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
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KMD2256 Warm and Glowing

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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
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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"
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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
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KMD2248 Spirited and Vibrant

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These poppies were so beautifully lit by the morning summer sunlight that I had to find a painting from this scene. I seem to be back on a floral theme again, but who knows what my passion will be tomorrow!!!

6"x6" original oil on gessoed board
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KMD2247 Pretty in Pink

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I found these pink poppies in a garden once again, in Crested Butte, Colorado. I was drawn to the blue background that made the flowers stand out and enriched their amazing colors. To the eye the flowers are pink but oh what an amazing spectrum of subtle pinks, oranges and yellows within the petals.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KMD2243 Dancing in the Sun

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There seems to be a renewed interest in my poppies which of course I love to paint. Perhaps as winter comes on and our surroundings succumb to the duller colors of winter (until the snow flies that is) it is nice to have the reminder of the colorful days of summer. It is for me as I look through my reference for subject matter to paint.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2242 All Lit UP

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Here is a scene from last summer in the town of Crested Butte. It was a plethora of painting subjects and I was drawn to the poppies being lit up with most of the garden in shadow.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KMD2241 Esteemed Golden Poppies

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I thought perhaps I should show that I do paint more than red poppies!!!
I was enthralled with the golden yellow poppies in this garden that were surrounded and contrasted with the wild delicate small flowers growing all around them. Maybe next spring I will get to California to see and photograph their beautiful state flower in full bloom.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KMD2240 Wild and Free

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These poppies were growing at our mountain cabin here in Colorado. In 2000 our place burned down in one of our terrible fires but since then has been rebuilt and once again we are very fortunate to have a little piece of heaven to escape to from the busy city life here in Denver. These poppies came up the year after the fire and are testament to how beautifully Nature regenerates herself and life moves on and beauty endures.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2199 Cold Winter Night

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In anticipation of the winter nights ahead I painted this image from reference I photographed late one December afternoon in Aspen, Colorado. Those same nights are almost upon us again!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KMD2192 Jubilance

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I find poppies everywhere I go. My favorite times to travel and photograph are in the spring and fall when the poppies are lighting up the landscape in spring and the aspen are aglow in yellows, oranges and reds. Obviously, I never get tired of painting these incredible subjects.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KMD2238 Glorious Fall Day

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I can't resist the golden trees nor the meadows of such warm glorious ochres, oranges and yellows that come alive in the fall here in Colorado. Just today I was walking my dog and just appreciating the brilliantly sunlit yellow leaves contrasted against our deep blue Colorado skies. I always hope my paintings can preserve these magical moments.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KMD2237 Joyously Becoming

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Poppies again! Just can't stay away from the bright and vibrant flowers. I have so much reference for these wonderful flowers that I honestly don't remember where I photographed these!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KMD2236 A Day at the Museum

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Last weekend I was visiting in Kansas City looking for fall tree reference. Since the fall colors still hadn't peaked we went to the Nelson Atkins Art Museum. What a treat for me, it is a beautiful museum and of course I had my camera and recorded this Mom with her 2 kids studying the large Monet painting. It was a must to paint!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2009 Golden Glow

This little oil painting was inspired from a scene while traveling in Montana outside of the town of Bigfork which is near Flathead Lake. This scene of the late day light was found between Bigfork and the entrance to West Glacier National Park. It was the time of day when the sun is going down, the day is cooling off and everything just glows.

4"x6" on linen mounted to board
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KMD2235 Joyous and Free

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I have painted a scene from this garden before but am drawn back to it because of the brilliant reds in the poppies surrounded by wild grasses and foliage. I love gardens that are just a little out of control that seem to express themselves as well as the intent of the gardener.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KMD2234 Lone Star

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I am beginning to catch up a bit and have been wanting to paint this little poppy since my September trip in search of the turning aspen here in Colorado. This poppy was so hardy and the last one left blooming in the cool fall days sitting adjacent to some aspen trees that I came across early in the morning in Crested Butte.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2030 Bursting in Vibrance

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This small oil painting is a looser interpretation of one of my favorite flowers-the poppy. I have painted many of these red European poppies and each time I do I like to look for new ways to interpret them. This floral was painted in a more abstract manner leaving the background loose in shape and form and letting the brilliant color of the flower to carry the composition.
7"x5" original oil painting on a gessoed board.
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KM2228 Poppy Jamboree

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This was such a fun garden to paint and I have a never ending amount of pictures to keep finding new compositions to paint!

6"X6" original oil on gessoed board

KM2227 Jubilent Poppies

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I have been getting some requests for more poppy garden paintings which is always a joy to do and a pleasant change from my fall scene passion!

6"x6" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2226 Grand View

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This scene is from outside the town of Gothic, Colorado which is near Crested Butte. The far mountain was a soft velvety green with a bit of the middle ground meadow lit up in the sunlight.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2225 Fall Glow

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Colorado Fall is so spectacular that it is hard not to just paint the fall colors exclusively, especially as the days get shorter and cooler telling us that we don't have many ahead like these perfect days with winter coming on.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2224 Poppy Reflection

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I have been getting ready for our show here at Brushstrokes Gallery so have fallen behind in the daily paintings! I took this photo last summer in Crested Butte and loved the subtle reflection of the poppies in the window. They were growing underneath the dark wooden windowsill and were a wonderful contrast to the weathered wood.


6"x6" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2223 Infinite Delight

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Back to the florals. I just like to shake it up to keep it interesting. One of the joys of being an artist is to jump around to all my favorite subjects depending on what strikes my fancy! Obviously, it was flowers today from an old photo I recently came across.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2222 Golden Days of Fall

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This is a study for a larger piece that I plan to put in our upcoming show at Brushstrokes Studio on October 17. We found this scene when coming off of Ohio Pass outside of Crested Butte last weekend. Ironically, my good friend Pat had been there the day before photographing and suggested we take a look ourselves. I had never gone over that pass and it was an incredible find. Of course, last weekend was just prime for fall colors and changing leaves and was awesome everywhere we went. Perfect Colorado days.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2221 Colorado Fall

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Here is my first of many to come from my trip here in Colorado in search of gold! I can't wait to get to more of my photos to keep living the incredible weekend of being surrounded by warm sun glowing thru all the yellow, orange and red Aspen leaves.

Also, the Daily Painters are all posting a painting with orange on Wednesday so go check it out there as well: Daily Painters Website
I realize I have more yellow than orange, but no one said how orange, so think of my colors as orange-yellow!
5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2220 In Morning Shadows

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I have just returned from Aspen, the Maroon Bells and then Kebler Pass and Crested Butte, Colorado where I saw some of the most awesome fall scenery and colors. You will be seeing some of what I found later this week.
I painted this scene from a place in Provence, France, but I cannot remember where it was! I have so many pictures that now and again I pull one out that I have always wanted to paint but forget where I was as I seem to be enamored everywhere I am!
7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2219 Blue Door

I found this scene last year while in Greece wandering around the island of Hydra.
We arrived there by boat from Napflio, our home base. We spent the morning exploring the many narrow cobblestone streets where there are no vehicles and only burros for transportation. We were so entranced that we actually got lost and almost missed the boat home which wouldn't have been a problem for me as I still had lots more pictures to find!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2218 Afternoon Glow

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The late afternoon light casts such great shadows and just kisses the tree tops. This moment was found outside of Lake City, Colorado last July. We headed out and ventured up Engineer Pass as the sun was going down leaving just the last warm glow of the day.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2217 Warm Afternoon

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I did this painting in oil from another of those photos found in my home studio while doing some much needed cleaning and clutter clearing. I am easily sidetracked and had to paint this so there is much clutter to attend to still!!!
Anyway, I love the simplicity of this landscape with the arroyo leading you back to the cluster of trees.

6"x6" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2216 Afternoon Stroll

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This little scene reflects how I am feeling here in Denver this perfect September day. Is there nothing more heavenly than a fall day when the air is crisp and the skies are blue? I just love the feeling of the days that have lost the edge of the summer heat and now the sunshine on your shoulders is welcomed in anticipation of the cooler days ahead.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2215 Dancing with Delight

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Another poppy painting? But of course, they are just such fun to paint and look at that I love doing them in between new ideas that are brewing. These poppies were growing wild in our Colorado mountains surrounded by wild grasses all of which were dancing in a gentle breeze.
7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2214 Luscious

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Can't get away from Crested Butte and the Aspen groves. There is something so gentle about the quaking Aspen and the green meadows where these were growing. The white trunks take on such a glow when the light is reflecting off of them.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2211 Into the Woods

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This painting is for an upcoming show at my gallery, Brushstrokes here in Denver. The show is on October 17 but I am working on paintings for it now, and am excited about lots of new ideas for it. Stay posted, there will be more that I will be posting in between my small daily paintings. This scene is once again from Crested Butte, Colorado from a photo I took several years ago, before the advent of the digital camera!

12"x9" framed original oil on linen
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KM2210 Vast Skies

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I seem to be into skies recently. Here is one from an early evening outside of Crested Butte, the area that has provided an abundance of painting materials for me in my passion for the landscape. Later this month I will be going to Aspen and Crested Butte in search of the brilliant changing Aspen scenes. Hopefully the weather will hold and it will be a year of color!
5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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KM2009 Lone Tree

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I have painted over the original "Lone Tree" painting that I posted several days ago. I am striving to loosen up my brushwork which I accomplished in this painting but it felt unfinished to me. I have added more contrast to the painting without comprising the looser brushwork and I am very satisfied with the results of this little painting.
Let me know your thoughts!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
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