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.