Weems Gallery and NM artist Dee Sanchez

present

"THE 150 CHALLENGE SHOW"

150 paintings ~150 days ~ $150 each

Friday, June 1, 2012

5pm - 8:30pm

5-6pm Artist Reception

6:30pm  Live Auction two larger paintings

6:30 pm  Show and Sale begin

Refreshments, wine, and music by Mezcla Latina

I invite you all to come out and see all 150 paintings displayed on the walls all at one time!

Some of last year's 150 CHALLENGE photos:

To view all 150 paintings, click HERE.

Good morning!

We finally finished doing the painting inventory at 2:30am.

Whew, I'm tired.

There are a couple of changes we came across when numbering the paintings:

#144 is "BY THE RIM", not "ON THE RIM"

#136 is "RIVERBED"  8X10 and has changed places with

#135 which is "TAOS BLUE"  8X8

#58 is "CLEAR VASE" 8X8 and has changed places with

#57 which is "DOOR TO MY STUDIO"  8x10

If you have any of these paintings in your list, please

 click HERE to check out the changes.


Also, somehow, we ended up with one extra painting.
CRAZY!

THANK YOU!

Stages

working on painting #2, "CANYON ROAD GERANIUMS"

 Just a few photos of the past week. We just framed the last painting this afternoon and are getting ready to do a painting by painting inventory and numbering of the frames. 

And it's 11:55pm!

 the sketch for painting #1, "CULMANATA"

my basic palette for all 150 paintings: titamium white, cad yellow light, cad yellow medium, cad orange, cad red light, napthol scarlet, permanent rose, cad green light, sap green, violet grey, dioxazine purple, cerulean blue, ultramarine blue, asphaltum, prussian blue 

Thankyou colors, for seeing me through!

 my little jars full of Gamblin odorless mineral spirits and my paint tubes 

 gloves, kleenix tissues, wipees, panels, etc.

 my rolling cart full of resource materials, brush cleaner, tape

 framing supplies: sawtooth hangers (easier for the gallery to hang with so many in the show), 

wood screws, brackets, nails

garage framing supplies: frames, my glasses, hammer, screwdriver, yardstick, Sharpie, drill

 paintings waiting to be framed

 17 boxes of completed paintings to be delivered to the gallery

doing the last of the work

150 CHALLENGE SHOW

"DUET"

#150

Nice article in the Albuquerque Journal today! 
Thanks to Adrian Gomez.


I am gearing up for the opening of the 150 Challenge Show this Friday.
We are in the final stages of finishing up the varnishing and framing 
of the paintings and will deliver them to Weems Gallery this week. 
I'm can't tell you how excited I am about seeing them all on the wall at the same time.


Okay, here are the details on the show and I will post them again on Thursday:

WEEMS GALLERY 

presents

Dee Sanchez 

150 CHALLENGE SHOW

Friday, June 1, 2012

Weems Gallery Old Town

303 Romero St. NW

Albuquerque, NM  505-764-0302

Artist Reception: 5-6pm

Refreshments and music by Mezcla Latina

There will be an auction of two larger paintings at 6:30pm

(portion of the proceeds to benefit Casa Esperanza)

Show and Sale begin at 6:30pm

HOW TO BUY A 150 PAINTING

Go to www.150challenge2012.blogspot.com

Choose "flipcard" on the toolbar at the top. 
This will allow you to see all of the paintings at one time.


If you hover over a painting, it flips it over and you can see the number and title. 
If you click on the painting, it will give you a larger view and commentary.

If you see a painting you want to purchase:

call the gallery at 505-764-0302 

or email Weems at weems@weemsgallery.com

Give them your name, titles and numbers of the paintings, and your purchase information

On opening night, if no one else chooses that piece, it is yours for only $150 (regular retail $250 - $300)

If two or more people choose the same painting, 

we draw a name and the winner 
gets to purchase the painting.

Please come out to see all of the paintings 

and be sure to say hi!

Done.

THE 150 CHALLENGE PAINTINGS 

ARE COMPLETE!

All of the paintings are posted  

HERE

The show opens Friday, June 1, 

at 5pm at Weems Old Town Gallery.

If you want to purchase any painting for $150,

pick your title and number, call the gallery at 505-764-0302 

and give them your info.

If no one else chooses it on opening night, it's yours for $150. 

If two or more people choose the same piece, we draw a name and that person gets the painting for $150.

Thanks to all who have watched the paintings from the beginning. 

I value your support, your comments, and your love of art.


CONTEST

And, to thank you all, I am offering a contest!

The prize is an 8x10 painting - your choice of subject.

Send me an email to dshadowtail@aol.com.

In the email, pick your favorite painting.

Tell me why you like it, how it makes you feel, and anything else about the 150 Challenge that strikes your fancy.

I will read them all, pick the ones I like best, 

throw them in a hat, and pick a winner!

I will announce the winner on June 2, the day after the 

150 Challenge Show opens.

Good luck!

down to the wire

"THE BLUE WINDOW"

10X8"

#4

 I only have five left to post...

Wow, I can't believe I'm almost through.

 I'm going to drag today's painting time out as long as possible.

Here are the latest, in no particular order.

 "FALL IN THE VILLAGE"

8X8"

#19

 "TAOS ASPENS"

8X8"

#9

 "CANONES STREAM"

8X10"

#17

 "CANYON WOMEN IN THE JEMEZ"

8X8"

#18

 "SUMMER GARDEN"

10X8"

#10

 "HONDO HIDDEN"

8X8"

#24

 "BED OF IRIS"

8X10"

#20

 "SARGE"

8X8"

#3

"THE RIVER BETWEEN"

8X10"

#21

Steps for the 150 SHOW

HERE ARE THE STEPS TO PURCHASE

 YOUR FAVORITE PAINTINGS IN THE 150 CHALLENGE SHOW:

1. Choose your favorites paintings by title and number

2. Call the gallery at 505-764-0302 

Tell them that you want to put your name on the list to buy a $150 Challenge painting 

3. Give them your name, painting titles and numbers and purchase information

4. Next Friday, on opening night, if no one else's name is on that painting, it is yours for $150

5, If two or more people choose the same painting, we will draw a name to determine the winner.

That's it!

new 150 Challenge paintings

"WHITE POPPIES"

8X8"

#6

 Good morning! 

Since I'm painting out of order now, 

I am posting the 150 finishing paintings here instead of the 150 blog.

When I get all the way down to #1, I will post them all in order.

 "HOLLYHOCKS ON GREY"

8X8"

#11

 "SUMMER IN MADRID"

8X10"

#22

 "THE VALDEZ RIM"

8X10"

#25

 "ONE SUN"

10X8"

#23

 "SECO VILLAGE"

8X8"

#27

 "THE LIFE"

8X10"

#16

 "THE JOURNEY"

8X10"

#26

"MOONLIGHT AT CHIMAYO"

8X8"

#12

countdown

"THE BOUQUET"

8X8"

#5

This is a nice spring bouquet on a warm adobe background.

Countdown

 "LAST STAND"

8X10"

#7

This is a last sunset look at a stand of aspen trees and Taos mountain.

Good morning!

I have all of my final 150 Challenge paintings sketched now, even #1, so I have mixed them up and will be painting out of order for the next two days.

It was so hard to think of what to paint for my final painting, and all of a sudden, it just came to me. It's actually a composite of three photos and will be titled "CULMANATA."

 "SPRING IRIS"

10X8"

#13

How can I not love to paint iris? 

The stems are almost more appealing to me than the actual flowers.

"EL SALTO PEAK"

8X10"

#15

My favorite New Mexico mountain.

This is the mountain that my family hikes every year to honor the memory of my nephew.

LOTS of new 150 Challenge paintings!

 Good morning!

I am delighted to tell you that I have #42 all the way down to #28 

paintings posted on my 150 Challenge Show blog. 

This painting is #36 and is titled "BAILLA."

The photo above shows my Speedball hardboard panel 

that has been toned in with red and burnt sienna. 

Oil paint just seems to love this surface.

I just loosely sketched my idea and started laying down the color. 

Below is the finished piece.

I will be madly working for the next three days. 

I'm aiming to finish by Wednesday night.

I'm sad that I'm almost done but I'm so excited for the show and I can't wait to see them all hanging in one location at Weems Old Town!

I've got my final photos chosen, all except #1.

I always try to make the last one have some kind of special meaning for me 

and my mind is blank right now on what I want that to be.

Maybe a self- portrait?

To see all of the 150 paintings to far, CLICK HERE or go to www.150challenge2012.blogspot.com

If you see a painting you want to buy on opening night, call Betty 

at 505-764-0302 

or email weems@weemsgallery.com

new 150 Challenge paintings

I have a BUNCH of new 150 Challenge paintings!

I've been busy all week and decided to post them all at once.

To view all of the paintings in the 150 Challenge so far, 

CLICK HERE.

Postcard

My postcard for the 150 Challenge Show

Dee Sanchez 

presents

THE 150 CHALLENGE SHOW!

150 paintings ~ 150 Days ~ $150 each

WHEN:

Friday, June 1, 2012

Purchase of paintings begins promptly at 6:30pm

WHERE:

Weems Old Town Gallery

303 Romero Street NW

Albuquerque, NM

505-764-0302

All paintings may be previewed beginning at 

10am the day of the show

DETAILS:

Meet the Artist Reception:

Friday, June 1, 2012, 5pm - 6pm

Refreshments, wine, and live music by Mezcla Latina

Live auction of two larger paintings at 6:30pm

View the paintings at:

www.150challenge2012.blogspot.com

Purchase preferences may be emailed 

or phoned into the gallery in advance.

Email: weems@weemsgallery.com

Phone: 505-764-0302

Dee email:  deesanchezart@hotmail.com

Dee phone: 505-792-1030

new 150 Challenge paintings

Good morning - 

I have five new 150 Challenge paintings for you to see!

I'm starting to get excited about the show.

It is always so fulfilling to see all 150 paintings framed and 

hanging on the beautiful wall down at Weems Old Town.

I haven't run out of subjects yet - in fact, I hate having to narrow it down to those last few.

Trying to pick and choose the last few things to paint is so hard.

I want to paint a dancer painting, a buffalo, sheep, some birds, a few florals I haven't gotten to yet.

Some figures, another Black Mesa, a few landscapes, maybe a surprise thrown in.

Maybe an abstract.

And I have to decide which two larger pieces to auction off at the show.

Today is a work day but also an "addressing and mailing postcards" day too.

I want to be totally finished with all of my paintings by the 23rd of May, so I better 

stop talking and start working.

Have a fantastic day, and to see all of the 150 Challenge paintings so far, click HERE.

new 150 Challenge paintings!

Happy Monday - 

I have several new 150 Challenge paintings done and there will lots and lots of work this week.

I love this painting, it just speaks New Mexico to me - those colorful hills and dry mesa grasses.

And those cows. I want to see those cows again!

To see all of the 150 Challenge paintings, please click HERE.

Legacy Art and new paintings

 The Legacy Art event was really fun last night! 

This is my husband and one of our good friends, Eric Lamb.

 One of the celebrities at the event, Miss Joyce DeWitt from the sitcom Three's Company.

a very cool duo out of California called Splash. 

They created a painting upside down to music and in about five minutes, they turned it right side up and it was Lou Diamond Phillips from La Bamba! 

Fantastic! 

They also painted a wolf and a buffalo.

 Lou Diamond Phillips at his best during the art auction. 

With him is Mike Moroff, one of his co stars from La Bamba. 

He  was in in Scarface and a bunch of other movies. 

The craziest live auction person - he really yells and gets things going!

 Mike Moroff and Tangie Ambrose, who is an actor on the television show In Plain Sight. 

She was so sweet and really helped the auction along.

I have a bunch of video too, but have to load it.

 These are new 150 Challenge paintings I finished yesterday. 

They are not titled yet, so I haven't posted them to the 150 Challenge blog. 

More later and happy Mother's Day everyone!

 hollyhocks at a window at Los Poblanos

New Mexico rainstorm