Colorado | Kasia Polkowska

Crisp Autumn Day

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Oct 31, 2022 in Colorado, Landscape Painting, Mountain West | No Comments

his painting is inspired by the countless awe inspiring Autumn days spent in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado where I live. Starting in mid September and going till mid October, I love taking roadtrips across the Rocky Mountain State. This is when I get to take in Mother Natures’s Color Show on camping and hiking trips with my family. With this painting, I tried to express the collective beauty of the season, the vivid aspens, the dramatic mountains, our perfect Colorado sky and just the overall grandeur of nature that you can sense while taking in the incredible vistas. This is the last painting of my Autumn series and will keep me going till next September!

Ethan’s Starry Mountain Vista

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Oct 29, 2022 in Colorado, Landscape Painting, Mountain West | No Comments

I don’t take commissions for paintings so what you see is what you get with me as far as available art goes. But a couple of weeks ago my son Ethan came by the studio, picked up a board and said ‘I want you to paint me something on this board similar to that one’ pointing to a Winter scene hanging in my studio. Below is that particular painting

Clearing Amid the Clouds

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Sep 26, 2022 in Autumn, Colorado, Landscape Painting, Mountain West | No Comments

Autumn is the time of year when the senses are often heightened. Clinging onto color and life is a human instinct. A looming storm, can further intensify this feeling as it also has the power to make the landscape seem richer than in does in the bright sunlight that often blow outs the rich colors of the earth.

Lotus Emerges at Mystic Valley Sculpture Park

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Sep 23, 2022 in Ceramics, Colorado, Mosaic Art, National Parks, Public Art, Sculpture, Sculpture Park | No Comments

My ceramic sculpture “Lotus Emerges” has just been installed at our 40 Acre Mystic Valley Sculpture Park in Mosca, Colorado near the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Last year it was installed for the Annual Outdoor Art Exhibit ‘Artscape’ in nearby Alamosa – the central city of the San Luis Valley.

Autumn Emerges

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Sep 21, 2022 in Colorado, Landscape Painting, Mountain West | No Comments

When the fall weather conditions are just right – warm sunny days and cool nights – the trees turn the brightest yellows and oranges. I love watching the, slow initial change of Color.

Nautilus Shell Sculpture

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Sep 19, 2022 in Colorado, Mosaic Art, Public Art, Sculpture, Sculpture Park | No Comments

The Chambered Nautilus, sometimes referred to as a living fossil, has remained relatively unchanged for over 400 million years. Most people recognize it for its shell which captivates with its geometric and jewel-like beauty. Its appeal has been driving this previously abundant species toward extinction through over-harvesting for jewelry production.

Framing Autumn Crescent Moon

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Sep 15, 2022 in Colorado, Landscape Painting, Mountain West | No Comments

I’m so happy to see this new painting beautifully, custom framed by my partner Kyle – hugs thanks to him fr helping my work have such a clean, professional look!

Looming Autumn Storm Paintings

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Sep 11, 2022 in Colorado, Landscape Painting, Mountain West | No Comments

I painted these two as separate compositions yet they almost meet up perfectly when placed next to one another. I sketched them out at the same time so maybe on a subconscious level, my brain connected them. If you look closely though, specifically at the trees in the foreground, you will see that both paintings have a different patter that does not actually flow or connect but at first glance you may be tricked =)

Milkyway Above the Aspens II

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Sep 5, 2022 in Colorado, Landscape Painting, Mountain West | No Comments

This painting is inspired by magical Colorado nights above the spectacular Autumnal landscape in the Rocky mountains with the Aspen groves at peak color in late September.

Milkyway Above the Aspens I

Posted by kasiapolkowska on Sep 3, 2022 in Autumn, Colorado, Landscape Painting, Mountain West | No Comments

This painting is inspired by magical Colorado nights above the spectacular Autumnal landscape in the Rocky mountains with the Aspen groves at peak color in late September.

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