"FALL IN COLORADO II & III" daily painter original landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art

FALL IN COLORADO II, 10143

FALL IN COLORADO III, 10144

Here's two more versions of the photos I took while we were up in Breckenridge, CO.  These are painted in oil on paper using a brush and a palette knife.  The knife is really great for adding texture and simulating leaves.
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"FALL IN COLORADO," 10142, daily painter original landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art

This is my interpretation of the photo I took last week up in the mountains.  It's so fun to paint using the FULL palette. As you can see by viewing the reference photo below, I did not exaggerate these colors one bit.

This original oil painting is on
a 7x5 inch gessobord panel and is available, unframed, for $110, including shipping in the US/Canada.

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Fall in Colorado

 My husband and I spent a few days up in Breckenridge, CO, for our anniversary.  The aspens were a blaze of yellow and yellow-orange.  The sky was the bluest blue.  You can't find a more beautiful place to visit.

These photos were all taken from the deck of our condo.  The top one was about 9 in the morning, the lower two were at about 4 in the afternoon.  I wish we had had a dusting of snow on those above timberline peaks, but it's still a good shot.

"SHADES OF FALL," 10128, daily painter original landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art

One of the things students of oil painting are often told is to "loosen up," meaning don't over work the painting. Don't nit pick. Don't work and rework a passage. Use larger brushes. Paint shapes, not details.

This painting is done on a red toned panel. My goal was to minimize the number of brush strokes - not an easy task with a complex landscape.
Here we have three main color masses - the dark trees on the left, the yellow grouping in the middle, and the orange bushes on the right. Once those large blocks of color were in place, it was a matter of working smaller and and smaller to fill in the details of the rocks and water.

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"GOLDEN DAYS," 10127, daily painter original landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art

We are creeping up on my favorite time of year. Who doesn't love autumn with the warm sunshine, crisp air, and the glorious colors?

This painting is from a photo I took on a misty, cloudy day. It almost seems like the yellow aspen foliage is even brighter on cloudy days - maybe it's because there is more contrast with the darker trees.

Once again I started with a red oxide toned panel. I like letting that show here and there.

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"FIRST SNOW" - 10110, daily painter original landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art

This is always a spectacular sight in the mountains when the autumn colors are still on the aspen trees and the first dusting of snow is on the ground. It means Old Man Winter is fast approaching.

This 12x6 inch original oil is painted on a cradled panel. For purchase information, please click here for my website.

If you're up in Summit County in Colorado this weekend, be sure to visit the 27th annual July Art Festival in Breckenridge, July 2-4. I will have my booth set up with this painting and many others.

"HIGH COUNTRY," 10108, daily painter original © Carol Nelson Fine Art

This lovely scene is typical of what you will find in the Colorado "high country." The aspens turning gold in September are spectacular against the dark green spruce trees.

This painting is approximately 12 x 6 inches. Painted in oil on a cradled wood panel. Framing not necessary. For purchase information, please click here to go to my website.

AUTUMN BEAUTY 9, 9092, sunken relief of autumn leaves

Another in my sunken relief series of leaves embedded in acrylic medium. Each one is 6x6 on MDF panel with heavy texture outlining the leaf shapes.
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South Platte, 08608, river runs through a canyon

Today's painting is of the South Platte River as it runs through Eleven Mile Canyon. This canyon is beautiful any time of year, but especially in the fall. This is a favorite fishing area in central Colorado. It has huge rock formations that are fun to scramble on.

Blue and Gold, 08308, fall foliage in Colorado

Another fall landscape you say? Yes, I can't get enough of a good thing. Is is any wonder I go through cadmium yellow paint faster than any other color? I use a lot of the complement, dioxazine purple, too.
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Golden Moment, 08208, fall foliage in Colorado

This painting is based on a photo I took west of Buena Vista, CO. Above us was this glorious golden canopy.

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Fall Bouquet, 06708

Not every painting is successful. I was trying for spontaneity wielding a loose palette knife. It's not really there. I had to really work it. And it fell face down on the floor at one point.

It DOES have lots of texture and my favorite colors, so that's a plus. One instructor told me, when all else fails, use splatter. I laughed to myself as I used the toothbrush to splatter on the white.

If you want this painting (11x14) for $100, send me an email.