Celebrated Maui Artists Announce Colorado Summer Show Tour

    KIHEI, HI, June 22, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A leading Hawaii jewelry designer, Danny Bushart (www.romanticjewelry.com), creates designs inspired by Hawaii and Colorado flowers. He is known for incorporating graceful lines in his jewelry sets influenced by the Art Nouveau Era. Bushart's work is featured at over 30 galleries in Hawaii.

"Colorado residents and visitors are extremely fortunate to have some of the highest quality outdoor art festivals in the nation right here in their backyard," says Danny Bushart. "What could be more rewarding than spending the weekend appreciating beautiful art and jewelry and then going for a wildflower hike!"

Multiple award winning Hawaii artist Jan Bushart (www.janbushart.com), well known for her Plein Air oil paintings (painted on location), was featured in International Artist Magazine for her work in founding Plein Air Painters of Hawaii. She paints up to 4 x 5 foot canvases on location.

Jan Bushart offers a unique take on Colorado scenery; "Ten years ago I was trying to think of a place to paint as beautiful as Maui in the winter. The natural conclusion was Colorado in the summer! We love to take our jeep high up into the Rockies where Danny sketches wildflowers for his next jewelry design and I paint the breathtaking panoramas. I believe the term "breathtaking" may have been originated while hiking or painting up at 12,000 feet. It's not easy coming from sea level!"

Many of the Hawaii galleries feature the Bushart couple's work next to each other. "We are excited to present our work together at some of the Colorado shows," says Danny Bushart. "Our goal is to create a gallery-like feel at the shows with the Rockies as a backdrop."

Both Busharts were accepted into every show they juried for so the schedule will allow a little less time for those jeep trips! But, you will find one or both of them at the following Colorado Art Festivals along with hundreds of the best artists in the country. For more information on each show, please visit the artist's websites: See Danny's jewelry at www.romanticjewelry.com and Jan's paintings at www.janbushart.com.

June 25-26: 4th Annual Boulder Festival of the Arts on 29th St. (Danny)
July 2-4: 28th Annual Breckenridge July Art Festival (Danny & Jan)
July 9-10: 37th Annual Art in the Park, Steamboat Springs, CO (Danny)
July 16-17: Evergreen's Summerfest, Evergreen, CO (Danny)
July 23-24: 9th Annual Downtown Aspen Art Festival (Danny & Jan)
July 29-31: 10th Annual Main Street Art Festival, Breckenridge, CO (Danny & Jan)
August 6-7: 24th Annual Beaver Creek Art Festival, Vail, CO (Danny & Jan)
August 13-14: 5th Annual Main Street to the Rockies Art Festival, Frisco, CO (Danny)
August 20-21: 21st Annual Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden, CO (Danny)
August 27: Plein Air Rockies-Estes Park Cultural Arts Council, Estes Park, CO (Jan)
September 3-5: 36th Annual Gathering at the Great Divide Art Festival, Breckenridge (Danny & Jan)
September 10-11: Castle Rock Art fest, Castle Rock, CO (Danny)

Award-winning artists Danny and Jan Bushart have been professional artists since 1980 and have been featured in numerous articles and art festivals.

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