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Epic! That word is spoken enthusiastically on powder days in Steamboat. My backcountry companions say it often; we can be a bit smug about our tele excursions into unofficial terrain like Way Right, Drunken Indian, Storm King and North Woods. But the truth is, Back in the Day, Loris and Buddy Werner and their friends had truly epic ski adventures. In the 1950s, they’d drive up Rabbit Ears to the top of Hogan Park Trail… before it was a marked Forest Service route. They’d put skins over their alpine skis and break trail all the way to what is now Morningside. That’s seven miles. Once there, they’d build a snow cave, light a fire and settle in for the night.
Epic! That word is spoken enthusiastically on powder days in Steamboat. My backcountry companions say it often; we can be a bit smug about our tele excursions into unofficial terrain like Way Right, Drunken Indian, Storm King and North Woods. But the truth is, Back in the Day, Loris and Buddy Werner and their friends had truly epic ski adventures. In the 1950s, they’d drive up Rabbit Ears to the top of Hogan Park Trail… before it was a marked Forest Service route. They’d put skins over their alpine skis and break trail all the way to what is now Morningside. That’s seven miles. Once there, they’d build a snow cave, light a fire and settle in for the night.
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artS | By Marion Kahn<br />
Two<br />
<strong>Steamboat</strong><br />
Legends<br />
Art Museum retrospective<br />
features Jean Perry,<br />
Curtis Zabel<br />
42 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM<br />
if YoU ask Jean PerrY or Curtis Zabel what it means to have a<br />
retrospective show, they’ll both laugh and say: “old!”<br />
But they’re not old. They’re accomplished, Perry as a plein air painter and<br />
Zabel as a wildlife sculptor.<br />
“They’re steamboat legends. They are nationally recognized, successful<br />
artists,” says shirley stocks, president of the steamboat art museum board.<br />
sam hosts the Perry/Zabel retrospective from friday, dec. 21, through<br />
saturday, april 13. The show represents the lifetime achievements of two<br />
award-winning artists and includes Yampa Valley works as well as those from<br />
other locales.<br />
The french phrase en plein air refers to the act of painting outdoors.<br />
Because of changing outdoor conditions, the painter must be adept at<br />
selecting her subject, composing it, analyzing the light and working out the<br />
details.<br />
i’ve had the privilege and irritation of painting with Perry. i’m only<br />
irritated because i’m not nearly as good as she is. she sees so quickly. i might<br />
be standing near her, quickly (in my mind) working on my composition<br />
and color palette. if i look over at her canvas, she has bolted past me with a<br />
beautiful, dramatic composition using the fewest of brush strokes and color.<br />
she paints with intention. every brush stroke and every line of color are on<br />
the canvas for a reason.<br />
“You mix the color, hold it up (against the object being painted) and see<br />
if it works. You may have to take it out. it’s like sculpting. There is a wonderful<br />
sense of movement and pushing the paint around. it’s very sensual. if you do<br />
Timeless men’s AppArel<br />
Howelsen Place | 7TH and lincoln | sTeamboaT sPrings, co | (970) 871-1137 | www. ZirkelTrading.com
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