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"Flying over the Rockies" 20" x 34" Acrylic (Click on image for detail)
I
caught this through the plane window while flying home to California
right ahead of a hurricane heading up the east coast... The clouds only
opened for about 5 Seconds and I had just been filming and hoping for a
shot...
One of my favorite ways to get subject matter is with my DVD camera because it is almost like being there live...
"Jewelry Box" 22" x 15" Watercolor
"Yuba River" 16" 20" Acrylic
"Morrow Rock" A Knife Painting "16" x 20" Acrylic Original not for sale in private collection. Reproductions considered.
"September Storm" 22" x 15" Watercolor
"Splash" 22" x 15" Watercolor The Series that follows are family portrait paintings. If you email an image to Riki you may be able to have your family painting done too! Here are some examples of style and likeness captured in paint by Riki Colby.
"Amandalin" My Daughter 11" x 16" Acrylic
"Self Portrait" 11" X 16" New!
"On the Beach" 18" x 24" Acrylic Original
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"New Emerging Artist" "Riki Colby" I am 54 years old, and worked all of my life until I became ill. After I became ill I found that my brain did not work as it once had and I decided to attend the new Junior College in my area, to keep my brain muscle working. I have an AA in Business Management, Computer Applications, General Ed, and I am two classes short of an AA in Art. I was given the "Student of the Year Award" for tutoring for disabled serves; I tutored students on the adaptive computer programs. In 1988 I was bitten by a Lyme disease infected tick. Our local doctor did not know about Lyme other than they had it back east. I was diagnosed in 1997 after I had started school to make my brain function. I had started getting lost when I went places and I needed help getting up. I am still under a Dr.’s care. This disease affects my joints, and muscles, my balance, and my cognitive function. I have Fibromyalgia as a result of "Lyme Disease". I have a lot of fatigue. Painting, I have found helps immensely with the brain fog. "I believe if I paint enough, I will get well". My goal is to keep painting and sell some of my work as prints, cards, and some originals. Another goal is to be able to have a studio with room to work on large canvases. I paint now in my living room and I use most of the walking space and I have to put it away when I am done each time. I paint with watercolor and Acrylic, oil bothers my breathing, or I would use that too. I stretch half and full sheets of watercolor paper and I also stretch my own canvases, most of the time. I have purchased two large canvases that I don’t have room to work on in my living room. I can not stand back and look at a big canvas there. I painted my first painting in the spring of 2003, My work has hung at Sierra College student art show at the Nevada City campus, also at the North Columbia Cultural center I have been invited to join the Pioneer Art Guild here locally. The time it takes to create each piece depends on the subject size and my health, Last semester I did 12 water colors in 16 weeks, two were full sheets, and this semester I will do seven acrylic paintings. I will take a break for a while after that. This amount of work is a lot for me to do constantly so reproductions will be available for the most popular pieces. New!
"The Yard" 18" x 24" Acrylic Original "Privately Owned"
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Artist Riki Colby at work with her camera ready to capture amazing moments for future paintings
"A little Zen" Water Color 11" x 15"
"Red Flower" Water Color 15" x 22" A beauty for your bare wall.
"Yellow Flower" "22 x 30" Watercolor Add this bit of sunshine and you have a winning look for your decor needs.
"Rhyton House Square" 3' x 3' Acrylic Ensemble of 3 paintings. Original not for Sale.
"The Color of Winter" Not for sale. 11" x 15" Watercolor The Series that follows are family portrait paintings. If you email an image to Riki you may be able to have your family painting done too! Here are some examples of style and likeness captured in paint by Riki Colby.
"Alan my Husband" 16" x 20" Acrylic
"Christina" Mother of Boy on Bench 16" x 20" Acrylic
"Boy on the Bench" My Grandson Cameron 16" x 20" Acrylic
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