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

digging the plein air lifestyle!

THE BEAUTY OF CORRALES

I've been doing a lot of plein air painting lately with a group of artists.

We are called ARTISTS PAINT CORRALES! and every week for nine weeks, 

we are painting in this beautiful village.

At the end of the these paint outs, we will have an exhibition 

showcasing all of our completed paintings at

the CORRALES HARVEST FESTIVAL.

And on that note, I am happy to

tell you that I am the poster artists for the festival.

Here is my winning poster:

The poster is onle for sale at the Festival, but I

will be offering it for a limited time through this blog.

The poster is $25 plus shipping.

If you would like one,

Please email me at dshadowtail@aol.com and I will put

your name on my list.

All payments are through Paypal.

 On our first paint out adventure, we went to North Beach.

North Beach is at the end of Corrales, 

down a little dirt road next to the acequia.

 This is North Beach.

Beautiful, isn't it?

 The pink of the setting sun in the distance

 Then the fire started to glow.

 Wow, I have lived here a million years,

and I have never seen the Sandias with the glow.

 And a rainbow at the end!

My completed painting of North Beach.

I wanted to paint the brilliance of the sun setting on the mountains,

but ran out of time.

 Our next paint out was at the old church.

This was the scene I painted.

 Light and shadows on the adobe

 My completed painting

 Our next painting was at Milagro Vineyards.

I don't drink wine but I LOVE this beautiful winery.

 My initial rough sketch

 My palette

working

My completed painting

 One of my chosen painting setup areas

 My second completed painting

 I stayed home one day and completed this commission,

a walled rose garden with the Sandia mountains in the background.

 Beautiful hills around North Beach

 Morning glories in the sun

 My second painting of North Beach.

The water was definitely on the brown side, due to rains the night before.

 We went for an evening paint out at the Milagro Vineyards.

Man, what a scene!

 Painting progress

My completed painting

A couple more paint outs coming up next week, 

but this is Labor Day weekend,

so I'm not going to Labor!

Enjoy and I will be back....

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