Evening of the Arts – June 20
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Greater Park Hill Evening of the Arts
Thursday, June 20th
from 5 to 9:30 p.m.
at 2823 Fairfax Street
Tickets $20/advance, $25/door
Raffle tickets $20 or $50/three; Grand prize: Devin’s painting
• Tickets include two drinks, appetizers and desserts
• Live painting by Devin Montagne
• Live music in the garden
• Artisan booths
All proceeds benefit GPHC
Art at his Fingertips
By Erin Vanderberg, Editor
At the first Evening of the Arts event to be held at the GPHC, performance artist Devin Montagne will paint a scene of the Denver skyline as seen over City Park with his bare hands – no brushes – over the course of the evening.
He discovered this skill when he was invitied to paint in front of his parish over ten years ago.
“It took me just twenty minutes,” said Devin, who painted the image of Christ that day. “I didn’t think the first one was very good, but people liked it, so I was invited back to do another one.”
Ever since, Devin, a Colorado native, has turned portraits and performance art into a full-time job. He is just thrilled that his natural talents turned out to pay the bills.
“I’ve been doing art my whole life, ever since I can remember,” said Devin, who illustrates and paints mainly, but has also dabbled in watercolors, chalk and colored pencils. “I wasn’t expecting to make money.”
He developed his business model while he was living in Fort Collins. He receives regular commissions for portrait and sacred art, but most of his income is in performance pieces.
At the Evening of the Arts, Devin has graciously agreed to take just a portion of the raffle proceeds in exchange for the live performance piece. Raffle tickets will be sold for $20 each, and will earn the buyer a chance to win the cityscape painting they just watched being created.
The only preparation Devin does before a performance event is to sketch the image, to make sure everything is in the right spot.
“Painting is the easy part,” he says.
For more about Devin, visit montagneministries.com.