Thursday, March 27, 2014

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

Studio No. 1514 - LLANO SAN JUAN, 11"x14" Original Oil on Italian Panel, Framed.  Completed 3/27/14  Click here to preview.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

SANCTUARY (Tesuque, N.M.) - 8"x10" Original Oil, Framed - Sold

Studio No. 1414 - SANCTUARY (Tesuque, N.M.) - 8"x10" Original Oil, Framed in Silver with Linen Liner.  Completed 3/26/14.  Sold.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

TESUQUE AND LLANO SAN JUAN OIL SKETCHES......

TESUQUE AND LLANO SAN JUAN Oil sketches from recent field work --  small studies -- perhaps one or two will make it to larger canvases.  Feelin' good today!!!

Friday, March 21, 2014

GARCIA PARK STUDY - 8"x16" Orig. Oil - Sold

Studio No. 1314  -  GARCIA PARK STUDY, 8"x16" Original Oil on Canvas, unframed. Sold.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

HAPPY SPRINGTIME!

ESTACA IN BLOOM - Exhibition-quality archival print now available.  17"x22" Sheet size - $75.00 plus shipping ($10.00)  To order: Call Tesuque studio.

U.S. HILL (TAOS, NEW MEXICO) - 8"x10" Original Oil - SOLD

Studio No. 1214 - U. S. HILL (Taos, New Mexico) - 8"x10" Original Oil, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner - SOLD

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

LA CRUZ DEL RIO - NEW 10"x10" Original Oil, Framed


Studio No. 1114 - LA CRUZ DEL RIO (Rio en Medio, New Mexico) - New 10"x10" Original Oil, Framed  Click here to preview.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

SUNDAY AFTERNOON (TESUQUE, N.M.) - NEW 8"x10" Original Oil


Studio No. 1014 - SUNDAY AFTERNOON (Tesuque, N.M.) - 8"x10" Original Oil on Panel, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  Click here to preview.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

HARVEST MOON RISING (Carson, New Mexico) - Sold


 HARVEST MOON RISING (Carson, New Mexico) - 30"x40" Original Oil, unframed. Sold

Thursday, March 06, 2014

100 Small Paintings No. 87 - EVENING LIGHT, 6"x8" Original Oil - Sold

 100 Small Paintings No. 87 - EVENING LIGHT, 6"x8" Original Oil on Italian Panel unframed. Sold

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

VIEW FROM A TESUQUE WINDOW - 16"x12" Original Oil - Sold

VIEW FROM A TESUQUE WINDOW, 16"x12" Original Oil unframed - on Italian Panel. Sold

Monday, March 03, 2014

LAST LIGHT - NEW 10"x8" Original Oil, Framed (Available)


Studio No. 914 - LAST LIGHT (Tesuque, New Mexico) - 10"x8" Original Oil on Italian Panel, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  Completed 3/3/14.  Now available:  Online Studio Gallery.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

ASPEN SHADOWS - NEW 22"x28" Original Oil, Framed

Studio No. 814 - ASPEN SHADOWS (GARCIA PARK, N.M.) - New 22"x18" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  Completed 2/26/14.  Now available: Online Studio Gallery. 

Monday, February 24, 2014

WINTERLIGHT/SANTISTEVAN LANE - 11"x14" Original Oil (Sold)

WINTERLIGHT/SANTISTEVAN LANE ("Looking South" - Taos, New Mexico) - Sold

"ABANDONED" - 10"x10" Original Oil, Framed (Available)

ABANDONED - 10"x10" Original Oil, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner - Now available: Online Studio Gallery.

YELLOW MUMS - 10"x8" Original Oil (Available)

 YELLOW MUMS - 10"x8" Original Oil, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner - To preview/purchase: Online Studio Gallery.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

LA PUERTA - NEW 16"X14" ORIGINAL OIL

Studio No. 614 - LA PUERTA (Tesuque, New Mexico) - 16"x14" Original Oil on Italian Gessoed Panel, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.  (Size with frame 24"x22")  Completed 2/20/14.  Now available for preview/purchase at Online Studio Gallery.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

ASPEN SHADOWS - 22"x28" Work in Progress (Glazes)

 Studio No. 814 - ASPEN SHADOWS - 22"x28" Work in Progress (Glazes) - When paint from a day's work is slow to dry, I go to the next  one.  That is why I usually block in several pieces at a time.  Then one day - Voila! - they are all finished!  I love it. There is always something fresh on the easel.  Color notes:  Sky: Payne's Grey, Permalba White.  Aspens:  Cadmium Red, Yellow Ochre, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Burnt Sienna.  Shadows:  Dioxazine Purple, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre.  Pine Trees:  Chrome Oxide Gr. Op., Burnt Sienna, Prussian Blue.

Monday, February 17, 2014

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.

Saturday, February 15, 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.  

Monday, February 10, 2014

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.

Thursday, February 06, 2014

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! 

Monday, February 03, 2014

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.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

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. 

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

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.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

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.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

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

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

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

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.

Monday, January 20, 2014

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.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

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.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

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.

Friday, January 17, 2014

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.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

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.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

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  

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

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.

Monday, January 13, 2014

LA TIENDITA DE ANTIGUA GUATEMALA - Orig. Oil Painting - Special Offer

LA TIENDITA DE ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - 51"x 39"Donna Clair Original Oil completed in 2001 - Framed with Linen Liner.

My friend Joan Norris, midwife, sent me an e.mail asking if I would help sell this painting to benefit the Northern New Mexico Birth Center.  This painting has been hanging in the Birth Center all these years after I donated it for one of their auctions.  They loved it so much, as did the many, many mothers they have helped through the years, that it has had pride of place at the center.  Times have changed and now with some reluctance, they need to sell this original painting.

If you are interested -- Contact ED, Sandy Campbell, here at the Birth Center: 575-758-1216 or by email: sandy.campbell@gmail.com
Price: $9500 (starting price) it is framed with a linen liner.


Happy 2014!  
Best regards, Donna 

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Saturday, January 11, 2014

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


Studio No. 214 - CALLECITA DE TESUQUE, 40"x40" Work in Progress - Sketch in Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna.  It is my habit to have six or seven paintings blocked in at a time -- each morning I work on the one that calls "Paint ME!"

Friday, January 10, 2014

WINTERLIGHT - 48"x36" Work in Progress - Glaze

Studio No. 214 - WINTERLIGHT - 48"x36" Work in Progress. Glazes.  Hoping this painting will have the feeling of late afternoon light.  Decided to thin Payne's Grey with painting medium (not turpentine) and cover canvas.  This is an experiment!

Thursday, January 09, 2014

WINTERLIGHT (TESUQUE) - 48"x36" Work in Progress - Underpainting

STUDIO NO. 214 - WINTERLIGHT (TESUQUE) - 48"x36" Work in Progress - The underpainting - Turpentine and color mixed with Grumbacher MG Underpainting White.  Hoping this will have the feeling of a late winter afternoon - am thinking of glazing over the entire underpainting with a thin film of Payne's Grey.  Snow - Payne's Grey and MG White.  Shrubs and the Road:  Indian Red, Mars Orange, Burnt Umber.  Pine tree:  Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Prussian Blue - a little Ochre in the lighter areas.  Planning to block in a few more canvases this week before I begin the final painting on this canvas.  Stay tuned.   

Wednesday, January 08, 2014

IGLESIA DEL VALLE - Exhibition-quality archival giclee

IGLESIA DEL VALLE (El Llano, New Mexico) - Exhibition- quality archival giclee print now available from the High Road Print Catalogue - Click here to preview/purchase.

Tuesday, January 07, 2014

PUEBLO MORNING LIGHT - Exhibition-quality archival giclee print

PUEBLO MORNING LIGHT (Taos, New Mexico) - Exhibition-quality archival giclee print now available - Click here to preview/purchase.

Monday, January 06, 2014

WINTER DREAMS - Exhibition-quality archival giclee

WINTER DREAMS - (Llano Quemado, Truchas, New Mexico - 1982) - Exibition-quality Archival Giclee -  Click here to view/purchase.

Sunday, January 05, 2014

UNA SENDA DESCONOCIDO - Exhibition-quality Archival Print

UNA SENDA DESCONOCIDO (A Path Unknown) - Click here for the High Road Print Catalogue.  

Long, long ago, after moving to New Mexico, I discovered the mystery and fascination of back roads - some led to quiet pastures, and some to old churches, capillas, ghost towns-- old crumbling buildings, broken fences -- signs of lives having lived in another time-- places where all you can hear is the wind and perhaps the whisper of birds' wings as they pass by overhead.......these roads always seem to appear at the beginning of one's journey....... Enjoy!


 

 

Saturday, January 04, 2014

FIELDWORK 2014.......


Una Senda Desconocido (A Path Unknown) - For me all it takes is a good camera and my 20-year old pick-up truck - maybe a sandwich and some cookies!  In every place I have lived and painted - Santa Fe, Truchas, Taos - there has been a period of excitement in the beginning and once I begin to feel at home, I seem to find my heart in that place and it then becomes a part of the story of my life.  Now I am at home in Tesuque - coming full circle....it is important to go beyond what my eyes see.....