THE GARDEN GATE, 16"x14" Work in Progress (Underpainting)

Studio No. 714 - THE GARDEN GATE, 16"x14" Work in Progress (Underpainting) - Original Oil on Gessoed Italian Panel.

LA PUERTA - 16"x14" Work in Progress (Glazes)

Studio No. 514 - LA PUERTA, 16"x14" Work in Progress (Glazes) - Original Oil on Gessoed Italian Panel.

TESUQUE FIELD WORK 2014

CALLECITA DE TESUQUE - 36"X36" Work in Progress - Orig. Oil (Glazes)

Studio No. 514 - CALLECITA DE TESUQUE - 36"X36" Work in Progress (Glazes) Orig. Oil on Linen - The glazes are the dark, transparent and semi-transparent colors that add depth to the final painting.  I thin my colors with painting medium and lay them over the underpainting after it is thoroughly dried. To add strength to the "cartoon" (drawing) -  of the painting by reinforcing the composition with Prussian Blue.  Color Notes:  Foreground Shadows-Combination of Dioxazine Purple, Italian Pink and Burnt Sienna.  Darkest Foliage - Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna.  

WINTERLIGHT-TESUQUE - NEW 48"x36" Original Oil

Studio No. 214 - WINTERLIGHT-TESUQUE, New 48"x36" Original Oil  - Completed 10 February 2014.  Framed in Silver with Linen Liner.  Now available for preview/purchase at my Online Studio Gallery.

WINTERLIGHT/TESUQUE - 48"x36" Work in Progress

WINTERLIGHT/TESUQUE - 48"x36" Work in progress - Original Oil on Belgian Linen.  Eureka! I found a New Color in my stash of oil paints today!  Like discovering gold!  It is Grumbacher Perylene Maroon!  Working on the dark foreground today - the dirt:  Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue, the new Maroon color, some ochre - Snow on the left - tinted cool greys.  Cold and kinda snowy today - great time to just be quiet and paint, paint, paint! 

CORAZON SAGRADO, New 20"x20" Original Oil

 

Studio No. 414 - CORAZON SAGRADO (Sacred Heart - Tesuque, New Mexico) - New 20"x20" Original Oil on Canvas - wrap-around painting.  Completed 2/3/14.  Now available at my Online Studio Gallery.

WINTERLIGHT - TESUQUE, 48"x36" Work in Progress (Opaques)

Studio No. 214 - WINTERLIGHT/TESUQUE - 48"x36" Original Oil - Work in Progress (Opaque Paints) -- There is a very good reason why I block in several paintings at a time - Corazon Sagrado is too wet to work on - needs a couple of days to dry. 

CORAZON SAGRADO - 20"x20" Work in Progress (Glazes)

Studio No. 314 - CORAZON SAGRADO - 20"x20" Original Oil - Work in Progress (Glazes).  Color Notes:  Sky:  Permalba White, Payne's Grey, Cerulean Blue.  Building:  Yellow Ochre, Italian Pink, Burnt Sienna - with Dioxazine Purple in the shadows.  Foreground:  Burnt Sienna, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Burnt Sienna and Prussian Blue.  Snow:  I found a wonderful new combination!  Permalba White tinted with Naples Yellow Light.

TAOS SUNRISE, 36"x36" Original Oil - Sold

 "TAOS SUNRISE" 36"x36" Original Oil on Belgian Linen (wrap-around painting) -  One last look through my Taos kitchen window..SOLD.

CORAZON SAGRADO, 20"x20" Work in Progress (Underpainting)

STUDIO NO. 314 - CORAZON SAGRADO - 20"x20" Original Oil on Canvas -  Work in Progress (Underpainting)

UNA SENDA DESCONOCIDO TESUQUE- NEW 12"x24" Original Oil - Sold

Studio No. 114 - UNA SENDA DESCONOCIDO TESUQUE (A Path Unknown) -- New 12"x24" Original Oil, wrap-around canvas - completed 1/22/14.  SOLD

CALLECITA DE TESUQUE - 40"x40" Work in Progress (Underpainting)

CALLECITA DE TESUQUE - 40"x40" Work in Progress - more work on the underpainting.  Glazes foreground with Dioxazine Purple and some Holbein Rose Grey.  Reinforced "cartoon" with Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna and some Mars Black.  Let dry for a couple of days.

LAST LIGHT AT TRUCHAS - Exhibition-quality archival fine art print

LAST LIGHT AT TRUCHAS - Exhibition-quality archival  art  - Now available at the High Road Fine Art Print Catalog.

FIELD WORK/TESUQUE - 2014

 

January 2014 - Field work:  Looking around.  Becoming acquainted with my new neighborhood.  Nothing replaces a good friend with whom to "roam" the roads, a good camera, a good eye -- and perhaps a willing spirit.

LA TIERRA DE PADRE MARTINEZ - Exhibition-quality fine art print.

No. 159 - LA TIERRA DE PADRE MARTINEZ (From the bridge at Martinez Hacienda, Taos, N.M.) - Exhibition-quality archival print now available at the High Road Fine Art Print Catalogue.

WINTER FIELDS AT LAS TRAMPAS - Exhibition-quality archival print

 

WINTER FIELDS AT LAS TRAMPAS - Exhibition-quality archival print now available at The High Road Print Catalogue.

UNA SENDA DESCONOCIDO - 12"X24" Work in Progress (Underpainting) - Color Notes

Studio No. 114 - UNA SENDA DESCONOCIDO (A Path Unknown) - 12"x24" Work in Progress (Underpainting)  - Original Oil on Canvas -- Sky:  MG Underpainting White and Yellow Ochre Light.  Trees:  Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Yellow Ochre, Prussian Blue.  Snow:  Payne's Grey and Underpainting White.  Road:  Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna.

ESPIRITU BLANCO - Exhibition-quality fine art print

ESPIRITU BLANCO (homage to my Truchas neighbor, Don Eusavio - 1982)  Exhibition-quality fine art print now available at the High Road Fine Art Catalogue  

CALLECITA DE TESUQUE, 40"x40" Work in Progress (Underpainting) - Color Notes

 

Studio No. 314 - CALLECITA DE TESUQUE, 40"x40" Work in Progress (Underpainting) - Colors are mixed with MG Underpainting White and applied with turpentine.  Sky:  Paynes Grey.  Road: Yellow Ochre/Dioxazine Purple in the Shadows.  Outline/Trees: Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna.  Brush:  Indian Red.  When I make an underpainting, I try to see the colors underneath the final application of opaque paints.