Balance Rock at Garden of the Gods n Colorado Springs. Abstracted with vibrant shadows, and deep contrasts in the rock. On the forefront of the scene is a detailed, motercycle, with the same high contrasts. The sky is cloudy, and swirly.

MUG | 2026

11” x 14'“

Acrylic on Canvas Board

Experimental Realism in Colorado Springs

About Mabel Starkie 
Using reality as the foundation of composition to dissect the boundaries of imagination.

Spatial Rendering

  • 5:00 am

    5:00am | 2023

    5.25”x 8”

    Watercolor on paper.

  • Little Man

    Little Man | 2021

    7”x 10”

    Watercolor on paper.

  • A colorful painting of a cozy interior room with a bed, a bookshelf, and a green plush toy resembling a creeper from Minecraft on the bed.

    Felix | 2024

    9”x 12”

    Acrylic on canvas board.

  • Windy Stepp

    Windy Stepp | 2025

    5.5”x 8.5”

    Ink on paper.

Watercolor Portraiture

  • Watercolor painting of a person with tousled short brown hair, closed eyes, full lips, against a yellow patterned background.

    Kyle

    9”x 9” | 2022

  • A close-up painting of a woman with dark brown curly hair, gold lighting, a nose ring, hoop earrings, and a silver chain necklace.

    Sunshyne

    11”x 8” | 2022

  • Close-up portrait of a person with short dark hair, big expressive green eyes, and an open mouth showing uneven teeth, set against a purple background.

    Mabel

    11”x 11” | 2022

  • Painting of a young woman with long, wavy hair, blue eyes, and a gentle smile.

    Mallory

    11”x 8” | 2022

Contact

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Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition awarded to Mabel Starkie for first place in painting at the 2021 Congressional Art Competition, with an emblem of the U.S. House of Representatives at the top.
Certificate of achievement awarded to Mabel Starkie from Bemis School of Art, Colorado Springs, for the 2021 Congressional Art Competition themed "This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land", signed by Tara Sevanne Thomas, Director.
Certificate from the Colorado Watercolor Society awarded to Mabel Starkie for emerging artist achievement in water media, signed by Beatrice Trautman, president, dated March 2021.