My painting, “the people,” as well as some thoughts about family and the people in my life.
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“The People”
Posted in Art, Blogroll, Nature, tagged Art, artwork, birds, bonnie kelso, crane, cranes, family, florida, inspiration, kelso, Nature, paintings, reunions, sandhill crane, wildlife on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Is (snow) Mountaineering Fun?
Posted in Art, Blogroll, Nature, tagged adventure, Art, artist, glissade, kelso, mountaineering, mountains, shasta. mount shasta, snow, snow mountaineering, snowy mountains on July 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Mountaineering = Challenge
Mountaineering ≠ Fun
Last week, my husband Ron and I attempted to summit Mount Shasta in northern California. Mount Shasta, or “white mountain,” resides at the south end of the Cascade Mountain Range in northern California near the border of Oregon. This is the story of our adventure and the inspiration behind my new [...]
Willow Creek Canyon, Part 2
Posted in Art, Blogroll, Canyons, Nature, tagged Art, artist, canyoneering, Canyons, death valley, death valley national park, Nature, paintings, waterfalls, willow, willow creek canyon on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
willow
acrylic on canvas
36 x 24″
My painting, willow, is a tribute to Willow Creek Canyon, a beautiful canyon in Death Valley National Park. Inspired by a specific waterfall in the canyon, I used the following photo reference for my painting.
Canyoneering is a great sport, but one that takes some technical training and preparation. This journal of [...]
Willow Creek Canyon, Part 1
Posted in Art, Blogroll, Canyons, Nature, tagged adventure, Art, artist, canyoneering, death valley, fine art, hiking, willow, willow creek canyon on May 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
There’s a magical oasis in the vast desert area known as Death Valley National Park. This is the story of my trip through Willow Creek Canyon and the painting it inspired. I knew I was going to paint something from this place. I had been wanting to see this canyon ever since I had heard [...]
Grand Canyon Double-Crossing
Posted in Art, Blogroll, Canyons, Nature, tagged Art, artist, Canyons, colorado river, double crossing, fine art, grand canyon, hiking, rim to rim on April 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I just finished my painting, river, which is a tribute to the double-crossing of the Grand Canyon my husband and I made in September of 2007. The painting, river, expresses the beautiful colors of the steep canyon walls as they drop into darkness. The Colorado River can appear to be strange shades of green when the sky is not reflected in it. When I follow the path of the river along the canyon it entices me move ahead and explore each new bend. My mind tells me the journey would be endless, but the longing to explore remains.
Lower Waterholes Canyon, Page, Arizona
Posted in Art, Blogroll, Canyons, Nature, Uncategorized, tagged adventure, arizona, Art, bkelso, bonnie kelso, canyon, kelso, painting, rocks, waterfall, waterhole on July 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I just finished my painting, waterhole. This artwork was inspired by a trip through Lower Waterholes Canyon near Page, Arizona. It was mid-March of this year that we went there, only a few weeks before my wedding. I went with my husband and two friends, Luke and Paul. It was a beautiful canyon, but one [...]
The Maze, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
Posted in Art, Blogroll, Canyons, Nature, tagged adventure, artist, bkelso, bonnie kelso, canyon, fine art, kelso, maze. canyoneering. art, Red Rock Canyon, watercolor on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I got to travel through the Maze! A local favorite here at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, it is a true oasis in the desert. From above on the ridge near Bridge Mountain the Maze is a long deep crack. Being the middle of summer hiking up to drop in point in 108 degree [...]
Heaps Canyon, part 2
Posted in Art, Canyons, Nature on October 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »
There are canyons in Zion National Park so long and challenging that you have to plan to take two days to get through them. Heaps Canyon is one of these. When you are down in the narrows of a two-day canyon, you are truly in the belly of the beast. This is the sort of [...]
Heaps Canyon, Zion National Park, UT
Posted in Art, Blogroll, Canyons, Nature, Uncategorized on October 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Day one:
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Our approach was a doozie! Temperatures were in the 100s, and that’s hot for Zion. This is where we Las Vegans go to escape our blistering summer heat, and this weekend we failed. Starting out at the Visitor Center, we carefully double checked our bags for redundant items. Should we bring [...]
Mystery Canyon, part 3
Posted in Art, Canyons, Nature, Uncategorized on September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
mystery
What could be more mysterious than the ways of this woman? Perhaps her nature is unveiled by the line of a curve or the color of skin that has been denied the rays of the sun. She swoons and sways before me, luring me ever deeper into her folds. One more step, one more drop, [...]
