KM2896 Toast the Town by Colorado contemporary artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (6x8 ,abstract, urban, San Francisco, original oil)

Weekend before last I went to San Francisco with my great friends Connie and Pat. We had the most memorable, fun an crazy times with good friends of theirs who live there. It is a weekend that will go down as top of my list of good times. I created this painting from a picture taken of sunset over San Francisco from the condo where we stayed. I had such a great time painting this with the freedom and abandon I felt throughout our visit. I hope this will translate into more of my work.

6"x8" unframed original oil on panel board with 1"sides
$195.00 + $15.00 shipping and handling

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KM2891 Spirit of Vastness by Colorado contemporary artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (30x40 landscape)

This is another painting that took on a life of its own. I had intended to have some moody clouds in this scene from Montana photographed several years ago. When I got the sky in and observed the movement in the sky from the color and brush work, I decided they told more than clouds would in this piece. I may do another with the clouds to see where it goes. I love the serenity in these wide open spaces where one can see only the natural landscape for miles.

30"x40" unframed original oil on panel board
$4200.00 + $100.00 shipping and handling

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KMA2890 Red Sky at Night by Colorado contemporary artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (5x7 abstract landscape)

Another abstracted landscape. I am having so much fun with these landscapes. It is interesting how I become enamored with different subjects and orientation choices. This month I am drawn to strong horizontal images and working to make them less detailed without losing the feeling of the moment that I am capturing. Perhaps it is a reflection of my life, for I am wanting to do more serene subjects with excitement created through color.

5"x7" unframed original oil
$125.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

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KMA2687 Ethereal Aspen by Denver, Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (abstract landscape 48x74, aspen)

This is a commission painted for the lounge in the Washington Park Grille restaurant, a neighborhood gem, on Old South Gaylord Street here in Denver. If you live in the area and have not been to the Grille, do stop in to enjoy a fabulous meal and see my painting. Commissions are always a challenge to meet the expectations of the client and I was thrilled with how this came out and how it enhances the space.

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KMA2884 The Dreamer's Moon by Denver, Colorado contemporary artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (5x7 original abstract oil painting, abstract landscape, landscape, abstraction)

 
 

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I was thrilled with the result of this painting. It started as a representational landscape from a photo taken in Montana at sunset but the painting evolved into this abstraction where one can ponder the sun or moon. I am doing a 30x40 of this as well. It is the direction I am wanting to go in my abstracts where there is enough information for the viewer to ponder the subject and let their imagination come into play. This one was successful because my studio partners looked over while I was working on it and saw that I needed to go no further, and yelled "stop". Thank you John and Kelly. Sometimes we need that feedback before going too far with a painting.

5"x7" unframed original oil
$125.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

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KMD888 'Ua'u Kani by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (7x5 original oil birds, baby bird)

With my great love for animals, it was such a treat to paint this little fellow. While visiting my wonderful friends Pat and Connie in Kauai, Pat and I went to Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge and Lighthouse. This little fellow, a Wedge-Tailed Shearwater was resting on a ledge at the lighthouse seemingly oblivious to all of us tourists happily snapping picture after picture of him. The Shearwater got its name because it is a seabird that hunts for food by skimming close to the surface of the water, then plunging through the waves to catch the fish or squid it spotted from the air. "Shear" means to cut or slice through. This bird seems to slice through the ocean spray as it flies in search of food.

7"x5" unframed original oil
$125.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

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KMD2883 Lush July by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (7x5 original oil landscape, Colorado vista)

As I am getting back to doing the smaller daily paintings I am going through my plethora of photographs from years past. There are so many fun paintings to be done from all the travels I have photographed that it is hard to choose. As spring seems so late this year I am sure I responded to the intense color and beauty of this scene near Gothic outside of Crested Butte during the wildflower season. Sometimes I wonder if anyone who has not seen this scene can believe it is really this colorful, but indeed it is.

7"x5" unframed original oil
$125.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

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KMA2880 Kinetic Poetry I by Colorado contemporary artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (12x12 abstract, oil on panel)

I have done a series of 3 of these colorful abstract paintings. I am offering each of them for sale on the internet  for half my gallery price. I will be posting the others later but if you are interested in seeing them before they get posted just email me at kitmahoney@yahoo.com and I will send you images of the other 2. Each is painted in oil on a 12"x12" panel board that is 1" deep. They can easily be framed if that is preferred. These abstracts are really a fun and creative break from the representational works I do and I know that the thought process in these gets integrated in my representational work as I grow as an artist.

12"x12" unframed original oil on 1" deep panel board
$325.00 + $15.00 shipping and handling

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KM2879 Evening Descends by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (urban landscape, 18x14, oil, Rockport, MA, lobster buoy)

Evening Descends is a painting I have created from a photo taken when I was in New England,(Rockport, MA specifically). This is one of many that have been in my "Favorites" file from all my photo adventures. My favorite file is full of pictures I really want to paint but have procrastinated for a variety of reasons. Some of those reasons are "Will it sell?", "how do I tackle this one?" etc. I have reached a point in my career where I am now focusing on painting what really speaks to me to put on canvas and this is one. I loved the light on this one that says the day is over, the work is done and peace falls upon the land as the sun sets.

14"x18" unframed original oil
$1600.00 + $30.00 shipping and handling

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KM2875 Rising Star by Colorado fine artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (48x36, oil, floral landscape)

This painting is one I have wanted to do for a couple of years. The scene is from a trip to Crested Butte, Colorado during their wildflower season in July. It is magnificent and hard to believe the feast before your eyes see in the varieties of flowers, colors and subjects to photograph and paint. When I saw this through the lens of my camera I knew it would one day be a painting.
48"x36" gallery wrap original oil
 $4800.00 + $100.00 shipping and handling

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KMA2873 Somewhere in Time by Colorado contemporary artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (36x36 abstract, mixed media abstract landscape)

This abstract evolved into a feeling of landscape. I originally painted it upside down from what is seen here, but it kept speaking that I needed to rotate it and allow the sense of a landscape to come through. This is where abstract painting is such challenging fun, letting it take on its own life and letting go of my own expectations. Learning to go with the flow! 36"x36" unframed original mixed media on panel board
$3200.00 + $95 shipping and handling

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KM2872 Spring's Infinite Glory by Denver Colorado fine artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (floral, 9x12, poppies)

 
 

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One of my latest representational works in anticipation of springtime. Spring is my most favorite season (if it ever gets here in Denver, although I am not complaining as we desperately need all the moisture from the snow storms). I can't wait for the progression of blooms that are coming, from the first brave crocus, onward to tulips and daffodils, crabapples, lilacs and then my favorite poppies. This time of year is so fresh and full of hope with all the new life coming forth.

9"x12" unframed original oil
$875.00 + $15.00 shipping and handling

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KM2868 Standing Tall by Colorado Artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (40x20 Colorado landscape painting, aspen fall)

I have been busy painting for my new gallery in New Buffalo Michigan.
This is a Colorado fall scene painted in oil on a 40"x20" gallery wrap canvas.
Lately, I seem to be drawn to doing the tall vertical paintings. I don't know why it seems I find myself doing a majority of vertical compositions and then go through spells of nothing but horizontals.
I would love to know the psychology of what is going on inside that draws me to one or the other! If you are interested in purchasing this painting please contact Gene at the Courtyard Gallery  I am very excited to be a part of this beautiful gallery and artists showing there.

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KM2864 Springtime in the Country by Denver, Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (36x24, landscape, orginal oil painting, Texas)

This is another painting created for the Courtyard Gallery in New Buffalo, MI.
It is a scene from near the Willow Creek Loop in the Hill Country of Texas during the Blue Bonnet season.
There is a lifetime of paintings to be created when it is a good blooming year.
But of course, I was drawn to the wonderful reflections in this creek surrounded by red cliffs and the purple Blue Bonnets off in the distance.
Please contact Gene at the Courtyard Gallery if you would like to purchasing this painting.

KM2863 Enchanted Path by Denver, Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (30x40 oil landscape)

This painting is of a scene from a late summer day at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, CO. It was painted for the upcoming Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show and Sale that opens on April 27, 2013. This is a fabulous show that I am proud to be invited to participate in. This is my 11th year with this show.

KM2865 Flourishing with Summer Color by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (30x30 original oil lancscape)

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Wow, I have not been posting for a few months! Moving Brushstrokes and settling into our magnificent new space has consumed me for longer than I thought. I have been painting commissions, for the upcoming Colorado Governor's Show and for my new gallery, Courtyard Gallery in Michigan.
I am looking forward to creating some of my daily paintings but meanwhile I thought I would post my latest that I have painted for our new space. This is a scene from Crested Butte when the wildflowers are in full bloom. An amazing array of color and beauty.

30"x30" original oil gallery wrap
$3500.00 + $35.00 shipping and handling
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KM2853 August Delight by Colorado Artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (30x24 oil landscape)

BIG NEWS
Brushstrokes is relocating. We are moving Brushstrokes, my studio-gallery, to 1487 S. Broadway in Antique Row here in Denver.
I am having a MOVING SALE and discounting all my work 25% at the current location of 1059 S. Gaylord St. Don't miss this one-time only sale. Please stop in through Dec. 24.
We will be moving into the new space in early January.
Contact me at kitmahoney@yahoo.com with any questions.

This painting was created for Concetta D Gallery in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This scene was found atop Kenosha Pass here in Colorado one July when the landscape was alive with wildflowers. If you are interested in this painting please contact Connie Farley at 505.243.5066 Email: concettadgallery@msn.com.

It is an oil sized 30x24 and priced at $3500 

KMA2854 Deeper Memories by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (36x36, acrylic, abstract, original art)

Continuing on my journey into the world of abstract I have created this painting out of total imagination. This is a huge challenge for me and this painting, I feel, is a breakthrough piece in letting the imagination free and judgement set aside.

36"x36" original acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
$2500.00 + $50.00 shipping and handling

KMA2855 Evolving Spaces by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (30x30, abstract, oil)

I am finally in the process of creating a series of abstract paintings based on natural forms found in nature. This series is inspired from my latest trip to Kauai where I photographed some exquisite close ups from the bark of a Eucalyptus tree. The colors and patterns thrilled me as I looked through the camera and even more as I paint my interpretation on canvas.

 30"x30" original oil abstract painting on gallery wrap canvas
$1900.00 + $35.00 shipping and handling

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KMA2851 Unfolding Tranquility by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (36x36, abstract, acrylic, contemporary)

I painted this piece before leaving for my trip to Kauai (which was magnificent). I am on a mission to delve more deeply into the expression of painting in the abstract. It is very challenging for me, having worked representational for so many years. It seems most of us artists head in the direction of abstract at some point in our careers. For me it is a new form of expressing myself by painting what I feel and not what I see. This doesn't mean I am abandoning my representational work, I think this only adds to it.
36"x36" unframed original gallery wrap acrylic
$1500.00 + $60.00 shipping and handling

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KM2852 Fleeting Moment by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney ( 16x8, Colorado landscape, fall aspen)

Last fall I was driving through Vail, Colorado in early October. This was a scene I shot from the car in the morning right after a light rain fall when the sun came out and lit the tops of some of the aspen trees. I did not get to the mountains this fall so I am reliving the fantastic Colorado autumn days from last years photos.

16x8" unframed original oil
$825.00 + $15.00 shipping and handling

KMA2847 Textures of Fall abstraction by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (24x18, oil, abstract, abstracted landscape)

This is the abstraction of the painting Textures of Fall that I sent out the other day. I spent quite a while working on this to bring it to my satisfaction. I think it carries the feeling of the representational piece without the realistic details.

24"x18" unframed original oil
$1800.00 + $15.00 shipping and handling

KM2845 Textures of Fall by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (24x18, oil, landscape)

Here is one of my latest done for our show at Brushstrokes Gallery called "Define/Describe" where we have painted a representational painting followed by an abstraction of that peice. The abstracted painting will be posted next! This is a scene from our mountain cabin on a path along the river which I have walked year after year and always never grow bored as the scenes may remain the same but the scenery is ever changing.

24"x18" unframed original oil
$2200.00 + $15.00 shipping and handling

KM2843 Illumination by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (8x10, landscape, oil painting)

This painting started as a warm up exercise. I painted over a painting I was not happy with and did this with very heavy strokes of paint on my brush and palette knife. I really like the mood of this piece as it reflects the warm glowing light I found in the scene that I photographed in Santa Fe many years ago. I have always wanted to paint this scene and don't know why the photo sat in a box for so long before I decided to paint it. As the photo was taken pre-digital it shows how long I have had it laying around!

8"x10" unframed original oil
$425.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KM2804 Springtime Lilacs (40x60 original oil, floral)

Here is a 40x60 commission I did for American Art Resources. It was such fun and so freeing to work large and a challenge to do in a small space.

KM2832 Along the River by Colorado Artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (8x10 oil, landscape)

Nothing like your car being unwilling to start when you are on your way to the mechanic! As I wait for AAA I decided it would be an good time to post another image. I painted this scene from a photo I took along the Columbia River in Oregon on my way to the coast. The Northwest is such a visual treat to a native Coloradoan as myself with all the water and atmospheric scenes.

10"x8" unframed original oil
$725.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KM2831 Summer's End by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (8x10 original oil landscape)

I have returned from a glorious week in the mountains at our family place where there is no phone or internet service. We had perfect Colorado blue sky days with cool mornings and evenings. It was great to take a break from painting and just enjoy my surroundings. I am now ready to go back to the easel and paint for Brushstrokes upcoming show on October 5th where we are painting a representational and its abstraction. A fun challenge. Meanwhile, here is a small one done from some great reference in late summer at the Botanic Gardens from photos taken a few years ago.
8"x10" unframed original oil
$725.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMA2527 The Soul's Pleasure by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (abstract, oil, 12x7)

Another from my abstract series of oil abstracts mounted on an aluminum panel that is ready for hanging or to me enjoyed on a small table easel. The abstracts are so intriguing as they engage the viewer to let their own imaginations find in them whatever they want.
4"x6" original oil mounted on 12"x10" brushed aluminum.
Ready to hang
$150.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2839 Glowing Autumn by Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney (6x6 landscape, oil)

This painting was done as a warm up before starting a street and figurative commissioned painting. The daily paintings are a good way to start the creative juices flowing and put me into the right side of my brain that is where the good stuff comes from!

 6"x6" unframed original oil
$125.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2837 Warm Fall Day 7x5 original oil landscape by Denver, Colorado artist Kit Hevron Mahoney

It is still only August but every day feels more like fall here in Denver which is inspiring me to pull out my fall reference. I love and dread fall. Love the perfect Colorado days we get, the amazing warm, glowing colors in the mountains where the Aspen turn to gold, but dread the short, dark days of winter which I know is not far behind. So, I will immortalize fall hoping the paintings keep me reminded of the perfect days we still have ahead.

 7"x5" unframed original oil
$125.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling