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John Michael Keating

@jmkartworks

I paint oils and watercolors in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, in Northern California.

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks Jul 20, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC

Once Upon a Time in Montana

S D M – Watercolor – 8 x 11 in. Imagine: You are hiking alone in the Rocky mountains near the border with Canada. It’s Autumn and the days are still warm and green. Forests open into vast canyons whe…

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks Jul 3, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC

Topography

After we flew across the country we got in bed, laid our bodies delicately together, like maps laid face to face, East to West, my San Francisco against your New York, your Fire Island against my Son…

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks Jun 15, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC

Waiting For an Angel

Waiting For An Angel - Watercolor sketch – 8 x 11 in. A while ago, I found myself waiting for you in a city on the other side of the world. Rain had fallen for weeks, and even nights were working ove…

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks Jun 1, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC

Isabel Navarro Sánchez's New Novel

A few months ago my friend Isabel Navarro Sánchez told me that she had nearly finished writing her new novel. Would I allow her to use one of my paintings for the cover of the book? Well, of course,…

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks May 13, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC

Green Song Sketchbook: Shadows and Mirrors

Green Song 4: Benediction – Watermedia & pencil - 8 x 11 in. You don’t have to imagine where home is any more than you have to imagine the dirt under your feet. You’re standing on cement or aspha…

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks Apr 20, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC

Green Song in a White World

GreenSong 3 – Pencil, ink, and water media – 8.5 x 11 in. As the days of March grew warmer in the foothills, we began to forget Winter. Winter, however, did not forget us. “Spring,” we laughed when w…

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks Mar 5, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC

A Dance in the Key of Green: Adagio

A Dance in the Key of Green: Adagio – Watercolor, pencil and ink – 7.5 x 11 in. “It’s an amaryllis. Why not just take a photo instead of going to all of the trouble of drawing it?” A fair enough ques…

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks Feb 18, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC

Green Songs

https://johnmichaelkeating.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Amaryllis-Sketch-2-scaled.jpeg A Gift in the Key of Green – Watercolor – 8 x 11 in. Days of cruelty and hatred, days of fear and greed, days…

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks Nov 23, 2025, 8:00 PM UTC

Iris in October, 2025

https://johnmichaelkeating.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Butterfly-in-Disguise-scaled.jpeg A Butterfly in Disguise - Watercolor on Paper - 6 x 11 inches. This morning in our town I watched an angel…

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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks Nov 13, 2025, 1:40 AM UTC

JMK at Author Showcase in Nevada City

https://johnmichaelkeating.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Book-Cover-scaled.jpg This Saturday on the 15th of November I’ll be signing and selling copies of Double Vision, Waking Dreams as part of the…

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