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 Willamarie Huelskamp by Steve Coray
A spacious loft in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City is the launching ground for the colorful mixed-media art of Willamarie Huelskamp. The only non-resident in the Broadway lofts, Huelskamp has been here for the past eight years. The loft gives the artist room for her vision to expand beneath its extremely high ceilings, and the huge bank of east-facing windows provides a great view of the city and the mountains. On a late December day, her studio only has a few of her paintings. These works are being prepared for an exhibition at the Springville Museum of Art in January. Huelskamp's daughter and sister help prepare the work to be shot before it is taken to Michael Berry, who does all of Willamarie's framing. More of the artist's work can be viewed at willamarie.com. For details of the exhibit at the Springville Museum of Art, visit their new website www.smofa.org. |
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Feature: On the Spot
 Salt Lake City's Colleen Howe
 A native of American Fork, Utah who grew up in southwestern Montana, Colleen Howe studied painting at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. Howe works in paint and pastel and is known equally for her skills as an instructor and her talent as an artist. Unexpected Harmony, an exhibit of 40 of her new pastel paintings will be showing at the Springville Museum of Art Museum during the month of January. This spring she will teach a ten-day workshop in southern France. The workshop is open to painters and non-painters alike and a few spots are still available. For more information go to colleenhowe.com
 What hangs above your mantel?
Above my mantel is a painting I did about 10 years ago. It is a view from the southern end of the island of Maui looking north toward the other end of the island and the volcano mountain. I also have two very small LeConte Stewart watercolor studies flanking the larger painting. They all make for good viewing on a cold winter day!
What is your favorite building in Utah?
A favorite building of mine all my life is a little yellow brick home, probably built around 1900 just north of Smithfield, Utah. I have watched it driving by for 50 years now, going from a snug little three room home to beginning to lose its first bricks about 5 years ago. Now it is almost nearly all fallen down. I did stop once while it was still in good shape and took a tour of the inside, hoping the landowner would not come and chase me away. I felt the sense of history and imagined the lives that had lived there. I am glad I stopped.
What is the most memorable exhibit you've seen recently?
In September I went to New York City and got to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I was alone and was able to take all the time I wanted! The Impressionists exhibit was way back in the corner through the construction and behind the Egyptian history area, but for me, well worth the hassle. Sargent's "Madame X" was on display, plus several Cassatt's, and other wonderful paintings. But the best was that an all-time favorite painting of mine was on display, a river scene by Twachtman (the study and the larger painting). I was in heaven!
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15 Bytes: About Us
This Edition
 Ehren Clark received his BA in Modern and Contemporary Art History and Critcism at the University of Utah and an MA in the art of the Renaissance at the University of Reading, UK. He currently writes for the In Utah This Week, as well as being published in other journals in Utah.
 Steve Coray has a background in photojournalism and now runs his own business providing creative, affordable event and portrait photography to clients all along the Wasatch Front and beyond.
 Sheryl Gillilan received her B.A. in Psychology from Lewis and Clark College, and Masters in both Social Services and Law and Social Policy from Bryn Mawr College. She is an award-winning quilt artist and the Finance & Special Projects Manager for Art Access.
 Sue Martin holds an M.A. in Theatre and has worked in public relations. As an artist, she works in watercolor, oil, and acrylic to capture Utah landscapes or the beauty of everyday objects in still life. She writes Hints 'n Tips, a regular feature, for 15 Bytes. Her work can be seen at Art at the Main in Salt Lake City.
Elizabeth Matthews a full-time artist and part-time writer, is a recent graduate of the BYU art program and lives in West Jordan.
Kimberly Rock received a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Utah in 1998. A life-long art fanatic, Kimberly lives with her daughter, Anna, in Holladay.
 Shawn Rossiter, a Boston native, is a professional artist who lives in the Sugar House area of Salt Lake City. He founded Artists of Utah in 2001 and is currently the editor of 15 Bytes.
Tony Watson is originally from Washington State but has lived most of his adult life in Utah. No one occupation has occupied his working hours but his leisure hours are spent either climbing southern Utah's redrock country or engaging his mind with aesthetic issues.
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LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER PHOTOGRAPHERS: 15 Bytes is looking for photographers in the community who would be willing to provide images to accompany our articles. Assignments are accepted on a volunteer basis. Contributing photographers are given an underwriting ad in each edition of 15 Bytes to which they contribute. For more information contact Shawn Rossiter.
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15 Bytes is published monthly by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization located in Salt Lake City Utah. The opinions expressed in these articles are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of 15 Bytes or Artists of Utah. Our editions are published monthly on the first Wednesday of the month. Our deadline for submissions is the last Wednesday of the preceeding month.
Writers and photographers who contribute material to 15 Bytes are members of the visual arts community who volunteer their time. Please contact the editor if you have an idea for an article or feature or if you would like to volunteer your time to the organization.
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