From BONEYARD Studio & Gallery:  In consideration of the health and safety of the Creede community and my customers, I have decided not to open BONEYARD this 2020 season.  Abbey Lane Gallery in Creede will be offering some of my work this summer, for which I thank...

Original watercolor by Cathy Ledeker 

(pelican skull & egg)

In The Beginning, I, is my contribution to this year's Lawrence Arts Center Benefit Auction.  It is watercolor on Fabriano paper with framed dimensions 34 1/4 x 14 1/4.

Basically, I just fell in love with th...

Watercolor, gouache, graphite & 23 carat raised gold

(mule deer bones, river rock, lake-bed silt, water, firmament & dream catcher netting)

In 2018, I discovered and collected these bones from an abandoned hunting camp high in the San Juan Mountains. Back in BONEYARD Stu...

Original watercolor by Cathy Ledeker 

(chipmunk, mountain rocks & wildflowers, alpine grasses & wild strawberries )

When the wind quickens high in the Rockies and clouds suddenly cover the sun, excitement instantly begins brewing in the sky and on the ground.  The ai...

Years ago, my sister, Ann, and I started a fairytale based upon Creede lore and legend.  She was the writer and I the illustrator.  Digs sprang from my sister’s imagination and I had a great time bringing him to life in watercolor. Tommyknockers are small mischievous c...

Original watercolor by Cathy Ledeker 

(pick axe head, shell & monkshood foliage)

A play on the extravagant American dish, this painting depicts unlikely and indelible pairings. Monkshood is actually lethally poisonous and grows in profusion behind The Studios at Bristol....

Many thanks to Tallgrass Studios, Carey Graber, my husband, family, friends and BongoTini for all your support before and during the opening of Rocks in My Head (and other things of value) last Friday. After a 23 year hiatus, it was great to show recent paintings in La...

Commissioned by the University of Kansas Alumni Association, "Rock Hawk" is inspired by the historic architecture found on KU's main campus. The design commemorates the University's rich history through the symbols and strengths of its classic architecture.  It also ho...