by kathleen-obrien | Nov 20, 2022 | inspiration, new art, retrospective, Studio Special
Golden Section rectangle has the property that if you remove a square from it, the remaining space is another Golden Section rectangle. This is the design format I took as a departure for the series “Phi, Φ”, a series of 36 watercolor collages (more…)
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by kathleen-obrien | Nov 10, 2022 | 4 seasons, new art, Open Studio, videos
Just before art tourists came, I took these photos for a tour of 14th Annual Autumn Open Studio for folks who could not come. I hope you enjoy! It was a beautiful, windy day, as shown in the video of the Blaze (more…)
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by kathleen-obrien | Nov 3, 2022 | new art
Variations on Landscape Narratives reveals the essences of the present moment communicated by the land around me through exploration of different blue and green palettes. (more…)
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by kathleen-obrien | Nov 1, 2022 | new art
Colorado Journeys explores the long-distance essence of a beloved place I travel to in my imagination. (more…)
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by kathleen-obrien | Jul 28, 2022 | 4 seasons, celebrations, new art, studio updates
Happy Lughnasa, in the Celtic tradition it’s the time of the first harvest beginning on sundown July 31. We have been eating high off the hog, like my grandpa used to say. (more…)
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by kathleen-obrien | Apr 25, 2022 | 4 seasons, new art, Open Studio
Taking the time after a big event like Spring Into Art Open Studio to rerun the highlights through my mind makes me realize why I open the studio to the public. It can be summed in several ways; connections, conversations, conveniences, win-win for all. (more…)
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by kathleen-obrien | Mar 30, 2022 | inspiration, new art, videos
I want to backtrack to the winter when I created “Blessings”, a series of six watercolors. They are on the Grace art page, but I was busy at the time and didn’t write about the amazing thing I saw on my studio window that sparked the work. (more…)
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by kathleen-obrien | Mar 23, 2022 | inspiration, new art, Open Studio
“Angel Play”, series of four paintings came about in the last days of winter. Beginning on Valentine’s Day, the return of the Red winged blackbird bachelors coming to roost overnight in the bamboo, (more…)
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by kathleen-obrien | Feb 14, 2022 | new art
Here is a portfolio I created for the “State of Grace”paintings. It includes the newest series, “Blessings”, inspired by the words of John O’Donohue.
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by kathleen-obrien | Jan 31, 2022 | art shows, classes, community, new art, studio updates
The returning and increasing light is daily perceptible, welcome and cheering. Now it is peaceful after a transition to the new year after snow, rain, tornados, fires. This Mid-winter, Imbolc, Candlemas season (more…)
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