Ski Trail Map Painting

Painting a Ski Trail Map

Here I am in a short, 2-minute time-lapse video painting my most recent ski trail map. (Next time I’ll try to improve my camera work!) This is for the new …

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HP Latex 310

The Store has re-opened

At long last—the Store has re-opened My long-time large format printer up and died earlier this summer and it took me all summer through fall to replace it and get …

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Jackson Lake Lodge Wyoming Resort Map

Resort Maps and Illustrations

Resort Maps and Check-in Maps I also do a number of hand-painted resort maps in different media and styles for hotels, resorts and towns. Here’s a gouache painting with a …

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Loveland Ski Trail Map Detail

Interviewed by Resort Marketing Website—Slopefillers

Will technology replace hand-painted trail maps? Here’s map-painter Kevin Mastin’s perspective. This winter I was interviewed by Gregg Blanchard from Slopefillers; here’s the text: There are some incredible new technologies …

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Troll Knoll Jigsaw Puzle

Troll Knoll Jigsaw Puzzle

Troll Knoll Garden, California Here’s another puzzle for you, from a potential new client in California. Troll Knoll For better (full-screen) playing, click the Maximize button in the lower right …

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Mount Southington Connecticut Ski Trail Map

Ski Trail Map Artist Kevin Mastin

K. M. Mastin ski trail map artist. The pioneers in this field are Hal Shelton, Bill C. Brown, and of course, the modern master:  James Nieheus. It’s interesting that, at …

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Bear Valley Ski Trail Map

Bear Valley Ski Trail Map

More ski trail maps from the archives This fall I’ve been asked for a number of samples from other ski areas’ trail maps. I don’t have all of my work …

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Wall size Summit County Topographic Map

Custom Topographic Maps

People love maps! I’ve been creating and printing custom topographic maps for more than 30 years. The options, sizes, and cropping are virtually limitless. If you have an idea for …

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Online Jigsaw Puzzle

O.K. are you ready for time-waste-central? Try this online jigsaw puzzle For better (full-screen) playing, click the Maximize button in the lower right of the puzzle. If you have trouble, …

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Leadville 1882

The Store is Open!

Stray Horse Arts is open for business! I’ve been working on this for some time now, and am excited to finally have my online store up and running. Over the …

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Caddy Girl Watercolor Painting by Kevin Mastin

Watercolor Paintings and Giclées

Limited edition prints and giclées   Scanning my watercolor paintings for reproduction is a laborious and frustrating task! The color range I can achieve in paint is very difficult to …

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Tiki Shark © Kevin Mastin

Sharks and Kangaroos and Koala Bears, Oh My!

Sharks and Kangaroos and Koala Bears, Oh My! Illustrations by Kevin Mastin Fall is always my busiest time of the year, so keeping the blog up to date is difficult. …

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SCAEC Summit County Commons Lobby by Kevin Mastin

Summit County Commons Art Exhibit Illustration

Perspective Illustration for Remodel Project The Summit County Arts Exhibit Committee (SCAEC) is preparing to upgrade the exhibit space in the Summit County Commons in Frisco. They asked me to …

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Performance Tours Brochure and Rafting Maps

Performance Tours Brochure and Rafting Maps Colorado

Rafting Maps of the Colorado River, Arkansas River, Blue River and Clear Creek The summer of 2013 turned out to be a great year for rafting. After a couple of …

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Keystone Mountain Bike Trail Map, our 20th year!

This year is my 20th year producing the Keystone Mountain Bike Trail Map. 2013 1994 I designed the resort’s first bike map in 1994.   It was pretty crude. I …

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Breckenridge Ski Trail Map Illustration by Kevin Mastin

Breckenridge Ski Trail Map

Breckenridge Ski Trail Map Breckenridge Grand Vacations needed an accurate map as a sales tool for their projects up on Peak 7 and their new projects on Peak 8. With …

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Epic Pass Ski Trail Map Art for Vail Resorts

Epic Project—Ski Trail Map for Vail Resorts Epic Pass Ad: Spin Creative Ad Design; Kevin Mastin Illustration   I’ve been fortunate to have a 30-year relationship with Vail Resorts (beginning …

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Imagine That!

Web design Super Heroes! This was another fun illustration project for my friends over at Imagine That Creative. These guys are web design super heroes and they wanted a set …

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Barnacles Logo Design for Springmaid Beach

Springmaid Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina recently renovated their Pier Café and wanted a fun, new logo—and they presented us with their new name:  Barnacles  (sound of crickets). BARNACLES …

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Illustrated Kids’ Map for Keystone Resort

I took a lot of artistic license to bend Keystone Resort, Colorado in way to show all the activities in one 8.5 x 11″ vertical image. Last, summer I drew …

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Breckenridge Ski Trail Map Illustration by Kevin Mastin

Breckenridge Ski Trail Map

May 2, 2013 Comments Off on Breckenridge Ski Trail Map kevinmastin

Breckenridge Ski Trail Map Breckenridge Grand Vacations needed an accurate map as a sales tool for their projects up on Peak 7 and their new projects on Peak 8. With …

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Epic Pass Ski Trail Map Art for Vail Resorts

Apr 8, 2013 Comments Off on Epic Pass Ski Trail Map Art for Vail Resorts kevinmastin

Epic Project—Ski Trail Map for Vail Resorts Epic Pass Ad: Spin Creative Ad Design; Kevin Mastin Illustration   I’ve been fortunate to have a 30-year relationship with Vail Resorts (beginning …

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Imagine That!

Mar 25, 2013 Comments Off on Imagine That! kevinmastin

Web design Super Heroes! This was another fun illustration project for my friends over at Imagine That Creative. These guys are web design super heroes and they wanted a set …

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Barnacles Logo Design for Springmaid Beach

Mar 13, 2013 Comments Off on Barnacles Logo Design for Springmaid Beach kevinmastin

Springmaid Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina recently renovated their Pier Café and wanted a fun, new logo—and they presented us with their new name:  Barnacles  (sound of crickets). BARNACLES …

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Illustrated Kids’ Map for Keystone Resort

Mar 12, 2013 Comments Off on Illustrated Kids’ Map for Keystone Resort kevinmastin

I took a lot of artistic license to bend Keystone Resort, Colorado in way to show all the activities in one 8.5 x 11″ vertical image. Last, summer I drew …

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