Autumn Sunset at Little Molas Lake
This painting of a sunset at Little Molas Lake near Silverton, Colorado. Over the years, I have spent many beautiful days and nights camping andhiking in this special, remote part of Colorado.
Mountain West
Alpenglow Over Hallett Peak and Flattop Mountain
Alpenglow Over Hallett Peak and Flattop Mountain ~SOLD acrylic painting on board finished in gloss varnish, 35″x35″, 2020 See Other Available Work: https://www.kasiapolkowskashop.com This painting is of the view from the Emerald Lake Hike in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The scene is one of my favorites in the park. It is ...
Chromatic Spring – One of Yellowstone’s Wonders
Until this trip, I’ve never seen any geothermal activity in person. I was completely awestruck. The colors, the textures, the patterns, the smells – it all intrigued me. Throw that among the pristine Yellowstone landscape where bison, grizzlies, wolves and many more animals roam – and I felt
like I was in a fairy tale. I was so giddy because I finally made it to America’s Park – a dream come true that exceeded my expectations.
My Love of Alpine Lakes
Does this mosaic bring you back to an alpine lake you’ve hiked up to? It brings me back to the countless mountain lake hikes I’ve been lucky enough to treck up to in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado where I live. These memories span far beyond to Wyoming, Utah, Montana and Idaho where I’ve gone on adventurous ...
Blanca Massif Alpenglow
This is the view is what I get to enjoy everyday on my evening walks. I particularly love the imagery when the mountains have a bright, white snow-pack that is illuminated with the setting sun.
Sangres at Dusk
Sangres at Dusk, a stained glass mosaic, 29″x26″, 2019 Available for Sale: Kasia’s Online Art Shop This is my latest landscape depicting the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, an unbelievable backdrop in the high dessert valley where I live in Southern Colorado I see these every where I go as they loom above me, with peaks over 14,000 and 13,000ft. ...
Autumn Reflection at Maroon Lake
This landscape is inspired by an amazing backpacking trip in the Maroon Bells Wilderness back in 2013. The Four Pass Loop starts and finishes at this location. It is incredible! You know if you’ve been here.
Bear Witness
This bear is s a metaphor that shows the reality and the danger of forest fires which the Mountain West faces every summer. The wildlife lives in that fragile landscape and has to find their way out when they are faced with the flames and the smoke of their habitat burning away.
Painting After 12 Years
I have not painted since 2006. Recently I’ve been inspired by watching my life and creative partner Kyle Cunniff work his magic with the paintbrush. You can see Kyle’s work on his Instagram account KyleCunniffArt https://www.instagram.com/kylecunniffart/ The painting was inspired by my trips to Glacier National Park in Montana. Hiking up the trail to Grinnell ...
Electric Peak Reflected in Swan Lake
Electric Peak Reflected in Swan Lake, a framed stained glass mosaic 25″x49″, 2018 ~SOLD This mosaic was inspired by my first visit to Yellowstone in 2012. One day while driving to go hiking, this view caught my attention – Electric Peak prominently standing beyond the brightly colored foothills. To add to the beauty the scenery ...