new paintings, new challenges....

My newest 150 CHALLENGE painting:

HAZY MOON

8X8"

oil on cradled board

I love this painting.

I don't paint Canyon Women very often, 

but I love this one!

These women are walking to the top of the hill 

to get a nicer view of the beautiful full moon.

The oranges in the landscape contrast nicely with

the blues of the women.

I have 53 CHALLENGE paintings to complete

and I am taking my sweet time finishing them.

I am also working on some gifts and commissions.

My next project is in the planning stages and I

will let you know as soon as I know for sure!

In other news, I already have a show scheduled for 2018.

Keeping it under wraps for a while.

And BIG NEWS!!!

I am hosting an ART PARTY in later Spring!

I'm working out the details now,

but I'm thinking the middle of May.

This will be a free event limited to the first 75 registrants.

The food will be free (you can bring a dish if you like),

the food will be Mexican and the fun will be fantastic.

Carlos and Mezcla Latina will be playing again,

there may be dancing,

and I will also open up the studio for a special

STUDIO SALE!

 stay tuned for more details and get ready to PARTY....

For purchase information on the HAZY MOON,
CLICK HERE

two new Challenge paintings

For those artists who have never painted square paintings,

you're missing something!

I love squares.

They are zen.

They are symmetrical.

The composition in these paintings has to be good.

There is no way to hide a sloppy sketch in a square.

I have several more of these 8x8s already sketched 

and may work on them today.

 "SUMMER BOUQUET"

8x8

"IN THE JEMEZ"

8x8"

For Purchase Information on these paintings,

CLICK HERE.

DP11 "WINTER GLOW"

"WINTER GLOW"

8x8"

oil on hardboard 

SOLD

A cool night 

A Christmas tree

The glow of luminarias

The old church

The mountains enclosing.

The winter chamisa all around

The glowing pathway

The Canyon Women enjoying it all

This one may be my Christmas card this year!

New Work

I have two new 145 Challenge paintings and the

new "OCEANA" painting for the Weems water show.

I am almost to #100.

Then I will have only 100 more paintings to paint by September 30th.

Uh-oh, that's not that far away.

I am such a procrastinator.

I said I wasn't going to do any shows this year

but I can't help doing the Weems themed shows.

The shows are so diverse, fun and interesting 

and I just love the people who work at the gallery.

They are so friendly and work really hard to promote and sell artwork.

 "AS THE CROW FLIES"

6x6"

#104

"SUMMER DREAMS"

6x6"

#105

 "OCEANA"

15x40"

available at Weems Gallery - 505-293-6133 or weems@weemsgallery.com

You guys know me, I don't paint oceans.
I paint New Mexico.
This was a stretch for me.
And I don't know if I want to paint another one!

If you want to read more about the 145 Challenge paintings, 

please CLICK HERE.

The 145 Challenge has started!

 "AMONG SUNFLOWERS"

6x6"

#145
SOLD

The 145 Challenge has started!

Please click on the painting above to read about my

process of creation and purchase information.

newest commission - Canyon Women in harmony with the moon

Whew, the kitchen is done and I can breathe again.

There is one lazy susan cabinet that broke off of the hinges when someone just barely touched it. 

It wasn't glued well at the factory I guess, so they're sending another one.

I made enchiladas for the family on Sunday and everyone loved the kitchen.

It's so nice, I am definitely not used to it yet.

I have three commissions I'm working on now - 

the one above, a 12x16" Sandia mountains,

and an 8x10" poppies in a blue vase.

I also owe a friend a painting of Canyon Women gathered around a pinon Christmas tree.

She sent me two paintings of hers that I loved, one of figs and one of a cup with a flower beside it.

It's so fun being an artist and being able to trade artwork with other artists!

I have about 14 church paintings at Weems Gallery Uptown until the end of March.

In April, I have a painting for an exhibition called SEEDS, more about that later.

I will also be participating in Weems April group exhibition FLOWERS.

I canceled my membership at Curves and am going to be working with the trainers

 at Planet Fitness near my house. It's really cool because they also have a 30 minutes circuit just like Curves.

I love my Curves and especially the friends I've made there, 

but I needed to shake things up a bit in order to get this weight off of me.

That's all I've got for now.

I will post the finished balloon painting tomorrow and the sketch of the Sandia mountains.