Kay Hartzell moved to Leadville in 1963 with her parents and siblings. While accumulating credits to graduate from Lake County High School in 1969, she took art classes from Sylvia Stoner. “She was a wonderful art teacher, and my first art mentor,” she says.

Subsequent to her art foundation-building in high school, she credits the following people for helping her spread her artistic wings: Larry Bamford, Ursula Gilgulin and Lisa Starr.

“Letting colors flow from my brush, with a tip of my hat to Mother Nature, make me a happy artist,” she says. “And I extend my thanks to Saint Vincent Health for the opportunity to contribute to this new, beautiful, and functional hospital with my wishes for a healthy future.”

Kay’s art is available locally at Harperrose Studios Gallery in Leadville.