Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Moo-ve Along

Moo-ve Along
oil  12" x 12" on cradled panel
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I loved the way this cow just stared at me.  She kept her eye on me the whole time that I was watching her.  Kind of like a dare who could stare the longest.  I also loved how she stayed behind the chamisas!

Happy New Year to all of you!  May the New Year bring you health and happiness.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Aspen Grove

Aspen Grove
plein air oil  9" x 12"
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One last one from South Park Plein Air Arts Celebration Event.  This morning I had planned on painting a windmill.  I've driven past this windmill hundreds of times and thought it would make a great plein air piece.  However, the wind came up, I was out in the middle of nothing (there's lots of nothing near this spot)  my umbrella blew away, the dirt was all over me.  So, I decided to paint something else.  I drove back into town to find a location out of the wind.  I loved this grove.  It was calm and quiet on this dirt road.  No wind, no dirt.

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Old Bristlecone Pines

Old Bristlecone Pines
plein air oil  12" x 12"
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This plein air piece is from earlier this fall near Fariplay, CO when I participated in the South Park Plein Air Arts Celebration plein air event.  One day we painted at Bristlecone View Ranch just outside of Fairplay.  This grove of trees was a bit away from the ranch and covered most of a hillside.  I looked up bristlecone pine in Wikipedia and found this:

All three species are long-lived and highly resilient to harsh weather and bad soils. One of the three species, Pinus longaeva, is the longest-lived life form on Earth; the oldest individual is more than 5,000 years old,[1] making it the oldest known individual of any species.
Despite their potential age and low reproductive rate, bristlecone pines, particularly Pinus longaeva, are usually a first succession species, tending to occupy new open ground.[2]They generally compete poorly in less-than-harsh environments, making them hard to cultivate.[2] In gardens, they succumb quickly to root rot.[3] They do very well, however, where most other plants cannot even grow, such as in rocky dolomitic soils in areas with virtually no rainfall.[2]
Bristlecone pine grow in scattered subalpine groves at high altitude in arid regions of the Western United States. The name comes from the prickles on the female cones.[4]

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Old Odd Fellows Building

Old Odd Fellows Building
Oil 14" x 11"
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This building is on Front Street in Fairplay, CO.  As the title says, it's the old Odd Fellows building.  Although, it might still be the location of the Odd Fellows.  I googled "historic buildings in Fairplay" and found this:  The building on the right served several purposes. Among the ground floor tenants were Hathaway’s Bank and later the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America. The longest occupant of this building has been the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which has met upstairs for 125 years.  

So, if the Odd Fellows Lodge is upstairs, maybe I should change the title.  Although, the building is still old.  This started as a plein air painting, but a few of the details were finished in my studio.

Monday, December 7, 2015

Summer Bouquet

Summer Bouquet
Oil  10" x 8"
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The bouquet was done late this past summer.  I love cosmos!  They seem so happy.  We should all be grateful for the happinesses in our lives!