Kate Withers - 'Painting Space'

I am calling this finished! Of course there are always tweaks to be done... but I am on to the next project.. a large painting of the road into Zion Canyon. The concept of this piece came from the painting's title. *There really isn't a range named the 'Queen of Spades'* .. it is named for the strong paisley patterns that are found on the alluvial slopes of deep desert mountains. So here it is.. 24 x 24 oil on canvas. *Update a couple years later:  I am re-working this painting yet again!  I guess I just needed some time away from it .. I was never happy with the composition .. the balance was lopsided.. really liked the concept tho.. so back to the drawing board it goes :)

5x7     oil on canvas panel     SOLD An impression of late afternoon light on the golden hills of California. A note on monitor colors.. I have viewed my paintings on several different computers.. the colors were different on all of them. This is a real headache for those of us that present work visually.. we spend much time and effort to get the painting 'just right'... at least I do. So until there is a universally adopted color management system across all platforms.. these are presented to you in the hope that your monitor version is the one that is 'just right' :)

6x6    oil on gallery-wrapped canvas    SOLD Lately I have been busy working on larger pieces.. but I made time to paint this little color study... a quiet mood on a winter afternoon in Death Valley National Park where I lived for many winter seasons. This is near the Salt Creek area of this immense desert.. one of my favorite regions because of the exquisite colors and formations. If you visit.. be sure to take the short side-road and see for yourself.  Also seen from the boardwalk.. you will find in the warm waters of the creek house the tiny pupfish playing hide and seek.. said to be from the era of the dinosaurs... truly an ancient landscape.