WELCOME to "Beyond the Blue"

An exclusive show featuring The Cerulean Art Salon.

The Cerulean Art Salon is dedicated to the creation of dynamic, inspiring and vibrant art that challenges the viewer to see deeply, to question the norms of the day, and to embrace new possibilities.  Cerulean members explore the work of other artists, new techniques, and ways of seeing, thinking and doing. Cerulean is based on the concept of the Art Salons of years past when artists gathered to critique works, discuss shows, events and influences.  Cerulean respects, honors and promotes all creative mediums and undertakings, the process and the practice of all artistic endeavors.  Our priorities are to create, critique, show, teach, share, learn and support fellow artists.

The Cerulean Art Salon began in 2022 in the Albuquerque area and was initiated by founding member Kari Bell.

Members of the Cerulean Art Salon:

Connie Faulk - Cynthia Kolson - Kari Bell - Betsy Kuhn - Joseph Riggs - Bill Sabatini - Ali Baudoin - Mark M. Feldman

"Inspired by the vibrant light and elemental beauty of the Southwest, my work explores

transformation through color, form, and flow. In this collection, watercolor and acrylic

pours take center stage—mediums that, like alchemy, rely on process, intuition, and the

unexpected. I also work in sculpture and silk dyeing, letting each medium speak its own

language while reflecting a unified creative spirit.

Whether guided by a drop of water or a bold movement of paint, my work celebrates

the magic that happens when material and intention meet.

My work has been showcased at the ArtMozaik events as well as being published in

magazines. I am also the editor for the New Mexico Women in the Arts. Studio tours are

available, and I also offer private lessons.

To schedule a visit or inquire about classes, contact me at marie@mariesoderlund.com"

"I work with a photographic image that contains the excitement of color possibilities. I work to extend those into the finished piece. The image is re-formed, discovering, inventing and imposing my own sense of found space. I work to counteract the depth of field found in conventional photographs by emphasizing a low relief reconstruction of the original space. I work to retain the color of aerial perspective, offering a seductive insight into the work’s origin. "

  I have always been an artist. When I was seven, I painted goose eggshells tied with ribbon and took them door to door at Easter. I wanted to buy fabric to sew my own clothes and gured this way I could make what I wanted. I agreed to teach pottery to my fellow students if my high school art teacher would allow me to acquire a wheel, kiln and clay as I was bored with drawing and calligraphy (her favorite). The football team and I became art friends.

Even now as I am painting or working on mixed media sculpture, I continue to seek out other materials just to keep the exploration part of creativity alive and healthy. I moved with my disabled adult son from Maine to New Mexico in 2015 after his father passed away. I knew I would have a hard time going solo in the Maine winters. Both Maine and New Mexico are solitary places, beautiful and full of artists and great thinkers. There are junctures when artists are at a place to choose which direction their work is headed—I am at that place. Although we try not to be swayed by our audiences, it’s naive to think that we don’t need to produce work that sells versus work that has more social content. They are not always both

 That rule of “body of work” does not seem to apply to all of us. Exhibitions call for one type of work, while the work we produce for the market is another. Sometimes it’s as if we are two artists trying to meld into one.

I am ending my way with gallery space changes and holding classes at the studio. I’m working on acquiring the skills to share myself virtually as well.

It would be rewarding to think that I can relax a bit and just create art that is both meaningful and pays the bills. But I believe that an artist’s new reality is such that more than ever we must be proactive in promoting work, teaching, sharing, making videos and so forth. It’s an endless job, especially for a single woman with a son who still needs home care.

My work is either abstract or narrative with a fondness still for folk art and storytelling. The desert has gifted me many tales to tell

Lauren Deyo's artistic journey began with childhood creativity, notably marked by a memorable finger-painting incident on porcelain. After retiring from teaching, she embraced art as her "new career," delving into oriental brush painting, mixed media, and acrylics in Albuquerque. Her work blends realism with abstraction, often incorporating collage and a unique process involving paint, paper, and varnish.

In 2024, Lauren's achievements include having her piece "Texture for Breakfast" featured in the Corrales Society of Artists' studio tour catalog, as well as appearances in Southwest Art magazine and the Albuquerque Journal's Venue. Her art is showcased at the Moon and Dove Gallery in Corrales, NM.

Upcoming shows in 2024 include exhibitions at Martin Modern and Art Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM, along with a solo exhibit titled "Colorful Pathways" at Art Moziak Gallery. Lauren's art has been displayed in various prestigious venues such as Ghostwolf Gallery in Albuquerque and Fuller Lodge Los Alamos Art Center Gallery.

Active in her artistic community, Lauren serves as a juror for art shows and teaches classes on mixed media techniques. She is a member of the Corrales Society of Artists, New Mexico Artists Registry, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Her work attracts collectors nationwide and is showcased on her website, Artbydeyo.com, as well as on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram (@artbydeyo).

Lauren resides in Rio Rancho, NM, with her husband Joe, also an artist, continuing to explore and expand her creative horizons.

Catalina is a painter and jewelry maker who divides her time between Santiago, Chile and Taos, NM where she finds new inspiration for her work. Her painting process starts random and organic allowing the viewer to discover mysterious shapes and objects that appear from the organized chaos. She explores a variety of materials and techniques to achieve different effects and textures, using oils, acrylics and other materials. Catalina loves the quality of the colors oils provide and also the effects she could achieve with acrylics. She has learned to combine the best qualities of both mediums on the same canvas to achieve her desired look. Catalina tries to evoke a sense of motion in her works while staying true to her love of color and how they combine to make her feel The numerous techniques she uses to layer and present colors creates unique ethereal sensations of strange worlds and shapes that are perceived differently by every viewer.