Autumn: Final Chapter, part 30

"Alpha" (oil/sold)

The leaves have changed and the wind is scattering them everywhere.  The Colorado mountains are having their first big snowstorm of the year.  It was fun while it lasted...  "Alpha" is part of a commissioned series I completed.   Wolves no longer run free in Colorado as they once did. For this image I needed to recreate a scene with a wolf in the winter with recognizable landscape from northern Colorado.  Although the original is sold, prints  and giclees can be ordered through fineartamerica.com
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Autumn: Gold Rush giclee for sale, part 29

Gold Rush

I have to admit that "Gold Rush" has been one of my very favorite paintings.  This 30" x 15" pastel won a juror's choice (Best of Show)  at an art show at the Lincoln Gallery in Loveland, Colorado.  I did have the piece scanned for high resolution giclees. 

Autumn: Longs Peak View, part 28

"Longs Peak View"

Here is yet another painting of Longs Peak and Autumn.  This is a large acrylic on canvas I painted and sold to Exempla's Good Samaritan Hospital.  Longs Peak is not only the tallest peak in Northern Colorado, but an infamous one that many people climb each year. 

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

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Autumn: Giclees for sale, part 27

"Longs Peak"

I have this image of "Longs Peak" (pastel/sold 18" x 24") available in canvas giclees.  I would like to reduce my inventory  at extremely reduced prices.  I have a 15" x 20" stretched and framed canvas giclee (#3/250) that  I am ready to sell for $125 (below wholesale!) plus $20 for shipping/handling.  The retail value of this giclee is $248 which does not include stretching and framing!  This would make a fabulous gift for any mountain lover.  Act quickly, this offer won't last!

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

Autumn: Impasto Plein air, part 26

How to paint an impasto plein air painting:

1. Find inspiration:  I drove up to Rocky Mountain National Park today in search of autumn color.  I found fresh snow on top of some golden tones.

2. Sketch in with thinned oils to get your composition and plan where your darks are.

3. Enjoy the peace and quiet (except for the tourists that just can't resist taking pictures of you without asking)

4. Stand back and get away from your painting occasionally to get a fresh  perspective.

5. Once I have the colors and values in place, I start painting with my pallet knife, leaving lots of paint swirls.

6. Stop at Starbucks on the way home to congratulate yourself for getting out and painting!

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

"Endovalley"

Autumn: Hallet Peak snow, part 25

It snowed!  This is a painting transformed. I painted "Hallet Peak" awhile ago when I painted mostly in acrylics. I wanted to soften the colors to decided to let it snow.  I like the new version better. This painting is for sale, for more info, contact me.

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

Autumn: Peace in the Pines, part 24

"Peace in the Pines" is a watercolor (sold) I painted years ago of this beautiful log church in Allenspark, Colorado at the base of the Rocky Mountains.

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

Autumn: Longs Peak Cabin, part 23

Longs Peak Cabin

I painted "Longs Peak Cabin" (watercolor/sold) from a sweet cabin built adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado) in Autumn.  They had an incredible view of Longs Peak, the tallest mountain peak in Northern Colorado at 14,239 feet.

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

Autumn: Fallen leaves, part 22

I painted these small watercolors of  autumn leaves using a minimal pallet of transparent paint.  These were purely for fun, but the bottom image was recently used for the brochure, postcard and poster for the 2010 Loveland Art Studio Tour and Sale.  I will be participating again this year.

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

Autumn: Clarks Peak, part 21

Quite often if I find a subject that I really like, I may try it in a smaller version before I attempt a larger one.  These images are of Clarks Peak in the Colorado State Forest in Northern Colorado.  The first (top) image I painted in watercolor (sold).  When I was submitting artwork for the Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital  they chose "Clarks Peak" which I then replicated in a 18" x 24" pastel.

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

Autumn: Pumpkins, part 20

Front Range Pumpkin Patch (watercolor/sold)

 

 

 

 

This painting was inspired by the Pumpkin Patches that dot the landscape of the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies in October.  It was a challenging painting in watercolor but I was pleased with the result.

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

Autumn: Mac Gregor Ranch, part 19

I painted "Mac Gregor Ranch" after visiting Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado) on a crisp fall day with just a frosting of snow on  the mountain tops.  This little oil painting is sold but I do have other available artwork for sale.

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com