Lavender Mountain

This is my newest painting "Lavender Mountain" painted over the past week.  I am truly inspired by aspen trees and mountains since that is the view from my window.  The colors of the mountains change daily according to the light.  In the morning sunrise they are pink, on a foggy day they are dark green, and at sunset they are lavender.  So beautiful.  The light also reflects on the aspen trees.  Today it is rain turning to snow with the top of Bergen Peak in a cloud.  The meadow is gold, the trees are yellow, green and blue, Painters Pause Path is purple.  I had a student in one of my painting classes who had never seen a purple path.  They do exist.  It is all in the painter's eye.  You might think rocks are brown - I am seeing red, orange and yellow.  That trees are green - I am seeing green, yellow, and orange.  It all depends on the light and the atmosphere.  Look outside and have some fun with what you are looking at.  Let your imagination wander. 

Center for the Arts Evergreen 100 For 100 Fundraiser

This is a fun evening at the Center for the Arts Evergreen and you get to go home with an original piece of art.  Artists donate 2D and 3D art for the fundraiser up to 110 pieces.  Buy a $100.00 ticket.  All ticket numbers are placed in a bowl and drawn out randomly.  When your number is called you get to choose a piece of art of your choice.  Donating artists are invited to attend and meet the patrons and talk about their art.  Food and wine is served.  Please join me.  I have donated a watercolor of "Purple Path". 

New painting commissioned by a collector of mine through The Evergreen Gallery - "Red Aspen".  Visit my website http://cathyjonesart.com.  If you don't see exactly what your want on my website, please contact me and I am happy to paint a commission for you.  You pick the colors, theme, size, frame, etc. 

I am so ready for spring.  I saw 5 robins outside my studio window jumping around in the snow and chirping away.  It seems a little early for them to be in Evergreen.  How about "Springtime Aspen" - I'm seeing buds on the aspen trees!  This painting will be in the Alliance Artists of Evergreen Show "Spring Time in the Rockies" at the Center for the Arts Evergreen Rotary Gallery at Center Stage in March and April.  Opening reception and meet the artists March 16th from 4-6 p.m.  Join me and the other Alliance Artists of Evergreen for a glass of wine and some outstanding hors d'hoevres.

Colorful Columbine at The Evergreen Gallery

Stop by The Evergreen Gallery in downtown Evergreen beginning March 1st to see my newest watercolor aspen tree paintings and columbine paintings.  "Colorful Columbine" - Just a touch of spring!  visit my website http://cathyjonesart.com

Corn Snow

I did a special affect on this painting to create "corn snow" with kosher salt laid down in wet paint.  This is another of my series of winter paintings.  To see more visit my website, click on "Works", scroll down to New Works, and you will see my latest paintings.

Painting Nocturnes

I have recently taken on the ominous task of trying to create nocturn paintings in watercolor.  My nocturnes are light and shadow and tonal paintings.  Tonal paintings have no light, just varying values from black to white.  In my light and shadow paintings, I choose a color for the sky and ground and a color for the light and shadow it reflects.  I then add a little chinese white to the dark color.  I will then change the painting by adding a mother color like orange or pink to all of the colors and do a painting.  That's how I get a pink glow or an orange glow.  It is so challenging and so much fun.  Check out my website http://cathyjonesart.com, click on Works, and scroll down to Nocturnes to see what I have created.  The painting I have posted is Remington's howling wolf with the mother color of orange.  See more on my website of the howling wolf along with two landscapes.