"I have always loved creating, whether through painting, sketching, or teaching, but discovered my passion for pastels when I agreed to enroll in a pastel class with my sister. It is the incredible range of colors that can be captured with pastels, from vibrant to muted tones, that I continue to find intriguing. My pastel paintings are inspired by the diversity of Colorado's landscape, from the vast openness of the prairies to the rugged terrain of the rockies. I love to capture the smallest of details in a dew-laden rose, and the interplay of lights and colors on rivers and lakes. It is my hope that these painings will inspire a sense of wonder and appreciation for the immense strength and fragility of nature."

Christy Alden is an accomplished pastel artist, whose work has recieved awards in regional and national exhibitions. She is a member of the Artist Association of Northern Colorado and the Colorado Pastel Society, and she has illustrated "A Users Guide to the Wild and Scenic Cache La Poudre River." She is also an occupational therapist working in private practice and for Thompson School District in Loveland, Colorado. Christy has lived in the southwest deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, as well as Kansas and Maine. Her travels have taken her to Nepal, India, Austria, and Mexico. She shares her passion for the creative process by teaching individual and group art classes for children, and contributes to local and regional programs.