Martin Lambuth is not a truck person.
The longtime Denver resident admits that he can’t look at one and sound off on the year it was built. He probably couldn’t even tell you what model it was.
He can, however, paint one with a credit card.
As one of the 236 artists featured in this year’s Cherry Creek Arts Festival, of old-fashioned trucks.
And, while most people wouldn’t guess that he could use a credit card as palette knife, painting layered images of trucks with curved hoods and tear drop headlights, Lambuth said the cards help him create a sense of realism with his art.
“There’s that sense (of realism) at a distance, but when you get up close there’s a variety of layers and textures that make it unique and appealing,” Lambuth said.
He’ll demonstrate his unusual painting technique at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Art Lab Demo Stage on Clayton Lane, closer to Second Avenue.
Being featured in the Cherry Creek Arts Festival is a “dream come true,” Lambuth added.
A lot of artists try for this,” he said. “I think over 2,000 people applied. It’s an honor and it’s humbling.”
The festival is in its 22nd year and will feature art from several different disciplines, including ceramics, drawing, digital art, metal works and jewelry.
Festival-goers will also be able to enjoy music on Friday and Saturday nights in a beer garden.
The festival runs through Sunday in Denver’s Cherry Creek North Shopping District from Second to Third avenues between Clayton and Steele streets. The festival is open Friday until 8 p.m.; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. There is no admission charge.
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Erin Udell: 303-954-1223, eudell@denverpost.com
