PLACITA IN WINTER (STUDY) - 18"X36" UNDERPAINTING

 

9/15/10 --The second phase of this painting is what I call the "underpainting" - most of the colors have been mixed with MG Fast Drying White.  Although it might look finished now as it is, I will work the top layers of oil colors into it as soon as these paints dry....five or six days.  The dark greens are a combination of Burnt Sienna and Prussian Blue.  The top sky colors are Cobalt Blue, Payne's Grey and MG White.  The snow:  MG White, Cadmium Yellow and a touch of Cadmium Red.  The shadows on the snow: same combination as the sky colors.  This painting should be completed in about ten days.

"PLACITA IN WINTER" (STUDY) 18"x36 Sketch

Hello from Taos!  Here are the beginnings of what I expect will be two paintings -- the first is an 18"x36" Study for Placita in Winter.  I love this composition and the colors and am planning to order a 30"x60" stretched canvas tomorrow to make a larger version of this painting.  First of all, here is the original sketch.  The canvas was prepped with gesso mixed with Payne's Grey.  The sketch is a combination of Burnt Sienna and Prussian Blue.

VALDEZ AUTUMN - 30"X30" ORIG. OIL - SOLD

"VALDEZ AUTUMN" - SOLD

30"x30" Orig Oil/Linen, Framed in Gold

"SOMBREROS DE SOLOLA" - 14"X11" ORIG OIL (Click here to preview/purchase)

"SOMBREROS DE SOLOLA" (Guatemala)

14"x11" Orig. Oil, Fr. in Gold w/ Linen Liner

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"LLANO SAN JUAN" - 30"x40" Orig. Oil (Click here to preview/purchase)

"LLANO SAN JUAN"

30"x40" Orig. Oil/Linen, Fr. in Gold

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"ADOBE WALLS/SANTA FE" - 24"x30" Orig. Oil - SOLD

"ADOBE WALLS/SANTA FE" - SOLD

24"x30" Orig. Oil on Linen, Fr. in Gold

IGLESIA DEL NORTE - Orig. Oil (Click to preview/purchase)

"LA IGLESIA DEL NORTE"

11"X14" Original Oil, Framed in Gold

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LAS NUBES DE TAOS - SOLD

"LAS NUBES DE TAOS" - SOLD

(THE CLOUDS OF TAOS)

9"x9" Original Oil, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner

HERE I GO AGAIN! Another New Beginning

8 September 2010 - It's that time of the year again when I begin to block in new paintings to work on through the winter.  Have had several field trips so far with a lot of new material.  In the right hand corner of this photo is the new 48"x48" canvas called "POPPY LOVE GRANDE" which I will reveal in stages on this blog.  This week I will also post photos of original oil paintings to be sold via EBay store.  Stay tuned for previews of my new studio work.  If you have any questions, just give me a call (575)758-7454 or send query via e.mail.

"FROM THE HIGH ROAD" - NEW ORIGINAL OIL

#2011 - "FROM THE HIGH ROAD"

16"x20" Original Oil on Linen

Framed in Gold with Linen Liner

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(575) 758-7454 

"LOS CAMPOS DE CUNDIYO" - NEW ORIGINAL OIL

#2010 - "LOS CAMPOS DE CUNDIYO

11"X14" ORIGINAL OIL ON LINEN

FRAMED IN GOLD WITH LINEN LINER

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(575)758-7454 

"POPPY LOVE II" - NEW! 10"x10" Original Oil - SOLD

#1810 - "POPPY LOVE II"- Sold

New! 10"x10" Orig. Oil on Linen

Framed in Gold with Linen Liner

"CUNDIYO" - NEW! 11"x14" Original Oil

#1710 - "CUNDIYO"

NEW! 11"x14" Orig. Oil on Linen

Framed in Gold with Linen Liner

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"TAKING THE SUN" - NEW! 11"x14" Original Oil Painting

#1610 - "TAKING THE SUN"

NEW 11"x14" Orig. Oil on Linen

Framed in Gold with Linen Liner

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"SPRING THAW" - NEW 11"x14" Original Oil Painting

#1510 - "SPRING THAW"

NEW 11"x14" Original Oil on Linen

Framed in Gold with Linen Liner

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11"x14" Original Oil - "PENASCO AFTERNOON"

#1410 - "PENASCO AFTERNOON"

New 11"x14" Original Oil on Linen

Framed in Gold with Linen Liner

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(575)758-7454

BACK TO THE EASEL!

23 June 2001 -- Every so often I realize I don't know who I am without a paintbrush in my hand!  That's when I have to take a break - time to observe the world without a camera or sketchbook. This hiatus took a little more time than I had planned, but it was well worth every minute.  What did I do on my spring/summer "vacation"?  My living space required repair and cleaning.  My office needed a good straightening up -- filing, proofing new prints, preparing my space to work on some books I plan to work on this fall.  I reconnected with friends -- some I hadn't seen in many, many years. Entertained a great group from the American Bar Endowment.....Art Friends from Virginia, Louisiana, Ohio, Santa Fe, Illinois and Wisconsin.  Went to Taos Pueblo for some fantastic fry bread.  A wonderful lunch at Rancho de Chimayo.  Visited Santuario de Chimayo and gave some prayers of thanks for good friends and this amazing place where I live and paint.....gratitude is good!  DC

#42 - AUTUMN FIELDS

#42 - AUTUMN FIELDS

New 6"x8" Orig. Oil on Italian Gessoed Panel

"TAOS AFTERNOON SHADOWS" - NEW 48"X36" OIL PAINTING

"TAOS AFTERNOON SHADOWS"

New! 48"x36" Orig. Oil on Linen

Framed in Silver with Linen Liner

Began this canvas in January, although the source photo was made the year before....16 January 2010 - I didn't want to miss this beautiful light I saw from my kitchen window last winter.  Grabbed my trusty digital camera and shot the photo right through the window.  The 48"x36" canvas is gesso toned with Payne's Grey.  The "cartoon" of the painting is Prussian Blue.  I ran the photo through my large Epson printer to get a 16"x20" print of the photo as a point of reference.  Yesterday I placed a grid on the photo (not the canvas) to guide me in proportions.  This is one of the five large canvases I want to complete this year. 

More than participants in life, I believe artists are, of necessity, observers.  Have looked out at this view from my kitchen window for over twenty years.  One of the advantages of not having a dishwasher is that my daily clean up becomes a wonderful meditation and I get to observe all the life that would normally pass me by.  These trees didn't even exist when I first looked out this window.  What I saw was the little Baptist Church to the east across Salazar Road -- and on Sunday evenings heard the beautiful guitar music and hymns echoed across the field.  The spring winds blew the seeds of these trees from Santistevan Lane across the fence.  Now I get to watch the magpies build their nests and hatch their babies.  I see the crows swirl menacingly around the nests each spring and then swarms of magpies defend their hatchlings.  Hundreds of migrating  birds rest in these trees each November on their way south -- and an occas ional Sandhill Crane passes by on her way to my neighbor's pond.  Wonder if I somehow missed my true calling by spending most of my time at an easel........I could just spend all my days sitting in the middle of a forest, just watching and listening!

#1310 - CAPILLA DE ESTACA --SOLD

"CAPILLA DE ESTACA"  - Sold

12"X6" NEW Original Oil on Linen, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner -- Completed 4/22/10 - Now available for sale through my Taos Studio.  Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express thru my studio for your convenience.  E.Mail or call (575)758-7454 for price and availability.