Paintings – Julie Mason Art

Tulips & Hyacinths

TULIPS & HYACINTHS If you forced me to paint just one kind flower over and over for the rest of my life, as long it was TULIPS , it would be okay. In tulips, you can behold infinite variety in just about everything that matters.

Good Morning

GOOD MORNING It’s early morning in the garden and at first glance, you’d notice these fuzzy purple flowers popping out of gray-green leaves. Get REALLY close up, and there appear so many shades of color, and each petal is its own distinct shape. You’ve gotta get on your knees once in a while, so…

White Crocuses

WHITE CROCUSES After the long Colorado winter, I stroll the Denver Botanic Gardens nearly every week starting in mid-March, desperate to find signs of life. Nothing says SPRINGTIME like crocuses. They’re such bold little things, defying cold and snow just to herald our slow turn back to the sun. They bloom to glorify God, nature,…

Edisto Eve

EDISTO EVE Every year, my daughter goes on vacation to Edisto Island off the coast of South Carolina. She has brought me some wonderful pictures and sea shells. Her fond memories have now drawn her off to college nearby. In this painting, I tried to capture that last quiet moment before the sun dips into…

Sedona Valley

Sedona Valley This unusual view is from the mesa by the airport where you can look DOWN on all the rock formations that tower over you from every other vantage point. I should live here for a while.

African Lady

AFRICAN LADY I was asked to do a painting for a fundraiser to assist in building schools for kids in Darfur. Photos of village life and people were available to use as reference. Many prominent local figures attended the night of the silent auction. A number of our Colorado-relocated Lost Boys of Sudan spoke, sang…

Reach for the Sky

REACH FOR THE SKY You MUST get out there to see the towering Colorado aspens at their peak fall color! Shut down your computer. GO!

Magnolias

MAGNOLIAS In all of Creation, magnolia blossoms have to be near the top of the magnificence chart. Before they even have leaves, the magnolia trees at the Denver Botanical Gardens burst boldly into the cerulean spring sky.

Dveiloilgihnt portrait painting

Dveiloilgihnt (Delight in violin) This is my most recent portrait. It is in oils and is 16 x 20. Check out the wonderful 60 Minutes segment where I came across her joyous, gorgeous face: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57409952/music-in-the-heart-of-the-congo/?tag=contentMain;contentBody I just HAD to paint her. To you musicians everywhere, …

August still life

August I adore summer. I love gardening. I so appreciate my neighbor Carolyn, who took me to her Denver urban garden for the very last harvest of sunflowers. Three little squashes begged not to be left behind. In this painting, it is summer forever.