If it starts with a blank page, canvas or space, I'm excited about it.
As a veteran of non-traditional art education, I have taught in Colorado public schools since 1992.
The last eighteen years I have worked in the Lewis-Palmer School District at Lewis-Palmer High School.
As a past instructor for Colorado Youth Soccer, I specialize in the development of entry level coaches and players. I have coached in Colorado since 1983.
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FINDING ESPINOSA - BOOK SUMMARY
La Veta, Colorado is being ravaged by an arsonist. Simon Elliott, a British Gulf War Vet is trying to complete his latest novel on the war, while moonlighting as an investigative reporter for the local paper. When a curious sixth grader named Gabe Conejos knocks on his door, Simon’s world turns upside down. It’s one thing to be the most hated man in town because of his scathing articles, it’s another to be the only man in town with the key to solving La Veta’s worst crime spree in 100 years. Each visit to a burning crime scene triggers post traumatic stress symptoms, blurring reality. Now, he must recall the carnage of his war experience if he is to save the town from further terror. Together with Gabe and his family, they uncover the dark secrets of a La Veta.
BARKEY CREATIVE
CARRIED AWAY
Carried Away is being revised. I also hope to visit the Southwest this summer to test it with more specific readers. The goal is to publish at some point in 2024.
I've done some concept art for both the cover and the story itself, which has been incredibly rewarding.
GIANT
The children of a small village in the Highlands of Scotland band together to save an abandoned child giant and his family from extinction.
Since 2007, I have taught drawing, painting, 3-D art and ceramics, as well as video editing, film studies and broadcasting.
I'm a graduate of the University of Denver, with a BFA in Studio Art where I played varsity soccer. In 2019, I earned an MA in English (Creative Writing) with an emphasis in Screen Writing from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Contact Brian Barkey at:
brianpbarkey@gmail.com