April 4, 2014 - April 28, 2014
Veteran's Art Center
307 S 12th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501 United States

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Veteran’s Art Center

307 S 12th St

Grand Junction, CO 81501

‘Through the Looking Glass’ Solo Art Exhibition

Exhibition Opens April 4, 2014 – Opening Reception 7 pm

Meet the Artist L.J Stivers

Veteran – US Army 1970-1974

Open for viewing April 4 at 5 pm – First Friday Art Walk

Exhibition dates: April 4 thru April 28 

Larry Stivers studied art for five years at Lewis and Clark Junior, Alton, IL, SIU Edwardsville, IL.  He was also a Combat Illustrator for three years in the US Army.

“I enjoy impressionism.  I like to paint in bright colors, to express how I see the South Western Landscape.  I take a lot of pictures in my mind of actual landscapes and then paint the pictures in my mind before actually starting to transfer it on the canvas.  I am also a retired firefighter.  I pastored in the Church of the Nazarene for fifteen years.

Paint your feelings, use art as a way to express yourself and to use as a means of release, to serve others.

I enjoy the Dutch and French impressionists.  The painting “Through the looking Glass” was the first painting I did in recovery. I sought out imagery to paint and decided if I wanted to heal, I would need to use bright colors. It was a struggle but it worked.”