THE COLOR OF PLEIN AIR - DIX BAINES COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARTIST

A few weeks ago, we drove to Santa Fe to deliver some new work to McLarry Fine Art Gallery . On the drive home we hit an incredible sunset. We both tried several times to capture the landscape, illumintated by the amazing sunset, but to no avail. The colors on the camera were faded, washed out or in general just wrong. I had heard Dix say many times that cameras just do not capture true color and now I was experiencing it first hand. The best way for the artist to capture the accurate color of a scene is to paint on location or plein air. The next week, Dix packed the car and headed back to New Mexico to spend a week painting on location. During the trip he started and finished this wonderful gem for our upcoming Studio 5x7 Auction "Notes and Brushstrokes,"  which is 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.  -Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines

THE VIEW - ARROYO SECO

THE SKETCH - ARROYO SECO

THE PROGRESS- ARROYO SECO

​Notes and Brushstrokes Studio Auction 2016 #11 5x7 oil on panel
Beginning Bid: $150
After ten years in Interior Design and Architecture, buildings and especially the churches of the Southwest, will always hold a draw for the artist. This gem of Arroyo Seco was painted on location during Dix Baines last paint trip to New Mexico.

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