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VIEWS FROM THE PAST - SMALL TO BIG - DIX BAINES COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARTIST

10/31/2016

Every painting is like a puzzle to be solved, with challenges and problems to be worked through. Often starting small is a way to work through some of the issues, before moving onto a larger canvas. Over the years Dix Baines has painted a number of 5x7 miniatures both to preview images for possible larger paintings and to sell at one of our two annual 5x7 auctions. The second of the auctions, "Notes and Brushstrokes," is always held the second Saturday of November and this year's event will be in two weeks on Saturday, November 12th. Typically, a dozen unframed, original oil paintings are offered, with beginning bids of $150. As they come off the easel, they are posted on the Studio Auctions page on this website and are opened for bidding. Here is a look back at some of the miniatures that turned into larger original oil paintings. -Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines

Notes and Brushstrokes "Cow Camp Cabin" 5x7 oil on board
SOLD

"First Light on Cow Camp" 9" x 12" oil on panel $1300
Available through the McLarry Fine Art Gallery @ 505.988.1161

Notes and Brushstrokes "Ranchos de Taos" 5x7 oil on board
SOLD

"Adobe Light on Ranchos de Taos" 30" x 22" oil on panel $5300
Available through the McLarry Fine Art Gallery @ 505.988.1161

Summer Garden Party and Auction "Pond Colors in the Summer" 5x7 oil on board
SOLD

"Sky Pond" 24" x 30" oil on board $5400
Available through The Broadmoor Galleries @ 719.577.5744

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STARTING SMALL - DIX BAINES COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARTIST

10/29/2016

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In music a composer will sometimes start with a "Prelude" to explore new ideas, before expanding it in to something bigger. Artists will often do the same thing. Last week, when Dix Baines was heading out one early morning for a painting trip in New Mexico, he captured an incredible image of the moon setting over the mountains in the pink tinged sky of a sunrise just down the street from our house. He couldn't wait to get back from the week long trip to explore the image. Yesterday he started that exploration by painting a 5x7 painting on panel and determined that this image will definitely be going big. Dix has been painting preludes or small images throughout the course of his career. Painting small is a way for him to visit an image and see if it is one that needs to go large. For the collector, both new and seasoned, it is a way for them to add to an art collection for a relatively small amount of money. For the last several years Dix Baines Studio holds two 5x7 auctions, the Summer Garden Party and Auction in August and Notes and Brushstrokes in November, where these small original paintings are auctioned with a starting bid of $150. The gem he painted yesterday is the first of this year's Notes and Brushstrokes Studio Auction and can be bid on by following the link below the painting. There have been a number of exceptional 5x7 paintings sold through the auction and these are just a few. Check the Studio Auctions page often over the course of the next two weeks, as new images will be posted and open for bidding as they are completed

Notes and Brushstrokes Studio Auction 2016 #12 5x7 oil on panel
Beginning Bid: $150

Minimum of $25 increments from the last listed bid. To bid, place your name, contact information, and bid amount in the comments area or call the Studio at 720.353.2670. Bidding will close at 9:00 PM MST on Saturday, November 12, 2016

"Autumn River" 5x7 oil on panel SOLD

"Backlit Barn" 5x7 oil on panel SOLD

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A GEM OF NEW MEXICO - CANONCITO - NEW MEXICO PAINT TRIP - DIX BAINES COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARTIST

10/25/2016

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What a great painting trip. It had been way to long since I had been out painting. Much needed. The colors were amazing and I came home with great reference on two cameras, as well as the starts on 10 paintings. I couldn't help paint one of my favorite adobe churches, Canoncito, while near Santa Fe. I have always wanted to paint the image from this view, which is from the freeway, but a difficult shot to get. This time I was successful though and got a shot that I was able to use. Just finished up the painting today and it is framed and ready to be shipped to McLarry Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe.
-DIX BAINES-

View from the freeway with the cement median covering the bottom half of the church. Not much to go on, except great light and color, but enough that with the reference from numerous trips to Canyoncito, it should be possible. -DIX BAINES

I started the painting at my campsite near Santa Fe. It was so windy that day, it wasn't worth trekking around trying to find views and I was pretty excited about this painting. -DIX BAINES

Another pass through. Image is starting to take shape. -DIX BAINES

Painting complete and signed. Ready to ship to the gallery
"Enchanted" 7 1/2" x 12 1/2" oil on panel $1300
Available through the McLarry Fine Art Gallery @ 505.988.1161

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VIEWS EVERYWHERE - NEW MEXICO PAINT TRIP - DIX BAINES COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARTIST

10/21/2016

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Just got back from a week long painting trip in New Mexico. Everywhere there were views of intense color, that gave inspiration for new paintings. It has been way too long since I took a painting trip. The camera typically just can't pick up the true colors of a scene and so getting out a plein air painting not only inspires, but gives accurate color reference. This time I even did a color board with mixed colors from some of the views I was painting. With our annual 5x7 auction just around the corner, I took panels to paint for the show and came back with seven 5x7 paintings in various stages of production. They will be priority this week in the Studio and posted on the auction page. -DIX BAINES

Good morning New Mexico. My first morning. Ya, crazy red.

What a spectacular array of color along the Rio Grande. Couldn't help but paint several 5x7 paintings of the views around the river.

Pilar. Always a sweetheart and one that I enjoy painting and have done so in many sizes, seasons, and formats. looking forward to exploring this view with the sunlit trees.

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FALL COLOR AT SKY POND - DIX BAINES COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARTIST

10/20/2016

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For the artist it is important to be able to see the sites, eat the food, smell the smells, and in general be part of a view before being able to put it on the canvas. Eight years ago, in the darkness of the recession, we were not able to travel anywhere due to a dwindling income and so we created a place for Dix Baines to go and create. With three ponds at Dix Baines Studio, the biggest being Sky Pond, there are always an abundance of views. With the beginning of every season there is a hope of what is to come and with the end of every season there is a beauty to enjoy. Here are a few views from Sky Pond at Dix Baines Studio. ENJOY! -Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines

Fall color at Sky Pond at Dix Baines Studio 2016

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SIGNATURES ON AND DONE - DIX BAINES COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARTIST

10/14/2016

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Everyday when the work day is done, I take a peak into the Studio to see what progress has been made on what paintings. I never ask the artist if the painting is done, too much pressure, but I will know that the painting is complete and ready for the next step of varnish when I see the signature. Today was a double surprise, as I found signatures on both paintings. "Adobe Virga" (24x30) will be going to McLarry Fine Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico and "Sky Pond" is heading to The Broadmoor Galleries in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Busy week and always a great feeling to see paintings move out of the Studio to the galleries. The magic of start to finish of a painting, never ceases to amaze me. It truly is magic.
-Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines

COMPLETED PAINTING
"Adobe and Virga" 24x30 oil on panel $5400
Available through the McLarry Fine Art Gallery @ 505.988.1161

THE START-"Adobe and Virga" 24x30 oil on panal

COMPLETED PAINTING
"Sky Pond" 24" x 30" oil on board $5400
Available through The Broadmoor Galleries @ 719.577.5744

THE START-"Sky Pond" 24x30 oil on panal

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IN THE BEGINNING-FROM SKY POND TO PAINTING-DIX BAINES COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARTIST

10/10/2016

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Sky Pond has supplied Dix Baines with an abundance of images to be used in his paintings. Often these images begin in a small format, as a prelude to a larger painting. The red poppies are a favorite flower of the artist and have found their way into an occasional painting. -Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines

COMPLETED PAINTING
"Poppies Red, Dappled Blues" 24x30 oil on panel $5400
Available through the McLarry Fine Art Gallery @ 505.988.1161

PROGRESS
"Poppies Red, Dappled Blues" 24x30 oil on panel $5400

PRELUDE TO A LARGER PAINTING
"Red Poppies" 5x7 oil on panel
SOLD through 2015 Summer Garden Party and Auction

INSPIRATION: RED POPPY PHOTO
Red Poppies at pond side at Dix Baines Stuido

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MAGIC IN THE SKY-DIX BAINES COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARTIST

10/1/2016

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PROGRESS 24x30 - September 30, 2016

The sky is such a major component of this painting and the last two days a lot of the painting time was spent here.

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Dix Baines

“I am drawn to the things which speak to the senses; the light and atmosphere of landscapes, the impressions of a moment or place, and the spirit of nature and of people. It is important to me to strive as an artist to paint a variety of subjects and to paint each equally well. I paint often on location, or from life. Whether researching sporting life images, landscapes, or places from abroad, painting directly from the subject is essential to capturing the impression of what I see.” -DIX BAINES

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