The Paint the Town Committee would like to thank the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, Colon Orchards, the Lavender Farm and Heartland Antiques for graciously supporting our artists in welcoming them to come paint at your location..
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Thank you to all who sponsor awards... 

Thank you also to Pizza Madness, Larry & Beryl Baker, Tom and Peg Piltingsrud and Big D's Florence for providing food and/or hosting! 

All the hands that come together to make this event possible.

AND, most of all, thank you to all the artists who participated and turned in terrific work!  There are so many nice pieces! 

ART SALE and EXHIBITION is open to the public at the Bell Tower 10am - 4pm Monday - Saturday.  Come look at your convenience the exhibition will be open until November 30th.   For those wanting to purchase art there are a number of great pieces still available for purchase - from both established professional artists and promising emerging artists.  

2020 PAINT THE TOWN
 Art Sale and Exhibit displays October 17th to December 1st, 2020 at the Bell Tower.

Our Judge this year is Tracy Miller (traceymillerfineart.com)
Tracy strives to capture the essence and spirit of the animals she paints through bold brushwork, color and strategic use of negative space.  She holds a BA in Art, spent several years as a  gallery owner and now paints full time.   Her prints are sold in Home Goods, TJ Maxx, Home Sense of Canada and other retailers around the world.   She is one of 110 artists selected for a the 2014 North Light Book, Acrylic Works-The Best of Acrylic Painters.  She was the subject of a feature article in the December 2017 issue of Cowboys & Indians as well as the December issue of Professional Artist.   Tracy has participated in prestigious shows and invitational's such as The Mountain Oyster Club Art Show and Sale, Western Spirit at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Representing the West at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Plein Air Fest at the National Museum of Wildlife Art and Icons of the West at Dana Gallery in Montana. 

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Paint the Town 2019: 
Slideshow of Award Winners
& Award Sponsors

A Special Thank You
​to all Participating Artists
and to our truly Awesome and Wonderful Sponsors
that continue
to make this event a success! 

​Hope to see you all next year!

Paint the Town 2017:    
​Special thank you to
​John Mosher!

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​Paint The Town  2020

Monday, Oct. 12 to Saturday, Oct. 17
Six days of Plein Air painting fun amid the charming sights in and around historic downtown Florence, Colo. Local and regional artists will gather to compete, setting up their easels throughout town.
The public is invited to watch the artists paint their interpretations of the area.

For the Public

 Plein Air  is a French expression that means "in the open air" and is often used to describe the act of painting outdoors. Spectators of the Florence Arts Council Paint the Town event may see artists working on such scenes as historic buildings, doorways, colorful flowers or even people.  Friday, Oct. 16 may be the best opportunity to see artists at work since they will be restricted to a six block radius of downtown Florence from the intersection of Pikes Peak and Main Streets. 

​Another great event is the Quick Draw on Saturday 17th from 1 to 3 p.m.  The location is kept a mystery to the artists until right before the event.  The mystery location promises to be a fantastic site for all to paint or view. Artists will meet at the Bell Tower at 12pm for directions to the mystery location.  Artists will create pieces from prop-set scenes, natural venue or mystery items  within the mystery location and their work will be for sale at the Artists' Reception that follows.