#2 "MOUNTAIN STREAM" $85

"MOUNTAIN STREAM" 

6X6" oil $85, shipping included

I want to sit by this stream with a blanket and a good book.

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

 

summer bouquet

"SUMMER BOUQUET"

3.5x3.5"

gouache on mdf board

$65

I am seeing spring explode right outside my window.

Summer can't be far behind.

For purchase information, see the Paypal button below.

                                                                

catching up

Hi everyone,

I don't know where the time has gone, but it is almost spring.

I've been busy but not blogging as much as usual.

And that's sad, because blogging is one of my favorite things to do.

So, I am catching up here today.

I just finished my taxes and what does an artist

do after she finishes her taxes?

She takes a drive to Corrales, of course.

It is still technically winter

but I found a couple of signs of spring.

Or things that made me think of spring.

I had no idea that in some places,

the forsythia is already blooming!

And this this beautiful wall with the cool mailbox and sun shadows

is right around the corner from me.

Check out the hubcap mailbox stand.

A view of my favorite cornfield is below.

This cornfield and I have a history.

And what made me very sad today is that

it has a FOR SALE sign on it.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

The sign says that 12 acres are for sale.

I can just picture a big developer coming in and 

creating an urban-looking subdivision.

I want my cornfield.

I photograph and paint this field in every season:

 Winter

 Spring

 Plowing time

 Red chile time

 Corn growing time

 Early morning time

 Duck time

 Crane time

 Anytime

 Morning glory time

Sunflower time

I have even painted this field a few times

One of my favorites

I guess you can't stop progress.
BUT - I can't imagine losing all of those sunflowers,
 morning glories, cranes, ducks, and harvests.

I hope they grow corn this year.

If they do, I'm going to take photographs every day

and paint it at least ten times.

Meanwhile, I came across a couple 

of cool bike photos:

I've also been busy painting:

And these are from Taos.

These paintings make me think of spring 

and plein air painting.

And Taos!

Going back as soon as the blossoms are out!

I've also been painting for my facebook group:

"LET'S PAINT NEW MEXICO!"

I didn't care for the composition in this one,

so I painted another:

The concept is I post a photo of somewhere or something

in New Mexico and a group of artists from all over the 

US and Canada paint their version of it.

It's such fun and it's so cool to see how the

artists interpret the photo.

You can check out the LPNM blog at the end of this post.

And boy, do I want spring to come soon.

We didn't really have much of a winter,

but spring is my thing!

Day trips, paint outs, and green things!!

I will write more tomorrow.

To see the LPNM blog, CLICK HERE.

three new 150 challenge paintings

Hi all,

I sketched seventeen paintings yesterday and I have painted three so far.

I hope you like them and watch for the Purchase link at the bottom of the page.

 "OLD TOWN TWINKLES"

8x10"

oil on cradled gessoboard

$150

I love this sweet little alcove in old town.

The window is a beautiful cobalt blue and with

the pinks and reds of the flowers and the twinkle lights,

it's just a grand place to visit!

 "BIRDSONG"

10x8"

oil on cradled board

$150

A scene from last week's garden in Corrales.

I fell in love with the beauty of this gorgeous wildflower garden!

I arrived about early in the morning to paint

and all I could hear were the sounds of nature.

Birds singing, bees buzzing (mosquitos too).

Therefore, my title of BIRDSONG.

"SPRING ASPENS AND LILACS"

8x10"

oil on cradled board

$150

Oh my gosh, I can't tell you how

much I love this painting!

It is spring aspens and lilacs in Taos, actually in Arroyo Seco.

The sunlight was shining through the trees and I 

had to capture the scene with my camera.

The finished painting is very impressionistic,

maybe that's why I like it so much.

Up close, it looks like nothing but colors.

But step back, and it becomes something that

really reminds me of that beautiful morning.

For Purchase information,

CLICK HERE.

#122 "SPRING FLING"

"SPRING FLING"

8x10"

oil on cradled board

Fun, fun fun!

I love these spring colors

and if you click on the painting to enlarge,

you can see some of the rich texture.

To purchase,

CLICK HERE.

#139 "RITES OF SPRING"

"RITES OF SPRING"

8x10"

oil on cradled board

$150

There's a certain green that really says spring 

and I'm trying to mix it.

It's that bright yellow, turquoise mixture

that just really knocks your socks off.

If anyone has any special great green mixes,

please share them with me!

To read about this painting and to view 

purchase information, CLICK HERE.

a little Saturday beauty

I ventured outside this morning for the first time in a couple of weeks.

Sickness has been keeping me inside under the blankets and

wow, spring has sprung! I really had not noticed.

I'm still not feeling great but I am making myself 

work this afternoon.

Even if I only tone some canvases.

So after feeding the dogs, I took a short walk out

to the back of the yard and the peach and nectarine

trees are in bloom!

The cherries have the beginning of buds but are still too green.

No sign of anything on the apple trees yet.

And the crabapples trees have green leaves but no blossoms yet.

Here is what I found:

 This is not a fruit tree, as you can see.

I can't remember the name of this bush but it

has tiny little yellow flowers when in full bloom.

I trim it just like a hedge and round it at the top.

These are last year's spent blossoms, but you can see the 

new green growth in the background.

 Okay, this is weird.

This is a nectarine blossom.

WHAT in the heck are those little bean-like things on the bottom?

Is it a bug? A parasite?

Someone help me!

 These blooms are beautiful in contrast to the blue morning sky.

 This one would make a beautiful painting.

 A quadruple bloom!

 Soft and serene.

This tree makes the best little nectarines.

They are not very pretty but are very sweet and tasty.

 Now we move to the peach tree.

These blossoms are a deeper pink.

This poor tree needs pruning badly, 

which I hear is happening next Wednesday.

 Sitting in the crook of the branches, enjoying the sunshine.

Another peach tree in the yard that also could use a prune.

Okay,better get inside, clean up, have some breakfast, and get to work.

Enjoy your Saturday!