#137 "SECO CROSS"

"SECO CROSS"

10x8"

oil on board

$150

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and view purchase information,

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Another blog post coming tonight....

DP10 "STAR BRIGHT"

"STAR BRIGHT"

8x8"

oil on hardboard 

SOLD

I am in the Christmas mood, can you tell?

My dream in to be at Chimayo one year for midnight Mass

and see that beautiful old church in all its holiday glory.

There is a little inn right around the corner that has about 5-6 rooms.

I don't know how far in advance they are booked for that night,

but one of my resolutions is to call and see about making a reservation.

I will be painting more paintings similar to this in the coming weeks.

Also, if you would like to commission something similar, and I have time,

please email me.

more churches

I delivered these paintings to Weems yesterday - the whole "CHURCHES" show is beautiful!

My paintings below are $250 each, framed in an antique silver speckle plein air frame and 

I believe they are discounted 20% during the show.

For more information, go to

Web: www.weemsgallery.comwww.weemsgallery.com or Email: weems@weemsgallery.com

 "HIDDEN CHAPEL"

8X8"

 "PLACITAS ROSES"

8X8"

 "ABIQUIU CROSS"

8X8"

 "TAOS LAVENDER"

8X8"

 "SAN IDELPHONSO, WINTER"

8X8"

 "MACHO"

8X8"

"FALL, SAN IDELPHONSO"

8X8"

I am working on a series of small church paintings for a Weems Uptown Gallery show that opens this month.
The photo above is going to be a painting of Chimayo with a cross and roses.
I have been procrastinating (major), waiting for the kitchen to be done so I can feel like I'm not a stranger in my own house, but I finally decided to start working.
So....I start painting today and right when I'm really getting into it (let's really get that cerulean going on the sky), my husband comes home and wants me to go with him to drop off the sink at the fabricators. They need to make a template. So I put my brushes in the spirits (a no-no), and took off to run errands.
We did that, then we went to look at portable buildings, then grabbed something to eat at Long John Silvers.
They are in with an A&W, so we shared an old time frosty mug of root beer..
When we got home, I ran (well, not literally) to Curves to do a workout before they closed. 
I came back home and glory be - Southwest Art magazine and Art News had come in the mail today, 
so I sat down for a few to flip through them.
Then...I must have dozed off for a few because when I woke up, it was dark outside. Darn!
So here I am in the studio again.At 7:34pm. And the Bachelor comes on at 8pm.
I just sighed, cleaned off my brushes and put everything away until tomorrow.
I do like the way this one is going though..... 

Now this one....our group of artists, "LET'S PAINT NEW MEXICO", is working on Challenge 10 - creating a painting of an old cruiser rumbling down the Rim Road near Valdez, NM, which you can reach on your way to Taos Ski Valley.
The photo is courtesy of a friend and fabulous photographer, Steve Bundy.
Okay, this painting is going to be hard, I already know. I'll tell you how I know...
We usually have about 10-12 artists complete each painting, even though we have over 30 artists on our roster.
I have received about 6 images so far. And I usually do mine right away. but I know it's not going to be easy, so I am waiting til the last minute. I sketched it yesterday and the car looks really boxy. In the photo is it wider, a little more whimsical. I shall adjust while painting. So, wish me luck on this one!
The countertop/backsplash guys are supposed to be here tomorrow. If all goes well, they will complete their work and it will be gorgeous. Then Wednesday, our friend Greg will come and install the sink, faucet, garbage disposal, overhead light, and ceiling fan. 
AND IT WILL BE DONE.
I am so tired of eating out, I can't even tell you. I yearn to make my own salad.....

nice weekend

 This is what my studio looked like Friday. 

We cleaned a bit of our garage and lots of stuff came into my studio, 

most of it you can see here.

I should be cleaning and painting. BUT.

The weather is so pretty and there's the Los Ranchos Holiday Shop and Stroll this weekend, sooo...I'm going antiquing!

This is the tree at the end of my backyard.

I took this photo a couple of weeks ago and the colors were so gorgeous.

This is how the tree looks now.

All of the bright gold is gone and now there's just a dull, dusty gold.

 This is one of two crabapple trees in my backyard.

I have never ever seen them so full of berries.

We have been inundated with birds of all kinds.

Not surprising, since I have eight birdfeeders around the yard.

I thought this was a female robin, but am not sure.

  Isn't she cute?

Beautiful voices at Kelly Jo Ceramics for the Holiday Stroll.

 This little tiny house was at the back of one of the antique stores.

It has a Spanish style roof, a wood stove pipe, shutters on the windows and is probably 4ft.x 5ft.

Perfect studio size, lol.

I could put wheels on it and just move it around in my yard whenever I wanted some sunshine.

 This was one of my purchases - a complete book of Vincent Van Gogh's self portraits.

Complete with historical faces about where there were painted 

and what was going on in his life at the time.

20% off and score!

 This was one of my favorite finds of the day.

Actually my cousin spotted it as soon as we walked in the antique store.

A cross made out of some kind of local wood  with the bark still on it.

I love the shape.

The cross and flowers are made out of some very heavy metal.

This was $38 and 30% off because it was "wall art."

It will join the others in my cross collection.

 This is the most unusual nativity I've ever seen.

A wind chime!

It is so pretty, everything is made out of clay.

I will hang it next to my Christmas tree.

This was $20 and 20% off and I just happened to see it hanging in

a little room at the back of the Antique Co-op on 4th Street NW.

 A beautiful view of the Sandia mountains and some people seeing if the red chile is still good.

This will be a painting soon.

Love the blue of the mountains and the color of the fields.

A few cranes - maybe Sandhill - in a field near the Rio Grande Nature Center.

Okay, there you have it - my weekend.

Now it's back to cleaning, painting, working, exercising, and getting ready for Christmas.

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