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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
Tags: Adobe, Art Collection, Artist Workshop, Baines Studio, Colorado, Colorado Artist, Colorado Landscape Artist, Dix Baines, Dix Baines Fine Artist, Dix Baines Studio, Fine Art, Fine Artist, McLarry Fine Art Gallery, Southwest, Southwest Churches
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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
Tags: Art Collection, Art History Classes, Art Show, Artist, Artist Workshop, Baines Studio, Colorado, Colorado Artist, Dix Baines, Dix Baines Fine Artist, Fine Art, Fine Artist, George Inness, Oil Painter, Oil Painting
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"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
Tags: Art Collection, Art History Classes, Art Lessons, Artist Workshop, Colorado, Colorado Landscape Artist, Dix Baines, Dix Baines Studio, Fine Art, Fine Artist, Oil Painter, Oil Painting, THE BROADMOOR
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"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
Tags: Angling Art, Art Collection, Art Lessons, Artist Workshop, Baines Studio, Colorado, Colorado Artist, Colorado Landscape Artist, Dix Baines, Dix Baines Studio, Fine Art, Fishing, Hayden Hays Gallery, Oil Painter, Oil Painting
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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
Tags: Art Collection, Art Lessons, Baines Studio, Colorado, Colorado Artist, Colorado Landscape Artist, Colorado Springs, Dix Baines, Oil Painter
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"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.
Tags: Art Collection, Art History Classes, Art Lessons, Artist Workshop, Baines Studio, Colorado, Colorado Artist, Colorado Landscape Artist, Dix Baines, Dix Baines Studio, Fine Art, Fine Artist, Hayden Hays Gallery, Rocky Mountain National Park, THE BROADMOOR
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2 Red Roofs 5x7 by Dix Baines SOLD
The Hayden Hays Gallery, located on the Broadmoor Hotel property, a Five Star property found in Colorado Springs, Colorado, recently sold this sweet gem. The view is of the Beckwith Barns in Westcliffe, Colorado. These barns are on the Colorado Historical Registry and one of Dix’s favorite images to paint.
“Elton and Edwin Beckwith, two well-born and well educated brothers from the state of Maine settled here in 1869. Over time, they built up one of the state’s largest cattle herds: over 7,000 strong. Their ranch covered nearly 3,000 fenced acres. They developed some well-placed political connections and Elton even served a term in the State Senate. Elton and his wife Elsie were the prime movers in the construction of their estate. They gave the ranch the air of an English country estate, complete with neatly kept lawns, guest cottages and even a ballroom for formal dances.
After Edwin died in 1898 and Elton in 1907, their land was sold off in pieces. However, some enterprising local residents were able to rescue the ranchstead and preserve it as a tribute to the valley’s ranching heritage. Now it is a property of the Colorado Historical Society.” www.sangres.com
Visit this Sangre website , http://www.sangres.com/colorado/custer/beckwith01.htm, to see some of the actual photos of the barns.
Tags: Beckwith Barns, Colorado, Colorado Artist. Oil Painting, Colorado Springs, Dix Baines Fine Artist, Hayden Hays Gallery, Sangre, The Broadmoor Hotel, Westcliffe
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OFF THE EASEL
Years ago Dix and I, with children in hand, visited the LA Museum of Art to see the Vincent Van Gogh exhibit. As we walked the galleries of the exhibit, I became aware that there were several paintings with like images, which at the time I thought was a bit strange. As my understanding and learning has developed over the years and as I have watched Dix paint, I have come to realize that often an artist will have an image that they are continually drawn to and have to revisit in different sizes and formats. The Los Pinos Canyon offers just such images and it is one I have watched Dix paint large and small, rectangle and square over the years. One of the first permanent collections Dix’s work became a part of was The Broadmoor, a five star property in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His painting “Los Pinos River” was purchased by the property and hung in the Charles Court Restaurant. Recently, Dix decided to revisit the Los Pinos area again in yet another size and format. This new painting, “Colorado Winter” will be delivered to the Hayden Hays Gallery, located at The Broadmoor, tomorrow. -Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines
LOS PINOS RIVER 20X24 OIL SOLD PERMANENT COLLECTION THE BROADMOOR
“COLORADO WINTER” 24X27 OIL $5200
Tags: Colorado, Colorado Artist, Colorado Landscape Artist, Dix Baines, Dix Baines Studio, Fine Art, Fine Artist, LOS PINOS CANYON, LOS PINOS RIVER, THE BROADMOOR, THE HAYDEN HAYS GALLERY
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