Colorful psychedelic artwork with a surreal face, multiple eyes, a large mouth with sharp teeth, and various abstract elements including stars, a planet with rings, and swirling patterns.

Nerve Vapor | 2022

8.5”x 5.5”

Ink on paper.

Experimental Realism in Colorado Springs

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

2026 SUMMER SHOWCASE

We are thrilled to announce, R4YGUN, will be showing at the 2026 Colorado State Fair in the Fine Art Exhibition!

Sold to a private collection, this highly technical watercolor shows Starkie’s ability to redefine the boundaries of her canvas and shared reality, with complex structuring and palette mastery. Crafted as a father’s day gift, Starkie realized the importance of sharing her hand in this timeless chassis, awakening the nostalgia of a 1954 Chevrolet.


Come experience, R4YUGUN, in person before archived to it’s private foreverhome.

Colorado State Fair

Fine Art Exhibition

Tickets

Plan Your Visit

Fair Hours

Monday – Thursday: 3 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Friday – Sunday: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Labor Day: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Dates

August 28 – September 7

Location

1001 Beulah Ave. Pueblo, CO 81004

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.