Tuesday, May 11, 2010
KM2473 He Brings Luck (rooster, animal, landscape)
This rooster was such fun to paint. I took his picture in China when I was visiting last fall. As I paint new subjects it is fun to learn new information about them. I found the following about the rooster: Throughout different cultures the rooster has been a symbol of many things one of the most predominant is luck. Having some form of Rooster in your kitchen is said to bring you luck and could just make you feel good. Hopefully painting roosters brings the same!
16"x12" unframed original oil on linen
$1300.00 + $25.00 shipping and handling
Saturday, May 8, 2010
KM2475 It Must be Spring (floral, poppies, garden, flowers, original oil)
After painting for our show "Identity Theft" here at Brushstrokes Studio Gallery here in Denver I had a great desire to be with my favorite poppies. It has been a really fun challenge to paint still life and roosters but I am also getting spring fever, which means everything is starting to bloom. So, I am itching to photograph and paint more florals. Here is a beautiful scene found from last year's poppy bloom as I couldn't wait for this year's bloom which is just around the corner.
24"x30" unframed original oil on linen
$3300.00 + $45.00 shipping and handling
24"x30" unframed original oil on linen
$3300.00 + $45.00 shipping and handling
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Painted Palette
I have painted this palette for the
15th Annual Memories in the Making® Art Auction held here Denver, CO. This is my second year to participate in this important event which raises money for the Alzheimer's Association. I am thrilled to have the sale of my art go to this amazing cause.
If you are interested in bidding on this please go to this link for further information: The Painted Palette
Sunday, May 2, 2010
KMD2470 Stacked (Still life, original oil, eggplant)
For our upcoming show, "Identity Theft" at Brushstrokes Studio-Gallery opening this Friday, each of has been challenged to paint each other's subject matter. I drew Anita Mosher's name and have been painting her specialty of still life and roosters. I will be posting them on my website: kithevronmahoney.
I did this little painting of eggplant after painting a larger still life with lemons and eggplant. Eggplant is not something I have much in my diet but it is so luscious and rich in color that it is a perfect still life subject.
5"x7" unframed original oil
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Thursday, April 29, 2010
KMD2469 Willow Creek Loop (bluebonnets, wildflowers, landscape, floral)
I am sitting at my computer longingly remembering the amazing trip through the Texas Hill country a few weeks ago when the Bluebonnets were covering the hills with their vibrant layers of purples and lavenders, spiced with the reds of the paintbrush and yellows of a variety of other wildflowers. The fragrance was intoxicating and it was a day that I never wanted to end. This painting helps take me back to that wonderful day!
7"x5" unframed original oil on linen
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Sunday, April 25, 2010
KMD2468 Sunlit Morning (floral, geranium, garden, original oil painting)
SOLD
This little sunlit morning in the garden is a painting from a photo I took while in Dallas the week before last. Anita and I had a lovely breakfast enjoying a cool, fresh spring morning feeling like we were in heaven.7"x5" original oil unframed
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
KM2455 Afternoon Glow (urban, landscape, oil painting, China)
I have been busy getting ready for our upcoming show at Brushstrokes and while organizing my painting area I found this little plein air piece I painted last fall in China. It was a small village outside of Li Jiang, one of my favorite places we visited. This scene was painted in the late afternoon after taking a burro ride around the village.
8"x10" unframed original oil on linen
$700.00 + $15.00 shipping and handling
8"x10" unframed original oil on linen
$700.00 + $15.00 shipping and handling
Sunday, April 18, 2010
KM2467 Chanticleer (rooster, animal, oil painting)
I am painting for our upcoming show,"Identity Theft" at Brushstrokes Studio-Gallery here in Denver, Colorado. I am painting all my partner Anita's subject matter of still life and roosters. She will be painting John K. Harrell's cityscapes and John will be painting my subjects in palette knife. It is really fun to step out of the box and try new things with my partners and keep it creative and fun at Brushstrokes1
20"x16" framed original oil on linen
$2100.00 + $40.00 shipping and handling
20"x16" framed original oil on linen
$2100.00 + $40.00 shipping and handling
Monday, April 12, 2010
KM2466 Shades of Fall
This is one of my 4 paintings painted for the Nineteenth Annual 2010 Governor's Invitational Art Show & Sale. The Gala Opening Evening Reception:
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Loveland Museum in Loveland, CO.
I am honored to have been invited to participate for the past 9 years. It is such a great event for artists and collectors and a wonderful fundraiser for the Loveland Rotary.
Pre-Gala Opening: Artist demo April 24th, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
by my business partner and Denver artist, Anita Mosher.
12"x9" original oil
$975.00
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Loveland Museum in Loveland, CO.
I am honored to have been invited to participate for the past 9 years. It is such a great event for artists and collectors and a wonderful fundraiser for the Loveland Rotary.
Pre-Gala Opening: Artist demo April 24th, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
by my business partner and Denver artist, Anita Mosher.
12"x9" original oil
$975.00
Friday, April 2, 2010
KMD2465 Vibrantly Wild
With spring finally on its way (even though snow is expected here tonight) it is fun to anticipate all the new bloom whose leaves are starting to peek up out of the ground.
I am off to Texas for a week and hope to come home with some great new images of the Bluebonnet bloom in the Hill Country.
6"x6" unframed original oil
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
I am off to Texas for a week and hope to come home with some great new images of the Bluebonnet bloom in the Hill Country.
6"x6" unframed original oil
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Monday, March 29, 2010
KM2463 Intermission (still life, ballet, toe shoes)
At Brushstrokes Studio Gallery here in Denver, we are planning a show called "Identity Theft" where each of the 3 of us paints the other's specialty. I drew my partner Anita, so will be doing a show of still life and roosters. Here is my first still life of one of my favorite things.......pink ballet toe shoes. Oh how I would love to be able to have one dance, full of grace and poise but think that at my stage of life I best stay with painting my favorite things.
24"x12" unframed original oil on linen
$1700 + $25 S/H
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
KMD2464 Curious (nature, cows, cattle, animals)

There is something so heartwarming about a cow's gentle gaze. I'm sure that ranchers would think I am romanticizing these wonderful creatures but what can I say? I am a city girl and far removed from the ranch life. I am just an artist who loves to paint all living creatures.
6"x6" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
KM2461 Tranquility (Nature, autumn, fall, reflections, oil painting)
This is a painting I have finished to put in the 19th Annual 2010 Governor's Invitational Art Show & Sale at the Loveland Museum in Loveland, Colorado. The show opening reception is April 24. It is always an honor to be invited to this prestigious show.
24"x30" unframed original oil on linen
$3500.00 + $35.00 shipping and handling
Saturday, March 20, 2010
KMD2462 Fall's Rich Colors (fall, colorful, landscape, nature)
I am working on a commission of an Aspen scene and my client loved the colors in this particular piece so I thought it would be fun to do this as a daily painting. I am so passionate for our Colorado fall colors that I can't imagine surviving the New England colors!
7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
KMD2460 Red Crested Cardinal ( bird, nature, wildlife)
While having lunch at the Contemporary Art Museum in Honolulu we were visited by these colorful birds who entertained us throughout our idealic lunch out on the lawn in the fragrant Hawaiian air. This is a Red Crested Cardinal which is fairly common in Honolulu. Also known as the Brazilian Cardinal, it was introduced around 1930 from South America. It feeds on seeds, plant matter, insects and fruit and anything from an artists luncheon!
6"x6" unframed original oil painting
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
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6"x6" unframed original oil painting
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
KMD2457 Peaceful Valley (landscape, mountains, summer)
It was amazing to be driving into this valley near Ohio Pass in Colorado last summer. We were in and out of magnificent fast moving storms, so much hail that we would have to pull off the road to wait them out and then the sun would come out leaving pictures like this one.
5"x7" unframed original oil
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Thursday, March 11, 2010
KMD2456 Vibrant Splendor by Kit Hevron Mahoney (landscape, contemporary, oil)
I haven't been posting for awhile. It seems all the daily paintings I have done lately are not up to my standards hence I didn't post, perhaps an "artist block" or being very busy with lots of activity at the studio these days. Anyway I really was pleased with the abstract quality of this piece. I was drawn to the brilliant colors of the foreground and have expressed this as a "colorist" in my rendering.
7"x5" unframed original oil
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
KMD2450 Red Hot Hibiscus by Kit Hevron Mahoney (floral, Hibiscus, flower)
It's hard to resist the brilliant red Hibiscus flower to photograph and paint. I treasure this flower that grows so abundantly in the tropics as it colors the world for only a day before passing the torch to the next bud.
5"x7" unframed original oil on linen
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Thursday, February 25, 2010
KMD2449 Off Shore Breeze (Hawaii, seascape, landscape)
SOLD
With winter holding on so tight here in Colorado I am taking myself away by reliving my week in Hawaii on canvas! This latest trip reminded me of how glorious the tropical climates are for all the senses. Hope this painting takes you away to paradise somewhere for a few minutes as well! This scene is from the backside of Diamond Head on Oahu.
5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
KMD2448 Fall's Palette by Kit Hevron Mahoney (landscape, autumn, fall)
SOLD
I have a folder of photos that contains images I have always wanted to paint but have never gotten to for whatever reasons! This is one of the many that this Small Works Great Wonders adventure allows me to put on canvas. This scene is on a walk near our mountain place that I take every time I visit. In over 50 years I never have tired of the same walk as every season brings something new to celebrate.5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Saturday, February 20, 2010
KM2447 Monkey Pod Tree by Kit Hevron Mahoney (nature, tree, landscape)
SOLD
Back in Colorado after 6 glorious days of painting in Hawaii on the island of Oahu with a group of artists from Denver. This event was hosted by Linda VG Kelly who provided the most incredible paint out providing us with glorious spots to paint, 2 art shows and a wonderful cocktail party at her home on Oahu. She is a generous and gracious hostess giving us a most memorable experience.
This is one of my paintings done on the grounds of the Contemporary Art Museum of Honolulu. I fell in love with the Monkey Pod trees with their massive winding trunks and branches. It was heaven to paint in sunshine, with gentle breezes and no interruptions except the birds singing to us.
10"x8" unframed original oil on linen
$795.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Back in Colorado after 6 glorious days of painting in Hawaii on the island of Oahu with a group of artists from Denver. This event was hosted by Linda VG Kelly who provided the most incredible paint out providing us with glorious spots to paint, 2 art shows and a wonderful cocktail party at her home on Oahu. She is a generous and gracious hostess giving us a most memorable experience.
This is one of my paintings done on the grounds of the Contemporary Art Museum of Honolulu. I fell in love with the Monkey Pod trees with their massive winding trunks and branches. It was heaven to paint in sunshine, with gentle breezes and no interruptions except the birds singing to us.
10"x8" unframed original oil on linen
$795.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Monday, February 1, 2010
KMD2444 Nature's Brilliance by Kit Hevron Mahoney (floral, garden)

Each day that I set out to do my Daily Paintings (ok, every 3 days!) it's fun to see what inspires me. I love how the dailies allow me to jump all around in my smorgasboard of painting reference to see which excites me each day! I think the less colorful months of Jan/Feb lead me to the more colorful warm and bright colors of spring.
5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
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Friday, January 29, 2010
KMD2443 Autumn on the River by Kit Hevron Mahoney (autumn landscape original oil painting)

This is an amazing fall scene here in Colorado near our family property of almost 60 years now that I have been so fortunate to have been born into. I have taken the walk upriver every time I am there in every season and never tire of the new colors, smells and new growth I discover.
7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
KMD2442 Garden of Glory by Kit Hevron Mahoney (floral, garden, oil painting)

SOLD
How I am longing for some warmer weather and sunshine. The best way to do that is to look through my spring reference material and my most favorite garden that I paint over and over. This garden, here in Denver is wild, vibrant and full of life and color which I hope to translate onto the canvas.
5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Monday, January 25, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
KMD2439 Manifest Destiny by Kit Hevron Mahoney (palette knife painting, sunset, ocean, Hawaii

SOLD
It is fun to dream of turquoise waters, beaches and warm salt air in our cold Colorado January! So I paint (this one with a palette knife) and dream of far away places and behold, I find I will be in Hawaii next month for an event in Honolulu: Artists Hawaii 2010. I will be going with my business partner Anita Mosher to paint on location with several other artists for the show: Artists Hawaii 2010 Reception & Art Show at Outrigger Reef Hotel on Feb 16.
I am so excited to be participating in this venture.
5"x7" unframed original oil
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
KMD2438 Beach Play by Kit Hevron Mahoney (kids, children, ocean, beach)

SOLD
How could I resist the innocence of children playing on the beach? My friend Pat gave me this photo from one of her many trips to Hawaii. It makes me feel happy when putting to canvas the joy of a day on the beach, with no worries but the waves!
5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
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Monday, January 18, 2010
KMD2437 Azure Dreams by Kit Hevron Mahoney ( seascape, ocean oil painting)

SOLD - PROCEEDS TO GO TO PARTNERS IN HEALTH. THANK YOU LINDA from Denver, Colorado
This painting was painted in order to donate 100% of the proceeds of this sale to the charity of choice for the Haiti Disaster.
Watching the daily news of the horrendous aftermath of the Haiti earthquake has left me feeling very useless. Then I realized that the best way to utilize my talents would be to paint this beautiful Hawaiian scene given to me by my great friend Pat. When you pay with Paypal just make a note of the charity you want the donation given to and I will give the donation in your name.
6"x8" unframed original oil on linen
$150.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
KMD2435 Glorious Autumn (Fall Landscape)

For this year's paintings I am going thru all my zillions of picture files and finding pictures to paint that have been on my list for years. My subject matter will probably jump all over the place which is going to be fun.
Fall in Colorado is so glorious with the changing colors of our Aspen trees. This scene is on Ohio Pass near Crested Butte a few years ago when we had a spectacular fall.
7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
Sunday, January 10, 2010
KMD2434 Heavy Load

I'm back to China again as there are so many incredible scenes I found there. This man was walking and guiding his oxen with a heavy load (no wonder we call them "Beasts of Burden".) The oxen was carrying a heavy load in the streets of a small village outside of LiJiang where village commerce is a mixed bag of bicycles, pedestrians, small vehicles, women carrying heavy loads on thier backs and oxen carrying the largest loads. This was a pretty impoverished village by our standards but a way of life for them.
7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
KMD2433 Regal (wildlife, cats, nature, landscape)

I am returning after a few weeks off from painting and regrouping for the great New Year ahead.
I was inspired to create this painting by my studio partner John K. Harrell who just completed a commissioned series of African animals. As he was working on his incredible paintings my friend Pat suggested we go to the Denver Zoo to see some baby animals she had seen on the news. We came upon this majestic cat who holds her head high.
7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling
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