Rachel Campbell-Osborne, the fifteenth artist-in-residence at the Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio, talks about using art to make sense of the world and her hope that her art brings happiness to her audience. She speaks about teaching classes on plein air painting through Mesa County Libraries and the value of being prepared to paint on the go. She discusses roller skating and how this hobby functions as a welcome reprieve from her art. She talks...

In a retrospective video covering her period as Artist in Residence at 970West Studio in Mesa County Libraries, Jessica Scriver talks about her use of encaustic painting to illustrate the story of an orphaned, baby yak (in collaboration with a local author). She discusses the encaustic painting workshop that she gave as part of her residency, and the experience it gave to attendees who might not otherwise have access to an involved artistic process....