Morning StArt with Moe Scance

Morning StArt is a joint one-hour coffee meetup program designed to bring artists in the area together with the Golden community to meet and talk about art. Come and grab a cup of coffee with artist Moe Scance on Friday, September 8th at 8 am at Cafe 13.

About Moe:
Born into the middle of a large Irish-Catholic family in Wash D.C., I was always the artist of the family. I could draw. I went to art school and received a BFA. My career as a graphic artist commenced, and I ended up in newspaper design.

It was 2009 when I began renting a studio and pursuing this life as an artist. I used the tools from my graphics career — drawing table tracing paper exacto knives t-square and especially my light-table.

Since I started full-time in my studio in 2015 I have been driven, relentlessly refining my skills, making my chosen process work for me. I am convinced that I will learn how to make my audience fall in love with my drawings, like how I love Marc Chagall and Grant Wood and Sushe Felix, Eyvind Earle and Maxfield Parrish.

For a decade I have been working in obscurity. This year was the start of a new era of being seen, out and about and entering shows that have a juror that I respect and would like to meet. I have been invited more times than not, it’s been a real confidence builder. It is bliss to be appreciated! I am given the motivation to continue…