Ralph Nagel began painting seriously after a successful career in business and architecture. Prolific, and versatile, he is at home abroad painting en plein air throughout Asia and Europe. His oils and watercolors exude the powerful essence of place and time, and his personal reaction to color, light and form. The spirit of Nagel's paintings is seen in the spontaneity of his brushwork. Bold colors, sometimes several layers thick articulate the interaction between painter and painting, the pushing and pulling between experimentation and control. Nagel's paintings are in private collections in the Americas, Australia, France, Italy, Brazil, Thailand and New Zealand. He is cofounder of the professional Colorado artists "Studio 208." "Truly seeing the subject of my art only takes place once the painting begins. It's about that day, that moment. And as in life, painting is about having the courage to take risks towards an outcome that is unknown." Ralph J. Nagel 1225 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2440 Denver, Colorado 80202-5524 Phone: 303-376-1401 Fax: 303-376-1409 Mobile: 303-358-4271 ralph@toprockllc.com Curator of Collection: Kathryn Charles katyacharles@yahoo.com Publications American Art Collector - October 2010 Edition Exhibition Schedule 2012 September Denver Athletic Club, Two Person Show featuring Judith Babcock and Ralph Nagel Exhibition Schedule 2011 Nov. 12 - Dec. 31 Lone Tree Arts Center Exhibition, presented by the Lone Tree Arts Commission, Lone Tree, CO Aug. 5 - Sept. 24 Anam Cara Gallery, "Public Image 2011 Juried Show", Juror, Lorene Joos, Arts Programming Curator, Lakewood Cultural Arts Center, Lakewood, CO June 25 - Aug. 23 Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, 28th Annual All Colorado Arts Show, Juror, Jil Desmond, Curator, Denver Art Museum, Greenwood Village, CO Jan. 11 - March 24 Madden Art Museum, "This is Colorado" Heritage Fine Art Guild of Arapahoe County, Statewide Annual Exhibition, Greenwood Village, CO, Juror: Victoria Kwasinki Reception: Friday, January 14, 2011, 4:30 - 8:30 pm Exhibition Schedule 2010 Dec. 1 - Jan. 31, 11 Chambers Center, The Women's College of the University of Denver, Denver, CO, One Person Exhibition Nov 11 - Dec. 11 Redshift Gallery, Denver, CO, “A Little Help from My Friends”,  annual invitational exhibition curated by Rob Foster November 1 - 29 Denver Athletic Club, Denver, CO, Landscape Paintings by Ralph Nagel and Judith Babcock. Reception for the artists November 11, 6 - 8 p.m. Oct. 14 - Nov. 6 Alpine Fine Arts Center, Colorado Artists Guild 2010 Artists of Colorado Annual Exhibition, Denver, CO October 2010 Arnold & Porter LLC, Republic Plaza Building, Denver, CO, Landscape Paintings by Ralph Nagel and Marsha Wooley. Reception for the artists October 13, 5 - 7 p.m.. August 30 - Nov. 3 Colorado Watercolor Society 2010 New Trends Exhibit, Republic Plaza, Denver, CO, Juror: Andra Archer July 31 - Nov. 14 The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, "Practice What You Teach: Landscapes by Colorado's Community College Art Faculty", Curated by Kathryn Charles July 10 - 23 Curtis Arts and Humanities Center "All Colorado Art Show", Juror: Quang Ho, Greenwood Village, CO July 12 - August 5 Annual Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition, Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO March 3 - June 30 Colorado State Capitol, Offices of Lt. Governor Barbara O'Brien and Capitol Basement Rotunda, Denver, CO, "Practice What You Teach: Landscapes by Colorado's Community College Art Faculty", Curated by Kathryn Charles