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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · 13h

Sold this 24” round painting at a recent art tour! Feeling proud, feeling excited for this big piece to go into someone’s home that loves it. This piece required a lot of patience and taught me many things. #artist #reddot #painting #oilpainting #desert #landscape

Oil painting of a prickly pear, red hot chili poker, desert trumpet, with a Joshua tree background.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · 14d

What carving tools do you use Alexis? Do you sharpen them with a sharpening stone?

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · 14d

Ah, so good! Love how it came out!

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · 16d

Lovely! What do you tint your block with? Your carving looks amazing.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · 17d

Sold six pieces at this weekend’s Hwy 62 Art Tours. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

I will be open next weekend for the Hwy 62 Art Tour, October 11th and 12th! Come visit me at stop 146, I’m open from 10-5 Saturday and Sunday. #hwy62arttour #desertart #joshuatreeart #artist

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · 22d

Approaching Storm at Mustang Ranch (Joshua Tree National Park). 3.5” squared, gouache on paper.
I live in Joshua Tree. Government shutdowns have a huge effect out here with the National Park. Our national parks are a treasure and the people working to preserve them deserve better. #art #gouache #jt

Gouache painting of a storm approaching a rock formation in Joshua Tree

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · 27d

Incredible print 😍😍😍

Zealous Alchemy @zealousalchemy.bsky.social · 28d

This woodcut portrait of Chinese writer Lu Xun by Li Yitai from 1974 is one of my all time favourites.

The balance of the piece is mind-blowing, especially the restrained use of detail.

But the real kicker is the intentionally under-inked smoke, fading into the void...

#printmaking #woodcut

Woodcut portrait of Chinese writer Lu Xun by Li Yitai, 1974.

Crop showing the deliberately under-inked smoke.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 23

Thank you so much, I appreciate that! I knew when I saw that cloud out on our hiking and climbing day that I had to paint it!

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 22

The clouds during monsoon season in the desert are spectacular—vertical, billowing, dramatic. I love how this cloud towered into the sky. Gouache on paper, 7” x 5”. This little piece will be up for grabs in the upcoming Hwy 62 Art Tour! Visit me at stop 146. #gouache #desertlandscape

Gouache landscape of a Joshua tree, nolina, and a huge and vertical cloud in the sky.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 21

Canyon and Sky, gouache on paper, 7” x 5”. I’m knocking out a few more gouache paintings and intaglio prints before the Hwy 62 Art Tour! I’ll be sending out a newsletter about the art tour tomorrow, sign up for show updates!

substack.com/@chloeallred...
#gouache #painting #landscape #desert

Gouache painting of a canyon in Joshua Tree National Park. A boulder field and blue sky is shown beyond the canyon walls.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 20

Making some gouache paintings with this sweet, sleepy boy. #studiocat #gouachepainting #gouache #landscapepainting #blueskyartshow

www.allredchloe.com

Gouache sketchbook with landscape paintings of Joshua Tree. An orange kitty is napping directly above the sketchbook—sweet studio cat.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 18

Quail obsession continued: the lookout quail in our garden, by our prickly pear, texas sage, and cholla. Mini gouache painting, 3.5” squared. I’ll have this piece available and many more on the Hwy 62 Art Tours! Visit me at stop 146 the first two weekends in October! #gouache

www.allredchloe.com

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 16

Mini gouache painting, 3.5” squared. Looking through the Juniper Branches in Joshua Tree. I love making these little landscapes.

I’ll be sending out a newsletter soon with info for my upcoming shows and the Hwy 62 Art Tours. Sign up at my website:

www.allredchloe.com
#art #gouache #painting

Gouache painting of a Joshua tree landscape

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 15

Glazing progress with my portrait of the British surrealist and occultist artist Ithell Colquhoun. My color palette here is inspired by her painting “Gorgon” from 1946.

More glazes to go, but I am excited by the direction of this painting!

My painting of Ithell Colquhoun. This painting contains numerous visual references to her works

Ithell Colquhoun’s painting “Gorgons” from 1946z

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 14

Mini gouache painting (3.5” squared) near the Reggie Dome in Joshua Tree. Made this painting after a recent beautiful day spent climbing in this area.

I’ll have this little piece and many more as part of the upcoming Hwy 62 Art Tours! I’m stop 146. ✨ #art #gouache #desert

www.hwy62arttours.org

Painting of an area in Joshua tree. Rocks and small Joshua trees are featured.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 12

Quail, Creosote, and Prickly Pear. Micron pen and ballpoint pen on paper. Just finished this drawing, I’ll be making it into coloring pages for the Hwy 62 Art Tours. Come visit me and color this quail on stop 146, I’ll be open the first two weekends. #art #ink #drawing

www.hwy62arttours.org

Ink drawing of a Gamblin quail in the desert

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 11

Through the Joshua Trees, little baby gouache painting (3.5” squared). Made this beautiful landscape following a lovely day of climbing.

I’m making lots of these little paintings for the Hwy 62 Art Tours! Visit me at stop 146 the 1st and 2nd weekends in October. www.hwy62arttours.org
#art #gouache

Gouache painting of desert landscape with Joshua trees

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Sep 3

My grisaille painting of the incredible surrealist painter Ithell Colquhoun plus some of her paintings. Color glazing to come!✨ Ithell Colquhoun blended surrealist automatic processes with a fascination for myth, the occult, sexuality, and ecology. #art #arthistory #surrealist #surrealism #painting

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Aug 29

If you see this post quote your cat art!

Hand painted sign for a cactus cat patio

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Aug 28

Cowboy Ducks in the Desert, intaglio with added watercolor. I’m a sucker for a rubber ducky with a cowboy hat. 😂 #printmaking #artsky #rubberducky #cowboy #desertart #intaglio #etching

Print of rubber duckies in the desert with Cowboy hats.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Aug 26

My husband (Tyler Stockdale, he’s an amazing designer!) and I collaborated on this sign and I’m obsessed. I painted the kitty face and Tyler did the typography, flowers, and overall layout. I love it. Now I want to make a million signs together. Tyler also built the catio that our cats love. #art

Hand-painted sign for a cactus cat patio. The sign has beautiful typography, floral designs, and a kitty face in the middle.

Our kitties out on their stoop in their catio.

Kitties out on the catio watching something intently.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Aug 25

Red Hot Chili Poker Cactus in Bloom, gouache on paper, 3.5” squared. I’m cranking out these tiny paintings! I’ll have all my recent work on display at the Hwy 62 Art Tours! I’m stop 146 and will be open the first and second weekends! www.mbcac.org/pages/hwy-62...
#art #gouache #painting #desertlover

Gouache painting of a red hot chili poker cactus with a desert in the background.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Aug 18

Classes are starting on my campus this week. Things have been a bit hectic between trainings, class prep, and getting the studio ready for students. I made this little painting yesterday. Painting settles me. Even when my to-do list is crazy, I have to take little moments to unwind. #art #gouache

Gouache painting of a snowy desert scene. The scene includes multiple Joshua trees and a snow covered cholla in the foreground.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Aug 18

So awesome, I would sport grumpy cat all the time.

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Chloe Allred @chloeallred.bsky.social · Aug 17

Hiiii! I’m here on Bluesky after deleting all of my Meta accounts. Trying to rebuild, but happy to be off of Instagram especially—my mental health is doing so much better. Here’s a recent painting I finished, it’s called “Daddy Quails and Their Baby: A Modern Family”.

Painting of quails among cactus. There are two daddy quails and a baby.

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