Showing posts with label totem animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label totem animals. Show all posts

Monday, September 21, 2009

Totem Owl painting by Kate Dardine

"Ti Mah Su" is one of a series of commissioned totem animal paintings I am doing. This one is sold, but I can create one specially for you. These are 8x8x1.5, oil on gallery wrapped canvas. Email me for more information. Only $125 each! You can read about this owl painting in my online Art Journal.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

"Little Bear" totem animal painting by Kate Dardine

Little Bear is an 8x8" oil on canvas, $195. It is currently in the miniature show of the Lines Into Shapes National Art Competition and Sale at the Art Center of Estes Park (Colorado.) The juror for the show is the renowned oil painter, Jeff Legg.


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Kate Dardine is a Colorado Daily Painter from Fort Collins.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

The Heart of Snow Goose by Kate Dardine

The Heart of Snow Goose is #7 in my series of 12 birth totem animal paintings. They are all 10x10 oil on gallery wrapped canvas. Click here to see the other paintings I've completed in this series.

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Kate Dardine is a Daily Painter from Fort Collins, Colorado

Monday, July 20, 2009

Snake Birth Totem by Kate Dardine


"The Heart of Snake" (October 23 - November 22) is the seventh in the series of twelve birth totem animal paintings that I'm currently working on. This painting was definitely a challenge - getting the drawing right, creating the illusion of roundness and the smoothness of the snake's skin. But I thoroughly enjoyed the process. Click here to see how this painting progressed from start to finish, and to learn a little about having Snake as a your birth totem. Become a fan of my professional page on FaceBook and get into a drawing for a free custom birth totem painted just for you!

Kate Dardine is a Colorado daily painter from Fort Collins.

Friday, July 10, 2009

"The Heart of Salmon" birth totem animal painting by Kate Dardine


"The Heart of Salmon" is the 5th in a series of twelve birth totem animal paintings. It is a 10x10 oil on gallery-wrapped canvas. Salmon is the birth totem animal for those born between July 22 and August 21. To see more birth totem and totem animal paintings, please visit my website, www.katedardine.com.

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Kate Dardine is a Daily Painter from Fort Collins, Colorado.

Monday, June 29, 2009

"The Way of the Wolf" by Kate Dardine


This is a 24x24" oil on gallery wrapped canvas - available through my website. In this painting, the wolf emerges from the mist and looks us straight in the eye. As I painted this piece, I was thinking about the role of predator animals in keeping the balance of nature. Click here to learn more.

Kate Dardine is a Daily Painter from Fort Collins, Colorado.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Heart of Flicker by Kate Dardine

"The Heart of Flicker is Close to Home" is the fourth in a series of 12 paintings depicting birth totem animals. None of the paintings will be for sale until the series is complete. Flicker is the totem animal for people born May 21 - June 20.
Learn more about Flicker in my online Art Journal.

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Kate Dardine paints daily in her studio in rural Fort Collins, Colorado.

Friday, June 5, 2009

"Counting Crow" by Kate Dardine

The crow is an extremely intelligent bird, capable of analyzing situations and using tools if necessary to accomplish what it needs. In this painting I imagined the crow contemplating the significance of numbers. "Counting Crow" is a 10x10 oil on gallery-wrapped canvas, $325.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

The Way of Wolf by Kate Dardine


"The Way of Wolf is the Way of the World", 24x24 oil on gallery-wrapped canvas. Still a work in progress...stay tuned!

This poor painting has gone through numerous name changes on its journey to completion...and I'm not quite done yet! But last night I finally felt like I'd resolved the issues I was having - by going back to the original study and getting back that "out of the mist" feeling. Before I went down to my studio to paint, I watched the trailer to a documentary called Lords of Nature which talks about the role predators have in the balance of nature. So I had in my mind thoughts of how important wolves and other predators are in keeping the world in sync. Read more...

Monday, June 1, 2009

The Heart of Deer by Kate Dardine

The Heart of Deer is the third painting in my Birth Totem Animal series. Deer is the birth totem animal for those born between May 20 and June 21. This original paintings in this series will not be available for sale until the series is complete; however, 8x8 gallery-wrapped canvas giclees are available for individual purchase. Contact me if you are interested.

Kate Dardine is a Colorado Daily Painter from Fort Collins.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

The Heart of Bear by Kate Dardine


This is the second in a series of birth totem animal paintings. It is called the Heart of Bear. The series will consist of twelve 10x10 paintings, and will be sold as a set. Each painting has a short poem that is relates to the animal and the person who has that animal as a birth totem. Become a fan of my public page on Facebook and get in a drawing to win a custom painted 8x8 birth totem painting. See more Totem Animal paintings on my website, www.katedardine.com. Click here to see and read about my latest work in progress, The Heart of Deer.

Kate Dardine is a Colorado Daily Painter from Fort Collins.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Wolf Wisdom by Kate Dardine



I've been thinking abut painting wolves for a long time, and have always had a great interest in them. I recall a time at a zoo, many, many years ago. I was looking into the wolf enclosure and had the extraordinary experience of locking eyes with a wolf. It wasn't a challenge, but rather an exchange of some deep emotion, a longing - and in some weird way it felt like recognition between us. I remember I broke gaze first, and the wolf slowly turned and walked away. I was left standing alone with a most indescribable sense of sorrow.

This painting, titled "Wolf Wisdom" is a 24x24 oil on gallery wrapped canvas and available for purchase through my website, www.KateDardine.com.

Kate Dardine is a Colorado Daily Painter from Fort Collins, Colorado

Monday, May 18, 2009

"Keeper of Medicine: The Power of One" Totem Animal painting by Kate Dardine

Native Americans believe that the Bear has strong medicine magic and many tribes consider bears to be Shaman themselves. They are known to American Indian tribes and their Shamans as “Keeper of Medicine” because they keep all the ancient healing secrets of the Indians and the spirits of the Earth. This painting is called "Keeper of Medicine: the Power of One" and is a 20x20 oil on gallery-wrapped canvas. A part of my Totem Animal series, this Bear teaches that each of us carries the all the knowledge of the Universe within ourselves. Click here for purchase information and to see more of my totem animal paintings.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

"If You Can't See the Tail, You've Got to Look in the Eyes" close up detail of oil painting by Kate Dardine

This is a detail of a painting I am currently working on. The painting shows the whole wolf, but I am liking this cropped version and am thinking of doing a painting - maybe 30x30, with this crop. If you are interested in reading about my painting process, I invite you to read my online journal. You can also subscribe to my journal and have my updates delivered right to your internet home page or your email.

I also send out a roughly bi-weekly e-letter - this week I am offering a painting at a very attractive price for a limited time - but only to those who have joined my Art Tribe and signed up for Painted Wind Studio News. Click here to join the Tribe!

Totem Animal Paintings by Colorado Daily Painter Kate Dardine

Monday, May 11, 2009

"Moose on the Loose" by Kate Dardine

The interesting thing about Moose, as I've discovered from encounters with the Moose in the mountains of Colorado and Yellowstone Park, is how quickly and gracefully this huge animal can move. And how silently it can pick its way through the willows - one might pass by you only a few feet away and you might never even hear it. When in the presence of Moose, one can't help but respect the power of this animal. Even so, they are a bit goofy looking!

10x10 oil on gallery-wrapped canvas. Available on my website for $475.

www.KateDardine.com