4-24 hidden retreat

 "HIDDEN RETREAT"

10x10" oil on panel

Can you tell that I'm wishing for spring?

Our highs are in the 30s for the next few days.

And that cold bites you to the bone!

The painting above is one of my favorite scenes.

A wild flower garden in a sedate adobe that 

can only be seen from the back yard.

I hope you enjoy!

2-24 in full bloom

  "IN FULL BLOOM"

10X8" oil

I love painting like this.

Just big jumbles of chaotic flowers.

When it works, it feels like magic.

This looks like an English country garden, but

could be any garden in New Mexico.

I didn't get in the studio until after 6pm

and had no expectations.

Just create something as a warm up

for when I really start work.

I'm glad I did!

I hope you love it!

All of the work I'm creating is available for purchase.

If you're interested, leave a comment and I will

message you with more information.

Tomorrow, it might be an ornament!

P.S. I slow-swam for half an hour and ate 

half a Subway for lunch!

#1 "SUNNY DAY" $85

"SUNNY DAY"

6x6" oil

I'm starting off with a sunflower today.

Can you tell I am ready for spring?

 

To purchase, send your name and email address 

along with the title of the painting to:

 dshadowtail@aol.com.

 I will send you a Paypal invoice

                                                               

                                                                 

SOLD iris queen

 "IRIS QUEEN"

 10x8" acrylic

$135 includes shipping

SOLD

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I'm back!

Wow, I haven't posted here since August,

that's crazy.

There's been a lot of stuff going on, and truthfully,

I haven't been that inspired.

But then....Fall arrived!

Cool mornings, cloudy days, balloons,

leaves falling, pumpkin cookies, etc.

So hopefully, I am back in the groove

and will be posting regularly.

I will be painting at Weems Gallery this 

Saturday, October 8, from 12noon-2pm

Come by and visit me!

Lots of exciting work coming,

maybe even a few ornaments....

5 corrales summer garden

CORRALES SUMMER GARDEN"

9x12" oil

Dreaming of summer, can you tell?

                                                                  

3 summer bounty

 "SUMMER BOUNTY"

10x8" oil

Ode to a beautiful hollyhock garden!

                                                                

the iris bed

"THE IRIS BED"

6x4"

gouache on watercolor block

$65

I'm ready for spring, can you tell?

                                                          

poppyland

"POPPYLAND"

6x6"

oil on panel

unframed

$65

long time, no see

Hi all,

I can't believe it's been SO long since I've blogged.

Life just keeps putting up road blocks in front of me.

And sometimes I forget.

Anyway, I'm not going to talk about everything I've done since

I talked to you last.

I am going to share what I'm working on now.

Here are my latest paintings.

These pieces are for an exhibition at

Corrales Fine Arts Gallery

4685 Corrales Road

I am painting 10-12 paintings,

small to medium with one larger work.

Look for the following works, plus SEVEN more!

I'm painting what I want,

which is an incredible joy.

 " THE TRIO"

 "GLORIOUS SUNFLOWERS"

 "AUTUMN GORGE"

 "BLACK MESA AND GOLD"

"RHAPSODY"

I made all of the images large so you could see them better.

I'm using my Cobra oils.

I love their buttery feel.

I do not care for the way they smell.

They don't have that beautiful oil smell that I love so much.

I am slowly removing colors as I paint.

I bought too many greens while trying to match cadmium green

and sap green.

I bought too many blues too, but I adore them all.

And trying to find a perfect match for permanent rose - 

forget about it.

I am adapting though.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the clean-up!

Just a wipee removes everything.

Anyway, much more to come....

new painting - hollyhocks

"BUTTERMILK"

8x6"

oil

I have taken so many photos of hollyhocks these last couple of months.

This is the first of many paintings.....

For purchase information, please CLICK HERE.

new painting

"POPPY GLADE"

6x8" 

oil

$100

This is the fourth painting in my new Challenge series, "FOR A SONG."

You guys know I love painting flowers, 

especially little chaotic masses of wildflowers.

And especially poppies!

To view purchase information, CLICK HERE.

#99 "SUNFLOWER PATH"

"SUNFLOWER PATH"

8x6"

oil
$100

The second painting of my newest Challenge series.

This is a late summer private garden.

For purchase information,

CLICK HERE.

pastoral

Still Lifes Rock

"PASTORAL"

9x12"

oil

My first still life of thee year.

I really had fun with this one!

Something about that turquoise vase contrasting

 the orange-yellow of the lilly.

Gonna keep it short.

More to come in a day or two.

Have a good weekend!

P.S. For some reason, my comments are not coming through.
Feel free to email me at dshadowtail@aol.com until
I get it fixed. Thanks!

adobe shadows

2018

"ADOBE SHADOWS"

8x10"

oil

A floral scene from Los Ranchos, NM

Flowers against warm adobe

I am happy to have the first painting of 2018

under my belt.

It was so hard to get started!

I warmed up the studio. 

Than I ate lunch.

Then I watched one of my shows.

Then I straightened up the stuff on the dining room table.

Then I came in and checked my email.

Then I checked my favorite artists' websites and blogs.

I totally realized that I was procrastinating.

I haven't painted anything except ornaments

since before Christmas!

But I did start and it is just like riding a bicycle.

You just go by rote:

Put on the lights

Put on the gloves

Get the paints out on the palette

Get out the Gamsol

Get out the kleenix

Get out the wipees

Get a small paper plate

Put some acrylic paint on it

Very loosely sketch your scene 

Check your email one last time

Go to the bathroom

Go outside and pet the dogs

Have a snack

Sit down and stare at the panel on your easel

NOW GO, YOU MORON!

As you can see, I finally went and it felt so good. 

This painting is Challenge 2018-1 on our group,

"LET'S PAINT NEW MEXICO!"

We have a facebook page and a blog.

To check out the blog, click here.

On facebook, type "let's paint new mexico" into the search box.

Keep an eye out for our group exhibition this fall!

Okay, now that I have one painting done,

I want to do a million more......

"ALONG THE ROAD IN ALGODONES" Sale

"ALONG THE ROAD IN ALGODONES"

8x8" oil

Special: $99

I will be offering some of my Challenge paintings at
special sale prices through Christmas.

If you want to buy one of these paintings,
click on the Paypal link below.

feels good

"THE BEST BOUQUET

10x8"

oil

I finally feel like I'm back in the painting zone!

I started this piece one evening when

I really wasn't in the mood to paint - but thought I SHOULD.

It all really came together and got me

excited for all of the events and projects I have coming up.

This bouquet of flowers really reminds me of my 

grandmothers' gardens growing up.

Wildly chaotic and I used big, bold brushstrokes.

My next project is painting in Jemez and I will have 

more details on that later.

For purchase information on "THE BEST BOUQUET,"
CLICK HERE.

"GLASS POPPIES"

"GLASS POPPIES"

10x10"

mixed media
gallery wrap canvas painted around the sides

$225

My first lined piece of work in quite a while.
I have missed it!

I am trying to paint one per week
because any more than that, and I get a headache.
The lines are tedious, but they do bring something to my soul

This painting is available.
To purchase, click on the Paypal button below.

"GEORGIA'S LOVE"

8x8"

oil

$150

Well, here I am , working away on the

150 Challenge paintings.

Will I ever finish?

My Art Party is coming up and i would like to be done, 

but I'm not sure I'm going to make it.

To see all of the completed paintings,

CLICK HERE.

new paintings

The paintings are coming fast and furious!

I don't know if I will finish on time, 

but I'm sure trying.

To see the new paintings and all of the

completed 150 Challenge Show paintings,

CLICK HERE.

#105 "POPPIES AND ROSES"

"POPPIES AND ROSES"

8x10"

oil on cradled board

$150

This painting is much prettier in person.

It makes me think of a person dreaming about flowers.

This is what I dream about sometimes after

a full day of painting chaotic gardens and meadows!

For Purchase information,

CLICK HERE.