TEJADOS DE CORDOVA - 22"x28" Work in Progress (Glazes)

Studio No. 116 - TEJADOS DE CORDOVA (Rooftops of Cordova, New Mexico) - 22"x28" Work in Progress - The Glazes.  Glazes are the dark darks applied with painting medium over the underpainting,  Greens: Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque.  Grasses:  Brown Pink, Italian Pink.  Trees: Mars Orange, Brown Pink, Italian Pink, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre.  Rooftops:  Some Mars Orange (rusting), Cerulean Blue, Paynes Grey and some Cadmium Red.  Stay Tuned.

TEJADOS DE CORDOVA - 22"x28" Work in Progress (Underpainting)

Studio No. 116 - TEJADOS DE CORDOVA (The Rooftops of Cordova, New Mexico) - 22"x28" Work in Progress (Underpainting).  Colors are mixed with Distilled Turpentine and Grumbacher MG Underpainting White.  Color notes:  Greens - Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Yellow Ochre, Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna.  Yellows:  Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, some Burnt Sienna - yellow shadows I mixed in Dioxazine Purple.  Reds:  Cadmium Red, Mars Orange, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre.  Blues:  Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue and Payne's Grey.

DonnaClairArt.com CELEBRATING FIFTEEN FABULOUS YEARS!

Hello from Tesuque!  You are invited to visit my new website at DonnaClairArt.com - switching from the Dreamweaver software program to Wordpress thanks to the help of my good friend and brilliant web technician Dan Kuehn.  Fifteen years ago I had the idea that my paintings and prints would sell through an online "gallery" -sincere thanks to everyone who trusted purchasing my work in this new way. It has been a remarkable journey so far.....

The man behind the mirror lives in Questa.  We have been working together for about 12 years and through the magic of e.mails with digital photography were able to switch to Wordpress. Dan has convinced me that with some instruction I will again be able to manage my own website.  Dan is a great teacher (computer programming at UNM-Taos) If anyone needs a new website or an upgrade on an old site, Dan's the Man!! His prices are fair, he is patient and kind and you can trust him fully with your precious data.  Dan Frank Digital Design  at FrankDan.com - (575) - 770-3051.

Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous New Year!  Hug an artist today!

Best regards, Donna
(505) 983-8306
www.DonnaClairArt.com

PLACITAS - 40"x30" Original Oil

PLACITAS - 40"x30" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  Preview/Purchase.

ON THE EASEL - Truchas, Cundiyo and Cordova, New Mexico

12/26/15 - From my Tesuque Studio on the Easel - WINTER WORK: Truchas, Cundiyo and Cordova, New Mexico - Stay tuned. Process and color notes will be posted to this Art Journal right after the 1st of the year!

ASSEMBLA DE DIOS (Truchas, New Mexico) 40"x40" Original Oil

ASSEMBLA DE DIOS (Truchas, New Mexico) - 40"x40" Original Oil on Canvas, framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  Preview/Purchase.

A MEMORY OF TREES - 8"x16" Original Oil

200 Small Paintings No. 124 - A MEMORY OF TREES (Taos, New Mexico) - 8"x16" Original Oil on Canvas - Preview/Purchase.

LAS NUBES DE TRUCHAS - 12"x48" Original Oil, Framed

LAS NUBES DE TRUCHAS (Truchas, New Mexico) - 12"x48" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, framed in gold with linen liner.  Preview/purchase.

WINTER GIFTS.....

To Art Friends Everywhere!  Many of you have been with me a long time and know I love to send this greeting every year.  The original of this painting was "adopted" by some great friends and very prolific art collectors years ago and still resides in a lovely home in Taos.  The street in this painting is the main street in Truchas -- I walked to the post office from my little adobe house every day and still keep the memories of that special time and place very close.  The woman is the memory I've kept of my little Polish grandmother, Ella -- she carried a shopping bag with her everywhere -- those were her "gifts" her "surprises".  The words of Fra Giovanni never fail to inspire and uplift - especially at this time of the year.  From my heart I wish each and every one of you all the best of this holiday season -- Hug someone special today!  Sincere best wishes, Donna - Tesuque, New Mexico 2015


"There  is nothing I can give you which you have not;
But there is much, very much that while I cannot give it,
 you can take.

No heaven can come to us unless our hearts
find rest in today.  TAKE HEAVEN.
No peace lies in the future which is not hidden
in this present moment.  TAKE PEACE.

The gloom of the world is but a shadow.
Behind it, yet within reach is joy.
There is a radiance and glory in the darkness, could we but see,
and to see we have only to look.  I BESEECH YOU TO LOOK.

Life is so generous a giver, but we, judging its gifts by
their covering, cast them away as ugly, or heavy or hard.
Remove the covering, and you will find beneath it
a living splendor, woven of love, by wisdom with power.

Welcome it, grasp it, and you touch the angel's hand that
brings it to you.  Everything we call a trial, a sorrow, or
a duty, believe me that angel's hand is there; the gift is there,
and the wonder of an overshadowing presence.
Our joys, too, be not content with them as joys.
They, too, conceal diviner gifts.

And so, at this time, I greet you.
Not quite as the world sends greetings, but with
profound esteem and with the prayer that for you now and
forever, the day breaks, and the shadows flee away."

Fra Giovanni, 1513 AD

 

EL RITO DEL NORTE - 20"x16" Original Oil, framed

EL RITO DEL NORTE (Garcia Park, New Mexico) - 20"x16" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, framed in Gold with Linen Liner - Preview/Purchase.

PICURIS (Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico) - New 11"x14" Original Oil

Studio No. 2915 - PICURIS (Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico) - New 11"x14" Original Oil on Canvas, Framed.  Completed 12/17/15.  Preview/Purchase.

WINTER RIVER - New 14"x11" Original Oil, Framed

Studio No. 2815 - WINTER RIVER (From the High Road, Northern New Mexico) - New 14"x11" Original Oil on Canvas, framed.  Completed 12/15/15.  Preview/Purchase.

THE LITTLE RED FENCE ON PERALTA STREET - Prints, greeting cards, great gift items...

THE LITTLE RED FENCE ON PERALTA STREET (Taos, New Mexico) - Fine art prints, greeting cards and other great gift items now available at Fine Art America.

EL VALLE SIN NOMBRE - Fine art prints, greeting cards, great gift items....

EL VALLE SIN NOMBRE (Somewhere in northern New Mexico) - Fine art prints (framed or unframed), greeting cards and great gift items now available at Fine Art America.

DON JUAN'S PARADISE - Fine Art Prints, Greeting Cards, Great Gift items....

DON JUAN'S PARADISE (Valdez, New Mexico) - Fine art prints, greeting cards and other great gift items now available at Fine Art America.

TAOS AFTERNOON SHADOWS - Fine Art Prints, Greeting Cards, Gifts....

TAOS AFTERNOON SHADOWS (Taos, New Mexico) - Fine art prints, greeting cards, great gift items now available at FINE ART AMERICA.

GARCIA PARK - Fine art prints, greeting cards, gifts.....

GARCIA PARK (Taos, New Mexico) - Fine art prints, greeting cards, great gift items now available at FINE ART AMERICA.

MORNING POEM - Prints, Greeting Cards, Gifts....

MORNING POEM (Taos, New Mexico) - Fine Art Prints (framed or unframed), greeting cards and other great gift items now available at FINE ART AMERICA.

WINTER DREAMS - Fine Art Prints, Greeting Cards, Gifts...

 

WINTER DREAMS (Truchas, New Mexico) and PUEBLO MORNING LIGHT (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)  - From an original Donna Clair oil painting - fine art prints (framed or unframed), greeting cards, and great gift items now available at FINE ART AMERICA.

CAMINITO DE TESUQUE - New 30"x24" Original Oil

Studio No. 1315 - CAMINITO DE TESUQUE - New 30"x24 Original Oil on Belgian Linen - completed 11/26/15 - now available - Preview/Purchase.

GIVING THANKS.....

11/24/15 -

Giving thanks today - tremendous gratitude for all the likes and wonderful comments from my Art Friends.....as some of you know, this has not been an easy year for me but as of this morning I am still here in my little studio in Tesuque, have just had a delicious cup of coffee and am getting ready to set up a new palette in preparation to sit down at the easel and paint for most of the day. Your kindness and support have made all the difference in my life these past eleven months. Wishing each and every one love and peace - thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

CAMINITO DE TESUQUE - 30"x24" Original Oil - Work in Progress

Studio No. 2715 - CAMINITO DE TESUQUE (Tesuque, N.M.) - 30"x24" Original Oil on Belgian Linen - Work in Progress - luminous late afternoon light after a snowstorm - about half way there!  Stay tuned!

HOME FIRES - 6"X8" Original Oil, Framed

HOME FIRES (Tesuque, N.M.) - 6"x8" Original Oil on Panel, Framed - Preview/Purchase.

LA SENDA DESCONOCIDO - New 22"x28" Original Oil

LA SENDA DESCONOCIDO (A Path Unknown, New Mexico) - New 22"x28" Original Oil on Belgian Linen - Completed 11/8/15.  Preview/Purchase.

LA SENDA DESCONOCIDO - 22"x28" Work in Progress

Studio No. 2615 - LA SENDA DESCONOCIDO - 22"x28" Work in Progress (Glazes).  Color notes: Glazes are the transparent or semi-transparent oil colors applied over the underpainting.  This step in my process adds depth to the final painting.  Sky: Cobalt Blue, Cerulean, Thalo.  Mountains: Darks - Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna.  Lighter areas: Chrome Oxide Green, Yellow Ochre.  Brush: Combinations of Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, some sky colore, Dioxazine Purple and Prussian Blue.  Road:  Holbein Rose Grey and Yellow Ochre.

HOMENAJE A LA VIDA....

Homenaje a la Vida - A very large painting I did years ago - Mexican women mourning - honoring the lives of loved ones now gone. I love the strength of these women - the power in their faces - the way they have come together. Lighting a candle today..... This painting was purchased by Jack and Bill, the founders of Artisan/Santa Fe when they first opened their store - and as far as I know was passed along and still resides in Santa Fe.

WINTER GIFTS - Prints, greetings cards, great gift items....

WINTER GIFTS (Memory of my grandmother, Ella, who went everywhere with her bag full of goodies - I placed her on the main road in Truchas - my favorite grandma in my favorite place!) Now available as prints (framed or unframed), greeting cards and other great gift items. Take the armchair tour of my Fine Art America website - enjoy! 

WINTER DREAMS - Prints, greeting cards, gift items....

WINTER DREAMS (Road home to the horse ranch on Llano Quemado - Truchas, N.M.) Now available as prints (framed or unframed), greeting cards and other great gift items. Take the armchair tour of my Fine Art America website - enjoy!

CORAZON SAGRADO (Rio Chiquito, N.M.) - 40"x30" Original Oil

CORAZON SAGRADO (Rio Chiquito, New Mexico) - 40"x30" Original Oil on Belgian Linen now available for purchase.  Preview/Purchase.

GARCIA PARK - 30"x60" Original Oil

GARCIA PARK (Taos, New Mexico) - 30"x60" Original Oil on Belgian Linen now available for purchase - Preview/Purchase.

SOLITUDE - 6"X8" Original Oil

SOLITUDE (Placitas, New Mexico) - 6"x8" Original Oil on Gessoed Panel - Sold.

ON THE EASEL NOW - WORK IN PROGRESS - 22"x28" A PATH UNKNOWN

Studio No. 2616 - A PATH UNKNOWN (Una Senda Desconocido) - Work in Progress (underpainting) - 22"x28" Original Oil on Linen.  Color Notes:  Colors are mixed with MG Underpainting White and distilled turpentine and applied with a bristle brush.  Sky: Cerulean Blue, a touch of yellow ochre.  Mountains:  Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Yellow Ochre (light areas) and Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna and Chrome Oxide Green Opaque for darks.  Grasses and path:  Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red, Mars Orange, Indian Red.  Shadows:  Dioxazine Purple.

ASPENS AT HYDE PARK (Santa Fe, New Mexico) - New 11"x14" Original Oil

ASPENS AT HYDE PARK (Santa Fe, New Mexico) - New 11"x14" Original Oil on Linen, Framed. (Sold - Ithica, N.Y.)

A FEAST OF COLOR!! 100 Images now available as prints, greeting cards...

Happy Monday morning from Tesuque Village! - At the urging of a new friend on Facebook, I began building a new website about four months ago.  Went through years and years of archival photography and chose what I believe to be 100 of my best images to be included in my FINE ART AMERICA page - there are so many choices and a multitude of combinations - regular prints, prints on canvas, prints framed and unframed - greeting cards for all seasons - and for the first time international sales!  Please take a peek - and if you like what you see, share this announcement with your friends and family.  My sincere thanks to all for your enthusiasm and support through all these years.  Best regards, Donna 

FINE ART AMERICA

HIGH COUNTRY AUTUMN - Prints, greeting cards.....

HIGH COUNTRY AUTUMN (near Mora, New Mexico) - From an original oil painting - new extensive portfolio of images now available as prints (framed or unframed), greeting cards and other related items now available from FINE ART AMERICA.

SUENOS DEL RIO - Prints, Greeting cards....

SUENOS DEL RIO (Rio Grande at Pilar, New Mexico) - From an original oil painting - new extensive portfolio of images now available as prints (framed or unframed), greeting cards and other related items now available from FINE ART AMERICA.

CALLECITA DE TESUQUE - Prints, Greeting Cards

CALLECITA DE TESUQUE  (Tesuque Village, New Mexico) - From an original oil painting - new extensive portfolio of images now available as prints (framed or unframed), greeting cards and other related items now available from FINE ART AMERICA.

PUESTA DEL SOL - Prints, Greeting Cards...

PUESTA DEL SOL (Taos, New Mexico) - From an original oil painting - new extensive portfolio of images now available as prints (framed or unframed), greeting cards and other related items now available from Fine Art America. 

WALKING RAIN (Taos, N.M.) - New prints, greeting cards...

WALKING RAIN (Taos, New Mexico) - From an original oil painting - extensive new portfolio of images - prints, greeting cards and other related items now available at Fine Art America.

COUNTRY LANE (Tesuque, New Mexico) - New prints, cards...

COUNTRY LANE (Tesuque, New Mexico) - from an original painting - new prints, cards and other related items now available at Fine Art America.

LLANO SAN JUAN - New prints, greeting cards....

LLANO SAN JUAN - From new  image portfolio - prints (framed and unframed), greeting cards and other related items now available at Fine Art America.

ASPEN SHADOWS - New prints, greeting cards....

ASPEN SHADOWS (Garcia Park, New Mexico) - From an original oil painting new image now available as prints, greeting cards and other related items at Fine Art America.

CHIMAYO - New prints, greeting cards...

CHIMAYO (Chimayo, New Mexico) - Now available as prints (framed and unframed), greeting cards and other related items - Fine Art America.

NIGHTSKY WANDERERS - NEW 40"x40" Original Oil

Studio No. 2315 - NIGHTSKY WANDERERS - New 40"x40" Original Oil on Canvas.  Completed 9/15/15.  Preview/Purchase.

NIGHTSKY WANDERERS - New 40"x40" Work in Progress (Glazes)

Studio No. 2315 - NIGHTSKY WANDERERS - New 40"x40" Work in Progress (Glazes) - Color Notes:  Working glazes over the thoroughly dry underpainting.  Glazes are oils (usually the darker colors) thinned  to a medium transparency with painting medium (not turpentine).  Foreground:  Darkest darks are Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, Olive Green, some Italian Pink.  Middle ground:  Scumbling over the darker blue underpainting with a fairly dry bristle brush - Naples Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Permalba white, Rose Red and some Cadium Red.

EL RITO DEL NORTE - 20"x16" Original Oil

EL RITO DEL NORTE (Garcia Park, New Mexico) - 20"x16" Original Oil on Linen, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner - now available for purchase. 

SUNSET MEMORY-TAOS, NEW 15"x30" Original Oil - Sold

SUNSET MEMORY-TAOS - New 15"x30" Original Oil on Canvas.  Completed 9/4/15.  Sold.

HARVEST MOON (Near Chupadero, New Mexico) - from an original oil painting - new prints, greeting cards and other related items are now available from my new portfolio of images at Fine Art America.