Stallion, watercolor, 10×8″, 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
Nakota stallion from the praires of the American northwest.
Category: Colorado
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Stallion
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Prairie Cone Flower – Ratibida columnifera
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Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida columnifera – by Jean Krueger, watercolor, copyrighted with all rights reserved, 2018 .
These prairie cone flowers are easing their way into autumn, missing a few of their 4-12 petals, a little bent at the stems with leaves starting to turn ruddy. The cones are typically longer than the petals. They like it dry and hot and they self-seed. The leaves and stems are said to be analgesic, good for head and bellyaches. Decoctions are used to treat poison ivy and rattlesnake bites. Handy, eh?
I found these growing in Westcliffe, CO.
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Music Meadows Ranch
Music Meadows Ranch, by Jean Krueger, 2018, 10×8″, soft pastel copyrighted with all rights reserved
Painted en plein air.
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PONDEROSA
Ponderosa by Jean Krueger, watercolor, 5×7″, copyrighted with all rights reserved
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Ponderosa Twig
Ponderosa Twig, watercolor, 6×4′, 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerOne of my favorite topics, the intricate pine cone. It spirals from top to bottom in predictable 12 to 14 spirals, each leaf hiding a seed that will eventually blow away. I love them.
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Wild Rose in Autumn
Wild Rose in Autumn, oil on board, 4×6″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerWild roses in the autumn move from the pink and green of spring and summer to the crimson an yellow leaves of fall. I painted this with leftover paint from a larger work in order not to waste the leftover pigments. The image of the leaves, stems and surrounding ground litter was made by removing paint tith a rubber sculpting tool.
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Comanche Peak
Elevation 11,400 ft.,oil on canvas, 16×12″, 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerIt’s late, late summer and I can still hike the eastern foothills of the Rockies. The weather has bee wonderful, warm and all clear cobalt skies. The grasses that thrive at timberline are yellow ochre and white, the evergreens remain their consistent mix of cadmium light, ultramarine with burnt umber. I’m amazed at the colors one can mix from 6 or 7 tubes.
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Plein Air Study
Plein Air Study, oil on board, 6×4″, 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerI’m scoping out places to paint next week during the Wesctcliffe, CO, Alla Prima Plein Air event, that starts 9/24/ Still time to register! https://www.sangresartguild.org/3rd-street-gallery/calls-to-artists/alla-prima-westcliffe-2018/
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Comanche Trail
Comanche Trail, pastel on board, 12×16″, 2018, copyrighted by Jean Krueger with all rights reserved
The late summer air in the alpine landscape is still warm, 60-65 degrees F, although the wind can gust and make it feel cooler. But when I hike I’m in a sleeveless shirt and with pantlegs rolled up, working up a head of steam. The sky is just as blue as the pastels show and the grasses are drying, dying to naples yellow and light buff. However, those evergreens will weather all seasons looking just like they do today.
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Douglas Fir Cone
Douglas Fir Cone
Douglas Fir Cone, watercolor, 6×4″ 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerWhen walking in the woods around my mom’s house, I always pick stuff up, like grasses, rocks, tree twigs and pine cones. I added the one painted here to my growing collection of conifer cones. The geometry of these fruits amaze me with their spiral symmetry.
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Rooster
Rooster, Pastel on Paper, 2018, 8.5 x 5.5 , Copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerCluck cluck.
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Comanche Lake Looking East
Comanche Lake Looking East, watercolor, 2018, copyrighted by Jean Krueger with all rights reservedI hike to go fishing here. This lake has great big cut throat trout.
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Oregon Grape
Oregon Grape, 2018, watercolor, 9×12″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger Fine ArtOregon Grape displays the colors of the rainbow as it cycles through the growing season. The phase I’ve painted is what we see in the mid to late summer months here in the Rockies where I’m now staying for awhile.
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CR 140, Westcliffe, Colorado
CR 140, Westcliffe, CO, 2018, Professional watercolors on 140# hot press paper, masked border, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
This view is my drive home in the summertime. Typically, the clouds gather and a bit of rain falls each afternoon. After the shower, everything is a bit greener and the sky is full of sifted light filtering through to the mountains and western pastures. My painting is about the light as it slides through the clouds.
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Poppies, Second St. and Edwards Ave., Westcliffe, CO
Poppies, Second St. and Edwards Ave., Westcliffe, CO, 2018, 12×16″, Professional watercolors on 140# hot press watercolor paper, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerThis week I’m painting poppies because they’re blooming all over town. They don’t last long and will all be to seed by next week.
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Red Poppies, 2018, 12×16″, professional watercolors on140# hot press watercolor paper, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
Red Poppies have taken over my grandmother’s yard.
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Poppies, 2018, 12×16″professional wa tercolors on 140# hot press paper, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
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Thistles
Thistle, 2018, professional watercolors on 184# wet media recycled, acid free paper, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
This studies a small thistle I found while on a walk. The paper it’s painted on is a Strathmore product, that has a tan-ish cast and contains 30% recycled material. It’s the first time I’ve painted on it…it’s okay. I prefer white papers but it’s nice for experimenting with color and imagery.
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Thistle, 2018, Permanent black pens on Japanese notebook paper, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerThis studies a dried Canada Thistle I found while taking a walk. It’s drawn with ink…I think this is the first drawing I’ve posted in that media.
A few weeks back while teaching beginners watercolor and pastel classes I became aware how REALLY important drawing skills are to any person learning to paint.
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Schoolfield Road and Macey Lane, Westcliffe, CO
Schoolfield Road and Macey Lane, Westcliffe, CO, Professional Watercolors on 140# rough watercolor paper, masked border, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
I go by this place almost daily. It’s a lovely view, always different owing to the weather or time of year.
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Cattle Cutting, A Painted View Ranch, Westcliffe, CO
Cattle Cutting, A Painted View Ranch, Westcliffe, CO, , 2018, professional watercolors on 140# hot press watercolor paper, masked border, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
Each year in Westcliffe, CO, A Painted View Ranch sponsors the Sangre de Cristo Classic Cutting Horse Show. I go and take photos. It’s a great show, the horses and cattle are magnificent and the action is non-stop.
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Cattle Cutting, Westcliffe, CO
Cattle Cutting, 2015 –Artists’ pigments on 140# CP watercolor paper with machine-laid texture, masked border, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
The painting is about equestrian action and skill, back-lighting and the capture of motion. It was fun to paint.
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Paintbrush and Purple Fringe
Paintbrush and Purple Fringe, watercolor, 12×9″, 2018, copyroghted with all rights reserved
This painting shows alpine flowers as they start to bloom in the late spring. They are shown in the late afternoon sun as I started back from a day of fishing at Comanche Lake, elevation 11,000+ feet. I caught four large cutthroat trout and this image to reminds me of that day.
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