Brushstrokes Studio

“Being an artist is doing what comes naturally. My subjects choose me-their patterns and shapes, their sense of rhythm and movement, inspire my creative energy. Pastel and acrylic allow me to capture the immediacy of the experience.”

This is another urban street scene from Denver Colorado. This piece is now in a juried show at the Denver International Airport on the A concourse. So if you are traveling and get to that area of the air port stop by and see the show. It has over 400 pieces of art on display through January of 2009.

This is a commission my two clients, Bill McDonough and Rob Munger. They gave me a wonderful picture to paint from their travels to Spain. I am very pleased with the outcome and hope they are as well.

A late fall day in Colorado, very magical to see and paint.

"I favor a 'painterly' approach in my work, in which a recognizable form is achieved, while at the same time the paint itself is celebrated and brushstrokes are not only visible but intrinsic to the success of the piece."

The portrait commission I have recently finished painting. I am enjoying painting more abstracted, colorful landscapes as well as my more traditional still lifes.

These 2 paintings are featured in the Nomadas del Arte Show in Santa Fe March 7 and 8th through the end of March in the Sage Creek Gallery
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Anita is a founding member of the Nomadas del Arte show. The Glorious Aspen painting was featured in the March issue of Southwest Art magazine.

I continue to explore the still life which I love to paint in Summer Vintage and Tomatoes on Green. I am in the mood for spring so Poppy Paradise is the result of that wish!

"My paintings are a response to the passion and beauty I feel from and for Nature. As an artist I want to communicate visually and vibrantly the peace and serenity that is found in Nature. I like to describe my dynamic compositions as a unique style of contemporary Impressionism with a bold use of color and texture."

South Park, Colorado in June can bear an abundance of purple from all the Wild Iris that grow. This was an incredibly abundant year that I found to paint this luscious scene

Another great story told by the ominous skies and incredible light that happens before the afternoon thunderstorms fly over in the Colorado summer afternoons. This too was outside of Crested Butte on Kebler Pass.

I never grow tired of the incredible scenery in Colorado, nor the area of and around Crested Butte which is where I found the scene painted here. One can get lost in the infinite views from every direction and brought back to earth with the beautiful wildflowers abundantly lining the hillsides.