KMD2303 Just Waiting

SOLD

I have had this photo reference for many years; pre-digital! It is from a trip taken to Taos, New Mexico years ago. I have of course been there many times since and am excited that I will be going back in April to reunite with some old college buddies.
I was drawn to the blues in the mailboxes contrasted with the earthy fall colors behind them. They almost seem alive waiting in anticipation for the mail carrier.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2302 Growing Wild and Free

SOLD
It is fun to think of new ways to look at and paint flowers. This painting I chose to be up close and personal with these brilliant, cheerful California poppies. I found them growing among some grasses here in Denver at our wonderful Botanic Gardens. These poppies always uplift me with there seemingly carefree attitude!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2301 Profusion in Sunlight

SOLD
This painting was inspired by the dappled light and the beautiful pot holding all the colorful flowers. This scene was found in the Tuscan region of Italy.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2300 Perfect Fall Day

SOLD

The fall colors are so rich and warm and inviting that it is fun to paint scenes with all the warm colors. As always, I love a road or path in my paintings leading the viewer to wonder what lies beyond. This road is somewhere in Portland, Oregon.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2299 Strolling Aix en Provence

SOLD

Wandering through my many photos I came upon this happy memory of walking in Aix while visiting Provence with great friends. It was such a perfect day with the sun on our shoulders but did have a panic when we forgot where we parked the car so we wandered many more streets and lanes than we had anticipated!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2298 Silent Bliss

SOLD
Back to the flowers. I loved how delicate these pink poppies seemed. They are amazing flowers, so delicate yet so resilient. I found these gems at the Denver Botanic Gardens last year and here we are heading fast into yet another spring. I know I am pushing a bit, especially here in Colorado where March can be our snowiest month. I must just be ready for the longer, warmer days!

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2296 Waiting for Adventure

SOLD

Living near the mountains here in Colorado makes the water and boats such a unique entity. I found these colorful boats were in Italy when visiting with my business partners several years ago. This area, Cinque Terre is on the Mediterranean and every boat is a painting waiting to be created. Boats are a challenge to paint, they have such sensuous lines that they are almost like painting the figure.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD0588 Poppies Along the Path

SOLD

I found this scene on a garden tour here in Denver several years ago. Paths and roads are a favorite to include in my paintings as I love the mystery of wondering where they may lead the observer. Thus, it is my hope that the painting will always keep the viewer engaged and wondering.

6"x6" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2291 Poppies Along the Fence

SOLD

These colorful poppies were growing along a fence in Crested Butte last July. While wandering around town we found as many photo opportunities as we did on the mountainsides that were filled with wildflowers. It was a feast for the eyes everywhere!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2290 Shopping in Florence

SOLD

I decided to take a break from the florals and go back to Europe for a change of pace. Having so much photo reference allows me to travel the world every day


7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2289 Paris Kiss

This little painting was done for the Daily Painters love theme where we all paint a theme painting on the first Wednesday of each month. This couple was found kissing on a bridge over the Seine in Paris. The Parisians are such a romantic people!
7"x5" unframed original acrylic on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KM2275 Rex

SOLD

I am having such fun painting dogs. Rex is a friendly, lively guy who reminds me of my own dog Farley which made it such fun to paint!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2287 Center Stage

SOLD

I seem to be seeing red these days! Perhaps that is because we are in the heart of winter here in Colorado where there is not much color surrounding us except an occasional snow storm that covers the world in white! Once we are in the hot summer days of July I will probably be longing for these winter days and painting winter scenes!

6"x6" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2283 Pause and Ponder

SOLD
I don't remember where I was when I photographed this gentle deer but have wanted to do this painting for quite some time. I was lucky to get before he or she bolted off after hearing the camera shutter. It is such a pleasure painting animals such a variety of nature's wonders!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2282 Under Vast Skies

SOLD
I recently came across a photo I had printed out several months ago and never got arount to painting. That is why doing the daily paintings is fun, to try so many different subjects.
This is a scene from Provence, France that we came across when visiting a few years ago. I loved the vast skies, filled with clouds floating over the meadow filled with purple flowers. I never know how to describe in words why a particular scene catches my eye, but that must be why I paint them instead of writing about them!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2281 Wonder in Red

SOLD
I have been stepping outside of the box for our upcoming 6th Anniversary show at Brushstrokes: "The Power of One" where each of us is creating 7 paintings from one reference/source material. By next week I will be posting what I have so far on my website. This is a sampling of what is to come that I experimented with for my daily painting venture. I am so excited about what I am doing. I haven't had this much fun in a long time!

6"x6" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2280 Morning Light

SOLD

A little change of pace from the florals I have been doing. This scene with the streak of light across the grasses caught my attention early one July morning in the town of Leadville, Colorado. I of course would have stayed in bed until it was too late for this light but my friend Pat enthusiastically roused me out while the day was fresh and cool and the light just perfect!

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2279 Joyous Grace

SOLD
With the spring like days we've had this week in Denver I am being lulled into a false sense of warmer days to come followed by the spring flowers. Being that is only January I know I will be set back to more cold winter days making the paintings of flowers that much more fun!
7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2267 Poppies Again

SOLD
Aptly entitled "Poppies Again" this painting is from one of my favorite Denver Gardens which has provided me with a lifetime of painting reference
5"x7" original acrylic on gessoed board unframed

KMD2278 Nature's Delight

SOLD

This little painting is a scene from Boulder, Colorado that I photographed several summers back. I found this great garden on my way to Chautauqua Park where there is always a plethora of photo opportunities whether it be wildflowers in the meadows or the majestic Flatirons.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2277 Profusion of Pink

SOLD
Surprise... another poppy garden, but pink ones this time. This is from a photo taken once again at our incredible Denver Botanic Gardens last spring! It is such fun looking through all my photo reference and reminiscing so many trips in search of painting reference. What a job I have!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KM2007 All Glorious

These poppies are from the Denver Botanic Gardens. What a treasure we have in Denver with our Gardens, so full of every kind of plant and flower imaginable and I didn't have to plant any of them! I loved the fact that these poppies were surrounded by such vibrantly purple flowers that do nothing but compliment the poppies.

12"x9" Framed, original oil on linen
$925.00 + $30.00 shipping and handling

KM2274 Josie

Here is another commission I had the pleasure of painting. This is Josie, an 8 month old Portuguese Water dog and full of life. She was another challenge to photograph for reference to use for the painting as there are many more interesting things to focus your attention on besides the camera when you are a puppy!
I have one more pet portrait commission to paint before gettin back to painting and posting my regular daily paintings next week.
We have been doing taxes ALL WEEK at the gallery and haven't been using much of the right side of my brain although my partners aren't sure there is any left side working these days!

KM2272 Baylee

Here is the companion commission to Belle whom I posted the other day. This gal is named Baylee. She is the companion to Belle who I painted and posted first. I had such fun photographing and painting these 2 sweet dogs and have found a great new passion to add to my painting repertoire. I love dogs and cats as much as I love painting and what a challenge to put their spirits to canvas.

12"x9" oil

KM2271 Belle

This is a commission I did for a collector as a surprise for his wife for Christmas. I photographed and painted both of their Golden's but Belle was a challenge as she was so nervous for the photo shoot and wouldn't quit panting. It took awhile to get a picture where she was calm and didn't have her tongue hanging out. She is an absolute sweetheart and what a thrill to paint her!
12"x9" original oil

KM2269 Aglow in Falls Glory

SOLD

This is a painting I have created for the upcoming Colorado Governor's Art Show and Sale Invitational that opens April 12, 2009. It is a Colorado fall scene, 30"x40" rendered with brush and palette knife in oil on canvas.
I am honored to be invited to participate in this wonderful show for the 7th year!

KMD2270 Spring Poppy Garden

SOLD
Another warm and vibrant poppy scene that is as colorful as our Christmas Season!
With that I want to wish everyone a wonderful Holiday Season and a Healthy and Happy New Year!
Thank you everyone for your support and enthusiasm in following and purchasing paintings from my "Every other Day" Painting journey this past year!
I can't wait to get started with many more new creations in 2009.


7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2266 Sunlit from Heaven

SOLD

I am having such fun painting all these bright spring and summer gardens as the days get shorter and colder! But, alas, we are about to the shortest day of the year. HOORAY. I also wanted to shake it up and see how I do with acrylics, which this is what I used to paint this one.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2265 Wonders of Nature

SOLD
Here are some Icelandic poppies that were so beautifully lit I couldn't resist taking their photo. They have been speaking to me to paint them for some time now. The colors are so vibrant and reminiscent of last July's warmer days!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2264 Graceful Harmony

SOLD
I painted this little scene because I loved how soft and graceful the poppies appear against the green background where the viewer can imagine the actual greenery. I love to challenge my design skills by focusing on a close up view of a garden and create a pleasing composition that will keep the viewer engaged.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2263 Bathed in Afternoon Light

SOLD

I just had to paint this tree again, but a different composition. The late day light so low on the tree just intrigued me and spoke to me to paint. Nature provides such a bounty of subjects to paint in hopes of capturing the moment in time that I see and want to preserve.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2262 Painted Sonnet

SOLD

Here is a poppy painting seemingly like the last one I did but from an entirely different garden. Sometimes I scare myself that I find the same compositions and related scenes in very different places. I guess it shows what I am passionate about!

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2261 Free, Joyous and Vibrant

SOLD
I am getting many requests for my poppy paintings which of course is not a problem for me! It is such fun to look through my reference pictures and relive so many wonderful trips here and abroad, most of them with my good friend Pat who spends as much time as I do photographing everything in sight. These poppies were found a few summers back as we drove to Nederland, Colorado on our way to the Peak to Peak highway going to Estes Park.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD260 Last Rays of the Day

Week before last I was invited to a client's ranch outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado and found it to be a feast of pictures, even in winter where I found the colors so warm in the brush and willows that were found along the Elk River. We were driven all around the property on an ATV...I got to drive one which was a huge thrill. That is where this painting was inspired.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2259 Joyous and Jubilent

SOLD
Let's see, poppies......aspen.......poppies.....aspen. Looks like poppies won out for today's choice to paint. These are so bright, warm and joyful that I had to paint them on this very cold, snowy day here in Denver.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2258 This Must be Heaven

SOLD
Besides my love for flowers and florals I do have a fascination with trees, their infinite variety of shapes and all the colors they present throughout the year. This beauty was found in a park in Kansas City with the late afternoon sun bathing it and casting long beautiful shadows. This is my favorite time of day as the world settles down plus incredible photo opportunities.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2257 Gold Rush

I seem to be stuck painting in gold! I am drawn to all of my incredible fall pictures and these yellow poppies which are so alive, bright and filled with sunlight. They make me feel warm and in awe of their beauty at the same time! I guess it is especially nostalgic as I watch the snow falling outside today.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2256 Warm and Glowing

SOLD

While in Kansas City last month I photographed some beautiful trees aglow in their fall colors. I not only was drawn to the incredible fall colors of reds, oranges, yellows and every warm hue in between but the great shape and form of the trees. It is such fun to recreate on canvas the warm feeling I experience with the sun lighting up the fall trees.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2255 Walk the Talk

Here is a little departure from my norm. I was fascinated with the reflections in the shiny floors at the Denver Art Musuem reflecting the various visitors who were visiting , wandering, looking, studying all the wonderful art. This piece is painted on stretched canvas on one inch stretcher bars with the image wrapping around the sides.

Original oil unframed on 1" canvas wrapped around 1" stretcher bars
5"x6"
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KM2248 Mirror Image

I have been busy painting for our holiday show at Brushstrokes Studio Gallery here in Denver. This is one of a series I am doing for the gallery, hence the size and price which are different than my daily painting offerings. I have been looking for new ways to see and express myself and have gotten really excited about viewing reflections of people in art museum floors where the final painting tells the story of the moment without defining all of the elements. I will be offering some as daily paintings again when I get caught up!

9"x12" original oil on linen, framed
$925 + $25.00 shipping and handling