Setting Sun

Setting Sun
Oil / Canvas
26" x 14"


Decided to return to a batch of photos and paint this scene that I've had in the back of my head to paint. In this painting I learned that I could gray down my yellow without it going to green with the pile of left over white that I mixed together from a previous painting. The gray was about the same value of the yellow and it was warm so it didn't cool down the yellow to much. I've been getting in the habit of keeping piles of grays on my palette. They are really great harmonizers.

Light on Cascade Falls

Light On Cascade Falls
8" by 10" Oil

Been Practicing painting water falls lately. This is a new one I did of the cascade falls nearby where I live.

Victor Plein Air

Back Home now from the Victor, CO plein air event. The Opening for the show is this Friday. I did 9 paintings while I was there. I decided to camp out at a reservoir nearby and did 5 paintings the first full day I had there. The next day was really windy but I managed to get a couple done. Upon returning to my campsite that day I found that my tent, and everything in it was stolen, which included, my sleeping bag, air mattress, clothes, and the five paintings I did the day before!

It was rough! However, I managed to paint two more the next day. Below is what survived. I at least have my three for the show. It certainly has been the roughest plein air event I've done but it was fun painting these mines.


Pieces of the Past
Oil 12" x 16"

I did this painting the morning after my stuff got stolen.



Rustic Barn
9" x 16" Oil

I went back and repainted this scene. The one that was stolen was a little larger but I really liked the composition and just had to redo it.



Vindicator Mine
12" x 16" Oil

The mines in Victor are so interesting. So much texture and character.


Mine Debris
10" x 12" Oil

Plein Air Paintings

Below are a couple Plein Air Paintings I did Yesterday. I did a total of four. These are two of the four.


To Mountain Heights
Oil / Canvas 14" x 14"




Cottonwood Pass
Oil / Canvas
8" x 12"

Portrait Sketch

New Portrait Painting

Oil / Canvas
24" x 30"

The Arkansas Plein Air Painting

The Arkansas
Oil 23" x 36"

I did this one recently entirely Plein Air. I wanted to attempt a larger painting outdoors. It took two morning painting sessions to complete it. The view is off the highway so I just took my studio easel out and painted away.

Here's me painting the spot

Above Tree Line

Above Tree Line
Oil 16" x 20"

Some New Plein AIr Paintings

Cascade
Oil 6" x 12"




Rugged Land
Oil 8" x 10"




Rocky Cascade
Oil 16" x 12"





River Blues
Oil 16" x 12"





Green Pasture
Oil 6" x 8"



Gentle Flow
Oil 8" x 10"





From the Earth
Oil 16" x 12"



Fields of Gold
Oil 14" x 18"

Carl Bork Fine Art Gallery Grand Opening

My Studio / Gallery Grand Opening is this Saturday July 17th. There will be food and drinks all day. New paintings and more special events.

I'm located at:
149 W. First St.
Salida, CO 81201

corner of 1st and G St.

Photos of My Studio / Gallery

Colorado Plein Air Paintings

Edge of Shadow 8x10 oil



Summer Solstice 8x10 oil



Reaching 8x10 oil



Mountain Country 8x10 oil



Canyon Shapes 8x 10 oil



Above Green Fields 8x10 oil

Last Light

Last Light - Oil - 25" x 32"

New Plein AIr Paintings

Since I moved to my new home in Salida I've been painting Plein Air every morning.
Below is some of what I've been working on...



Window to the Falls - 6 x 8

Tree Blossoms - 6 x 12

River Greens - 8 x 10

Rocky Mountain Farm - 8 x 10

Mountain View - 8 x 10

Forest Expressions - 6 x 8

Earth and Stone - 14 x 18

Down it Comes - 6 x 8

Creek Timber - 8 x 10

Creek Flow - 6 x 9

Chalk Cliff Morning - 8 x 10

Boulder and Aspens - 8 x 10

Aspen Grove - 8 x 10

Arkansas River Summer - 14 x 18

Agnes Vaille Falls - 11 x 14

Fine Art Views. Finalist Top 15%

I'm excited to announce my painting "Kauffman" was chosen as a finalist in the top 15% for the Fine Art Views Painting Competition!

Follow the link to see the entries. It's an honor to be selected among such great art!

The Painting

The Finalists

Salida Studio Gallery Photos

Below are some photos of my new studio - gallery that I'm getting ready to open by this coming weekend. Things are almost ready to go!

Salida is a beautiful location and I'm very excited to be in the middle of such beautiful landscape. Salida is known for it's arts community and the Gallery is located on First St. which is on Salida's downtown Gallery Row.

Many thanks to my great friend Michael Bucher for helping me with designing and creating my sign sitting there in front of the computer desk. I plan on installing the sign outside tomorrow.

I plan on having my easel in the middle of the room.

Yep.

A Couple exterior shots.

My Wife, Karen's display of work. We'll be putting in a shelf for her needle felts.