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.

Thursday, July 16, 2015

ABIQUIU DREAMING - New Print!

ABIQUIU DREAMING (Rio Chama at Abiquiu, New Mexico) - from an original oil painting - new prints, greeting cards and other related art items now available at Fine Art America.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

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.

Thursday, July 09, 2015

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.

Tuesday, July 07, 2015

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.

Monday, July 06, 2015

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.