I am writing on Medium.com and working on the old house

Still not much art happening at the Old House, but I have been working on the house and writing here and there. You can check out some of my writing on Medium. I have some of my own photos on there too, which you can see if you scroll through the older posts. If you enjoy my words, you can follow me on Medium, which would be much appreciated. I am trying to grow an audience. 

I am slowly working on a studio space in my old house--behind a door at the end of the upstairs hall. I know the stairs and hall aren't part of that studio project, but they have been bugging me since I moved in 2 1/2 years ago. This past week I was energized and motivated enough to remove the carpet (and pad, nailer strips, and staples). I am trying to keep myself occupied to get out of the funk I have been in. The house is a wonderful way for me to be productive and get some meditation in as I find my flow in removing carpet or paint, restaining door frames and doors, or redoing a closet. I'm painting, just not the abstracts I almost feel compelled to do. I'm getting there.

I'd like to get inspired and active in recycled art so I could enter the show in Taos again. It's been a while for that one. I need to drive down there to work on the land I have just outside of town (but that's another story).

The crazy old house....

Artwork on Redbubble!

Trying out a new print on demand platform for my 2D artwork. 

"Orange Lilies" copyright 2019 K. A. Bennett

Art at Steel City Artworks, Pueblo, CO

I've got some watercolors and a few oils hanging out at Steel City Artworks Annual Bin Sale. Runs through Nov. 27. Stop by and find some art for the impending holidays.

Spotlight on Pueblo Closing Reception at 107 S Grand Ave

This Friday, during the First Friday Art Walk, there will be a closing reception for the "Spotlight on Pueblo" show that hung in the Capital Building in Denver. All of the artists' work will be available to be seen first hand, including mine. Come and check it out! 6 pm - 9pm at the HUB Gallery at 107 S Grand Ave, Pueblo.

Black and White Show at the HUB Gallery in Pueblo, CO

"Zebrarte" is showing...again...at the "Black and White Show" at the HUB Gallery at 107 S Grand Ave, Pueblo, CO.

Stop by and check out all of the great art work in the show. And if you feel inclined to take home a Zebra for a new, low maintenance, wall pet, please feel free to send me a message or give me a call.

"Spotlight on Pueblo"

I was honored to be chosen for the "Spotlight on Pueblo" show at the State Capital building in Denver. The exhibition showcases artists in Pueblo and will run from April through June 2016.

Excuses and a new venue

While pursuing my Master's, I have had little time to devote to my art, except for the occasional poem here and there. We have moved, again, and are now in Pueblo, Colorado, a cute city with so much art potential. Once upon a time I was vaguely involved here, when I was publishing my art magazine out of Colorado Springs. I am hopeful that art has advanced here, and I have recently joined the Pueblo Arts Alliance in the hopes of making art contacts and getting my work out there in this new venue. but first, I have to get back to work and create!

Painting again

Working on loosely recreating the North San Ysidro church. This is the first rendition.

"N San Ysidro Church" Watercolor 11 x 15"

Back to it, sort of.

I've been working on some things, in spite of most of my free time being eaten up by grad school. I recently dropped off most of my watercolors at the Valley Food Coop, for sale in their local artist gallery, so check it out if you are in Alamosa. 

Update: This painting was accepted into the Willow Creek Journal Vol.XX, Creede’s Literary Magazine.

Also, I am no longer living in Alamosa, and my watercolors are no longer available at the Valley Food Co-op. If you do see something of interest, please contact me via the comments.

Recent work --- Commission of Jen's dog

A local friend hired me to paint a picture of her dog and the mountains that are the backdrop to her land and cabin in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. This is a watercolor, 11 x 15."

Donating "Safariarte" sculpture

I am trying to find a suitable home to donate "Safariarte." With all of the moving we are continuously doing, my art is getting damaged. So, I'd like to give it to a local organization that can hang it and allow it to live, undisturbed. Please contact me if you know of the perfect organization that would appreciate this piece.

"Safariarte" at Stables Gallery in Taos, Arte de Descartes XII, 2014

Labyrinth art installation

Not doing the Arte de Descartes in Taos this year. Everything is just too chaotic here. I had planned on it, but well...

Instead, I am focusing on an installation piece on our new land near Alamosa. I am building a Labyrinth out of recycled/re-purpsed bottles and glass jars. It is a large spiral that allows one to journey directly to the center and metaphorically to the center of self.

Find a bottle, add it to the Labyrinth. I hope to have some kind of naming ceremony for it on the next Solstice.

Old truck and Taos Mountain

Old truck and Taos Mountain

Having fun with photo shop. Isn't this pretty? I love the old trucks in Taos.

New watercolor...Sun star

Sun star, watercolor, 11 x 15"

While I was on my 10 day water fast, I did find a few days to experiment with the watercolors. I especially like the sun image in this one. It is molten and alive.

This original watercolor is for sale. It is 11 x 15" and will cost $25 plus shipping (registered and with insurance), unless you'd like to pick it up. Not framed but in a plastic sleeve. Signed and dated.

Pretty Taos

Old truck in Taos.

When my daughter came to visit this past weekend, we took her and her significant other into town for a tour of the plaza. Then we were going to take them to a cute little restaurant that a friend of Richard's just opened in the Overland Sheepskin complex. It was closed, but the owner did give us a take out box of yummy samples from the desert case.

But the best part was this view of the mountains on the Pueblo land and this old truck. It is so Taos...a painting waiting to happen. Just perfect.

Practice painting.

I finished a watercolor painting I have been nursing along for a few weeks. Not exactly what I'm looking for, but good practice.

"Neighbors" watercolor 11 x 15

And then I tore the paper taking the tape off. I thought I was using watercolor paper tape. I guess not. I have to find some new tape, and get back to it!

I am eager to paint some of the Fall colors here in the San Luis Valley.

Cleaning up the roads

On my daily walks with my little mutt Cowboy, I have taken to picking up pieces of glass and metal I find in the road.

Junk

I am coming up with quite a collection of colored broken glass shards, and as I walk, my mind  

begins to formulate ideas about what I can make out of it.

I wonder if I could make something on a bed of glass? Or maybe some kind of landscape mosaic?

Everyday I get materials for future art projects, I get to clean up the environment, and maybe even save a few tires in the process. Kind of like a reward for picking up the trash. Win -win!

Rio Costilla Studio Tour 2013

Today is the last day of the Rio Costilla Studio Tour. It runs from 10am - 5pm and involves a whole lot of local artists who open up their studios to the public this time every year.

We took the kids and wandered through downtown Jaroso yesterday, where we met many of our neighbors, who also happen to be artists on the tour. Nice work.

It's great to live in a creative community and the surrounding landscapes are a vision--inspiration for any artist.

Next year I hope to be a part of the Rio Costilla Studio Tour, but this year, if you want to check out some great art and meet some fabulous artists, hurry on over to the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico and support the local artists!

Wildflower Fields -- a stop on the studio tour

Arte de Descartes XIII

Arte de Descartes XIII

August 24 - September 7, 2013

Stables Gallery

133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte

Taos, NM

I currently have three pieces showing in the 13th annual Arte de Descartes show in Taos, New Mexico. This is my second year in this art show. This year my focus was on metal. I collected rusted metal scraps, wire, nuts, and bolts from the farm we are currently renting in Jaroso, Colorado, and pieced together 3 sculptures out of the discarded metal. I spray painted the pieces gold with a can of left over paint I found in the garage.

"Metal Head, Primal"

The idea behind this juried art show is for artists to create art out of recycled objects, or items that some people might consider trash - destined for the landfill. The Taos News did a great article on the show. Melissa Larson of Wholly Rags in Taos makes the Arte de Descartes an exciting, fun, and successful event every year, and I want to thank her and the judges for the opportunity to be a part of the show again this year.