Posts Tagged ‘Dix Baines’
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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"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.
Tags: Colorado Artist, Colorado Springs, Dix Baines, Dix Baines Fine Artist, Fine Artist, Oil Painting, PAN HANDLE PLAINS MUSEUM, THE BROADMOOR
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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
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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
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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
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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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It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Through the years Dix Baines has created works of faith. A thousand words can be said about each of these paintings…words about the stories behind the paintings, words about Dix’s connection with the images, and even words about the process of painting the painting.
We invite you to join us on the evening of February 5th at 7:00 PM at the Studio as Dix Baines shares the stories behind these works.
To celebrate the first of our Talk Abouts, we will be offering special pricing on select giclees.
“FIRST FLY” 16×24 Giclee on Canvas $550
"LEHI"S DREAM" 16x24 Giclee on Watercolor Paper $450
"FIRST STEP" 16x16 Giclee on Canvas $335
Tags: Dix Baines, Dix Baines Studio, Lucinda Haws Holdaway, Prints, Wilford Woodruff
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