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New Teresa Vito's in the Gallery

6/30/2021

We were running low due to recent sales (yay!), so Teresa Vito stopped by and filled our walls back up! She brought us some really great paintings that cover the gamut of subject and style. Fresh flowers painted in her garden, a beautiful blue bird and Colorado landscapes; plus a couple fun still life's with a touch of nostalgia.

Check out all of Vito's latest creations online here

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Mother's Day Special

5/9/2017

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"Hope" by Teresa Vito

Just in time for Mother's Day, Columbine's Teresa Vito has created a multi-media presentation ideal for any Mother.

Purchase the original 54x24" oil painting "Hope" and receive the painter's process...
Framed 20x10" paint sketch
Framed 16x20" collage of sketches and tools
DVD of the 3 month process from beginning, through the finishing touches.

Great for any collection to house the full painter's journey of a major piece.

"This is my expression of
HOPE
a painting which celebrates
the wonders of beauty and light,
of a world filled with infinite possibilities,
and with the belief that
hope is the sacred prayer that sustains us."

Available at this special rate through May 31st
Click here to purchase

Stop by the gallery this Friday and Saturday to see the work in person - and meet Teresa as she paints in the garden during our first Painting Columbine - buy as they dry event.

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Vito's art hits the streets and the airwaves

2/3/2017

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Teresa Vito's Pueblo Chile's soon to be Colorado License Plate 2017. Vito has been a full time oil painter since 1992. She currently lives in Pueblo, Colorado. Vito has won numerous national and regional awards including an Award of Excellence, Best Portrait and Best Still Life Awards from Oil Painters of America. She also received the Best of Show award from the Artists of Colorado Exhibition held at the Colorado History Museum. She has been represented by Columbine Gallery since 1994.

Mock up of the Pueblo Chile license plate awaiting approval state legislature. -Courtesy Pueblo Chile Growers

Teresa Vito's Pueblo Chile License plate design being presented to the House Transportation Committee

presenting the Pueblo Chile license plate bill

We have a fun followup to our November post: Pueblo Chile Mural painted by Teresa Vito. Her winning Logo is on its way to becoming a Colorado License Plate...the logo image was taken from Vito's oil painting that was specifically commissioned by the Pueblo Chile Growers Association for the purpose of a brand logo. The highly successful painting was done by Teresa Vito, who lives in Pueblo.

Vito spoke with Colorado Matters host Nathan Heffel on Colorado Public Radio last Tuesday about the proposed Pueblo Chile License Plate. She admits, she was taken aback by a couple of the questions, especially when asked about Chile recipes. But like her paintings, she nailed it. listen here

CPR's Shanna Lewis writes... "Longtime Pueblo oil painter Teresa Vito never thought she'd see her artwork on cars cruising Interstate 25. But that could be a reality soon, if a new special license plate featuring Pueblo Chiles is approved by the state legislature this session.

Last year, Vito was asked by the Pueblo Chile Growers Association to create artwork that could be used to promote Pueblo Chiles, also known as Mirasol Chiles. She painted two pieces: a rural landscape and a detail showing the chiles close up.

"I saw the label as a symbol of place -- Pueblo," Vito said, adding the association wanted something that would look like an old fashioned label from the 1920s or 30s for preserves and other produce. Those labels often featured rural landscapes and whatever produce was inside.

However, following a conversation between State Representative Daneya Esgar and Pueblo County Commissioner Buffie McFadyen, Vito's work went to another level. After collecting at least 3,000 signatures to prove citizen support, Esgar introduced a bill to the legislature -- it's currently under consideration in the State House of Representatives." .... listen to the CPR interview, and more

Representative Daneya Esgar presented the Pueblo Chile license plate bill at the State Capitol Thurs. Feb. 2. The bill passed through the House Transportation committee and moves onto House Appropriations before being considered on the house floor. Stay updated

Teresa Vito with the Pueblo Chile Growers Association label she painted. now becoming a colorado license plate. Vito has been a full time oil painter since 1992. She currently lives in Pueblo, Colorado. Vito has won numerous national and regional awards including an Award of Excellence, Best Portrait and Best Still Life Awards from Oil Painters of America. She also received the Best of Show award from the Artists of Colorado Exhibition held at the Colorado History Museum.

Teresa with her Pueblo Chile Growers Association brand logo

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Teresa Vito Paints Pueblo Chile Mural

11/3/2016

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check out our update on this story "Vito's art hits the streets and the airwaves"

One of our favorite artists, (& quite frankly an all-time favorite human being), Teresa Vito, has been hard at work painting a mural on-site. She completed the "Pueblo Chile" mural yesterday, and it could not be cooler to see a Vito painting this large. We're sharing some of her images of the progression, see it in person at 1st and Grand in Pueblo, CO.

Columbine Gallery Painter Teresa Vito's Pueblo Chile mural is now featured on the 1860's building at 1st (Central City Drive) and Grand which houses the Pueblo Art Alliance.

Teresa Vito's intent was to maintain a 1930's sign painting aesthetic. She nailed it. The Pueblo Chile logo painting was part of the group's branding campaign made possible largely due to a United States Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grant from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The grant was obtained by Pueblo County’s Economic Development and GIS Department. Chris Markuson, Pueblo County’s Director of Economic Development & GIS helped make the mural placement possible.

"...the logo image was taken from an oil painting that was specifically commissioned by the Pueblo Chile Growers Association for the purpose of a brand logo. The highly successful painting was done by Teresa Vito, who lives in Pueblo. This painting portrays actual chile farms on the St. Charles Mesa. The artist’s excellent paintings often reflect scenes of Pueblo." --learn more about Teresa's logo painting that inspired this mural in the September 5, 2015 feature by Ryan Severance in the Pueblo Chieftain.

The Pueblo Chile mural is now featured on the 1860's building at 1st (Central City Drive) and Grand which houses the Pueblo Art Alliance. Vito left a bit of history, keeping the character Fred (from Fred's Wallpaper and Paint Supply) but did add a bit of paint to his brush to tie him into the new mural.

Teresa did not paint this mural in a typical manner, rather she painted as she would work on her traditional oil on linen pieces. Only the scale was magnified. Her next largest painting has measured just 48-in x 60-in comparison to this 12-ft x 30-ft mural. She did enlist help from Greg Zimmerman and Mike Strescino. The trio painted the mural in just 9 days.

Vito is thrilled to be part of the place she calls home. Pueblo, after-all, is no stranger to murals; home of the largest mural in the world, according to the Guinness World Records, located on a levee along the Arkansas river. She is proud to leave her mark on this artful city. If you wish to commission Teresa to paint in your town, just contact us! As always, you may view and purchase her paintings using Columbine Gallery's online store or visit the gallery and sculpture garden in Loveland, Colorado.

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New Teresa Vito's in the Gallery

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Teresa Vito Paints Pueblo Chile Mural

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