This painting is inspired by one of my trips to Glacier National Park. I’ve included the photo that I took of a lovely pastoral scene along one of the trails we enjoyed from the famous and beloved Going to the Sun Road which runs through this majestic park.
This is the 4th our of 5 posts where I tried to share a little bit about my huge mosaic feather installation at the Mystic Valley Sculpture Park in Mosca, Colorado near the Great Sand Dunes National Park. In the previous posts I’ve touched upon different aspects of creating these sculptures as well as some ...
Alpenglow Over Pagosa Springs acrylic painting on board finished in gloss varnish, 12″x24″x2″ 2021 ~SOLD See My Other Available Paintings Here: https://www.kasiapolkowskashop.com/product-category/paintings-drawings/ I painted this scene back in February a the height of Winter here in Southern Colorado where I live. It was inspired by the beauty of the season’s alpenglow effect ...
Wintry Teton Night acrylic painting on board finished in gloss varnish, 16″x16″x2″ 2021 ~SOLD See My Other Available Paintings Here: https://www.kasiapolkowskashop.com/product-category/paintings-drawings/ With this painting, I worked from my imagination to create a dreamy, night scene of Wyoming’s Teton Moubntains that I’ve been lucky enough to have gotten to visit a few times. Painting ...
The installation of these sculptures did not go as planned or as hoped. In the previous posts, Part 1 and Part 2, I touched upon the unforeseen circumstances with having to plan a big move during the pandemic as well as during the sleepless months following the birth of my second son. We had to ...
Serenity, acrylic painting on board – finished in gloss varnish, 12″x24″, 2021 ~SOLD See other available paintings in my artshop: https://www.kasiapolkowskashop.com/product-category/paintings-drawings/ This painting of one of my favorite pastoral scenes near where I live in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. These are the San Juan Mountains in the Southwestern part of the State. I moved to this ...
This 10ft tall by 40ft wide installation consists of 6 double sided glass and ceramic mosaic feather sculptures. After completing the first side of each feather, I recreated the designs, mostly the same besides it being a mirror image of the first one. I must admit that doing this type of repetition for each sculpture ...
In 2015, I embarked on the most incredible journey – a nearly full year of cross-country travel while living in a converted cargo van and teaching mosaic workshops all over the United States. Looking back at all the places I got to visit, its not possible to choose a favorite. The more I traveled, the ...
I first conceived the notion for this sculpture installation in the Fall of 2017, right after giving birth to my first son, Ethan. I did a variety of pencil sketches, followed by creating color concepts in photoshop and following up with this scale mock up. Fast forward to late 2019, just months before I gave ...
Lower Grinnell Lake ~ SOLD acrylic painting on board finished in gloss varnish 18″x18″x2″ 2021 See Other Available Work Here: https://www.kasiapolkowskashop.com/ This painting is of one of my favorite views along the trail up to Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park in Montana. Above is a photo I took of the view is looking down ...