Ro's (rose) Sky

“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.” ―Rumi

Mirror

altruistic
assertive
attractive
authentic
autonomous
balanced
beautiful
benevolent
beyond
bold
brilliant
calm
caring
centered
clever
comfortable
comforting
compassionate
consistent
conscientious
creative
cute
dance
diligent
direct
determined
deep
a dreamer
depth
elegant
enthusiastic
expressive
exuberant
ethical
focused
free
fun
funny
gentle
genuine
generous
giving
good
gracious
graceful
happy
hard worker
healthy
hearted
helpful
honest
honorable
human
humble
humorous
impractical
inconsistent
independent
inquisitive
insightful
inspiring
intent
intelligent
intense
intuitive
joyful
just
kind
knowing
knowledge
laughter
listener
loving
motivated
objective
open
organized
passionate
at peace
peaceful
pillar
practical
poetic
poised
proud
prolific
quiet
reliable
reserved
resolute
responsible
self assured
sensitive
sensual
sharing
sincere
smart
spirited
strong
stunning
stylish
supportive
tender
thoughtful
true
unique
vibrant
vivacious
vulnerable
weird
wise
witty
youthful

this is what I see in you love, help me reflect it

To Frame or Not to Frame

I don't often frame my work as the horizon lends itself to be unbound so I opt for extra thick gallery wrapped stretchers. However, for those rare occasions that call for it, I now happily take my work to a great custom framer Bryan Smith in Fort Collins. Here is his new site showing the process of framing my painting "Siena Spring"... http://bryansmith-frames.blogspot.com/2011/05/up-and-running.html

Siena Spring

"Spring has returned. The earth is like a child that knows poems. " -- Rainer Maria Rilke

FCMoCA Invitational

Very excited that my image is on the promos for this show!!!
Please stop by Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art for the annual Invitational Art Sale Nov 4th 6–9pm [Ticketed Preview Event] or Nov 5th, 10am–9pm; Nov 6th, 10am–5pm; Nov 12th, 10am–5 pm; Nov 13th, 10am–5pm. For more information: http://www.fcmoca.org/do/holiday.html

new book available

A comprehensive compilation of paintings by Alyson Kinkade with photography by Jafe Parsons.
To order a signed copy today contact me or stop by booth #15 on August 21-22 at Creative Garden during New West Fest in Fort Collins, CO. 50 page signed copy is $55, proceeds go to the Larimer Humane Society.

Click here to view this photo book larger

newer artist statement

"For years the vast open plains have intrigued me in their simple beauty. I recall hours of watching the landscape span past me in bands of color from the backseat of our Buick station wagon during family cross-country trips. I am still mesmerized by this understated beauty. The landscape around me has shaped my aesthetic.

The horizon has captivated me, first as a visual expanse, secondly as a symbol of the human condition. Each goal we strive for becomes a line in our near or distant future. For me, these horizons are about our transitions, representing our goals and aspirations, the possibilities of what lies ahead, and our intention for the future. As we reach a goal, others may appear. – [I suppose depending upon the ambitiousness of a person, but it is my observation that human nature is to stretch our reach.]

The act of cultivation in agriculture intrigues me, I appreciate the attempt made to tame the enormous and ever-changing entity of land. I'm sure at times a seemingly futile task. But the repetition and difference involved is very exciting and entrancing to me, this meditative rhythmic difference and repetition also emerges in the visual language. A harmonious, subtle tension created by an integration of structure and the unplanned. Horizon is the channeled form; Color creates a dialogue.

I now find myself documenting my cross-country travels by digital camera, I rarely utilize these snapshots in my paintings – usually just to spark my memory of a place or a particular moment. The paintings are therefore not a literal translation of the place, rather a filtering of my experience of the day, shaped and fueled by my internal dialogue.

While the landscapes become outlets/or reflections of my personal relation with the world, the viewer often does not see this translation, at least not initially. The fact that they may read into it their own story makes me want to share such imagery more."