VIEW FROM MY TAOS WINDOW

26 January 2009 -- Good Morning from Taos! -- This is the view from my kitchen window -- I have looked at this scene for almost twenty years now and it never appears quite the same. Some years ago my neighbor built a pond in front of his barn and every so often a pair of whooping cranes just fly by to my great delight! This week I am really busy blocking in new paintings for my May exhibit -- will resume posts and auctions next week. Stay tuned. DC

SPRING FEVER - 24"x24" New Original Oil Painting

"SPRING FEVER"
NEW 24"x24" Original Oil Painting on Linen
Framed in Gold with Linen Liner
For price and availability, please call my Taos Studio at
(575) 758-7454

NEW BEGINNINGS

NEW BEGINNINGS BEGIN WITH A NEW PALETTE!

AMALIA AFTERNOON - SOLD

"AMALIA AFTERNOON" - NEW 6"x12" Original Oil
Framed in Gold with Linen Liner - SOLD

PS: One of my favorite day trips is to head north out of Taos to the little villages of Amalia and Costilla - photograph, sketch and later sit on a huge boulder next to the river and have a wonderful picnic lunch!

ABOVE THE VALLEY - 30X40" NEW COMPLETED ORIGINAL OIL

Good Monday to All! "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" - William Shakespeare.......
"ABOVE THE VALLEY" - New Original Oil Painting on Fine Belgian Linen, completed 10 January 2009. To be framed in gold with linen liner. A view from the rim road at Llano San Juan de Nepomuseno, El Llano, N.M. For price and availability, please e.mail or call me at (575)758-7454. Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express available through my studio for your convenience.

Coming Thursday, Jan. 15th 3PM MST -- New Small Gem at 3-day EBay auction.

PASSING STORM - SOLD

"PASSING STORM" - NEW ORIGINAL OIL ON LINEN
6"x12" Framed in Gold with Linen Liner

SOLD!

WINTER IN TAOS

7 January 2009 -- No explanation necessary - huge snowstorm two days ago -- the snow plow came through today and helped me dig out the driveway -- very quiet, very beautiful -- soft and silent, but I do know why birds fly south for the winter! DC

ABOVE THE VALLEY - WORK IN PROGRESS (PHASE II)

"ABOVE THE VALLEY" -- NEW WORK IN PROGRESS

(PHASE TWO: THE GLAZES)

30"x40" Original Oil on Fine Belgian Linen -- A birds-eye view of Llano San Juan de Nepomuseno, El Llano, New Mexico - 30"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen - Work in Progress (Phase #2 - The Glazes - see definition of colors under "Palette" on my blog) -- Mixing my oil colors with Oil Painting Medium (see recipe for medium on my blog): Red foliage - burnt sienna and alizarin crimson, Diox Purple, Ivory Black. Fields: Yellow Ochre overlaid with diagonal strokes of Burnt Sienna. Blues: Payne's Grey, Cerulean Blue. Upper background trees: Dark shadows - combination of Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna; Chrome Oxide Green Opaque. The next and final phase of this painting are opaque paints, stay tuned. DC

ENJOY!