new paintings

"UNTITLED" 9"X12"Commission - SOLD. I love this painting. It's a composite of several photos.

"HONDO VALLEY" 8"X10" an Artfest painting

"TAOS HORSE" 9"X12" an Artfest painting

"CASITA DE CHIMAYO" 9"X12" Commission - SOLD.

I'm starting to get in the zone, I think. It sure took me long enough.
PLEASE DON'T FORGET -
TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IS OUR ALAMEDA STUDIO TOUR FUNDRAISER AT THE FLYING STAR CAFE FROM 5PM - 9PM AT COORS AND ALAMEDA NW.
COME AND EAT WITH US AND HELP SUPPORT THE TOUR. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT www.alamedastudiotour.com

teamwork

I've been thinking about this project for awhile now - how to display my little daily paintings so I'll be able to see them, but they will dry without getting in the way. I looked at Lowe's and Home Depot and found some moulding I liked. The only problem was that the shelves had to be "built," in other words, there were two different pieces of moulding that had to be attached to each other and then attached to the wall. So I talked my husband into helping me. We are great at putting things together - I'm the directions person and he is the tool person. We put them up today and my little paintings look so cute! The ends of the shelves still need to be sanded and painted, but all in all, it was a good day. The larger shelf on the far right we installed several years ago to hold larger camvases. There are two rows of that one. We also removed a ratty screen door from the French door and put it in the shed until we get a new one. I'm getting ready for the studio tour, so I have all of my canvases toned now and things are shaping up! Also a fantastic paint out this week...

My Studio

I've been trying to get myself organized for Artfest and I spent most of the day yesterday toning all of these canvases. It seemed never-ending...

I also picked up some flyers for the Flying Star eating-out fundraiser that's happening this Wednesday night - I'll be dropping them off tomorrow.

I'll be organizing and working in the studio all day and I must say, it is beautiful outside. There are little yellow leaves all over the ground.

I'll report more tonight.

Wow, I can't believe tomorrow is Saturday. Already. And fall is already here. Green chile is roasting everywhere and the state fair ends this weekend. Time is passing way too fast for me. Before you know it, it's going to be Christmas and New Year's Eve.

I mailed out over 200 brochures today to the upcoming Alameda Studio Tour that will be happening on October 8 and 9 from 10am - 5pm.

I am personally inviting you out to visit my home and studio, have some refreshments, and just hang out and hopefully enjoy my work! We are all getting so excited and amped up about Preview night too. If you are interested in coming to Preview night or the studio tour, you can go to www.alamedastudiotour.com and download a brochure and map. You will also be able to pick up brochures at the following locations starting October 1st:

Alameda Greenhouse
La Parada de Alameda
Jericho Nursery
Cravin' Cookies
Flying Star
There will also be a tent at the school on the corner of 4th Street and Alameda. Please come!

Other than that, I am organizing for Artfest. I already have a few large paintings done and am working on the smaller paintings now. Frames should be here starting next week and I am getting anxious to see them. This will be the first time I have framed large oil paintings. I am starting to clean up for the tour, putting things away, organizing my reference photos instead of just leaving them scattered everywhere. I may even mop the floor! I'm also getting ready for a paint out to Ghost Ranch - I'm always up for that.
So, my life is cranking along, as usual, I hope yours is going well too. Happy Fall!

daily paintings available

"SOFT HOLLYHOCKS ON ADOBE"
6"X6"
DP #20

"THE WINDOW"

6"X6"

DP #21

daily painting #19

"THE HARVESTERS"

6X6"

SOLD

Another of my small daily paintings. This one shows a group of harvesters going about their day. I'm enchanted with the color combination - I think it looks kind of dreamy. Two more paintings to follow today.

daily painting available

"AUTUMN IN TAOS"

6"X6"

SOLD

My newest daily painting - this is from a photo I took in Taos last year during the annual hike in honor of one of my nephews. The colors last year were the most beautiful I had ever seen.

new daily painting #17

"SUNFLOWER VISTA"

6"X6"

SOLD

Wow, it has taken me two weeks to get my mojo back and feel like working again. I have rested, I have slept, I have worked out, I have done everything I can think of NOT to paint until the last possible minute. That minute was today! I got four paintings done.

This little daily painting is a wild sunflower growing on the mesa. I love the colors and the looseness of the brushstrokes. I am working on these little daily paintings in between Artfest work, so you may see one in a week or you may see three in a day! They will all have little Paypal buttons underneath, so if you see something you like, and want to snap it up, click on the button and follow the directions.

the village of Corrales

I went to the grower's market in Corrales yesterday and I also drove around taking photos - one of which was this beautiful bed of cosmos - aren't they gorgeous?

These are little ristras of garlic, onions, and shallots. The girl behind the table was stringing a ristra of chamisa, which I had never seen. It was pretty! I think I got part of it in one of my other photos.

Oh the red chile - it was crazy red. There wasn't a lot but I sure wanted to bring some home.

The first pumpkins I've seen. They had these set up in a long vertical line and I thought they made a nice photo, with the lines, the black shadows and grey concrete.

A basket of chile, all colors!

Today I am headed to Curves, then to pick up photos, then back in the studio all day - I have SO much work to do. Oh, and I would like to remind all of you who live in Albuquerque:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 IS THE FUNDRASER AT FLYING STAR (Coors and Alameda NW) for the ALAMEDA STUDIO TOUR
Please come and eat at the restaurant. You can come any time during the day, but we will be there at 5pm and later. We will be passing out brochures and 10% of Flying Star's proceeds for that day will benefit the tour. Come out and visit and have some great food!

photo trip to Casa Rodena

Okay, so we had a paint out at the Casa Rodena Winery on Monday and I knew I didn't want to actually paint, but I wanted to go and shoot some photos for Future paintings. I did take some photos of the winery and saw about eight or nine fellow painters out there, but most of my photos were of other places, to be honest. It was fun - I could go out every day and spend all my time doing nothing but looking for unique and cool photo opportunities. The photo above is at Los Poblanos - a working farm, store, lavender fields, gardens, inn and cultural center right in the heart of the north valley. Such a cool view - the mountains in the background, masses of wild sunflowers on the far left, cosmos in the foreground, and lavender and vegetable rows in between.

This was a Mr. sheep with his flock out in a field on Rio Grande. He kept jumping up in the tree and biting off leaves. I think it was one of those elm trees that crop up everywhere, and he must've liked it because I could've taken a hundred photos of him doing this. Finally he got tired and meandered his flock back towards the house.

This is a little tiny vineyard on the east side of Rio Grande. I will be going back in a month or so because once the leaves turn golden and brown, I can get great shots with the mountains in the background. This guy was having a great time, you have no idea how slowly this tractor was moving, he was just weaving in between the rows and enjoying the day.

A cool little adobe house on Guadalupe Street. There are those native sunflowers again! This will definitely be a painting for Artfest.I love the color of those windows.

This is an older home on El Pueblo or Ranchitos. It was the color of the fake brick with the beauty of the morning glories that caught my eye. Aren't they beautiful? This almost looks like an old mobile home that has been added onto through the years - I passed right by it and swung back for a second look. I had to zoom in to get this shot. Think this would make a nice painting?

I have two pieces in this exhibition, so if you live in Taos, or are headed up for any reason, please stop by, it should be a fantastic show!

There is an artist's reception from 5-7pm on September 17, and a member paint-out on the grounds of the museum from 9am - 12pm on Saturday, September 18.

Four new Artfest paintings

I comlpeted four new Artfest paintings today. To take a peek, click on the image above!

Pears and updates

This is when I know fall is near - the pears are ripe from my pear tree. They look delicious, but we've never been able to eat them. They have a really gritty aftertaste that I think comes from the skin. But they look so nice against my adobe courtyard wall!

This is my old ranchhouse bench I found at the estate sale place and it seemed the perfect spot to display my pears. I think there will definitely be a pear painting at Artfest this year.

A nice trio

UPDATES

I'm heavy into Artfest painting now - on Monday, I order all of the rest of my frames, plus any canvases I need that have to be special ordered. I also have to pick up my regular canvases. My Artfest countdown includes sizes ranging from 6x6 to 30x40.

Also, Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9, I will be opening my studio up for the first Annual Alameda Studio Tour. We have 5000 brochures and will be passing them out all over town and also at the Balloon Fiesta. The studio tour runs from 10am - 5pm both days and we are also having a big Preview night on Friday, October 7, from 4pm - 7pm. There will be food, music, a raffle for artwork, displays of our work, etc. It should be fun! If you've ever wanted to take a sneak peek at an artist's studio, now is the time. I will have my studio open and will offer refreshments and maybe a prize or two.

Fundraiser - we will also be holding a fundraiser night at the Flying Star restaurant on Wednesday, September 21, I believe from 5pm - 9pm. 10% of all proceeds from the day will benefit the Alameda Studio Tour. Flying Star would like us to bring in an extra 50-150 people to eat at the restaurant that evening. We will have the outdoor courtyard to display work and we hope you'll all come out to join us - because we need the donation!

I also have a paintout at the Casa Rodena Winery and Ghost Ranch this month, and the exhibition opens at Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, on September 17. We have a paint out on the grounds of the museum On September 18. I have two pieces in the exhibition; "LITTLE ADOBE" and "AUTUMN IN SECO."

First painting for Weems Artfest

This is painting #1 for Weems Artfest. I have a created a new blog to showcase the paintings (and so I can keep track of them). I will post a link to the blog every time I finish a new one. So, to check out the blog, click HERE.

New post - http://deewhatever.blogspot.com

WEEMS SHOW INFORMATION....scroll down

"AUTUMN AT THE GORGE"

40"X30"

This one is show unfinished. You will have to come to the gallery to see the completed painting!

"HIGH ASPENS"

40"X30"

"MEADOW COLOR FIELD 11"

30"X40"

"MEADOW COLOR FIELD III"

30"X40"

"O'KEEFE'S PEDERNAL"

40"X30"

There are more paintings to see below....

WEEMS GROUP SHOW

WHO:

BC NOWLIN
DEE SANCHEZ
ESTA BAIN
RUSS BALL
CC OPIELA

WHEN:

Begins Saturday, September 3, 2011

WHERE:

WEEMS GALLERY UPTOWN
Louisiana and Montgomery NE
293-6133

TIME:

The gallery opens at 10am. I will be at the gallery from about 11am - 1pm.
Please come by and see the new paintings and say hi!
I have ten new 30x40" pieces and sixteen smaller works.

WEEMS SHOW STARTS TOMORROW!

"SECO FLOWERS"
40"X30"

"SPRING MEADOW"

40"X30"


"POPPIES"
30"X40"


"SUNFLOWERS ON RED"
30"X40"

"HONDO COUNTRY"

30X40"

"CONEFLOWER COLOR FIELD III"

30"X40"

Another of my paintings for the Weems show that opens this Saturday.