Horses

Having just come back from a sunny getaway I find myself short of new material for a post, so I will take this opportunity to feature yet another artist/friend with great talent. Duke Beardsley is an artist who lives in Colorado and depicts horses, fishermen and landscapes with such ease he makes me believe anyone can do it. Each stroke of his paintbrush has such character and movement it is hard not to fall in love with them. Here are some of my favorites.

Backhand Punch Cast

Sidearm

Cadentes

Comrades

Der Blaue Reiter

Check out his ongoing collection at http://www.dukebeardsleystudio.com/

Prints & Paintings

It is time for my second artist spread. Scott Parker is a close friend who moved to Santa Fe, NM a few years ago to pursue a friendlier crowd than us thankless New Yorkers. His block prints, paintings and pastels are directly taken from his wonderful travels around the world. As my husband likes to say, Scott's the guy who caught a fish in every single national park. I like to say, Scott's the guy who has captured nature (and everything in-between) in every corner of this expansive country and brought it to us city dwellers. Here are a few of my favorites (aside those that are hanging on my wall).

Apres Moo

Glade

Northwoods

Valley

Denver Botanical Gardens

Enter Manhattan Bridge

If you can't get away from your cubicle as much as you'd like, take a look and live vicariously through the eyes of someone who has kayaked with whales. Scott's entire work is available to view and purchase on his website www.scottwparker.com.