last garden walk through

YESTERDAY'S GARDEN

Yesterday I toured the last garden in Corrales.

I am actually painting at this one, so I took a little

extra time to look at spaces and shady spots to see where I might 

fit in and stay out of the line of tour foot traffic.

 This is a view of the Corrales graveyard.

I think it's beautiful and serene.

 Beautiful potted flowers.

  A sweet little birdbath surrounded by flowers

 Here is their exposed adobe wall that looks toward the Sandia mountains.

 A person escaping from the ground.

 A garden gnome escaping from the ground.

 Cool sculputal lizard gate.

 Not sure what these are but they reminded me of wildflower fields.

 Guardian of the garden.

 Maybe Jupiter's Beard?

 Behind the wall, there are lovely clumps of sage.

 Another view of flowers in the rock garden.

 I always love flowers against a grey background.

Not sure what these are.

They kind of look like snapdragons.

 I really want to paint this scene but it is next to a sidewalk

and right in the line of traffic flow.

I'll have to see when I get there in the morning.

 Awesome "tree" gate

 Sun sculpture

The only negative about this garden is there are no trees for shade.

Not one.

I will have to definitely bring my umbrella!

 Of course, I had to take a couple of photos of Corrales while I was there.

Meandering acequia

 Just grass and trees but I want to make a painting of this.

 Blue gate at the Corrales Winery.

I wanted to paint this last fall during a group paint out,

but never got the chance. I will try it soon.

 Vineyards at the Corrales Winery.

 Okay, these are not at one of the gardens or even in Corrales.

These beautiful cactus are just around the corner in my neighborhood.

I drive by these all the time, and I bet most people never even notice them.

Since I usually always carry a "real" camera around with me

(I dislike using my iphone camera),  

I am always on the lookout for unseen things that might be beautiful.

 This is a almost full-blooming cholla cactus.

A regular old prickly pear cactus.

It is beautiful in the midday Albuquerque sun.

Well - a couple of things...

Tonight is the opening of Sumner and Dene's GARDEN SHOW!

I am an invited Guest Artist and will be at the opening reception from 5-8pm.

Please join us and come on out and view all of the paintings.

It's going to be spectacular!

This Sunday, I will be painting at the Corrales Garden Tour.
Tickets are $10 and the tour is from 9am - 4pm
Come and watch us paint!

Sumner and Dene is located at 517 Central NW, 

on Central between 5th and 6th streets, near the Kimo Theater.

505-842-1400