Mention: "When analyzed in its simplest form, isn’t most art really the calling to make something exceptional out of ordinary materials? Aren’t artists of all mediums trying to spin straw into gold? Case in point: this past week Denver’s own Shawn Huckins used his combination of classic painting skill and a brazen sense of humor to transform paint color swatches– the ultimate in banal substance material–into a hell of an art show."—By Scott Bailey
Shawn Huckins was featured on The Nice Niche in July 2013...
http://www.theniceniche.com/shawn-huckins-artist
More of his New Work can be seen here: http://www.theniceniche.com/new-work/shawn-huckins-new-work