about the artist
Alison - dreamy and slightly feral

On my best days I exist in a state of awe at the natural world with a tendency toward fairy tales and imagination. My art is an expression of those layers of perception - what I see and imagine brought together to revel in everyday magic.

I work in a variety of mediums. I love the richness of oil paint as colors blend to convey mood and experience. The complexity and secrets of collage and paper assembly lend themselves beautifully to my artistic expression and fuel my perpetual love affair with patterns.

The complicated tension of the human experience is inescapable for me, and it finds its way into all of my work. Beautiful mountain meadows made out of catalogs and plastic dinosaurs. The wildness of a coyote at sunset, in the middle of the suburbs. 

I studied art at the University of Kansas, graduating in 2004. I live in Denver, Colorado with my family and spend as much time as I can in the mountains. 

Art in the Wild - where to collect originals and prints in person

I am a member of the Valkarie Gallery in Bel Mar, and my work in available at art festivals and local shows throughout the year. I update my EVENTS page regularly. If you are considering collecting a large piece, I am happy to bring larger works for home viewing in the Denver metro area. I'd love to meet you at the gallery or at a festival, come in and say hello!

Valkarie Gallery Hours:
Thursday   4-9:30 PM
Friday        4-8:30 PM
Saturday  12-6:00 PM
Sunday    12-5:00 PM
Closed     Mon - Wed