new blog post!

  Hi all,

I know it's been the longest time since I posted on my art blog.

That doesn't mean I've been slacking though!

I have been painting outside, painting inside, having teeth pulled, 

getting a swim spa, and I finally got to hug my grandkids!

I will keep this short and sweet. 

I'm going to try to start posting here every day/every other day, 

even if it's just a photo of a painting I'm working on.

I do love comments and feedback, so feel free.

I have some events coming up and maybe a workshop in the fall.

Oh, AND THE BIGGEST NEWS:

If you go to my website and browse around, you will see that I have added

a new "ADD TO CART" button.

All of my paintings are priced, and are available online

by putting a painting in your "ADD TO CART" for immediate purchase.

Stay tuned and welcome back!

Click HERE for Dee's website.

Here are some recent paintings I completed:

Abiquiu Overlook area

Los Poblanos area

Tierra Amarilla area

Peony garden

Jemez area

undecided

Hi all,

Here is my newest work.

I know it's been a while since I posted,

but Life just keeps getting in the way.

I just got back from a three day trip to Taos and I

came back so inspired.

It's very green there, not as pretty as fall in Taos,

but beautiful in its own way.

 "THE RIVER FLOWS" 

9x12" oil

This painting is from the river flowing alongside the highway.

So high and really rushing!

The rafters were having a tough time.

But the colors were amazing.

"SUMMER AT THE GORGE" 

6x12"  oil

I had to park up on the really high ridge after 

Horseshoe Curve to get this shot.

You can see the beginnings of the gorge....

So, I'm working backwards here.

Before I went to Taos, I painted all of May and part of June for

The Albuquerque Garden Tour and The Corrales Garden Tour. 

These are the paintings I completed in May and June:

Location: Milagro Vineyards

SOLD

Location: Milagro Vineyards

Location: Private Garden

Location: Casa Perea

SOLD

Location: Private Garden

Location: Jemez

 This painting won the SOAK IN THE COLOR award at PAPNM's Jemez show

 Location: Jemez River

 Location: Private Garden

SOLD

 Location: Private Garden

 Location: Private Garden

 Location: Private Garden

 Demo for DARE TO PLEIN AIR Workshop

Jemez

Commission - SOLD

JEMEZ BLUE II

Studio

Location: Private Garden

Location: Milagro Vineyards

Location Milagro Vineyards

Location: Jemez River

Location: Private Garden

Location: Casa Perea

Location Corrales private Garden

Location: Arroyo Seco Church

Location: Private home

Location: Taos Main Street

Wow, I didn't know I had been so busy!

I'm looking forward to painting in some of my favorite places this

summer and fall:

Jemez, Galisteo, Abiquiu, Ghost Ranch, Chimayo, Truchas, 

Los Poblanos, and Corrales.

I also want to do some urban painting, maybe around downtown Albuquerque.

Have to keep it fresh!

Now, I am undecided as to what project I want to do next.

I am thinking about if I swant to have my annual Art Party September 1st OR

instead maybe have a two-day weekend OPEN STUDIO SHOW in October.

What do you think?

Oh, I almost forgot!

I also experimented with gouache and ink:

SOLD

new paintings

 "JEMEZ AFTERNOON"

6x8"

Part of my FOR A SONG Challenge

 "THE SHADY PLACE"

6x8"

Part of my FOR A SONG Challenge

 "INTO THE BLUE"

6x8"

Part of my FOR A SONG Challenge

 "GOLDEN SKY"

6x8"

Part of my FOR A SONG Challenge

SOLD

"UNTITLED"

12x16"

SOLD

I love this phase of creating!

I will be pretty busy from now through November,

but will I try to post a longer blog once a week.

If you would like to see all of the FOR A SONG paintings,

CLICK HERE.

#28 "JEMEZ HILLS"

"JEMEZ HILLS"

8x8"

oil

I just got back from a gorgeous trip to Jemez!

I won't have time to show you the pics and tell the story 

until this weekend, but the colors were amazing.

This painting was painted in late spring, when

the leaves were that green that is so hard to mix

and even harder to describe.

I want to just say "spring" green.

If you love this little gem and want to make it your own,

click on the Paypal button below and follow the steps. it's easy!

Oh my gosh, it's been SO long!!

Hi all,

I just realized that I haven't posted since July. JULY!

You probably think I dropped off the face of the earth.

I didn't.

I have just been busy.

Trying to balance work and play.

I'm not going to catch up here, but i will start the process.

I have some big news coming about my old-school lined work.

I have have to finish a couple more pieces.

I've been plein air painting in Taos and Abiquiu, 

and continue on in Jemez this week.

I had a fabulous and fun ART PARTY on September 3,

and it was such a success. 

I got to see so many collectors, met some new ones, 

had great food, listened to wonderful music.

And sold a lot of paintings!

SHORT STUDIO SALE

I am cleaning out the studio for new work and will be offering

some 150 Challenge paintings at a special price.

Here is the first one:

THE FLOWER POT

8x10" oil

Special price: $99

new 150 CHALLENGE paintings

Hi all,

Here are my two newest 150 CHALLENGE paintings.

It is nice to get back into the groove.

I have 50 paintings to complete, but for some reason,

it doesn't feel like a lot.

I'm not under a deadline and I can paint whatever and whenever I want.

Yesterday, I really felt like I had to paint a still life.

I don't know why - I was just drawn to painting flowers and vases.

I finished CORNER WINDOW, and I was really happy

with the sunlight playing through the window and around the flowers.

Then Jemez called to me.

Maybe because I am itching to take a little day trip there

but I'm waiting until I can see at least a little

green in the landscape.

I hope you enjoy these two and today,

the door is open for me to paint ANYTHING!

I have a new Challenge image for our group,

"LET'S PAINT NEW MEXICO!"

It's an old truck, so I may paint that.

Here is the image:

Here are my new Challenge paintings:

#52 "JEMEZ BACKROADS"

8x10"

oil on cradled board

$150

#53  "CORNER WINDOW"

8x8"

oil on cradled board

$150

P.S. If you are interested in purchasing either

of these paintings, you can click on the link HERE.

Jemezland

It was Labor Day so I decided NOT to labor.

We took a drive to Jemez instead.

I hadn't been for quite a while and some of my kids 

went camping up there so we went to find them.

 It had rained the night before and there were a lot of 

beautiful, white, puffy clouds.

I also got a cool picture of ducks flying alongside our car.

 Look at this gorgeousness!

I know some people don't see anything special in this,

but my husband got sick of me saying, "Oh, wow, look at those clouds,"

and rolling the window down every two seconds to take a photo.

 The Jemez mountains

 Look at all of the different colors.

This would make a great painting.

 .An old adobe

 Man, I just can't get over the vistas.

I could imagine this as a 36x48" painting.

 Driving down into Jemez, the rock starts to turn red.

 Beautiful. Soon these leaves will be turning gold.

 I was trying to get shots of this yellow green little bush.

There were fields of it in certain spots.

 Los Ojos bar in Jemez.

It's been there since I was a teenager.

 The side of Los Ojos is pretty!

Some steer horns and sunflowers.

 Mountain asters starting to bloom

 Enjoying the scenery

 I think this is mullein and wildflowers

 We found the campground pretty easy and got treated to

ribs, baked potatoes, and smores. Yum.

 Penny's first time camping

 Mondo and his friend David chopping wood

Mondo is my new son-in-law and he knows a lot about camping.

Actually, he knows a lot about everything.

 Mac and Mondo

 Mondo making smores for us

 The camping group

 After eating we said good bye and started our trip home.

The grasses are SO green here.

 Love this old Chevy

 Sun just hitting the top of these peaks

 The Jemez River

Check out the red dirt.

The water is muddy because of rain.

 An almost dry arroyo

 This is what it looks like when the sun shines on these red hills.

Incredible.

 Clouds and sky, red and orange, hills and ridges,

greens and yellows.

Sorry about all of the telephone poles!

 Light on a beautiful old house.

Light on the Sandias on our way home.

Coming back in a week or so with my cousin,

so I will see these sights again,

And hopefully more!

Also next week - more plein air painting in Corrales!