Wednesday, August 27, 2014

BEING GRATEFUL TODAY......

EARLY SNOW CLOUDS AT PICURIS - Archival Print from an original painting - you are invited to visit The High Road Print Catalog.

Oh yes!  It's that time of year again - fall sneaked up on us here about two nights ago - a chill in the air.  This morning landlord checking the heating zones in the house so I won't freeze and fall on a brush midstroke!  Moved to New Mexico 47 years ago this month.  This morning I was looking at all these images in this catalog - painted over my years in Truchas - and I wondered how it happened that I got so lucky to land in this place - such a chaotic set of circumstances brought me here all that long time ago - another storm of events brought me full circle to Tesuque - right up the street from El Nido where I had my first New Mexico "art show" - bet those paintings still resonate with the sweat and stomps of flamenco dancer Vicente Romero!  Just coming home to myself again (I am slow to change) -  carry these places with me every day when I sit down at that big easel of mine.  What I am feeling today is a deep and profound gratitude.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

ON THE EASEL TODAY: CALLECITA DE TESUQUE, 40"x40" Original Oil

On the Easel:  CALLECITA DE TESUQUE, 40"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen.

Monday, August 18, 2014

CORAZON SAGRADO (Tesuque Village, N.M.) - 20"x20" Original Oil

CORAZON SAGRADO (Tesuque Village, New Mexico) - 20"x20" Original Oil, wrap-around painting.  $750.00 - Preview/Purchase.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

PUESTA DEL SOL (Taos, N.M.), New 30"x40" Original Oil - Sold

Studio No. 3414 - PUESTA DEL SOL (Taos Mountain, Taos, New Mexico) - New 30"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, unframed. $3500.  Completed 8/13/14 - Sold

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

0N THE EASEL - PUESTA DEL SOL - 30"x40" Work in Progress

ON THE EASEL NOW -- WORK IN PROGRESS - STUDIO NO.3414 - PUESTA DEL SOL (Taos, New Mexico) 30"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen. ( This is the second in a series of 30 new paintings from northernNew Mexico) The color notes and process of the beginning of this painting are posted below.

Monday, August 11, 2014

EL RITO DEL NORTE, 20"x16" Original Oil, Framed

Studio No. 2814 - EL RITO DEL NORTE (Garcia Park, Taos, New Mexico) - 20"x16" Original Oil, Framed - $800.00.  Preview/purchase.

U.S. HILL (Taos, New Mexico) 8"x10" Original Oil, Framed

U.S. HILL (Taos, New Mexico) - 8"x10" Original Oil, framed - $350.00.  Preview/purchase.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

LLANO SAN JUAN - 11"x14" Original Oil, Framed

LLANO SAN JUAN (Llano San Juan de Nepomuseno, New Mexico) - 11"x14" Original Oil, Framed - $500 - Preview/purchase.

DOWN A COUNTRY LANE - 12"x9" Original Oil, Framed

DOWN A COUNTRY LANE (Tesuque, New Mexico) - 12"x9" original oil, framed in gold with linen liner -$450.00 - To preview/purchase.

Tuesday, August 05, 2014

WINTERLIGHT (Tesuque, New Mexico) 48"x36" Original Oil


Studio No. 214 - WINTERLIGHT (Tesuque, New Mexico) - 48"x36" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, unframed  - now available for purchase - $4500.00.  Preview/Purchase.

Sunday, August 03, 2014

TWILIGHT ON TAOS MOUNTAIN - New 16"x20" Orig. Oil - Sold

Studio No. 2614 - TWILIGHT ON TAOS MOUNTAIN - New 16"x20" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  Completed 8/3/14.  SOLD


Thursday, July 31, 2014

GARCIA PARK (Taos, New Mexico) New 8"x16" Orig. Oil - Sold

 GARCIA PARK (Taos, New Mexico) New 8"x16" Original Oil on Canvas, unframed.  Completed 7/31/14 - Sold

PROGRESS!

ABIQUIU - New 40"x40" - painted the bottom of the canvas this week - upside down to dry for ten days or so and then on its way to a new happy home in Ohio!

Friday, July 25, 2014

PUESTA DEL SOL - 30"x40" Original Oil - Work in Progress (Underpainting)

Studio No. 3414 - PUESTA DEL SOL - 30"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen - Work in Progress (Underpainting).  Color Notes: All basic  colors mixed with Grumbacher MG Underpainting White and Turp.  Sky - Dioxazine Purple.  Mountains - Cerulean Blue, Sky Color.  Trees:  Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre.  Foreground:  Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Olive Green, Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

ABIQUIU - New 40"x40" Original Oil - Sold

Studio No. 3314 - ABIQUIU - New 40"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, wrap-around painting. $4000.00  Completed 7/23/14.  Sold

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

ROMERO ROAD IN APRIL, 11"x14" Original Oil - Sold

ROMERO ROAD IN APRIL (Tesuque Village, New Mexico) - 11"x14" Original Oil on Belgian Linen - Sold

ABIQUIU - 40"x40" Work in Progress - Underpainting with Color Notes

Studio No. 3314 - ABIQUIU - 40"x40 Work in Progress (Underpainting) - Color Notes:  All colors mixed with Grumbacher Underpainting White and turp.  Sky and Water:  Cobalt Blue, Turquoise Green.  Back Mountains:  Cobalt Blue and Dioxazine Purple.  Yellow Ochre and a dirty brush.  Earth:  Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, dirty brush.  Trees:  Prussian Blue, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque.  Chamisa:  Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre.  Set aside and let dry thoroughly for about a week.

Monday, July 14, 2014

ABIQUIU - Sketch for new 40"x40" oil painting

ABIQUIU - Work in Progress - sketch on 40"x40" primed, gessoed and toned canvas.  Very loose "cartoon" with Prussian Blue, some Burnt Sienna and turpentine.

BLANK IS THE END; BLANK IS THE BEGINNING.....

Blank is the end and blank is the beginning -- A whole new chapter - the front yard was full of magpies this morning - a wonderful omen. I learned a new word today - "hybridity" - and realized, yes I am a hybrid - a life lived in many layers!

Find your own way of doing things - this just happens to be how I begin a painting.  There is a "craft" to creativity! This is a 40"by 40" canvas - plan to block it in with a painting of Abiquiu - I use a fine textured/pre-primed Belgian Linen on heavy-duty stretcher bars.  Mix gesso with water to a medium consistency, add Payne's Grey for a light blue/grey ground - a "grisaille".  The toned ground eliminates a fight with the white spaces and nicely modulates the colors of the final painting. 



Friday, July 11, 2014

STUDIO CLEAN-UP DAY - 5 New Auctions!

Studio Clean-up Day - New Auctions as listed below - preparing canvases to block in new paintings this week. Would love to send my free Studio Newsletter to you, just send your email address (never shared). There is no obligation to buy and you can opt out at any time.  - Happy Friday! DC