1/2 Off All Bin Artwork during Dia de los Meurtos at Cottonwood

Dia de los Meurtos Bin Art Special
1/2 Off All Artwork found in the Bins!
Values from $5.oo to $100.oo
Valid 10/25/11 to 11/30/11. Valid in-studio only.

Pre-flight Rest

You’re invited to visit my studio (#110) during Cottonwood’s Dia de los Meurtos open house on Friday, October 28 from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. Stop in and see the balloon images from the Colorado Balloon Classic. This is the perfect time to pick up some 1/2 price artwork from my bins, most of it is already matted and ready for framing.

Check out the other activities that will be happening around the building. The evening’s schedule follows.

3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos
October 28th
5pm to 8:30 pm

Cottonwood Center for the Arts
427 E. Colorado in Downtown Colorado Springs
(719) 520-1899

Join us at for Cottonwood Center for the Arts’ Biggest Open House of the Year on 10/28 for the 3rd Annual “Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) Art Exhibit and Celebration.

This family friendly event offers 2 floors of FREE entertainment, music, art and fun.

5:30
Chris Alvarez Still Life Oil Painting (registration suggested) ~ Studio # 211
Mizmar Madness Belly Dancers ~ Herbertson Gallery

6:30
Cumunidance ~ Studio B

7:00
Chris Alvarez Still Life Oil Painting (registration suggested) ~ Studio # 211
Mizmar Madness Belly Dancers ~ Herbertson Gallery

7:30
Fashion Show by Valentina Provenzano ~ Herbertson Gallery

8:00
Cummunidance ~ Studio B

Ongoing throughout the evening:
Portraits of Manitou”
Emma Crawford Photographs by Neil Talbott ~ Studio #103

Face Painting ~ Studio #117

Henna ~ Studio #117

Stilt Walking ~ Marie Angoulvant

1×1 Show in Studio B by Stan Baldwin

Free Food ~ Both Floors

Open Artist Studios ~ 50+ studios

The Tamale Lady ~ Spittler Gallery

Muscians:
Hopeful Heroines  ~ Herberston Gallery
Dale J Miller ~ Spittler Gallery
David Patrick ~ Studio #223

New Studio Open Houses:
Dennis Palsgrove: Twice the Palsgrove in Studio #114
Cottonwood Body Art: Tattoos by Richard Detore ~ Studio #236

I look forward to seeing you Friday night.

Dusty Shutt
The Forest’s Edge, Ltd.
(719) 684-3929

Dusty Shutt Paints Traditional Skulls for Day of the Dead

Dusty Shutt Paints Traditional Skulls for Day of the Dead.

Dusty Shutt Supports the Colorado Balloon Classic

Dancing on the Water

Dusty Shutt, once again is lending her time and talents to the Colorado Balloon Classic which is celebrating its 35th year this Labor Day weekend in Memorial Park in Colorado Springs, CO. This year marks the fifth year that Dusty has worked on the leadership team that brings the largest air show in Colorado to Colorado Springs. Dusty serves on the team as the souvenir program designer and liaison to Pikes Peak Community College for the Colorado Balloon Classic’s annual poster and cover design contests.

Pre-flight Rest

Founded in 1977, the event was called “America the Beautiful Cup” Balloon Race and flew from the Black Forest Glider Port to the top of Pikes Peak. It was held on the July 4th weekend and had 26 hot air balloons registered. The name of the event has changed until 1982 when it became the Colorado Springs Balloon Classic and remained so until 2003 when it finally landed on it’s current name, Colorado Balloon Classic. Over the years many types of air vehicles have flown at the Classic including gas balloons, helicopters, para gliders, a hover craft as well as the hot air balloons.

Over the past 35 years there have been many memorable happenings, the details which can be found in 2011 Official Souvenir Program on sale during the event. To commemorate the event the program has been expanded to 80 pages. Inside you’ll find images of several of the special shaped balloons that have flown over the years; fascinating facts about the events past as well as biographies on our pilots. Our standard features are there, too, including details about our Entertainment, our Photo Contest Winners, Balloon Photos and our Sponsors. This year’s program is packed full!

Flyin' High

WEATHER PERMITTING, the hot air balloons will launch each morning of Labor Day weekend at sunrise (at approximately 7:00 a.m.) in 2 waves. Then on Saturday and Sunday evenings there will be a Glo at 8:00 p.m. Memorial Park in Colorado Springs will open at 6:00 a.m. to the public and close its morning session around 10:00 a.m. It will re-open at 4:00 p.m. for afternoon activities and then close at 10:00 p.m. No “Classic” activities will be happening in the park between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. although the park itself will be open to the public. Please be aware of the following city ordinance for Memorial Park on the Labor Day weekend: There are NO PETS OF ANY TYPE allowed in the park. Also, there is NO SMOKING… (cigarettes, cigars and other forms of smoking materials and propane gas don’t mix well).

Lazy Afternoon

Even though Dusty, is focusing on the upcoming Colorado Balloon Classic, she hasn’t forgotten about the tigers. She is currently preparing tiger images for an upcoming show in September at Stargazers Theatre. She will have images of Sumatran Tigers, Malayan Tigers, Amur Tigers and Bengal Tigers hanging during an upcoming fundraising event for Serenity Springs Wildlife Center.

You’re Invited

Dusty Shutt’s Butterfly “Blue Morpho” Flies for Butterflies and Friends Rotary Club Fundraiser

Dusty Shutt and “Blue Morpho”
Photography by Craig Shutt

“Morpho’s Garden”
Can be seen at the Pioneer Museum at 215 S. Tejon, Colorado Springs

After taking flight at Colorado Springs’s Imagination Celebration , Dusty Shutt’s “Blue Morpho” butterfly has landed. Donating her skill and time to create the colorful, exuberant sculpture to “Butterflies and Friends”, Dusty joins dozens of local artists who share the same passion to use their talents to assist local children.

Side view of Dusty Shutt’s Metal 3D Butterfly “Blue Morpho”
Photography by Craig Shutt

Butterflies and Friends is a community service initiative created by the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs to raise awareness and funds to serve children and promote the arts in local school. Participating artists raise transform large scale metal butterflies into works of art that are then auctioned on September 17th at Cheyenne Resort.

In addition to raising attention to endangered species all over the world with her photo impressionism, Dusty contributes to raising awareness and funds to several causes at home in Colorado Springs.  Dusty chose the short-lived Blue Morpho butterfly as the base for her inspiration, connecting the threatened rainforest dwelling iridescent butterflies with at-risk children here at home.

Information about last year’s successful event

As one of the few artists chosen to create a Butterfly for the upcoming Rotary Club auction at Cheyenne Mountain Resort on September 17th, Dusty and the generous group of local artists that paint the huge over-sized metal butterflies annually to do their part to ensure that a “healthy cocoon for every child” and to “encourage a creative metamorphosis into all that each can be”.

Join Dusty at Cottonwood Center for the Arts on June 24th from 5-8pm for Last Friday at her Studio #207 upstairs at 427 E. Colorado. More of Dusty’s incredible wildlife photography and photo impressionism can be found at Cottonwood on Tejon at 8 S. Tejon or at her website “The Forest’s Edge”. She can be reached at (719) 684-3929 or by email.

“Morpho” imitating a Blue Morpho Butterfly
Photo by Craig Shutt

Register Now for Summer Art Classes

Dusty Shutt ~ 2011 Summer Classes

All classes are are taught at Cottonwood Center for the Arts at 427 E. Colorado in downtown Colorado Springs.( If you have a Cottonwood Center for the Arts membership, you’ll get a $10 discount on your class registration. Membership information is available by calling (719) 520-1899)

Introduction To Drawing
Anyone can draw because drawing is a learned skill. Learn to draw and sketch while incorporating the basics of line, shade, form, value and space. Exercises will include some contour drawing, value studies and scales. This class is designed for the absolute beginner. Group and individual instruction allows the student to progress at their own speed. Supply List

1-3p Tues. June 14, 21, 28 $75 ($65 Cottonwood Members)

1-3p Tues. July 5, 12, 19, 26 $90 ($80 Cottonwood Members)

1-3p Tues. Aug 2, 9, 16 23 $90 ($80 Cottonwood Members)

Drawing I/II
Students continue refining their basic skills with emphasis on shading and form as well as understanding composition. Exercises will continue to encourage a flow of line and drawing “what you see”. This class is designed for the beginner looking to improve their drawing skills. Group and individual instruction allows the student to progress at their own speed. Supply List

1-3p Tues. June 14, 21, 28 $75 ($65 Cottonwood Members)

1-3p Tues. July 5, 12, 19, 26 $90 ($80 Cottonwood Members)

1-3p Tues. Aug 2, 9, 16 23 $90 ($80 Cottonwood Members)

Drawing Workshop
Don’t have time to spend taking classes for a month? Try Dusty’s 1 day workshop. Refine basic skills with emphasis on shading and form as well as understanding composition. Exercises encourage a flow of line and drawing “what you see”. Supply List(same as Intro to Drawing)

10a-4:30p Thurs. June 23 $80 ($70 Cottonwood Members)

10a-4:30p Thurs. July 14 $80 ($70 Cottonwood Members)

Colored Pencil Basics
For those who prefer to work in color, but enjoy the immediacy and hassle-free aspects of graphite, colored pencils are the choice. These pencils are made with a wax-and-pigment “lead” and come in a variety of hues and hardness. Working with a French palette (limited selection of colors), students will improve color-mixing skills while exploring hue (pure color), tint (added white), tone (added black), value (lightness or darkness) and intensity (strength). Exercises will include some contour drawing, value studies and scales. This class is designed for those who want to improve their skills with color. Students progress at their own speed. Supply List

3-5p Tues. June 14, 21, 28 $75 ($65 Cottonwood Members)

3-5p Tues. July 5, 12, 19, 26 $90 ($80 Cottonwood Members)

3-5p Tues. Aug 2, 9, 16 23 $90 ($80 Cottonwood Members)

Exploring Acrylics
Learn the basics of painting with acrylics using the French palette of a limited number of colors. Focus will be on light source, color mixing, value and composition. We will explore some of the different mediums that can be combined with acrylics. This class is designed for those who want to explore acrylics and does include individual instruction. Supply List

10a-12p Tues. June 14, 21, 28 $75 ($65 Cottonwood Members)

10a-12p Tues. July 5, 12, 19, 26 $90 ($80 Cottonwood Members)

10a-12p Tues. Aug 2, 9, 16 23 $90 ($80 Cottonwood Members)

Make-Up Classes
Make-up classes can be arranged on an individual basis or if there are enough students, then a group make-up class can be arranged.

Private Lessons
For those who prefer to work in a private or one-on-one setting, then a private lesson is the choice for you. Private lessons are tailored to the individual. After a free initial evaluation we will meet on an agreed upon schedule. Cost of private lessons runs $25 per hour.

Student Ages
While much can be said for having students of only one age in a group class, I enjoy the inter-generational aspect of having students of different ages in my classes. The classes in this schedule are designed for students as young as 12 and as old as whoever wants to learn.

Students younger than 12 may be accepted in these classes after a private evaluation. I’ve taught students as young as 5, but it is usually done in a semi-private or private class.

Class Location
All classes are are taught at Cottonwood Center for the Arts at 427 E. Colorado in downtown Colorado Springs.

Registration
To register for classes contact Dusty directly.
Dusty Shutt
(719) 684-3929
or email:
dusty@tfe-ltd.com

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Cash or Checks are accepted. Payment is due in full on the first day of class.