Colleen was born in Bogota, Colombia and has lived in Australia, Mexico, Peru and several cities in the United States. In the fall of 2015, Colleen and her husband David relocated from Houston, TX to Pagosa Springs, CO where they share an art studio and work on their individual art pieces as well as collaboration pieces.
Colleen is basically a self taught artist with art schooling from Miami Dade Community College and Rhode Island Community College. She has over 30 years of experience in the Art Framing and Art Consulting business.
Many of Colleen's works reflect her love of nature and salvaged objects. Her preferred medium is color pencils, pyrography on wood and incorporating three dimensional salvaged objects such as metal, wood, fibers and glass into her works.
She also works with acrylic, watercolor, textiles and wood.
Shows
Cow Parade “Texas Wildlife” - Houston, TX 2001
National Art Services - Houston, TX 2007
Art on the Avenue - Houston, TX 2007
Art on the Avenue - Houston, TX 2008
TAID Fund Raiser - Houston, TX 2012
Art Fair Jackson Hole - Jackson, WY Aug. 2016
Art Market of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO May 2017
Commissions
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, TX 2006, 2007 and 2009
Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 2007
Kadlec Medical Center, Richland, WA 2009
My Children's Health, Dallas, TX 2014
Artist Statement
My recent works are inspired by the natural world and salvaged objects such as wood, metal, fiber and glass. Many of the objects inspire the colored pencil images that I choose to incorporate into the final pieces. As I draw on the wood objects I experience the texture, age and smell of the wood itself. Many times the wood dictates how the color pencil drawing will look on the final piece, whether smooth or rough, showing unique characteristics of the wood itself, whether it is a hole, scratch, or the unique wood grain. The wood and 3 dimensional objects that I include in the work reflect time from the past, such as pieces from an iron fence, an old chair seat, discarded glass, and many other objects.
