Manitou Springs resident Jared Thompson is Manitou Creative’s artist. Thompson’s imaginative and colorful creations include highly detailed acrylic on canvas paintings, mixed media, and photography. Operating as a pop-up style, open-air art shop, Manitou Creative gives a unique and fun experience to passersby. You may see Jared working at the easel on his next painting while running the shop. If you’re lucky, he’ll be playing his saxophone, sometimes inviting local musicians to jam in the front yard. Providing a large variety of artwork prints including postcards, stickers, posters, printed canvases, art paper, metal, and more allows something for just about everybody. Original paintings are also available at Manitou Creative. Thompson has produced incredibly unique and strikingly detailed paintings of Manitou Springs, Pikes Peak, Garden of The Gods, and vibrant fantasy landscapes, characters, and animals.
Beginning in May 2025, Manitou Creative is thrilled to donate 5% of all sales revenue to five select non-profit organizations that benefit the community of Manitou Springs Colorado: • Incline Friends Manitou Creative also operates a robust online art store that quickly ships art products for all of your needs, including gifts for friends and family. Manitou Creative is located on the corner of Manitou Avenue and Navajo Avenue in the heart of downtown Manitou Springs. Visit Manitou Creative at https://manitoucreative.com/ Find Manitou Creative on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/manitoucreative Find Manitou Creative on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/manitoucreative/ |

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