Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 Challenge - Day 1

"UNTITLED"

9x12"

SOLD

7 cloudburst

"CLOUDBURST"

8x8"

oil on panel

$89

Clouds and sunsets are SO hard.

Hard to get right.

I can meander around on a sunset painting all day

and nothing feels right.

And then, sometimes, it seems like no effort at all

and a painting just comes together and the result is magical.

This is one of those paintings.

 Available at Sumner and Dene Gallery.

  

2 daily painting

"AUTUMN ON THE MESA"

6x8"

oil on panel

 Please click on the image to enlarge

I am so happy to be painting daily studies again!

For one thing, they get me motivated to paint, 

which gets me into the studio early.

 They also help me avoid procrastination (which I have loads of).

This is a view of the Algodones plateau from the high mesas of Placitas.

I was painting back on the old Placitas Loop Road, the sky was full

of clouds and I must have shot a million photos.

To purchase, please click on the Paypal button below.

Also, please come to visit me this Friday, July 3, at

Sumner and Dene Gallery downtown for the Architecture Show!

The Artist Reception is from 5-8pm.

I have ten paintings in the show and there will be work by some of 

Sumner and Dene's stellar artists.

517 Central Avenue NW, 505-842-1400.

See you then! 

  

new daily painting

"SPRING THUNDERSTORM"

8x6"

$99

A New Mexico thunderstorm.

Nothing else like it in the world.

Majestic and magnificent!

This was so fun to paint. 

Lots of rich color and thick texture.

Can you feel the raindrops?

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new 145 painting

"ALL ABOUT THE RED"

6x6"

#121

SOLD

128 "LAST LIGHT"

"LAST LIGHT"

6x6"

#128
SOLD

"SKYFALL"

"SKYFALL"

30x30"

acrylic on canvas

My newest painting for Weems Gallery Uptown show called "SKIES" 

opening this Saturday.

"UNDER THE BLUE"

"UNDER THE BLUE"

10X8"

This painting is a nice warm up for the upcoming Weems Gallery group show 

coming up in May titled, "SKIES."

This show is going to be a blast because the theme of skies can mean a lot of things.

I have a ton of fantastic photos of sunsets, rainstorms, 

big puffy clouds and scenes like the one you see above.

I am itching to get out and paint and photograph all over the state. 

You can bet that I'll be looking for clouds.

I actually have a little time now to go and explore.

My car is in good working order (knock on wood) which is great.

 My camera is broken but I have a little Sony back up. 

I don't really like it, it's way too thin and I can't even feel it when I'm turning it on. 

But it will do in a pinch.

I also have my plein air gear primed and ready to go.

By the way, I have something very big coming up starting on May 9. More on that later.... 

If you are interested in the painting above, please email me at dee@deesanchezart@hotmail.com.

Have a great week!

newest daily painting

"OLD LOOP ROAD"

PLACITAS

6X6"

$75 

free shipping

You know, I've painted really BIG and really small, and I love both sizes.

BIG gets you out of your comfort zone and small brings you back down to earth.

I'm getting ready to paint some large flower pieces for an upcoming Weems show, 

so right now I'm just enjoying these little vignettes of scenes from New Mexico.

This image was taken from a plein air paint out in Placitas a couple of years ago.

You know how, sometimes you go outside and there are no clouds anywhere 

and the sky seems a little boring? 

This was not one of those days.

It was fall and the puffy clouds were just hanging over the mountains.

It was a beautiful day.

Purchase information is below.

"SANDIA SHADOWS"

12X16"

SOLD

A commission of the Sandia mountains in progress...

I toned my canvas in a loose wash of burnt sienna and red acrylic, 
then loosely sketched the subject in paint.

I blocked in my dark shapes, hit a few highlights and 
then concentrated in the middle values.

The blue near the center is my tribute to the Rio Grande river 
without actually looking like a river.

I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out and I hope that my client likes it.

Free Giveaway Painting #2

FREE GIVEAWAY 

PAINTING #2

This is one of my favorite scenes - a beautiful New Mexico sunset.
It is 6x6" and oil on canvas.

To win this one, 

please send an email to dshadowtail @aol.com 

with the following:

WRITE A TESTIMONIAL

Write a short paragraph about why you like the art of Dee Sanchez.

Maybe a particular painting moved you. 

Maybe you had a special experience with a piece of my art.

Maybe you met me at a show and we connected.

Something, anything, that would make a good testimonial.

I will post the last free painting giveaway tomorrow.

Have a wonderful weekend!