Wednesday, November 18, 2015

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!

Saturday, November 14, 2015

HOME FIRES - 6"X8" Original Oil, Framed


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

Sunday, November 08, 2015

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.

Wednesday, November 04, 2015

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.

Sunday, November 01, 2015

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.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

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!

Friday, October 30, 2015

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.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

SOLITUDE - 6"X8" Original Oil

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

Saturday, October 17, 2015

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.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

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.)

Monday, October 12, 2015

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

Saturday, October 10, 2015

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. 

Tuesday, October 06, 2015

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.

Friday, October 02, 2015

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.

Thursday, October 01, 2015

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.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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.

Monday, September 28, 2015

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.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

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.

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

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.

Monday, September 07, 2015

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. 

Friday, September 04, 2015

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

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

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

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.

Tuesday, September 01, 2015

ELEGY FOR SUMMER (Vadito, New Mexico) - Prints, greeting cards.....

ELEGY FOR SUMMER (Vadito, New Mexico) - from an original oil painting, prints, greeting cards and other related items now available for purchase from my new web portfolio at Fine Art America.

Monday, August 31, 2015

GARCIA PARK (New Mexico) - New Portfolio

GARCIA PARK (New Mexico) - You are invited to visit my new portfolio of images now available as prints, greeting cards and other related items at Fine Art America.

Friday, August 28, 2015

CANTO HONDO - New portfolio - prints, etc.

CANTO HONDO ("Deep Song" - Llano San Juan, New Mexico) - New portfolio - prints, greeting cards and other related items now at Fine Art America.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

WINTERLIGHT - 48"x36" Original Oil

WINTERLIGHT - 48"x36" Original Oil on Belgian Linen now available  - Sold

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

SUMMER LOVE - New 8"x10" Original Oil

Studio No. 2015 - SUMMER LOVE (Taos, New Mexico) - New 8"x10" Original Oil on Gessoed Panel, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  Completed 8/25/15.  Preview/Purchase.

LA CASA VIEJA, New 10"x8" Original Oil

Studio No. 2115 - LA CASA VIEJA (Taos, New Mexico) - New 10"x8" Original Oil on Gessoed Panel, Framed in Silver with Linen Liner.  Completed 8/25/15.  Preview/Purchase.

Saturday, August 22, 2015

SUNSET DREAMING - 10"x10" Original Oil (Sold)


SUNSET DREAMING - New 10"x10" Original Oil on Linen, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  Completed 8/21/15.  (Sold 8/22/15 - Nashville, Tenn.)

Sunday, August 16, 2015

RIO CHAMA - Prints, greeting cards....

RIO CHAMA - From an original oil painting - this image is now available for purchase as prints, greeting cards and other related items - you are invited to visit my new website at Fine Art America.

Saturday, August 15, 2015

INTO THE LIGHT - New print and greeting cards

INTO THE LIGHT - Now available as prints in various sizes, greeting cards and other related items at Fine Art America.

Monday, August 10, 2015

PUESTA DEL SOL - 40"x40" Work in Progress (Underpainting)

Studio No. 1915 - PUESTA DEL SOL - 40"x40" Work in Progress (Underpainting) - Color Notes:  All colors blocked in mixing oils with Grumbacher MG Underpainting White and Distilled Turpentine.  Foreground:  Yellow Ochre and Cobalt Blue.  Trees:  Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, some Burnt Sienna and Cobalt Blue.  Darker Sky:  Dioxazine Purple, Cobalt Blue, some Cadmium Red and Thalo Red Rose.  Lighter sky:  Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Thalo Red Rose.  Grayer areas:  Lighter sky colors mixed with Davy's Grey - a "dirty brush".  Blue Sky:  Cerulean Blue and MG White. It has been very humid lately due to heavy rains - this underpainting needs to dry for about a week to ten days before I go into it with oil painting medium which contains some turpentine.

PUESTA DEL SOL - 40"40" WORK IN PROGRESS (Sketch)

Studio No. 1915 - PUESTA DEL SOL - Work in Progress - Sketch (cartoon) blocked in on a "toned ground" - Gesso mixed with Payne's Grey.  Sketched in trees with Burnt Sienna mixed with Distilled Turpentine.

Friday, August 07, 2015

LA NOCHEBUENA - New prints, greeting cards

By popular request - LA NOCHEBUENA (Christmas Eve in Truchas, New Mexico) is now available in print and greeting cards - visit Fine Art America.

Thursday, August 06, 2015

THE DANCERS - 1978 Painting Appraisal

THE DANCERS - 18"x14" Original Oil on Panel - dated 1978.  Was recently asked to appraise this painting - and enjoyed seeing it once again. 

Wednesday, August 05, 2015

LA NOCHEBUENA - 20"x20" Original Oil - Sold

LA NOCHEBUENA (Long ago Christmas Eve waiting for Las Posadas to begin - La Nuestra Senora del Rosario - Truchas, New Mexico) - 20"x20" Original Oil - Sold

Thursday, July 30, 2015

ON THE ROAD - New prints, greeting cards, etc.....

ON THE ROAD (Northern New Mexico) - from an original oil painting - prints, greeting cards and other related items now available at Fine Art America.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

CORAZON SAGRADO - 40"x30" Original Oil/Prints, etc.

CORAZON SAGRADO (Rio Chiquito, New Mexico) - 40"x30" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, new prints and related items now available for purchase at Fine Art America.

Monday, July 27, 2015

SANCTUARY OF PADRE MARTINEZ - NEW 60"x50" Original Oil

SANCTUARY OF PADRE MARTINEZ (Martinez Hacienda - Taos, New Mexico) - New 60"x50" Original Oil on Belgian Linen now available for purchase - prints, greeting cards and other related items at Fine Art America.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

PLACITAS - 40"x30" Original Oil

PLACITAS - New 40"x30" Original Oil on Belgian Linen - now available - Preview/Purchase.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

RIO CHIQUITO - New 12"x24" Original Oil

Studio No. 1715 - RIO CHIQUITO (Rio Chiquito, New Mexico) 12"x24" Original Oil on Cradled Panel.  Completed 7/23/15. (Sold)

Saturday, July 18, 2015

INTO THE LIGHT - New Print....

INTO THE LIGHT (Garcia Park, New Mexico) - From an original oil painting.  New print, greeting card and other related items now available at Fine Art America.

Friday, July 17, 2015

RIO CHIQUITO - 12"x24" Work in Progress (Glazes)

Studio No. 1615 - RIO CHIQUITO - 12"X24" Oil - Work in Progress (Glazes) - Sky: Payne's Grey, Prussian Blue, Permalba White.  Autumn Trees:  Italian Pink, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, some Chrome Oxide Green, Opaque.  Road:  Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber.  Dark Trees and Grasses:  Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque. 

RIO CHIQUITO - 12"X24" WORK IN PROGRESS (Underpainting)

Studio No. 1615 - RIO CHIQUITO - 12"x24" on cradled panel Work in Progress  (Underpainting) -  All colors are mixed with Grumbacher MG Underpainting White and Distilled Turpentine.  Color Notes - Sky:  Payne's Grey.  Trees: Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Burnt Sienna.  Road:  Holbein Rose Grey, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna.