ASLD invites you into the studios of local artists. See inside their workspaces, learn about their creative habits and practices, and get to know the metro area arts community better!
Join the Art Students League of Denver (ASLD) for an engaging studio visit with oil painters Cristian Mora and Tanner Steed in Denver, CO. Working in a representational style, both artists blend classical foundations with contemporary approaches, creating work shaped by a range of global influences. Each has cultivated a dedicated studio practice and studied under renowned artist Daniel Sprick. Step into their creative world today!
About Cristian Mora
Cristian Mora is an oil painter based in Denver. His work is grounded in stillness, sensitivity, and quiet intensity. He grew up in San Ramón, Costa Rica, painting rainforest scenes as a child — and when his family moved to the United States in 2001, that curiosity came with him. It never narrowed. It only grew into something more deliberate: a need to look closely, to find something true in what he saw. Mora works primarily in oils, taking on a wide range of subjects — figures, portraits, still life, landscape, plein air, and imaginative realism. His work balances technical discipline with a freedom to explore — pushing for surface interest and visual fidelity at the same time, where craftsmanship and instinct inform each other rather than compete. His studio practice is shaped by an ongoing mentorship with master painter Daniel Sprick, a relationship built over years and still active.
Learn more about Mora on his website: https://www.cristianmora.com/
About Tanner Steed
My paintings are the result of deep observation and contemplation of light. Through my sensory experience, I create a personal interpretation of the scene using the abstraction of brushstrokes. No matter how rendered, it will always be abstraction that formulates my work. Even though the subject matter is more than easily recognized, my paintings are about the quality of the paint itself. I hope to catch the viewers attention with a subject, only to inspire them to look closer at the innate beauty of oil on linen.
Learn more about Steed on his website: https://www.tannersteedart.com/
Registration Opens: May 5
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