Kit Hevron Mahoney

KMD2365 Wandering in Rome

2009-07-03T07:36:00.004-06:00

While looking through my photo reference for new ideas to paint I came across this scene that I photographed while visiting Rome. It is so typical of travelers looking at a map trying to figure out where they are while being awestruck by their surroundings. That was certainly me in the magnificent city of Rome. This painting is at the entry of the Roman Forum.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KM2363 Westin

2009-06-30T08:32:00.002-06:00

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This is a commissioned portrait of Westin, a magnificent Golden Retriever that I had the honor to paint. I love doing pet portraits as dogs, cats, well animals in general are so near and dear to my heart!

KMD2364 Fall En Bruges

2009-06-28T09:39:00.005-06:00

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I haven't posted in a few days as I have been busy working on a big installation, along with my Brushstrokes partners, John and Anita. It is for the Trailhead Lodge of Wildhorse Meadows in Steamboat Springs here in Colorado.
Meanwhile, to address this daily paintings I just finished this one of a scene from Bruges, Belgium. I was there with my friend Pat in the fall and it was glorious. It is one of my favorite spots in Europe.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

MD2362 Springtime in the Rockies

2009-06-24T07:25:00.002-06:00

The Wild Iris in June are something to behold here in Colorado. This pastoral scene is in South Park, Colorado, a vast valley surrounded by majestic mountains. Summer brings some incredible skies when the afternoon storms roll in but this setting was in the morning before the clouds rolled in.

6"x8" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$125.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2361 Lovely and Luminous

2009-06-21T20:14:00.002-06:00

Spring, my very most favorite time of year to wander and meander with a camera in hand. These iris were found on an early morning walk with my dog Farley. He finds my stopping every two feet to photograph a scene as irritating as I do when he does the same to check his P-Mail!!!
7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2360

2009-06-17T09:22:00.005-06:00

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The title of this painting is a description of how I felt a few weeks ago while wandering on a cool, crisp spring morning. I have gone to to this street every spring for years and it is like stepping into the country side as most of the homes are on several wooded acres. This scene is one of the few that is the same every year when I return. It was this bright in the morning light!

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2359 Bright as Spring

2009-06-15T09:40:00.007-06:00

This composition just spoke to me as I was perusing my photo reference for today's painting. The Black Eyed Susan seems like such a cheery flower and this scene was such a wonderful contrast of the delicate daisy like flowers with the hardy sunflower.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

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KMD2358 Bountiful Spring

2009-06-13T16:40:00.002-06:00

I found this scene a few weeks ago while driving home from doing a plein air painting at Washington Park. It has been awhile since I have painted outside and what a perfect morning it was. The temperature was just right, the skies were blue and everything looked and smelled so fresh. Perfect champagne days, as my mother called them, have been rare this spring here in Colorado with a plethora of thunderstorms. I am not complaining however as I have never seen it so green and lush.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2357 This is Spring

2009-06-09T08:16:00.003-06:00

Tulips are always the sign telling me that spring is really here with winter giving out at long last. I found these colorful beauties at our incredible Denver Botanic Gardens while wandering with some good friends and, as always, armed with a camera. I loved the less structured colorful scene of these tulips surrounded by the delicate lace like tiny flowers.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2356 Gentle Brilliance

2009-06-05T08:22:00.002-06:00

I found these poppies the other day while walking my dog Farley. It was a perfect spring morning with cool temperatures, birds singing and the sun on our shoulders. We have been experiencing a wet and mostly cloudy spring here so it made this day even more perfect. I am in heaven with all the fresh scents of spring along with all the poppies and iris in full bloom. This is my most favorite time of year. I wish it would last a little longer!

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2355 Red Paintbrush

2009-06-03T07:22:00.007-06:00

The Indian Paintbrush wildflower is so majestic and one of my favorite wildflowers, but then, I really have never found a flower I didn't like. Paintbrush so liven up the landscape where they bloom, especially the red ones.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2354 Spring Path

2009-05-30T17:46:00.003-06:00

This is one of my favorite scenes from a trip to the Cotswolds several years ago. I would never have found this area if wasn't for my great and adventurous friend Pat, who searched this area out in England and insisted we go there. What a feast of century old villages and gardens in every direction.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2343 The Beach is Waiting

2009-05-27T10:46:00.002-06:00

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With summer coming fast it reminds me of all the times I traveled to the Bahamas to visit my Dad on his island. I love the thrill of looking through a pathway seeing the beach a short distance away, just waiting for a day of sun and surf.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2351 Poppies and Iris

2009-05-21T19:55:00.003-06:00

Spring is so in the air now. Denver is greener than I remember in a long time. This painting is from a reference at the Denver Botanic Gardens which I have visited recently and it is such a gift to our city. It has every kind of plant and flower imaginable with such a variety of wonderful settings to wander and enjoy.
With Memorial Day Weekend upon us I will not be posting for a few days as we have the 30th Annual South Gaylord St. Festival happening Sat thru Monday. I will be very occupied with my studio partners as we show our art to the huge crowds that will be attending.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMP5035 Spring's Arrival

2009-05-18T17:57:00.002-06:00

Can you believe it? A still life and no poppies! Well, daffodils are so lively and full of spring's newness and hope that they too are irresistable!
9"x11" unframed original pastel painting
$135.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2350 Walking into Fall

2009-05-16T18:15:00.002-06:00

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Even though it is spring, my most favorite time of the year, I was compelled to paint this fall scene found here in Colorado on a trail in the Maroon Bells Wilderness area. Of course, fall comes second to the seasons I love most here in Colorado. The colors in this scene were absolutely stunning with such a variety of reds, yellows, burnt oranges and yellow greens.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2347 Sweet Peas on the Fence

2009-05-14T19:00:00.003-06:00

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Did I ever mention that I love other flowers besides poppies? The sweet pea is a wonderful little flower that gives off such an incredible fragrance and grows in such a variety of colors. These were growing at the Denver Botanic Gardens and how I regret I didn't plant any this year.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2346 Spring at Last

2009-05-12T09:37:00.003-06:00

Another painting inspired from my recent trip to Taos. We visited the Mabel Dodge Luhan House where I found this wonderful scene. This is a mystical place where Georgia O’Keeffe, D.H. Lawrence, Ansel Adams, Martha Graham and Carl Jung, among many other notables stayed in thier day. It is now an historic inn and conference center.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2343 Spring in Taos

2009-05-10T10:43:00.002-06:00

Last week I went to Taos with 6 of my old college buddies. What a hoot and a howl we had together. Spring had just begun there and it was so fresh and full of new life with all the crabapples and lilacs blooming. I forgot how much fun Taos is and how beautiful the area is, with all the adobe bathed in the New Mexico light. It is fun to have a new subject matter to focus upon!

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2341 Colorado Vista

2009-05-07T19:17:00.005-06:00

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This wonderful vista is on Corona Pass in Colorado. I was there a few summers ago attending a plein air painting workshop in Winter Park. There were so many places to paint and photograph that I needed more than the 3 days to capture everything.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KM2340 Poppy Palette

2009-05-03T07:52:00.004-06:00

This "palette" painting is a donation to be auctioned off at the 2009 Memories in the Making Art Auction for the Colorado chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. It was a joy to have the opportunity to paint for this worthy cause. If you are interested in bidding on it or attending the auction please go to their website for more information: Memories in the Making Art Auction
Meanwhile, I am off to Taos for a wild time with a bunch of old college buddies so I won't be posting until I return on Wednesday, with stories I am sure!

KMD2339 Jubilent Wonders

2009-05-01T07:50:00.003-06:00

I had hoped to get to California to photograph the poppies this spring but somehow I missed this year's opportunity! So here is a tribute to the California Poppy, which is such a cheerful, glowing flower and luckily they grow in more places than California!

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMP5026 Garden Path

2009-04-29T10:19:00.003-06:00

This colorful spring path was found at the Denver Botanic Gardens here in Denver. The gardens are such a gift to a person as myself who loves flowers, loves painting flowers and never makes time to grow her own!

6"x10" unframed original pastel painting
$125.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2338 Rejoicing

2009-04-26T18:25:00.005-06:00

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These poppies caught my attention by the way they appeared to be growing as a bouquet in the garden. They are just reaching to the sun and what brilliance in the sunlight.

7"x5" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling

KMD2335 Flourishing Spring Bouquet

2009-04-24T18:44:00.002-06:00

This was such fun to paint with the bright and vibrant early spring colors. It is all the colors I am now seeing here in Denver. After last weekend's snowfall and melt, everything is coming up colorful and fresh.

5"x7" unframed original oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10.00 shipping and handling