Featured at West + Main Littleton: David Townsend

Join us for First Friday in Littleton Ft David Townsend

2590 W Main St
11.7.2025, 6-9pm

Meet David

David Townsend has been a full-time, professional photographer for 25 years. He started out photographing nature & landscapes on 35mm, medium format, and large format film cameras, worked in a portrait studio for 7 years, and started David Lynn Photography with his wife, Lynn Townsend.

David has photographed everything from landscapes to weddings, portraits, real estate, food, and more. His travels include states throughout the Mountain West USA, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Chile, Argentina, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia. With a passion for travel & photography, he brings that appreciation of the outdoors to everything he can, highlighting the environment with the subjects he photographs.

David lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and business partner, Lynn, and their two children. David & Lynn own and operate David Lynn Photography, based out of StudioWed at 8th & Santa Fe in Denver’s Arts District on Santa Fe.

Learn more about David in our Q+A!

How did your business come to exist? My wife and I are both photographers, and we met at a photo gallery in Denver, where we both had entered photos in a print competition. We met at the Artist Reception, began dating a year later, and three years after that we got married and started our business together.

What are you working on right now? This week included photographing a wedding in Idaho Springs, a branding photo session for a Boulder startup company, and curating artists for the upcoming First Friday Artwalk at our studio in the Santa Fe Arts District.

What are your thoughts about your city's creative scene for artists, designers, crafters, makers, and/or small businesses? Denver's art scene is amazing! We own a studio in the Santa Fe Arts District in Denver, and we are open each First Friday Artwalk where we host guests artists each month, often times new or emerging artists. The level of creativity we see each month is astounding and it's ever growing.

What do you like to do outside of work? For fitness, it's definitely mountain biking in summer and telemark skiing in winter. Creatively, its abstract painting with acrylics, listening to music, being the drummer in a band with friends, and of course taking photos any travels we happen to be doing.

What is the best piece of advice you ever received? Early on when fist starting a solo photography business, there was often the temptation to offer discounts to friends and close acquaintances to build up your portfolio or try to win clients, but it was often hard to know how to approach that as each situation is unique. Best advice for that I received was plain and simple: “Just call them all your friends and charge them the same full price”

Where do you find inspiration? Definitely light. It’s what photography is all about, so when the light is good it always makes me want to grab whatever camera I have on hand and create photos.

What is your dream project? Travel to all of the countries and regions on my “favorites” list photographing landscapes on commissioned assignments, and do some volunteer or service for local communities while I’m traveling through, particularly if it can involve photography or videography.

What was the best day at work you've had in the past three months? Some of my favorite days are the most productive ones that involve lots of creativity. One of my recent Fridays consisted of a morning Real Estate shoot for a West + Main luxury home, then a consult with a client to plan for an upcoming product content shoot, then off to our studio in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District for the First Friday Artwalk, where we show our Fine Art Photography and also host other amazing artists for the night’s event. It’s always a great night of community and conversation involving creativity and travel.

Get in touch with David

Instagram: @davidlynnfineart

Website: davidlynnphoto.com

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Featured at West + Main Highlands: Adam Anglin

Join us for First Friday in RiNo Ft Adam Anglin

2632 Blake St #102
10.3.2025, 6-9pm

Meet Adam Anglin

Adam Anglin (b.1984, Rogers, AR) is a fine artist and musician with a background in graphic design. Adam paints impressionist landscapes with color-field forms. Recipient of the 2024 Cherry Creek Art Festival “Emerging Artist” grant. He lives and works in Denver, Colorado.

Artist Statement - I am a self-taught landscape painter who connects synthetic and natural forms in purposeful dissonance for those who long for beauty in a world that is too often satisfied with distraction. I use vibrant color-field compositions overlaying western landscapes and interwoven perspective lines to move the viewer between worlds.

Learn more about Adam in our Q+A!

What are you known for? - I'm known for painting impressionistic landscapes that intersect with color-field and abstract compositions.

Who/What are your biggest influences? - My biggest influences are abstract painters - Frank Stella, Josef Albers, and Clyfford Still.

What is your dream project? - I've been really enjoying working bigger lately, so a dream project for me would have to involve making something huge. I love when work takes up a big wall. It's so satisfying. My work needs scale to accentuate the colors and composition of the abstract elements so if I could make some real big boys, I think the payoff would be incredible.

What are you working on right now? - Currently, I've been chipping away at some commissions. That's been a big part of my workload this year and I love it. Making something unique for a particular space or client is the best feeling. I really love when everything comes together in just the right way. I'm hoping to do more in the future.

Is a hotdog a sandwich? - Let me answer your question with a question - Is a corndog a sandwich? Or a slice of pizza? What is a sandwich? If it's bread and some other essential bits then I think we could just as easily turn this around and say, What isn't a sandwich? If I put enough croutons on my salad, am I now eating a sandwich?! Is my soup in a bread bowl actually just a really wet sandwich?! What becomes of pancakes, crepes, or tortillas? Is a taco a sandwich? Are tacos just thinly folded sideways sandwiches?! Where does it end?!

What are your thoughts about your city's creative scene for artists, designers, crafters, makers, and/or small businesses? - I'm so lucky to live in a place that really values the work of creatives. Denver has been home for me and my family for almost 20 years. We love feeling like we live in a place where artists can pursue their passions and be supported by a number of incredible small businesses. I've been lucky to be invited into some really wonderful shops, design stores, and galleries to show my work. Every artist has to figure out the right approach for them, but it's sweet to know that in Denver carving that path is encouraged in so many ways.

What was the best day at work you've had in the past three months? - Last month I showed my work at the Golden Fine Arts Festival just down the road in Golden, CO. I sold more in that show than any other show all year. I almost sold out of a new series I've been working on and I landed a pretty large commission.

Get in touch with Adam

Instagram: @galleryatfdc

Website: www.galleryatfdc.com

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Featured at West + Main Highlands: Berkeley Hoerr

Join us for First Friday in Highlands Ft. Berkeley Hoerr

3442 W 32nd Ave
9.5.2025, 6-9pm

Meet Berkeley Hoerr

My paintings are a celebration of color and the profound beauty that exists within the everyday. I am inspired by the quiet details of my daily life–objects, textures, and fleeting moments. I live much of my life outdoors, where I notice and record moments where our presence leaves its mark on the landscape and how our environment shapes us in return.

Color is central to my practice. It allows me to turn these familiar moments into something extraordinary. I use bold hues and unexpected combinations to invite viewers into my world, where ordinary scenes are actually vivid expressions of connection, resilience, and constant change.

My work is a call to pause, to look closely, and to embrace the richness of our shared experiences. By magnifying everyday moments, I aim to inspire a deeper connection to the world around us and a renewed sense of wonder in the small details of our lives.

Learn more about Berkeley in our Q+A!

What are you working on right now?
Right now I am starting work on a series of large scale oil paintings based on photographs from my trip down the Grand Canyon this fall. I took photographs of different textures throughout the canyon along our 24 day rafting trip. I’m zooming in on each subject so much that although the paintings themselves are realistic they feel abstract because of the close-up scale.

What do you like to do outside of work?
Outside of work I like to spend time outdoors. As much as I love trail running and mountain biking, I also enjoy moving slowly. Looking is my favorite thing to do. Observing small moments in nature feels monumental.

What is your dream project?
My dream project is a large-scale installation of my palette scrapes series. I would love to frame each palette scrape individually and hang them in a huge grid. I’ve done smaller-scale installations of them before but would love to see 60 or so of them hung together on one wall.

What is your favorite part of your job?
My favorite part of my job is mixing paint. I started oil painting when I was eight years old and would copy Old Masters' paintings. In doing so, I became an expert at matching colors and it's still one of my very favorite things to do. I love adding unexpected pigments to a big pile of paint, smushing it around with my palette knife, adjusting until I get just the right color.

Where do you find inspiration?
I find inspiration in the outdoors and in the mundane routine of my life. I’m much more interested in painting subjects that are not already considered beautiful, but instead become beautiful through the act of painting them. I think inspiration only works up to a point. I am a much bigger believer in going to work everyday and working even when inspiration hasn’t “struck.” I think it is the process of painting that propels my ideas forward.

What are your thoughts about your city's creative scene for artists, designers, crafters, makers, and/or small businesses?

I love Denver’s creative scene! I have a studio at Prism Workspaces, where I’m surrounded everyday by other artists working in a variety of media. I’m constantly amazing by the creativity and talent of other Denver artists.

What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?

The best piece of advice I have ever received was from my college painting professor: “Don’t wait for inspiration, just show up and work everyday.” It’s a motto I continue to live by. 

Get in touch with Berkeley

Instagram: @berkeley.hoerr.art

Website: www.berkeleyhoerr.com

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Featured at West + Main Louisville: Jean Philippe Menetrier

Join us for First Friday in Louisville ft. Jean Philippe Menetrier

920 Main St
8.1.2025, 6-9pm

Meet Jean Philippe Menetrier

Jean Philippe (JP) Menetrier was born in Besançon; a small town in the Burgundy region of France. The introverted middle child of three boys, JP grew up on an active farm and was enchanted by nature and the outdoors from a young age. Once introduced to music and film in his teen years JP’s imagination started to incorporate counterculture and the arts. He DJ’d vinyl throughout his college and following years and maintains his hearty collection to this day.

After moving to the United States in 2007, JP began experimenting with black and white photography as well as found object sculpting. His artistic passions developed into abstract painting and drawing during early COVID isolation. His passion to create art is only surpassed by his love of his daughter (Vezia), and sneakers (Jordans).

You can visit JP and his other artworks currently hanging at Honey Hill Coffee Shop, the ART Hotel, and Satchel’s on 6th Restaurant.

Learn more about JP in our Q+A!

What are you currently working on?
I’m currently working with a mix of acrylic and ink on heavy paper. I also have another station in the studio where I’m combining graphite with colored powder. I always keep sketchbooks and my iPad nearby so I can create wherever I go.

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
Close friends have reminded me to accept that my work won’t resonate with everyone—and that’s okay. It makes it all the more meaningful when someone truly connects with it.

What is your dream project?
My dream project would be something massive. When I visited the Rubell Museum in Miami, I saw a canvas as big as a warehouse wall—they had to assemble it inside the space. I was awestruck and thought, “One day, I’ll do that too.”

If you had a choice between two superpowers—being invisible or flying—which would you choose?
I’d prefer to fly. Ideally, I’d like to be a bird.

How did your business come to exist?
I work at Satchel’s on 6th restaurant, and for years I’ve had my artwork displayed on the walls there. Over time, I built a strong community of supporters, friends, and buyers—many of whom continue to follow and support my work through social media.

What are your thoughts on your city’s creative scene for artists, designers, makers, and small businesses?
I tend to be introverted and in my own creative bubble, so I haven’t always reached out as much as I could. But I’m working on that.

Where do you find inspiration?
It comes from a love of the process—creating something, playing with color and texture, and exploring new techniques. I try to let myself feel free to experiment without overthinking.

What do you like to do outside of work?
Outside of work, I love being outdoors—biking, walking, and dipping my feet in the cold river in Golden (lol). I also enjoy reading, traveling, yoga, and meditation.

Get in touch with JP

Instagram: @jean_philippe_m

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Featured at West + Main Littleton: Cody Kuehl

Join us for Final Friday in Littleton, featuring Cody Kuehl

Frontiers

2590 W Main St
6.27.2025, 6-9pm

Meet Cody Kuehl

Cody Kuehl is a contemporary painter who features moment of impact images of the west. Born
in Colorado, Cody's formative youth was raising, training, and showing draft horses with his
family. Cody currently resides in Longmont Colorado. He is the board president of the A.R.
Mitchell Museum where he runs his gallery, Kuehl Fine Art.

“The myth and ethos of the West lives strong even today in American culture. The lone gunman
stands tall as an enduring symbol that people strive towards. The history that we try to live is a
double-edged knife that cuts both ways, however. These paintings strive to build up and
undercut, live into and criticize the american west as a force in our history that is both a powerful
story of American ideals and a fundamentally flawed American character study.” ~ Cody Kuehl

Learn more about Cody in our Q+A!

How did your business come to exist?

I've built the art career over the course of almost a decade of small shows to group shows to solo exhibitions.  I've always had good people that helped to bring me up and give me new opportunities to show.I have a deep gratitude for everyone who has given me a chance over the years.  

Where do you find inspiration?

Inspiration for my brand of western art can be found everywhere from movies and TV, to comics and historical photos. Recently I have found inspiration at the A. R. Mitchell Museum of western art which among other things houses a very extensive collection of historical photos from the western world of southern Colorado.

What is the best piece of advice that you have ever gotten?

Haha my art teacher in high school told me I'd never get accepted into art college so I never applied.  Saved me a TON of money.  

What are your thoughts about your city's creative scene for artists, designers, crafters, makers, and/or small businesses?

My main Art community is in Trinidad, CO, and lately it has been like a powder keg of art.  We are doing so many new projects and shows down there.  We have four world class exhibitions at the museum this year and my gallery has 10 solo openings that we have fielded from artists.  I have met some many creative and talented artists through the process and would highly recommend a visit.  

What do you like to do outside of work?

My family raises and trains Draft horses, so whenever I can I am out driving the ponies on some sort of farm implement or taking care of them.  

What is your dream project? 

I am working on a couple dream projects right now, but the one that's the biggest is to make the A.R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad a world class destination for the arts.  

If you had a choice between two superpowers, being invisible or flying, which would you choose?

Definitely Flying.

What is your favorite part of your job? 
Creating art is a part of my lived experience and something that I do every day.  The creative process is like breathing to me.

Get in touch with Cody Kuehl

Email: kuehl.cody@gmail.com
Website: artofcodykuehl.com
Instagram: @artofcodykuehl

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