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Ditto Gallery announces Urban Movement Exhibit Beckner, Valastro and Williams bring Urban Movement to Ditto

Denver, CO – Ditto Gallery is proud to welcome 3 young, strong, urbanite painters in the ‘Urban Movement’ exhibit beginning May 30, 2008, Jim Beckner, Ken Valastro, and Tiffany Williams. All three artists have a unique and recognizable sense about them but collectively they reveal thick, buttery swells of brush strokes, impressionistic freedom and intuitive ability. Beckner, Valastro and Williams provide us with a juicy build up of paint affording an impression of sublime painterly quality, rich in color and imagery of everyday downtown and urban life. As a city is bustling and gearing up for the Democratic National Convention this exhibit located in the middle of the action, captures the beauty and warmth of urban life.

The striking originals are available for sale, and for the first time ever these three artists are offering giclées of their work only at Ditto Gallery, through Ditto’s very on, Art-on-Demand system. Located in the Golden Triangle Museum District, Ditto Gallery showcases a diverse selection of local and international artist’s originals and giclées in a relaxed creative environment. With the unique premise of Art-on-Demand, Ditto has art for everyone, selling original pieces of art and giclées of the same pieces for a fraction the cost. With the use of in-house superior digital technologies and 9 years experience, Ditto produces high-end art reproductions for art enthusiasts of all levels, backgrounds, and budgets.

Urban Movement artists include Jim Beckner, Ken Valastro, and Tiffany Williams.

Jim Beckner: Cityscapes and Urban Life Painter
Jim Beckner is a self-described urban animal who creates cityscapes of urban life. Beckner’s downtown scenes of the environment bring warmth and interesting depth not only to the subject matter but in the textural depth and shape. Beckner is a favorite among corporate art consultants and collectors. Jim produces large and small scale works.

Ken Valastro: Painterly Expressions of Urban and Rural Life
Ken Valastro has been painting since early childhood and his prolific nature continues to evolve. This non-stop impressionist painter is a favorite among collectors nationally and internationally. Ken is well-known for his thick vibrant brush strokes depicting downtown urban life in rainy Manhattan or busy Denver. Urbanites hailing taxis under colorful umbrellas or shopping in backlit streets communicate Valastro’s impressionist images. Ken is equally skilled at demonstrating rural life on a quiet lazy country day or at a fast-paced rodeo complete with horse and rider.

Tiffany Williams: Impasto Painter
Tiffany Williams painterly talents clearly coincides with her streak of wanderlust. Her creative impasto style of painting makes her an extremely popular artist among her contemporaries and collectors. Tiffany depicts modern urban scenes using thick buttery strokes with impressive technical movement. Williams received a scholarship at Rocky Mountain Institute of Art and is an alumni of Quang Ho’s Professional Studies Class.

Ditto Gallery is located at 1224 Speer Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80204. Exhibit opening and reception are May 30, 2008 from 5pm-9pm. An encore event occurs on the First Friday of June, June 6, 2008 from 6pm-9pm. Show runs through mid-July. Visit www.dittogallery.com for directions, operating hours, and more information.

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Ditto Gallery is a branch of GRI Studios. GRI Studios has been digitally printing fine and commercial art since 1999 satisfying thousands of artists and businesses around the world. If you’d like more information about this topic, or an interview with owner Jeff Smith or the exhibiting artists, please call 303-289-9727, or email to [email protected]. Press materials are available for download at www.dittogallery.com/press. Artists interested in Ditto Gallery’s Art-on-Demand may email their work to giclé[email protected] for review and to discuss reproduction.

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