Why do we need to add a commission in for the gallery? There are several reasons. One is that no one would be able to see any art if the galleries weren’t there to display it. Some art is sold online, but it is hard to get the feeling and details from most art from photographs.   You can compare this for yourself if you look at art on Teal’s website then come in and see it for yourself.  Galleries also host events for people to meet the artists. This might be awkward if it had to be done in an artist’s home. Finally, artists are rarely business people. What does this mean? It means that they spend their time creating and not marketing accounting, publicizing, and planning events. An art gallery is almost like a cooperation of many artists and a gallery in which none of us could live with out the other.

The main factor in pricing art is the art itself. Each artist is in a different place in their careers, so they have a different demand for their art. No one will pay much for the rookie, but everyone would pay alot for Michael Jordan. Of course, you have to like the sport or style of art. I wouldn’t pay a thing for a cricket star, no offense if you are from any other country than the US, I just don’t love cricket. But if art is something you love or something you are discovering, art will enrich your life, no matter who your star player turns out to be.

See more of Paul’s ceramics ->

Welcome to the overview of Teal Art Gallery’s virtual facelift.  You may have noticed that the “Artist” page is easier to navigate.  There is something about hosting events here, and the there is a fabulous new background.  As usual, I can’t do any of these things without Ira, Thank you.

So just to elaborate a bit on what is new, you can check out weekly or bi-weekly blurbs about what is going on with Teal.  This is a cool little widget that shows up on the home page.  For example, Second Saturday is this weekend, don’t miss it!  Very exciting.

Did you know that if you click on the Teal Art Gallery Logo, it re-directs you to the Home Page?

This is actually the case for most websites incase you didn’t know.

What happens when you subscribe to the Blog?

This seems like it would be really simple, but many people I have talked to aren’t really sure.  People who subscribe to many blogs might have a Blog Reader (kind of a personalized newspaper).  An easy example of a blog reader is Google Reader.  You can subscribe to your favorite writers, newspapers, experts, or anything else.  The RSS button that usually looks like a dot with two curved radio waves coming out.  This is a very fun feature to read about everything you are interested in.

Definitely something you need to check out is the new Artist Page layout.  Very informative.  If you click on the thumbnails (little pictures) , it shows you almost all of the art I have for each of the artists.  Before, it only showed a sample.  Also, if you click on the next thumbnail, you are brought to a gorgeous slideshow.

I hope that you enjoy this new look.

Mona Fraiman is a charismatic Argentinean singer and painter who will be gracing the Teal Art Gallery with her vocal and painting talents.  Mona embodies a cubist style with her personal additions of texture.  Her pieces range from New Orleans Jazz Fest memories to still-lifes at home.  Come meet her and learn about her art.

Paul Morris is one of the foremost sculptural ceramicists and has been featured in industry related magazines.  You can see why!  His structure is something most ceramicists would die for and his glazes are out of this world.  His finishes range from planned almost tribal accuracy to spontaneous dripping.

Definitely a show you will not want to miss.  The show runs from August 7th through September 6th.

Nothing revitalizes like a vacation full of art, nature, food and wine.  Teal Art Gallery is back and getting ready for a spectacular line up this summer.

Art Classes – Silverthorne, Breckenridge

1- Mark-making: Designing your style. June 6th, 4:30

Teal will be hosting three series of art classes primarily at the Cup in the Corner in Silverthorne.  On Sunday evenings, a group of art devotees will get together to learn about art, practice, and have fun.  The first one will be at the Cup in the Corner inside of Alpine Earth Center

Mona Fraiman – Saturday, August 7

This January, Teal Art Gallery is featuring its fine art collection that has developed and been refined over the last year.  That is not all.  The events at Teal Art Gallery this January are more interesting and diverse than ever.

First Colin Thurmond, with a Masters in Classical Guitar from the University of Denver and an aspiring PhD candidate, will be playing two concerts here at the gallery (Jan. 8th at 8:00 pm, Jan. 9th at 7:30 pm).  It is an honor to host an artist that is so accomplished in his field.  His music ranges from his own contemporary compositions to the classics of the guitar greats such as Brouwer, Berkeley, Legnani and Turina.

Join Teal Art Gallery for an evening of beautiful and interesting guitar.

Secondly, on January 16th at 6:00 pm, Teal Art Gallery will be hosting its first Fashion Show!  Sky Sadler (a private designer), Goods Boutique, Valleygirl Boutique, and Big City Blues will all have the latest in women’s fashion. Fabulous food and wine will be served and additional entertainment will include dancing and commentary by MC Jeffrey Bergeron from our very own Summit Sunrise.

This will be a really fun event that will raise money for the Breckenridge Arts District.  I hope that everyone decides to come and support art!  The Breckenridge Arts District is a place for everyone of any level or interest in art to go participate and have fun.  The workshops vary from ceramics to watercolor to printmaking and are taught by great artists from all over the country.

Colin Thurmond plays on Friday, Jan. 8th at 8:00pm and Saturday, Jan. 9th at 7:30pm.

The concerts are free.

Fashion Show is on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 6:00 pm.  Tickets are on sale now for $50 or VIP $75 dollars.

Call or email Stephanie to reserve a seat or buy a ticket.

Phone – 970 453 4020; Email – contact@tealartgallery.com