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" 18x22 $3600

“Painting is pondering. As I have practiced painting, I have had so much time to be with my thoughts, to breath in the scenery, to read and study other kindred spirits in the writings and paintings of artists I admire. Each was utterly connected to the views that they depicted. Each also depicted a quality of the life force, an artistic acknowledgement of God as the originator and central point of all life, and that everything in creation could be taken as evidence of the divine order of the universe. This scripture of nature, also profoundly influenced another painter, George Inness, who said that ‘the artist’s calling was to reflect the omnipresence of divine influx in nature.’ A definition of the term influx to which he was speaking is the continual in flowing of God’s divine love and wisdom-of life-from Him through the spiritual world, the world of causes, included that everything and every quality from the natural world first possesses a spiritual soul’.”    –DIX BAINES

Dix Baines’ painting, The Scripture of Nature, has been selected as one of the paintings for the upcoming  Off the Wall Auction, which will be held in conjunction with the 2012 Western Masters Art Show March 14-17th at the Best Western Heritage Inn located in Great Falls, Montana. Learn more about the show by visiting their website at www.westernmastersartshow.com

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.

SAVE THE DATE SEPTEMBER 16th and 17th

Announcing a painting workshop with artist Dix Baines at G Squared Gallery on September 16th and 17th.
Bring your paints, easels and materials and come to create, discuss and enjoy art! This casual, two morning workshop will include :
· Oil painting demonstrations
· Importance of composition thumbnails in outdoor painting
· Critiques of your work

Time: 9 AM – 1 PM
Cost: 1 day 50$ / 2 days 80$

Location:

Day 1: Laurel Valley Farm on Freeman Road
Day 2: Pine Springs Farm in Stahlstown

Dix Baines paints a variety of subjects in his expressive light infused style. Characterized by his bold brushwork and dramatic use of light and color, his paintings depict landscapes, villages, barns and adobe buildings, fishing scenes and the river environment as a whole. A pond, is the latest feature at his studio. Small works of Koi and water plants will be on display in the Gallery. Dix will also have work featured at the Loyalhanna Watershed Auction this same weekend.

Please call G Squared for more information or to sign up for one, or both, of the workshops.

For more information on the artist, go to www.dixbaines.com