Dallas Divide

I love painting the mountains at the Dallas Divide in Colorado

"Dallas Divide"
Oil 24" x 36"

Plein Air Magazine Online Article

Plein Air Magazine just did a Feature article about my plein air work on their website.

Check it out here

Solo Exhibit Reception Success!

Last Friday was the reception for my solo exhibit "Colorado Impressions: Landscapes, People, and Still Lifes" and it was a Huge success! Many people came through the gallery to see the collection of work and a large majority of the paintings SOLD! The city of Greeley even bought some work to have in its permanent collection. It's possible that by the end of the exhibit it could be a near sell out show.

After the reception was over Karen and I enjoyed a dance performance in the theater by the group Pilobolus.
I forgot to take photos during the reception but managed to snap some during the theater intermission. Below are those photos:

Article in the Greeley Tribune about my Gallery Exhibit

Click Link below to read the article:

http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20120112/ENTERTAIN/701129946

Solo Show Delivery of work

Delivered my work for my Tointon Gallery Show in Greeley, CO on Tuesday the 3rd. Managed to fit 30 paintings in the back of my Subaru.




Show poster in front of the gallery. Arranged all the work to be hanged. The lighting in the gallery is really great! Spacious 1,800 square feet of wall space I had to fill.



Show Poster out front. The Gallery is located in the Union Colony Civic Center. Where they have live performances. The gallery is connected to the theater and on the reception night of the 27th there will also be a show of the Pilobolus Dance Company after the reception. The Reception is 5-7 pm January 27. Should be a great night out to see some art and watch a live performance! Here's a link for the Dance show

Up Coming Solo Show

Colorado Impressions: Landscapes, People, and Still Lifes

ONE MAN SHOW BY CARL BORK

At the Tointon Gallery in Greeley, Colorado

Show Dates: January 6 - February 4

Gallery Reception: January 27 from 5-7pm

Recent Floral Still Life Work

Red And Pink
12" x 9"
Oil







Red And Pink Carnations
12" x 9"
Oil






Carnation Still Life
24" x 30"
Oil






Back Light Still Life
24" x 30"
Oil






Carnation Colors
12" x 9"
Oil





Floral Arrangement
24" x 18"
Oil







Carnations
9" x 12"
Oil

Saturday the 22nd painting Demo

This Satuday I'll be working with the Articipate fund raiser by doing a painting demonstration on stage in the Steamplant Theater. I'll have a mic and a video projection of the painting behind me.

The Demo is open to anyone (students, collectors, artfans)

Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children under 16 available at the Steamplant box office you can also register in advance online HERE.

Demo time is from Noon-1:30pm

Hope to see you there!

Plein Air Moab

The first painting me and Karen did along the Colorado River.

Below is a shot of the painting in the show (18" x 24"):





Painted the above arch last year and wanted to do a larger painting at this spot (16 x 20)
(I apologize for the blurry photos. I didn't have a tripod handy when I took them)


Karen took a photo of me painting at Canyonlands Park. This place was like being at the Grand Canyon.


The above is the painting I did for the first Quick Paint. This painting sold that night. Painted it in less than 2 hours. "Last Light on the Colorado" Oil 18" x 24"



Painted on the river again before we had to turn in our paintings. The river canyon was one of my favorite things to paint there. This piece sold in the show!


My sunset painting I had in the show. Tackled painting the fleeting light on the red rocks on an 18 x 24 canvas in about a half hour. The light was completely gone when I was finishing it. I really had a blast painting this! This one also sold.




On our last day me and Karen went on a hike up to Double O arch. We really enjoyed ourselves and are looking forward to next year!

San Luis Valley Colors (study)

San Luis Valley Colors
Oil 8x10

This is a study I did for a 30 x 40 painting I recently finished. Will post a photo of the larger painting soon.

Morning Light

Morning Light
13" x 19"
Oil / Canvas

Summer Aspen

Summer Aspen
Oil / Canvas
40" x 30"

A recent painting of an aspen tree I've always liked. My goal for this was to have thin paint in the background and really thick and dense impasto paint on the tree and foreground in order to create depth.

Detail pics below to see paint thickness and texture:

It's fun to find little abstract designs when you take detail pics.

Here's a side view to see the paint dimension

Big Sky Colorado Sunset

Big Sky Colorado Sunset
Oil 16" x 20"

I've been chasing the sunset a lot here in the valley. This is from a night of painting from the view at S Mountain. Some nights I luck out with a spectacular sunset and sometimes not so much. This was one of the better nights I think.

"Jess" Portrait Painting

Jess
Oil 24" x 18"

Me and several other artist in town have been getting together to paint the figure / portrait from life every Tuesday night. This is a recent portrait I did. Jess did a great job modeling for us!

Paradise Lake

Paradise Lake
Oil / Canvas
24" x 36"

My studio painting from my plein air hikes up to Ptarmigan Lake. This is the lake on the way to the top lake. It apparently has no name so I'm calling it Paradise Lake.

High Altitude Splendor

High Altitude Splendor
8 x 10 Oil

Went back up the Ptarmigan lake trail again. Here's the one from the hike.

Ptarmigan Lake Hike

Made my first hike up the Ptarmigan Lake Trail by Cottonwood Pass, outside the town of Buena Vista. The trail was about 3.5 miles if I remember right. Took about an hour to get there. I was thrilled when I arrived at the the first lake on the trail. I took almost 200 photos!

I had trouble deciding what I wanted to paint because there was so many great options. I decided on doing a simple composition shown in the photo below.




One of the great views above the lake.




Here's me trying to cram all that scenery into a small 8x10



...and here's the painting. I'll be returning to this spot soon to paint some more views of this spot

Alpine Patterns
Oil 8x10

Road To Mountain Heights

Road To Mountain Heights
Oil 8" x 10"

Another Painting from the San Luis Valley.

Mountain Valley Patterns

Mountain Valley Patterns
Oil 8 x 10

I really enjoy painting the San Luis Valley. I have some plans in the works for future paintings from the area.

Sunrise Radiance

Sunrise Radiance
Oil 8" x 12"