CAMINITO DE TESUQUE - 30"x24 Work in Progress (Underpainting)

Studio No. 1415 - CAMINITO DE TESUQUE - 30"x24" Work in Progress (The Glazes) - Sky and Snow:  Cobalt Blue, Payne's Grey, Permalba White.  Dark darks:  Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, Mars Black.  Highlights:  Naples Yellow Light, Cadmium Red, Yellow Ochre. 

200 Small Paintings No. 112 - SANCTUARY - 8"X10" Original Oil, Framed

200 Small Paintings No. 112 - SANCTUARY (Rio Chiquito, New Mexico) - New 8"x10" Original Oil on Panel, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  Completed 7/14/15.  Preview/Purchase.

ALMOST HOME - new prints, cards....

ALMOST HOME (The back road home to Taos through the village of Rio Chiquito, New Mexico) - from an original oil painting.  New prints, cards and other related items now available at Fine Art America.

DONDE NACE LA LLUVIA - Print, greeting cards....

DONDE NACE LA LLUVIA (Where the Rain Begins - inspired by a poem by Pablo Neruda) from an original painting.  Prints, greeting cards and other related items now available at Fine Art America.

CANTO HONDO - Prints, greeting cards and more!

CANTO HONDO ("Deep Song" - Llano San Juan, New Mexico) From an original oil painting....prints, greeting cards and more now available at Fine Art America.

NOCHECITA - New print, greeting cards, etc.

NOCHECITA ("Little Night" - Taos, New Mexico) - From an original painting - new print, greeting cards and other related products now available at Fine Art America.

ESTACA IN BLOOM - Print, Greeting Cards.....

ESTACA IN BLOOM (Estaca, New Mexico) - from an original painting - print, greeting cards and related products now available at Fine Art America.

GARCIA PARK - Print

GARCIA PARK (Taos, New Mexico) - From an original oil painting - new print, greeting cards and related products now available at Fine Art America.

RIO CHAMA AT ABIQUIU - New Print

RIO CHAMA AT ABIQUIU (Abiquiu, New Mexico) - from an original oil painting - new print, greeting cards and related products now available at Fine Art America.

ROAD TO WILDERNESS GATE (Truchas, New Mexico) - Print

ROAD TO WILDERNESS GATE (Truchas, New Mexico) - from an original oil painting - new print, greeting cards and related products now available at Fine Art America.

BACK TO BASICS: A TONED GROUND - GESSOING

Starting from the Beginning - again! Friend Carol pitched in to help gesso canvases in preparation to paint - behind the scenes studio work - the part that no one sees or considers when looking at a finished painting! GESSO RECIPE: Gesso, Payne's Grey - enough color to create a toned ground. If necessary, thin with water so that coats do not leave heavy brush marks on canvas. Dry thoroughly between each coat. Mix in coffee can - enough for two or three coats to cover canvas. Seal up remainder and put in fridge to keep for next use.

POEMA DE LA NOCHECITA (Taos, New Mexico)

POEMA DE LA NOCHECITA - (Evening thunderspirits - Taos, New Mexico) from an original oil painting.  Prints, greeting cards and related products now available at Fine Art America.

PASSING STORM (Pecos, New Mexico)

PASSING STORM (Pecos, New Mexico) - from an original oil painting - prints, greeting cards and related products now available at Fine Art America.

LILAS DE TAOS (Taos, New Mexico)

LILAS DE TAOS (One fine spring day in front of the old Taos News building - Taos, New Mexico) - from an original oil painting - prints, greeting cards and related products now available at Fine Art America.

HIGH COUNTRY MONDAY MORNING (Pecos, New Mexico)

HIGH COUNTRY MONDAY MORNING (Pecos, New Mexico) - Prints and other related products now available at Fine Art America.

MORNING POEM (Taos, New Mexico)

MORNING POEM (View from my kitchen window of 23 years - looking out toward the Pecos Wilderness, Santistevan Lane, Taos, New Mexico) - 60 images now available as prints and related products - Fine Art America

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

Studio No. 1515 - SANCTUARY OF PADRE MARTINEZ (Martinez Hacienda - Taos, New Mexico)  New 60"x50" Original Oil on Belgian Linen.  Completed 6/26/15.  Preview/Purchase.

SANCTUARY OF PADRE MARTINEZ - Work in Progress (Glazes)

Studio No. 1115 - SANCTUARY OF PADRE MARTINEZ - 60"x50" Work in Progress (Glazes) - Color Notes:  Left side:  Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque.  Sky and Water: Permalba White, Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue.  Autumn Trees:  Naples Yellow Light, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre.  Foreground:  Dark Prussian Blue, Perelyne Maroon, Mars Black.  Lighter Trees:  Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Yellow Ochre, Cobalt Blue.

FIRST LIGHT PRINT - Fine Art America

FIRST LIGHT - In the process of building a new website for prints and related products now available at Fine Art America!

SANCTUARY OF PADRE MARTINEZ - 60"x50" Work in Progress

SANCTUARY OF PADRE MARTINEZ ( Martinez Hacienda - Taos, New Mexico) - New 60"x50" Work in Progress - Yesterday completed the underpainting on the 60"x50" Sanctuary of Padre Martinez.  It is of the Rio Pueblo that runs in front of the Martinez Hacienda in Taos.  Got this view on a photo trip with my dear friends Rick Finney and Jerry Walter from Taos.  It was a lovely October morning - walked into the shadows as the river was running - almost had the feeling I was in church.  The darks and the lights in this one are tricky, but when I looked at it last night, I could almost see the finished canvas - a smile on my face! ....Stay tuned!