Scenery « Mickey Baxter-Spade

Wall Pocket Mural

August was yet another busy, creative month on my artistic voyage. I am so blessed to be working with beautiful people. These were the highlights of last month. • Finished murals in the lobby of Dr. Tonia Sabo’s offices in Broomfield, Colorado • Created ideas for signs for The Boutique at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs • […] […]

Painting at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs

July was full of painting at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs. This is my seventeenth year painting at the Broadmoor. Although I am only there a few times a year, as I approach the porte cochere at The Broadmoor I am still awestruck by the wonder and beauty of this resort. The month started off with a […] […]

Glorious Colorado Scenery

The radiant colors of the Colorado sunrises can take your breath away, sunsets dazzle with a pallet of pinks, oranges and purples and the merciful breezes blow over the mountain tops on our ninety degree days to lessen the heat from the intense rays of the sun. Last night as the luminous crescent moon was dropping behind Pikes Peak one had the impression that the incredible display was for your eyes only. […]

Columbine & Poppies by Broadmoor Artist Mickey Baxter Spade

Wildflowers in Watercolor I’ve seen it a thousand times but today it’s different. It is as though I see each delicate snow flake falling gracefully onto the already snow-dusted ground. A foggy haze covers the city views. It looks so pristine, even the deer haven’t sauntered by to leave their tracks in the snow. Today is […] […]

A Colorado Afternoon

Shortly after our afternoon rain today I got a very pleasant surprise visit from two spotted fawns deighting in the potted flowers on my deck as their mother looked on. It seems late in the seasn for such young fawns. Deer eating my potted flowers would have normally upset me but what can I say, […] […]

Hand Painted Window Treatments

It was autumn when we moved in, I’m sure that influenced the colors I chose for fabrics and the hand painted window treatments. Outside there were scrub oak sporting leaves in warm glorious hues of gold and splendid, deep reds with touches of green. The pine trees made a wonderful contrast with their glorious long, green pine […] […]

Colorado Scenery Mural

One of the first projects I took on after returning to my world of painting in 2008 was for a lovely couple in Colorado Springs. Suzanne Cowen, a talented designer in town, called to see if I was still painting murals. I met with Suzanne at her client’s home to discuss painting a ceiling in their […] […]