'An Ex-Conn's Art Gets Framed'
October 5, 2024 9:00 AM –5:00 PM
Event Summary
Ben is an ex-CONN. He was born, raised and worked in Connecticut until he and Raynelle, his lovely wife of 52 years, retired out here to be near her family, thereby allowing Uncle Ben to teach nieces and nephews some bad habits, and get away with it!
Soon after arriving here, Ben's brother-in-law Dan Stuart got him to volunteer as MAC's Project Liaison in converting/transforming an old livery stable into Venue 515. This project enabled Ben to become acquainted with many artists, all of whom became very close friends.
After Venue 515, Ben was involved in creating the Manitou Springs Arts Council. MSAC became responsible for public art projects, the most prominent one being "Art on the Avenue" which has brought and continues to bring numerous wonderful sculptures to Manitou. In 2014 Ben was honored with a MANNI AWARD for his volunteerism.
Ben always had a passion for painting. Back east, he mostly worked with Benjamin Moore using color palettes selected by Raynelle to change the color of the walls in their house. Although he painted a pieces of art back in Connecticut, shortly after arriving here Ben became enchanted with the beautiful landscape in Colorado and decided to capture that via a new hobby in retirement. He took a few art lessons from Tina Riesterer and started dabbling.
This show exhibits artwork Ben has created over the past 25 years. It includes some paintings on loan from family members and friends. He wishes to thank them for allowing him to borrow them for this exhibit. He also wishes to thank these family members and friends for remembering to dust off his paintings and hang them in advance of whenever he visits them.
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