Illustrated Books: Madison and Main Gallery

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Contact: Gin Leuchter
927 16^th Street, Greeley, CO 970.351.6201
Phone: (970) 351‑6201

“Illustrated Books” Cherish Flieder, one of eleven guest artists at Madison and Main Gallery Greeley, CO (March 3 — April 25, 2008)

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GREELEY — The upcoming show for the Madison and Main Gallery will feature illus­trators from Northern Colorado. Their works of art are an assortment of pieces created to illus­trate books. Eleven guest artists have been invited to join the gallery’s members in this fabulous new show that opens March 3 and runs through April 25, 2008. Please join us and meet the artists during the public opening reception and book signing that is planned for First Friday, March 7, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the gallery, 927 16^th Street in Greeley. The Madison & Main Gallery is an artists-​owned gallery. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday — Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The guest artists are all members of SCBWI (Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators). They include:
Cherish Flieder — Golden — Cherish is a Colorado native and award-​winning illus­trator. She combines whimsy and sophis­ti­cation in her new watercolor/​embroidery art style that can be pre-​viewed at www.somethingtocherish.com.
Benjamin Hummel - Golden– Benjamin draws inspi­ration from the fond childhood memories commonly shared in the American heart. He and his artist wife, Cherish Flieder, are the cofounders of Painting for Life.
Danlyn Iantorno - Thornton — Internationally published illus­trator and licensor Danlyn Iantorno, creates digital graphics and tradi­tional, pencil realism for children’s publishing. Her career spans over 25 years.
Sarah Tommer - Arvada — A versatile young artist, who has recently been published in the trade and educa­tional markets. She utilizes a variety of media and subject matter in her work, but is most passionate about creating char­acters that are strong in humorous or emotional situ­a­tions.
Bobbie (Roberta) Collier-​Morales – Boulder — Roberta loves to create illus­tra­tions to tickle your imag­i­nation using a wide variety of media. An award winning illus­trator of mass market, educa­tional, and trade books for over 27 years, she is now licensing her work as well as continuing her pursuit to become a writer/​illustrator of children’s books
Kristi Foster Hill – Greeley — Talented children’s book illus­trator special­izing in soft, whim­sical animals and fantas­tical illus­tra­tions done in a trans­parent acrylic tech­nique.
Lori Kiplinger Pandy – Fort Collins — Lori’s ability to paint people of all ethnic­ities has attracted the attention of the educa­tional publishing industry. In addition to her fine art paintings and sculp­tures, Lori has painted over 25 cover illus­tra­tions for McGraw-​Hill as well as many children’s books.
Nancee Jean McClure - Grand Junction — Nancee is an illus­trator and fine artist who has worked within the educa­tional publishing industry for thirty years. She specializes in nature and wildlife illus­tra­tions and recently illus­trated three children’s books.
Joyce Mihran Turley – Fort Collins – Award-​winning illus­trator special­izing in natural science topics for children. Presenting scien­tif­i­cally accurate images with a painterly style and colorful palette.
Pamela McCarville – Evans — A fantasy illus­trator creating a journey of magic, mystery, and enchantment for children.
Gary Raham – Wellington –Gary Raham loves to help connect both kids and adults to science with his stories and illus­tra­tions. He writes award-​winning books, articles, and stories at home in Wellington, Colorado, when not roaming the west in search of fossils.
Items in this show are for sale. For more details about the show or the gallery you may call the Madison & Main Gallery at (970) 351‑6201. www.madisonandmaingallery.com

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Cherish Flieder and Benjamin Hummel, Colorado native artists & children’s book illus­trators, in conjunction with the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, bring to Colorado art lovers a show entitled “Illustrated Books.” Through April 25^th, the Madison and Main Gallery in Greeley, CO will display original artwork, prints, journals, cards and the award winning, co-​illustrated children’s book, What Would You Like to Do Today? by Larry Grizzell. For more infor­mation please visit the gallery at http://www.madisonandmaingallery.com and the artists at http://www.paintingforlife.com.