Step inside Edge of the Image and explore a rotating gallery of local artwork, fresh themes, and new creative discoveries with every visit.
Explore the makers, painters, sculptors, and photographers whose distinct voices and creative paths shape the evolving experience at Edge of the Image.
Linda McConnell built a distinguished career as a photojournalist, spending more than 30 years documenting pivotal moments in Colorado, across the country, and abroad. Much of that time was spent with the Rocky Mountain News, where her work placed her on the front lines of events that shaped lives and communities in lasting ways. Over the course of her career, she received numerous honors, including two Pulitzer Prizes – one for coverage of the Columbine tragedy in 2000 and another for reporting on the Colorado wildfires in 2003. Today, Linda continues her creative life through painting, photography, drawing, and other forms of artistic expression, encouraging younger generations to keep making art and finding their voice through it.
Philip Knapp is a Northern Wisconsin photographer whose work is shaped by a lifelong connection to the natural world. Influenced early by a father who loved the outdoors, Phil went on to earn a degree in Resource Management from the University of Wisconsin. His photography reflects both a deep appreciation for nature’s beauty and an awareness of its fragility. He is especially drawn to color, symmetry, texture, and the shifting qualities of light that reveal the character of a landscape. As Phil puts it, “I take photos in nature not to escape reality, but to find it.” His work has earned both nominations and awards.
Frances began her artistic journey as a child in southwest Pennsylvania and later studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art. After moving to Colorado, she found a creative home in Evergreen and began sculpting with clay through the Warehouse Group at Tom Ware’s studio. In time, her practice expanded into stone carving, sparked by a gift of alabaster and carving tools from her husband. Frances works intuitively, often waiting years for the right form to reveal itself within a stone before carving directly, without models or sketches. She continues to work across clay, bronze, acrylics, and ink, drawing lasting inspiration from Colorado’s landscape and the wildlife surrounding her cabin studio.
Maurice began creating art at the age of five, starting with simple handmade objects and gradually developing a practice deeply informed by his cultural roots. Much of his work draws from Native principles, traditional craft, and the use of natural materials. As a teenager, he began studying with his spiritual leader, Robert, a Kiowan medicine man, who gave him the name Tatunka Zee, or Yellow Buffalo. Through years of learning, Maurice was taught ceremonial traditions, songs, medicine practices, and the construction of sacred spaces such as sweat lodges. His buffalo headdress, displayed in the gallery, was created for the Sun Dance, a sacred ceremony centered on healing, endurance, and spiritual union.
A native of Thailand, Noi discovered her love of painting at an early age, sparked by a formative experience in France when she was six years old. During that time, a local artist introduced her to drawing with a simple box of crayons and a blank sheet of paper – an experience that set her on a lifelong creative path. Under that early guidance, she learned the foundations of landscape and village painting and developed a lasting appreciation for light, scenery, and everyday life. Working primarily in oil and acrylic, Noi often paints outdoors, where nature’s shifting color, atmosphere, and emotion continue to shape her work.
Mike is a furniture builder and designer, based in Indian Hills CO, born and raised in the Philadelphia area. Known for one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture and free form woodworking techniques that blend traditional furniture joinery with ship joining methods in all wood species. As well, Michael attended the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding and enjoyed a one year apprenticeship with a local furniture maker.
Born in Guatemala and based in the United States, Rudi Monterroso creates work shaped by resilience, movement, and perception. A BFA graduate in Sculpture from Metropolitan State University of Denver, he works across painting and three-dimensional form. As a colorblind artist and due to physical challenges, he paints using his body and often incorporates movement influenced by flamenco. His work reflects a core belief: what we often perceive as weakness is, in fact, our uniqueness—and when embraced it becomes our greatest strength.
Edge of the Image was founded by Linda McConnell and Richard Sharkey as a space to celebrate local artists and the spirit of creative discovery. What began as a shared vision has grown into an ever-changing gallery experience featuring paintings, sculpture, and original works from artists in the community. With each new season comes a fresh theme, a new visual atmosphere, and another opportunity to encounter something unexpected. More than a gallery, Edge of the Image is a place where imagination, craftsmanship, and local expression come together – inviting visitors to return often and see what is taking shape next.
Located on Colorado Highway 74 in Kittredge, across from Kittredge Community Park in the Ambry Gardens buildings, Edge of the Image invites you to stop by and discover a rotating collection of local art and seasonal exhibits.
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