Posts Tagged ‘Colorado Artist’

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

"MORAINE MORNING" 7x9 oil $600

"HALLETT PEAK" 7x9 oil $600

"WHITE CHURCH" 16x24 oil $3500

"SUNSET SNOW" 24x48 oil $7900

"PICKET WIRE CHURCH" 6x8 oil $500

Completed the last piece for the Greeley Western Art Invitational and delivered all 7 pieces this morning.  Looking forward to the Artist Party and Gala next Wednesday and Thursday.

"Light Water" 16x24 $3500

The Greeley Western Invitational Art Show is held each year in conjunction with the Greeley Stampede in Greeley, Colorado. In keeping with the western theme of the Stamped, this year Dix Baines focused on several barns he found here in Colorado. Barns are interesting structures, as they speak of times past and yet at the same time are timeless.  The architecture in these particular barns are simple and yet the simplicity adds to their beauty as they are incorporated into the surrounding landscape. These gems are the subjects of several of his paintings that will be on display and for purchase at the Gala on June 23rd . For those interested in attending, call 970-356-7787 or visit http://greeleystampede.org/ . Shirley Holland, the Art Director for the Greeley Western Invitational Art Show has done a remarkable job this year by adding a website which focuses entirely on the art show.  The website is kept current and can be visited by going to http://stampedewesternartistselection.shutterfly.com. ENJOY!

 

AUTUMN FIELD 5x7 SOLD

BLUE ROOF 5x7 $300

EVENING POND 5x7 SOLD

PASSING RAIN 9x12 $1300

SUMMER BROOK 5x7 SOLD

TWINS OF WESTCLIFFE 9x12 SOLD

TODAY MARKS 14 YEARS SINCE I WALKED AWAY FROM A CAREER IN INTERIOR DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE AND INTO A CAREER AS A FULL-TIME ARTIST. IN 2001, “SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE” REFERRED TO IT AS A “LEAP OF FAITH”.  REFLECTING BACK OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS, THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.  EVERYDAY IS A NEW LEAP OF FAITH, AS I WORK TO CONVEY TO MY AUDIENCE AND ONTO THE CANVAS WHAT TOUCHES ME AND WHAT I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT. PAINTING IS ABOUT DEVELOPING A SKILL, BUT IT IS ALSO ABOUT PUTTING A BIT OF THE ARTIST SOUL ONTO THE CANVAS AND HOPING THAT SOMEONE CONNECTS WITH IT.  NOT TOO LONG AFTER WALKING AWAY FROM MY DAY JOB, I BEGAN SHOWING THE MCLARRY FINE ART GALLERY.  RECENTLY, THESE FOUR PAINTINGS SOLD AT THE GALLERY.  A NICE WAY TO COMMEMORATE THE 14 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

"CANADA ADOBE" 5X7 SOLD THROUGH MCLARRY FINE ART GALLERY

"WHITE CHURCH OF PILAR" SOLD THROUGH MCLARRY FINE ART GALLERY

"SOUTHWEST CHURCH" SOLD THROUGH MCLARRY FINE ART GALLERY

"SOUTHWEST ROSES" SOLD THROUGH MCLARRY FINE ART GALLERY

NEWS FROM DIX BAINES STUDIO
Dix Baines will participate in the 2011 Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show and Sale, held in Loveland, Colorado. This is a landmark for the show, as it is their 20th year and a landmark for Dix, as it is his 10th year participating.  The show is always a favorite for us, as it is an opportunity to reconnect with collectors and artists friends.  As Dix so often says, the collectors collect his work, but we collect each of them as friends.
To learn more about the show and to purchase tickets for the Gala Opening Reception on Saturday, April 23rd, visit http://www.govenorsartshow.org or call 970.663.0919

"Fish Rising" 24x27 $5200

 

"Black Canyon" 12x6 SOLD

"Summer Pond" 16x24 $3500

"Longs Peak Storm" 8x10 SOLD

 

OFF THE EASEL
A few years ago, Dix was sharing with me the philosophy of an American painter of the 1800’s by the name of George Inness (http://www.georgeinness.org ).  Besides being an extraordinary artist, the thoughts behind his paintings were just as astounding.  One little tidbit that I learned that day, which actually was a bit amusing, was that Innes never felt that a painting was “done”.  This could be a problem should a client bring a painting back to the studio, as they may pickup a completely different painting days later, as Inness revisited the painting.  I have found that this habit is not unique to Inness. As someone on the sidelines, I have had the opportunity to watch Dix as he has grown through a painting and then gone back and applied what he has learned to a past painting. Typically, it is not a huge change as apparently Inness was fond of doing.  More times than not, it has been a simple stroke of color or a lightening of an area that has caused the darks to pop, but in the end the subtle additions have been what was needed to take a painting from good to great.
–Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines

"Fish Rising" 24x27 $5200

 

"TIERRA ROJA" 10x20 SOLD

"RED EARTH" oil 5x7 $300 Available Through Hayden Hays

This year Dix Baines participated in the 2011 Panhandle-Plains Invitational Art Show and Sale, held in Canyon, Texas. As this was only his second year to participate, we were excited to learn that both his pieces, “Tierra Roja” and “First Light on the Castle Rock” sold. Often Dix will explore an image in a smaller format and then revisit it in a larger size.  It allows him to work through the composition and resolve any issues that might pop up. With “Tierra Roja”, he did the reverse, however.  He enjoyed the image so much the first time, he revisited it in a 5×7, which is now available through “The Hayden Hays Gallery”, located at the The  Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.

The Broadmoor will always be a special place for Dix as initially, as an Interior Designer and Project manager, he had the opportunity to work on the property during a remodel.  Later, his art was brought to the attention of the property, which now has several originals and giclees as part of their permanent collection.
To preview all of Dix’s available work at the Hayden Hays Gallery, visit http://www.haydenhaysgallery.com or call 719.577.5744

"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

Dix Baines is participating in the Western Invitational Art show  in Great Falls, Montana this week March 16th through March 19th. The show is being held at

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