By Shannon Lukens for Steamboat Radio/Blizzard Broadcasting.
First Friday Artwalk Friday night featured a new artist with an exhibit at The Depot Art Center. It’s called “Changing Lenses” by Olympic Gold Medalist Deb Armstrong, who says she started painting during COVID and hasn’t stopped.
“I just had an idea that I wanted to try linoleum cut block prints. So I started with the Matterhorn because it is so iconic. And also to learn how to draw. There were just features that I could kind of copy and figure out.”
Armstrong also says she received help from Sue Oehme, with Oehme Graphics, who helped her fine tune her art and prepare the exhibit.
Around 30 pieces of Armstrong’s art are on display at The Depot through the end of February.
Armstrong won a gold medal in Giant Slalom at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
There is an outreach event with a tour of Deb Armstrong’s exhibit at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
General Admission Free Tickets
Longer interview with Armstrong: