Kit Hevron Mahoney

With over twenty five years experience as a fine artist, design professional and teacher, Kit paints fulltime at Brushstrokes Studio Gallery, LLP in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from the University of Colorado and the Colorado Institute of Art where she also taught graphic design and drawing for over 15 years. Since 1984 Kit has been showing in galleries nationwide in both solo and group exhibitions. Her work has received numerous awards and is found in both private and corporate collections including the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs and McGraw Hill Publishers in Dayton, Ohio.

Kit is passionate about traveling and painting stunning landscapes and florals that represent her interpretation of the many places she visits.

"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 I find in Nature, which I see as a visual and spiritual wonderland. I use my brush and palette knife to translate nature onto the canvas. I describe my dynamic compositions as a unique style of contemporary Impressionism with a bold use of color and texture."

AWARDS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS

* 2007 Colorado Governor’s Invitational Show/Sale, Loveland Museum Gallery - Loveland, CO

* American Art in Miniature 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 - Gilcrease Museum - Tulsa, OK

* 5th Biennial "Artists for Open Space Invitational for Montana Land Reliance-BigFork, MT

* Best of Show 2006 Evergreen Paint, Shoot and Sculpt-Evergreen Fine Arts Council

* National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Exhibit 2001-Gustafson Art & Education Fund
“Best use of light and color” Wild Poppies

* Artist to Watch/Best of the West - Southwest Art Magazine, Oct. 2001/May 2002

* Finalist Winner/Landscape Category - The Artist Magazine’s 2001 Annual Art Competition

* Commemorative Poster Artist - Rocky Mountain PBS 2000 Art Auction

SELECTED SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS

2002-2007 - Annual Shows - Brushstrokes-Studio Gallery, LLP

2002-2007 - Colorado Governor’s Invitational Show - Loveland Museum Gallery, Loveland, CO

2004-2005 - Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters - Winter Park and Estes Park, CO

2003-2006 - Salon International Annual Juried - Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art-San Antonio, TX
2001-2006 - Signature Member and Exhibit - National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society

2003 - Oil Painters of America 12th Annual - Nichols Gallery - Taos, New Mexico

1995-2007 - Rocky Mountain PBS Art Auction - Denver, CO

1994-2007 - Various Shows - Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2002 - One Person Show - Midland Gallery, Midland, TX

2002-2006 - Cancer League of CO-Spring Benefit - Cancer League of Colorado Spring Gala

2001 - Mountain Oyster Club - Tucson, AZ - 32nd Annual Contemporary Western Art Show

2001 - Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 105th Annual Competition-National Arts Club, NY

2001-2002 - AWA’S 4th/5th Annual Competition Contemporary Southwest Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2001 - Salmugundi 24th Juried Art Exhibition Salmugundi Club - New York, NY

2001 - Denver All Invitational Show Merrill Johnson Gallery, Denver, CO

1993-2006 - Abend Gallery Holiday Miniatures Show Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

1997-2000 - Colorado Artists Showcase Cherry Creek Arts Festival- Denver, CO

EXPERIENCE

2000-2001 - Denver Botanic Gardens Instructor - Pastel Painting in the Gardens

1998-1999 - Abend Gallery Fine Art, LLC Design Director & LLC Member - Denver, CO

1993-1998 - Visible Productions Design Director - Fort Collins, CO

1980-1996 - Colorado Institute of Art Instructor: Graphic Design, Drawing/Anatomy

1980-1986 - Graphic Creations, Ltd. President/owner of nat’l greeting card company

Brushstrokes Studio-Gallery LLP - Denver, Colorado
http://www.brushstrokesstudio.com

Huntsman Gallery of Fine Art - Aspen, Colorado
http://www.huntsmangallery.com

Sacred Dancing Gallery - Bigfork, Montana
http://www.sacreddancinggallery.com

Ann Buell Fine Art - Ruidoso, New Mexico
http://www.mcmahonfineart.com

Midland Gallery - Midland, Texas
http://www.midlandgallery.com

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Pfizer Pharmaceutical Corporate Offices Denver, Colorado

McGraw Hill Publishers-Dayton, Ohio

Medical Center of the Rockies-Fort Collins, Colorado

Ella Corothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art-Bolivar, Missouri

Broadmoor Hotel-Colorado Springs, Colorado

Omni Interlocken Hotel-Boulder, Colorado

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-Houston, TX

Academy Retirement-Community/ Bella Vista Boulder, Colorado

Colorado Business Bank-Boulder, Colorado

Berg and McMurry, P.C.-Boulder, Colorado

Alpha Omicron Pi Headquarters-Brentwood, Tennessee

I am starting a series of paintings from my recent trip to Greece. We stayed in Nafplio on the Pelopennese.
The city of Nafplio was the first capital of the modern Greek state. Named after Nafplios, son of Poseidon, and home of Palamidis, their local hero of the Trojan war and supposedly the inventor of weights and measures, lighthouses, the first Greek alphabet and the father of the Sophists.
Here is my first small warm up study. I loved the colorful boats against the blue sea.

In August I will be participating in the Montana Land Reliance Fifth Biennial "Artists of Open Spaces" Exhibition and Sale
July 26, 2007 - August 10, 2007
On the auction night I will be participating in the quick draw auction in addition to the silent auction. The image you see here is open for bidding and can be bid bly going to: http://www.sacreddancinggallery.com and click on the events page.

I am excited to have been invited to be part of this exciting and important event.

This summer Sacred Dancing Gallery is proud to exhibit the works of 92 exciting artists from throughout the west as a benefit for the Montana Land Reliance.

On August 10th, an auction will be held at the gorgeous Flathead Lake Lodge, only 3 miles from the Gallery. The Artwork Exhibition at the Gallery, is open to the public for review prior to the auction. Absentee bids for any of the displayed artwork will be accepted through our CONTACT tab. Collectors visiting the Exhibition prior to the auction, who cannot attend the auction, can submit bids through the Gallery.

Hi Jay and Jeannie,

Here is the painting entitled "Cotswold Morning"

Simply click on the image to see it larger.

It was painted from a scene I came upon in Chipping Camden while visiting England a few years ago.

Here are pictures showing my latest work of some poppies I have painted from a photo that I shot at Delphi while in Greece last month.
I have the beginning of the painting process followed by the finished work.
It is 24"x30" and I rendered the foreground and background in brushwork and the flowers with a palette knife. This creates a soft background for the more textured flowers to stand out on.