Steve Atkinson painting blog

Just before Christmas of 2011 "Hare Trigger" was installed into it's new home. Anne Snodgrass of Tucson, AZ very graciously invited us down to put the painting into it's rightful new place. It fi...

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"Hare Trigger", 60X40, oil/linen Hi Everybody, I hope you all had a Merry Christmas (those of you who celebrate it). I finished this painting during the last week before Christmas. Ann and I...

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Hare Trigger, step 4, 60X40" Hi Everybody, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and have sufficiently recovered. I've had to do a bit of art show related traveling and have been away from my...

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Hi Everyone, I just returned from my Greenhouse Gallery 4 person show. It was a great time and I got to meet Mark Smith and Jim Janes, the gallery owner/operators, as well as the whole staff. We...

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So, as you can see, I've jumped right in on the cowboy's face, then shirt, hat and finally I've roughed in some of the sky, just to make sure my relationships are right. I'll keep beating the "D...

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Hi Everybody, Yeah, I know, it's been forever since I've posted. I'm sorry about that. I've spent the Summer doing paintings for the Greenhouse 4 person show, "Through the Artist's Eyes". It ope...

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"Bradley" © 2011, 16X12, oil on stretched linen Phippen Museum's 37th Annual Western Art Show and Sale May 28, 29 & 30, 2001 Prescott, Az Like most working artists, I've been putting in lots a...

http://steveatkinsonstudio.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-paintings-for-upcoming-events.html

Hi Everybody, this is my latest painting, which I call "Cowboy Reading Light". The inspiration for it came from the great cowboy song titled "Night Rider's Lament" by Michael Burton. I've heard ...

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Skull Valley, 9X12, oil/cavas panel ©2011 Hi Everybody! Last week I got out of the studio long enough to paint this piece on location. I found this view when I was out geocaching, which is a m...

http://steveatkinsonstudio.blogspot.com/2011/01/skull-valley-and-beyond.html

Grand Twilight, 10X8, oil/linen panel Hi Everybody, yesterday I was fortunate enough to take a road trip with fellow painter extraordinaire Bill Cramer. Bill is an extremely talented painter ...

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Canyon Glow, 9X12, oil on canvas panel Hi Everyone, Things have been busy in the studio. I've been working on several figurative paintings lately, which for me at least, take more time to finis...

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First String Hi All, I've been in the studio and have some new work that I'll be posting for you in the next few days. In the meantime, I wanted to share some exciting news about one of my piec...

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Barbara Jean Polk Spirit of Volunteerism Award 2010 "Promise" painted by Steve Atkinson Hello Everybody, I'm pleased to present you my latest painting titled "Promise". It's a very special pai...

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Bullets and Water Tanks Don't Mix, oil/canvas panel, ©2010 I did this painting on site, but put it away for a few days to let it dry and come back to it with a fresh eye. When I did take it o...

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Where the West Was Won, 12X16, oil/linen panel SOLD Monument Valley Backlight, 12X16, oil/linen panel UPDATE: Added to the Monument Valley painting was a mounted rider who has stopped just to...

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Hi Everybody, I've been busier than a cricket in a chicken coop these last few weeks, so, taking a long Labor Day weekend camping trip with friends to Lake Powell was a welcome relief. I did man...

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Hi Everybody, Here are three on location paintings done last week before I left on my Wyoming trip. All three are Arizona high country scenes. Tranquility Lake, 9X12 oil/canvas panel ---------...

http://steveatkinsonstudio.blogspot.com/2010/08/three-new-plein-air-paintings.html

Native Head Dress, Buffalo Heart Studio Hi Everybody! Today's post is going to be different from any I've posted before. As a western painter, I have to keep a good number of articles of weste...

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The Rancher, 14X11 oil on linen panel Hi Everybody, I decided to take an afternoon and do a quick portrait study. Something that wouldn't take a week or two to finish and throw caution to the w...

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Hi Everyone, Today the awards were announced for Paint America's 2010 "Paint the Parks" Competition and Show. My entry, "Dawn Over Tsegi Overlook" was given the Western Regional Award. This na...

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Free Trapper, 30X30 oil/stretched linen Hi Everybody, I've been wanting to do this painting for some time now. This is a simple portrait of a free trapper. During the fur trade era, the western...

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Racing the Wind, 24X30, oil on linen, ©2010 Steve Atkinson Hi Everybody, this scene has so many of the elements of western art that I love. First are the riders , which are coming directly ...

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View of Yellowstone Falls, 12X9 oil/canvas panel Hi Everybody, I've been finishing up some larger pieces for Trailside's Western Classics show in Jackson, Wy later in the Summer, which I'll be...

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Dawn at Tsegi Overlook Canyon de Chelly 16X40, oil/stretched linen ©2010 Hi Everybody, This is my latest painting, still wet even. You don't need to go down into Canyon de Chelly to get so...

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Hi Everybody, I finally got to finish "First String", and wanted to make sure I posted it. I've been working on several other larger paintings in the mean time, but needed to have a little time ...

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