Lincoln Gallery's Regional Show 2017

My Space
oil
24 x 18"

I'm happy to announce that "My Space"  (an original oil painting) was accepted into the Regional Show at the Lincoln Gallery in Loveland, Colorado. The exhibition will be shown  10/13/17 through 11/10/17 with the Artists’ Reception and Awards Presentation on 10/13/17.
Another good reason to visit the Lincoln Gallery is it was recently recognized as BEST ART GALLERY in Loveland for 2017!  Support your local artists & get inspired.

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Lincoln Gallery's National Show

Mesa Arch

I'm proud to announce that my watercolor, Mesa Arch was accepted into the Lincoln Gallery (Loveland, CO) National Show which opens March 31.  The opening is April 14, 2017 from 6-9 PM and the public is invited to attend.
I played with a new technique with this original watercolor.  I masked spaces and let the paint flow within each space. I wanted to keep the paint as fresh as possible so used very little to no glazing.  I also used a limited pallet which helps give the painting cohesiveness. The scene was inspired by the gorgeous view in Canyonlands National Park in Utah.  This painting is available for sale.

Impressions of Life, Love & Passion: a show of Art for Valentine's Day

I am participating in the  Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park's (Colorado) February (2016) art show "Impressions of Life, Love & Passion" this month.  I brought in a variety of original art that fit this theme.  "Love is in the Air" is a little mixed piece piece taking off on Lake Loveland & Valentine's day.  Every year Loveland celebrates Valentine's Day just a little more & has become quite the fun, loving event.  "Recharge" is a large oil with impasto of two Adirondack chairs with a bottle of red wine & two wine glasses in front of a perfect view of the mountains.

Love is in the Air (mixed media)

Recharge (oil) 24 x 30"

 I included "Escape" and "The Trumpet", two figures painted from life because they both depict a passion:  reading, enjoying the beach and playing the trumpet.

Escape (oil)

The Trumpet

              What can be more of a gift of love than a painting of 'friendship' yellow roses?

Peaceful Pair (oil)

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A Villa in the Mist

A Villa in the Mist (7.5 x 18")

 One thing I learned about plein air painting in Tuscany is you don't have to get up at the crack of dawn to paint.  I'm used to brilliant morning sunshine in Colorado.  On my first day of painting in Italy I woke up to heavy fog.  I set up my pochade box anyway and started to paint a villa on a neighboring hilltop.  I kept completely losing my subject!  I  had taken a photo, but mostly I learned to just paint quickly, from memory.

Islands in the Sky (9 x 12") plein air oil

 This is an example of the creation of a studio painting.  I start with being there to photograph then paint my inspiration.  I can then use both of these 'props' to create what I had in mind with enough time to develop the scene the way I envisioned it.  I always tell my students how important it is to use your own photos for reference.  Having a plein air piece of the same place is extremely helpful with color and mood. Both of these original oils are currently available for purchase.

My reference photo from a Tuscan morning

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Western Spirit Art Show 2015

Homespun

 My original oil "Homespun" was accepted into the Western Spirit Art Show in Cheyenne, Wyoming with an opening on March 7, 2015.  I painted this oil plein air in my backyard last summer.  I was participating in Plein Air Rockies which had a 50 mile radius of Estes Park.  My backyard is well within the parameters so I set up a favorite homemade log cabin quilt on the clothesline and captured the late afternoon light of the Front Range in Colorado.

Shades of Spring

 The other two mini oils of mine in this national show are "Shades of Spring" and "Perch".   "Shades of Spring" is a pallet knife plein air oil painting from last Spring when the lilacs were just blooming.  This painting has a fair amount of texture in the impasto swirls.

"Perch" is also a plein air original oil I painted while participating in Paint the Poudre Plein Air 2014.  I set up my pochade box on a hilltop above Horsetooth Reservoir and captured a gray, but atmospheric day in Northern Colorado.

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Perch

Plein Air Tuscany: Vigneto

Vigneto 9" x 12" oil

Vigneto on my M Box

Inspiration

 The second  oil painting I completed in my Tuscan plein air adventure is "Vigneto" (vineyard in Italian).  The morning fog was still working on lifting when I started this scene of vineyards and olive groves.  This is on the property at the Agriturisimo  I was staying at in September of 2014.  I was situated on top of one of the many Tuscan rolling hills and had a wonderful distant view once the morning fog lifted.  This original oil was painted alla prima, on site.  I used 9 x 12" linen sheets that I later mounted onto acid free foamcore.  This significantly cut down on the amount of space the finished painting would take in my luggage.  There is something about painting under grape vines where you can occasionally taste a sweet grape that remains a  lovely vivid memory. 

This original oil painting is sold.
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Loveland Art Studio Tour 2014

Crisp (watercolor)

It's time again for the Loveland Art Studio Tour.  The 6th annual tour is being held October 11-12 & 18-19, 2014 at various artists studios throughout Loveland, Colorado.  I will once again open up my home studio west of Loveland for the public to see where I work, a current painting in process and view and/or purchase my latest creations.  Since I've been a professional artist for 15 years now I have a wide range of several painting mediums including originals, prints and cards in oil, watercolor, pastel and acrylic. This only happens once a year; don't miss out!

This original oil painting is for sale. Inquire for availabilty. 
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Plein Air Rockies 2014: Horsetooth Reservoir

Horsetooth Reservoir dusk

 My first paint day for Plein Air Rockies 2014 was at Horsetooth Reservoir just west of Fort Collins, Colorado. I wanted to capture the sunset but needed to start hours before to get the big shapes in.   I'm posting my start and ending reference pictures to see just how much the light changes plein air painting.  Although this landscape ( 9" x 12" oil) was finished on sight you can see how I incorporated the light changes.

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Plein Air Rockies 2014

The next big show on my horizon is "Plein Air Rockies 2014".  I was juried into this plein air event along with about 40 other artists from various places around the country.   Artists will paint  from Aug 9-21, 2014 outdoors, in areas within a 50 mile radius of Estes Park, the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park in Northern Colorado.

Currently there is a 'preview' show for the event where samples of each chosen artist is showcased at the Cultural Event Council Gallery downtown Estes Park.  I have a pastel "Tree Yoga" and and an oil "Serenity" in this show.   Both of these pieces were created in my studio but are from images of Rocky Mountain National Park.  Artists are permitted to paint where they choose within the boundary but there will larger groups to observe during the scheduled paint outs. The final reception and show is held on August 23 from 5-8pm where the public can view and/or purchase these freshly made masterpieces.  Tune in to my blog for my latest creations.

 

"Tree Yoga"

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"Serenity"

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PPPA: Cool Diversion

Cool Diversion

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I painted "Cool Diversion" one morning while during the Paint the Poudre Plein Air 2014 event.  Rose Brink's was kind to allow the group to paint at her LaPorte, Colorado farm. I chose a spot in the shade next to one of the diversion channels off the the Poudre River.  There was an old, rather nasty pipe running right through my scene which I decided to eliminate. I painted this alla prima, en plein air with oil paint and sold the painting at opening night of the show. 
The second picture I posted is a black and white version of the same piece. I'm learning more and more how critical a good value range in paintings with a strong composition can make a successful painting. Prints can be ordered through Fine Art America.
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Painting the Poudre

"Backstage"

As part of participating in the Paint the Poudre Plein Air 2014 event, I headed up the Poudre River extremely early one morning last week (set my alarm for 3:40AM).  I wound up painting on the property of the Mishawaka, a restaurant and concert venue west of Fort Collins, Colorado. I was kindly given permission to paint on their property and climbed behind the stage and perched behind the stage and the rushing Poudre River to paint en plein air.  I even had the pleasure of watching 5 raft tours float by.  I wound up using my pallet knife on this one to create some fairly heavy impasto. This original oil painting is for sale, inquire for details.
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Paint the Poudre Plein Air 2014: Watson Lake

 I have spent the last 9 days doing an intense amount of plein air painting for Paint the Poudre Plein Air 2014.  This year 65 artists have congregated in Northern Colorado to paint the Poudre River, Fort Collins and Timnath.  A portion of proceeds benefits "Save the Poudre", a non-profit organization determined to keep the river natural.  My first day of painting I capture very early light at Watson Lake which is in LaPorte, Colorado.

'Cliff Hanger' 8 x 10" oil

"Colorado Red" 6 x 12" oil

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Plein Air

Mrs. Milner's Irises

Shades of Spring

Longs Peak Poppies

The plein air season has begun! Here are three of the plein air oil paintings I've completed recently.  All are 9" x 12", original oil, heavy impasto and are scenes around Loveland, Colorado.  All are currently available for sale.  I'm gearing up for a plein air summer.  I was invited to participate in Paint the Poudre Plein Air in July.  I was also juried into Plein Air Rockies where I'll be painting scenes in Rocky Mountain National Park in August.  Stay tuned for more plein air!  Check out my Facebook page for daily updates.

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Salon des Refuses

Off the Grid

Some of the local Loveland, Colorado art galleries have decided to create an art show just for the Colorado artists who entered The Colorado Governors Show 2014, but did not get accepted.  The Salon des Refuses was the show in Paris in which galleries showed the art of many of the Impressionists who were rejected in the Paris Salon in 1863.
My watercolor "Off the Grid" is part of Loveland's Salon des Refuses and will be for sale at Lola's Fresh Patina.  The opening is May 8th, 2014 and will coincide with the Governor's Art Show at the Loveland Museum Gallery just a few blocks away.

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Off the Grid

Off The Grid

This is a brand new watercolor I recently finished.  I named it "Off The Grid" as it was a sweet log cabin perched high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, several miles from a tiny ghost like town.  The Spring sun was setting and giving a luminous glow to everything in it's path.  This original painting is currently for sale, but contact me for availability.

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Holiday Market

Nymph Lake (pastel)

I am participating in a one day art show at Aims Community College in Loveland, Colorado.  The show is a benefit for victims in the recent destructive flood that hit our area in September of 2013.  Aims is located on 4th Street and Railroad Av in Loveland.  The show is open from 12-8pm On December 13th, 2013 and overlaps with the Gallery Walk/2nd Friday so lots of activity will be going on.  I plan on bringing my cards, prints & bin work with unframed originals.   "Nymph Lake" is for sale (24" x 18") and is currently on display in their 4th Street window.
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Retreat

Retreat

"Retreat" is a brand new 20" x 16" oil painting I recently finished.  I have painted a similar scene before; "Island Lake".  Both paintings are from the Kootenay Mountains in  British Columbia, Canada.  I hiked through old growth forest around this beautiful alpine lake to find the most inspiring scenes. This painting is currently for sale; Contact me for details.  Prints are also available through Fine Art America.

Island Lake (sold)

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