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Painting at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs

by Mickey Baxter-Spade on August 6, 2011

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 [...]

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American Indian Motif on Hardwood Floor

by Mickey Baxter-Spade on July 29, 2009

In addition to painting the surface of the fireplace in the lobby of The Wigwam Resort in Arizona I was also asked to paint American Indian motifs on the hardwood floor in the lobby. Researching American Indian motifs was an interesting study. There were many designs from tribes in the Arizona area. Here are a [...]

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Painting a Southwest Mural at The Wigwam Resort

by Mickey Baxter-Spade on July 11, 2009

When asked to paint at The Wigwam Resort in Arizona I was thrilled. This meant new subject matter and I hadn’t painted many cactus. Part of the enjoyment of a new project is the research I do to familiarize myself with the area, indigenous plants and local fauna. My subject matter was to be southwest/desert. [...]

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