SHALLOW WATERS oil 24x36 SOLD

Dix Baines began painting on a regular basis in 1994 and by 1997 he was painting full time.  Over the years he has produced a lot of paintings.  In those early years, we were still having paintings photographed and put on slides. Then digital photography started gaining steam. Now all these years later we have a mess of images both in digital and slide form. If the Studio burns down, we are in trouble as a record of all those years of work would be lost.  The goal this year is to get all those images in digital format and uploaded into the “sky” of  internet storage.  In going through all these images, the stories that go along with the paintings are remembered. This particular painting, “Shallow Waters”, has such a memorable story behind it, that I snagged it for our permanent collection.

In 2001 we had the opportunity to take our children on a trip for two weeks to Hawaii. We spent a week in Kauai and enjoyed touring the island and exploring the beaches.  While spending the day at Tunnel beach, on the northern part of the island, our youngest daughter met the dog in this painting. This beautiful golden retriever had tags, but didn’t appear to have an owner close at hand. The pup attached itself  to our daughter and they became long lost friends.  They played  fetch all day and in fact, our daughter named the dog “Shallow”. When it came time to go home, she assumed that Shallow was going home with us.  Shallow did not come home with us, but did make it into this painting. I suspect that when we are long gone, this painting will find it’s way into our daughter’s home, just as Shallow found his way into our daughter’s heart.

–Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines

“THE SCRIPTURE OF NATURE” 18×22 OIL $3600

"MORAINE MORNING" 7x9 oil $600

"HALLETT PEAK" 7x9 oil $600

"BOULDER VIEW" 10x20 SOLD

For those that live in Colorado, these are the kind of sunsets we have the opportunity to see everyday.  Some days they are orange, such as in “Boulder View” and other days pink and other days yellow.  Over the years, during the hours of sunsets, the Baines’ family can often be found in the middle of our street enjoying the beauty of the sunsets.  Take a minute today and marvel at the beauty that surrounds us.  Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines

"BIG SKY" 5x7 SOLD

"RAINBOW" 8x10 $1200

"WHITE CHURCH OF PILAR" 5x7 SOLD

When Dix Baines stepped away from a full-time job as a Project Designer in a design firm, to pursue a career as an artist, he told me one day that he never wanted to paint, as he put it, “girls in pink dresses”. In other words, he wanted to paint from life; everywhere and everything.  He had and still has no interest in revisiting the same subject over and over, rather wanting to try his hand at painting the world before him.  This goal has taken him to many locations where he has visited images from the Southwest Churches, to the vistas of the land to, the fish in mountain streams.  No matter what the subject, he strives to express the images through paint with accuracy and honesty. -Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines

The Heritage Inn located at 1700 Fox Farm Road.  You may visit him in room 220 to preview and purchase his new work.

For those unable to attend the show, but interested in purchasing please contact the Studio at 720.353.2670.

"BLACK CANYON" 12x6 SOLD

"FISH RISING" 12x6 $5200

"FIRST LIGHT ON THE RIVER" 8x10 SOLD

"ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIGHT" 10x10 SOLD

Rocky Mountain National Park is such an amazing place.  With the light of the sun setting in the Colorado sky, it is even more so.  This painting just sold at the Hayden Hays Gallery in Colorado Springs. They have only represented Dix’s work for a short time, but have done a great job and have had several paintings sell.  We look forward to working with them for years to come.

The role of an artist is to capture images of the day and bring them to the attention of  members of society to appreciate and to leave a legacy for those who will follow.  The artist captures the ordinary and shows us that it is extraordinary, whether it be a landscape, a building, or people on a street.  They leave a visual history of our day so those that come later can connect with us. 

Ground was broken for the  LDS St. George Temple in November 1871 and the building was completed and dedicated in 1877.  It is a monument to the pioneers who left the comforts of their homes in the East and spread and colonized the west, and as they did so erected monuments to their faith.  Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines – Dix Baines Studio.