"Learning to Swim"
by Riva Sweetrocket

This issue’s cover features a soft pastel painting by Denver artist Riva Sweetrocket. Her exquisitely detailed and luminous pastel paintings pose out-of-the-ordinary juxtapositions, bringing nature and humans together in surprising ways.

Widely honored and collected, Sweetrocket is one of the leading contemporary visual artists currently working in Colorado and is represented by Plus Gallery in Denver.
A solo exhibition of Sweetrocket’s work will be on display at Denver Botanic Gardens November 20, 2010 - January 30, 2011.

For a closer look at her paintings, visit www.plusgallery.com or contact Plus Gallery at 303-296-0927.