Monday, December 02, 2013

TESUQUE BLUE - 12/1/13


12/1/13 - Getting acquainted with my new neighborhood!

Saturday, November 30, 2013

100 Small Paintings No. 72 - RANCHITOS PASTORAL 8"X8" - Sold

100 Small Paintings No. 72 - RANCHITOS PASTORAL (View from the field at Padre Martinez Hacienda, Taos, New Mexico), 8"X8" Original Oil, SOLD

100 SMALL PAINTINGS NO. 73 - PUESTA DEL SOL, 6"x8" Framed - SOLD


100 SMALL PAINTINGS NO. 73 - PUESTA DEL SOL (One of the last paintings of the view from my Taos kitchen window) 6"x8" Original Oil on Gessoed Panel, Framed in Gold -  SOLD

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

OUR DAILY BREAD.....

OUR DAILY BREAD (Taos Pueblo, New Mexico)

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
- Melody Beattie

A very happy and peaceful Thanksgiving to family and friends everywhere!  Best regards, Donna

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

HARVEST MOON RISING, NEW 30"x40" Original Oil, Framed



Studio No. 2113 - HARVEST MOON RISING, 30"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, Framed in Silver with Linen Liner - Completed 11/19/13 - Now available at Online Gallery .

Thursday, November 14, 2013

HARVEST MOON RISING - 30"x40" Work in Progress (The Glazes)

STUDIO NO. 2113 - HARVEST MOON RISING - 30"x40" Work in Progress (The Glazes) - Glazes are transparent or semi-transparent colors thinned with painting medium and worked into the underpainting.  Trees:  Combinations of Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Yellow Ochre, Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna and Cadmium Red.  Sky:  Ultramarine Blue, Violet Lake, Thalo Red Rose and Yellow Ochre Transparent.  Because there is turpentine in painting medium, the glazes have to dry before going in with the opaque colors. 

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

HARVEST MOON RISING - NEW 30"x40" Work in Progress (Underpainting)

HARVEST MOON RISING -  30"x40" work in Progress (Underpainting) - Original Oil on Canvas.  Trees:  Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Yellow Ochre, Prussian Blue.  Sky:  Ultramarine Blue; Cadmium Yellow, Thalo Red Rose, Cadmium Red.  Earth:  Mixed all colors together to get a wonderful "mud".   All colors mixed with Grumbacher MG White and thinned with turpentine.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

TAOS SUNRISE - NEW 36"x36" Original Oil Completed 11/12/13


TAOS SUNRISE - New 36"x36" Original Oil on Belgian Linen - Wrap-around Canvas.  Completed 11/12/13.  Now available for purchase at my Online Gallery/Store.

Friday, November 08, 2013

TAOS SUNRISE - 36"x36" Work in Progress (Opaque Colors)

STUDIO NO. 2013 - TAOS SUNRISE - 36"x36" Work in Progress (Opaque Colors) - Worked on this canvas all week and dropped the idea of using only five colors.  Added Cadmium Yellow Light to the area where the sun is rising and will add some dry brush Holbein Rose Grey to the sky next week.  Also added some Burnt Sienna and Alizarin to the grasses and trees.  The paint is laid on rather thickly and needs to dry before I can work to bring out the early morning light.  This is not a New Beginning as I thought when I blocked it in - it is the last painting from my kitchen window on Santistevan Lane -- that makes it very special in my eyes.  Hope you are enjoying this process.  DC

Thursday, October 31, 2013

TAOS SUNRISE - Work in Progress - the Middle Tones.

10/31/13 - Second day of work on this canvas - "Scumbled" (rubbed in) colors in all combinations.  Laid in branches with combination of Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue, and Prussian Blue.  Concentrating intense light in one area.  Let dry for a day or so.....Stay Tuned!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

36"x36" Work in Progress - TAOS SUNRISE (Underpainting)


STUDIO #2013 - TAOS SUNRISE, Work in Progress (Underpainting) - On Toned Ground:  Whole canvas is covered with mixture of gesso and Payne's Grey.  Allowed to Dry.  Loose sketch:  Darks - Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber - some Prussian Blue.  To lighten add MG Underpainting white.  Light areas:  Yellow Ochre Pale and Grumbacher's MG Underpainting White. 

New 36"x36" Work in Progress - "TAOS SUNRISE (Palette)

COLORS:  Yellow Ochre Pale, Payne's Grey, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber and Prussian Blue.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

200 Small Paintings No. 88 - TAOS SUNRISE (Study), 6"x6" Original Oil, Framed

200 Small Paintings No. 88 - TAOS SUNRISE IN FIVE COLORS - Study for larger painting, 6"x6" Original Oil on Linen Panel, Framed in Silver - Now available at Online Gallery. 

Sunday, September 29, 2013

100 Small Paintings No. 85 - LLANO SAN JUAN, 8"x16" Original Oil - Sold

 100 Small Paintings No. 86 - LLANO SAN JUAN, 8"x16" Original Oil on Gessoed Panel, unframed. Sold

Thursday, September 26, 2013

100 SMALL PAINTINGS "CAPILLA DEL NORTE", 6"X8" ORIG. OIL - Available


100 Small Paintings No. 85 - "CAPILLA DEL NORTE" 6"x8" Original Oil on Gessoed Panel, framed in gold.  Available.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

RIO CHAMA AT ABIQUIU, New 20"x20" Original Oil

Studio No. 1513 - New RIO CHAMA AT ABIQUIU, Original Oil on Canvas, 20"x20" (wrap-around painting).  Now available for purchase at Online Gallery.

Friday, September 13, 2013

RIO CHAMA AT ABIQUIU, 20"x20" Work in Progress (Underpainting)


STUDIO NO. 1513 - RIO CHAMA AT ABIQUIU, 20"x20" Original Oil on Canvas, wrap-around paintingWork in Progress (Underpainting) - Pinon Trees:  Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna for the darks, chrome Oxide Green and Ochre for lighter areas.  Trees:  Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna.  Water:  Indanthrone Blue with Permalba White and touch of ochre to grey the blue.  Stay tuned.  DC

Thursday, September 12, 2013

LAS AMAPOLAS, NEW 24"x30" Original Oil - SOLD


STUDIO NO. 1613 - LAS AMAPOLAS, New 24"x30" Original Oil, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  SOLD

Monday, September 09, 2013

LAS AMAPOLAS - 24"x30" Work in Progress


STUDIO NO. 1613 Work in Progress (Underpainting) - LAS AMAPOLAS, 24"x30" Original Oil on fine Belgian Linen.