CUTV News Radio spotlights Michelle Courier of Westward Gallery

Denver, CO – If there is a secret a satisfying and successful career in art, Michelle Courier knows it. Courier is a landscape artist and the owner of Westward Gallery, a contemporary Western art gallery in Denver.

“I look forward to painting every minute,” says Courier. "I never get sick of it, I never get frustrated. I love it. I always wanted to live this life. I wanted to pursue my own vision and do it my way.”

Courier works mainly with acrylics and her subject matter is the West, so it made sense for her to pack up all her belongings and head to Denver where she discovered the space that would one day become the gallery of her dreams.

“I wanted to move west my whole life,” recalls Courier. “When I was 12 years old, I cried every time I had to go back east. I spent as much time out here as I could and finally just made the jump to come out here full-time and open a gallery. I've always wanted to, so it's been a dream of mine.”

Courier’s paintings can be described as photographic until you get up close, where one discovers that they are rather impressionistic, particularly in the way she paints water. 

“I started off in portraits. And they're very realistic. Then I went to the water, looking into it, which was incredibly challenging,” says Courier. “I try to paint very loose with a dancing brush stroke. I have a very light hand with the paint. It kind of dances around."

For more information on Westward Gallery, visit www.westwardgallery.com