Studio Sale Painting #17

"NATIVE HILLS"

7X5

$65 free shipping

SOLD

Studio Sale Painting #16

"ASPENCADE"

5X7

$65 free shipping

SOLD

Studio Sale Painting #15

#15 - "TOWARD DUSK"

7X5

$65 free shipping

Doesn't this look like somewhere you'd like to be? Sitting out there in a chair watching the sun go down and the moon come up.

To purchase through Paypal, click HERE.

Studio Sale Painting #14

#14 - "RED SUNSET"

5X7

$65 free shipping

I tried this in one of my new frames - it looks so pretty.

To purchase this painting, click HERE for Paypal information.

Studio Sale Painting #13

#13 - "AUTUMN BOUQUET"

7X5

$65 free shipping

SOLD

Studio Sale Painting #12

"POPPIES GALORE"

5X7

$65 free shipping

SOLD

Studio Sale Painting #11

"LITTLE PINKS"

5X7

$65 free shipping

For some reason, hollyhocks are my favorite subjects to paint. I almost love painting the stems and leave more than the flowers - so much nice cutting in you can do with the background paint.
If you want purchase, please send your name, number and title of the painting to dshadowtail@aol.com. I will send you a Paypal invoice and you have four hours to purchase. Then the painting goes to the next person in line. Thank you!

Studio Sale Painting #10

"GHOST RANCH COLORS"

5X7

$65 free shipping

SOLD

I was just there last week and this was from a photo I took - it was so pretty! Not quite gold yet, but getting there. And so peaceful.
Be the first to send your name, number and title of the painting to dshadowtail@aol.com and the painting is yours. I will send you a Paypal invoice and you have four hours to purchase. Then the painting goes to the next person in line.

Studio Sale Painting #9

"WARM TRIO"

7X5

$65 free shipping

SOLD

Studio Sale Painting #8

"AUTUMN BOUQUET ON RED"

6X6

$65 free shipping

SOLD

Studio Sale Painting #7

"HOLLYHOCKS WITH GREY"

6"X6"

$65 free shipping

SOLD (Claire)

I love this painting! You know the drill - send me your name, number of the painting and title to dshadowtail@aol.com. I will send you a Paypal invoice and you have four hours to purchase. Then the painting is offered to the next person in line.

Studio Sale Painting #6

"SUNSET ON ABIQUIU HILLS"

7X5

$65 free shipping

SOLD

painting goes to the next person in line. Thank you!

Studio Sale #5

" MESA WITH ROBIN'S EGG BLUE"
5X7
$65 free shipping

SOLD

sd you a Paypal invoice and you have four hours

Studio Painting for sale #4

#4 - "MESA RAINSTORM"

5X7

$65 free shipping

SOLD

One of the beautiful rainstorm sightings between here and Santa Fe.

The first person to email dshadowtail@aol.com with your name, email address, painting number and title gets it. You will be sent a Paypal invoice and have four hours to make payment. If not, the painting will go to the next person in line. Good luck!

Studio Sale #3

#3 - "TAOS BACKROADS"

5X7

$65 free shipping

SOLD

This is the view I get from taking the Taos rim road over Valdez and driving to the main road the goes to Arroyo Hondo. Does that make sense?? I was playing and wanted to be very loose and free with the strokes.

If you want this painting, send an email to dshadowtail@aol.com with your name, painting title and number and say "I WANT THIS PAINTING!" I will then send you a Paypal invoice and you have four hours to make payment. If not, the painting will be offered to the next person inline. Good luck!

Studio Sale Painting #2

"AUTUMN SUNFLOWERS ON RED"

5x7 $65 free shipping

SOLD (TF)

I have painted this subject many times. In fact, I just finished a much larger painting that will be auctioned off at Weems Artfest to benefit three different charities.

So...the first person to send their name, email address, title, and number of the painting to dshadowtail@aol.com will be sent a Paypal invoice. That person will have four hours to make their purchase. If not, the painting will be offered to the next person in line. Thank you!

STUDIIO SALE!

#1 "BLOSSOM TIME" 5X7 $65 includes free shipping. The first person who sends their name, email address, title, and number of the painting to my email address -mailto:-dshadowtail@aol.com will be sent a Paypal invoice. You will have four hours to respond to the invoice and make your purchase. If no purchase is made, the painting will become available. Good luck!

SOLD - Ellen. Thank you!

STUDIO SALE STARTING TONIGHT!

I will be offering my little 5x7 hardboard oil paintings in a Studio Sale that will start tonight. I will list the paintings with a Paypal button underneath, so whoever clicks it and purchases first will get each painting. I have about 19 of them, so get ready!

Each painting is $65 plus $5 shipping.

Thanks to all who came out and visited me on the Studio Tour yesterday - it was such fun! I sold paintings and visited with some regular clients, some people in town for the Balloon Fiesta, and most importantly, visited with a lot of neighbors I had never even met and I've been living here 12 years! we look forward to a great tour next year too. So stay tuned...

PREVIEW NIGHT FOR THE ALAMEDA TOUR

"MEDITATION GARDEN"

6"X6"

Raffle Painting for Preview Night

Hi all -

This sweet little painting will be my raffle item in tonight's Alameda Studio Tour drawing. The tour will be selling raffle tickets at Preview night tonight-

I think they are only ONE DOLLAR each!

Each item will have a Drop bag in front of it - you buy your tickets and drop them in the bag for the items you'd like a chance to win. So for only a dollar or two, you could win this $75 painting. I think that's AWESOME!

Each artist will also have a larger piece available to preview.

Preview Night will be from 4pm - 7pm at 834 Alameda NW (which is also Studio #16 on tomorrow's tour) and everyone is welcome! We'll have a little music, a little food and beverage, a raffle, a chance to meet all of the artists. So, come on out and join us for the first annual Alameda Studio Tour!

Untitled

7"x5"

STUDIO TOUR INFORMATION

The Alameda Studio Tour is almost here!

Friday night is PREVIEW NIGHT and I invite you all to come and and listen to some great music, meet the artists, have some refreshments, and participate in a very cool raffle we have going on for each artist's work.
My own studio will be open this Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 5pm. I am painting for Artfest now but have been working on some small pieces just for tour visitors- you can see one of the paintings above. We'll have some goodies here at the house, so come on out and visit!

Very few people actually get to see the inside of my studio - artist studios are very personal spaces. Some artists have people in all of the time, and some never let ANYONE enter their creative space. I'm pretty easy going, I hope it's passably clean!

Visit the site for the tour - www.alamedastudiotour.com - and you can find out all the info and download the map if you'd like.

If you want to pick up a brochure, we'll have them at Preview Night, or at a tent set up at the elementary school at 4th and Alameda. See you there!

Artfest paintings

"PURPLE HILLS"

8"X8"

"ONE PURPLE"

16"X12"

"HONDO BACKROADS"

6"X8"

new Artfest paintings

"ROSES AND OLD WOOD"

10"X10"

"IRIS AND WINDOW"

6"X6"

"MESA GOLD"

10"X10"

"TRIO WITH RED"

6"X12"

"FALL VIEW AT THE GORGE"

8"X10"

solo day trip...

on the way to the monastery - thirteen miles of dirt road but worth every bump
a view of Pedernal - lovely fall colors

near ghost Ranch - isn't this beautiful?

old morada at Abiquiu - look at the valley below

the porch at the Abiquiu Inn - so New Mexico!

Oh my gosh, what a wonderful day. I went to paint in Abiquiu, Ghost Ranch, and Christ in the Desert Monastery - lugged all of my stuff and I ended up driving all over and taking over 700 photos - not one painting. I just wish I was going again in about two weeks because the trees will all be really golden. I may have to just go for it. This has given me months of inspiration!

Balloons!

Balloon flying over my head in the back yard

Weird shape - not a gas balloon, but pretty

Fall colors - this tree is in my back yard also

So close - the dogs were not happy
Thought he was going to land on us

flying over the house next door

Every year I say the same thing ...I am NOT going to take balloon pictures this year! I only have 1000 or so. And after a while they all start to look alike. But then, you awaken on a beautiful fall morning (like today) to that magnificent sound - the propane tanks being fired up. It sounds so close, so you grab your camera, run outside, and this is what you see. All over the place! For some reason, I don't know, balloons just fill ny heart with happiness. There's something so friendly about ballooning. We are the best city on earth right now!

new paintings

"UNTITLED" 9"X12"Commission - SOLD. I love this painting. It's a composite of several photos.

"HONDO VALLEY" 8"X10" an Artfest painting

"TAOS HORSE" 9"X12" an Artfest painting

"CASITA DE CHIMAYO" 9"X12" Commission - SOLD.

I'm starting to get in the zone, I think. It sure took me long enough.
PLEASE DON'T FORGET -
TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IS OUR ALAMEDA STUDIO TOUR FUNDRAISER AT THE FLYING STAR CAFE FROM 5PM - 9PM AT COORS AND ALAMEDA NW.
COME AND EAT WITH US AND HELP SUPPORT THE TOUR. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT www.alamedastudiotour.com

teamwork

I've been thinking about this project for awhile now - how to display my little daily paintings so I'll be able to see them, but they will dry without getting in the way. I looked at Lowe's and Home Depot and found some moulding I liked. The only problem was that the shelves had to be "built," in other words, there were two different pieces of moulding that had to be attached to each other and then attached to the wall. So I talked my husband into helping me. We are great at putting things together - I'm the directions person and he is the tool person. We put them up today and my little paintings look so cute! The ends of the shelves still need to be sanded and painted, but all in all, it was a good day. The larger shelf on the far right we installed several years ago to hold larger camvases. There are two rows of that one. We also removed a ratty screen door from the French door and put it in the shed until we get a new one. I'm getting ready for the studio tour, so I have all of my canvases toned now and things are shaping up! Also a fantastic paint out this week...

My Studio

I've been trying to get myself organized for Artfest and I spent most of the day yesterday toning all of these canvases. It seemed never-ending...

I also picked up some flyers for the Flying Star eating-out fundraiser that's happening this Wednesday night - I'll be dropping them off tomorrow.

I'll be organizing and working in the studio all day and I must say, it is beautiful outside. There are little yellow leaves all over the ground.

I'll report more tonight.

Wow, I can't believe tomorrow is Saturday. Already. And fall is already here. Green chile is roasting everywhere and the state fair ends this weekend. Time is passing way too fast for me. Before you know it, it's going to be Christmas and New Year's Eve.

I mailed out over 200 brochures today to the upcoming Alameda Studio Tour that will be happening on October 8 and 9 from 10am - 5pm.

I am personally inviting you out to visit my home and studio, have some refreshments, and just hang out and hopefully enjoy my work! We are all getting so excited and amped up about Preview night too. If you are interested in coming to Preview night or the studio tour, you can go to www.alamedastudiotour.com and download a brochure and map. You will also be able to pick up brochures at the following locations starting October 1st:

Alameda Greenhouse
La Parada de Alameda
Jericho Nursery
Cravin' Cookies
Flying Star
There will also be a tent at the school on the corner of 4th Street and Alameda. Please come!

Other than that, I am organizing for Artfest. I already have a few large paintings done and am working on the smaller paintings now. Frames should be here starting next week and I am getting anxious to see them. This will be the first time I have framed large oil paintings. I am starting to clean up for the tour, putting things away, organizing my reference photos instead of just leaving them scattered everywhere. I may even mop the floor! I'm also getting ready for a paint out to Ghost Ranch - I'm always up for that.
So, my life is cranking along, as usual, I hope yours is going well too. Happy Fall!

daily paintings available

"SOFT HOLLYHOCKS ON ADOBE"
6"X6"
DP #20

"THE WINDOW"

6"X6"

DP #21

daily painting #19

"THE HARVESTERS"

6X6"

SOLD

Another of my small daily paintings. This one shows a group of harvesters going about their day. I'm enchanted with the color combination - I think it looks kind of dreamy. Two more paintings to follow today.

daily painting available

"AUTUMN IN TAOS"

6"X6"

SOLD

My newest daily painting - this is from a photo I took in Taos last year during the annual hike in honor of one of my nephews. The colors last year were the most beautiful I had ever seen.

new daily painting #17

"SUNFLOWER VISTA"

6"X6"

SOLD

Wow, it has taken me two weeks to get my mojo back and feel like working again. I have rested, I have slept, I have worked out, I have done everything I can think of NOT to paint until the last possible minute. That minute was today! I got four paintings done.

This little daily painting is a wild sunflower growing on the mesa. I love the colors and the looseness of the brushstrokes. I am working on these little daily paintings in between Artfest work, so you may see one in a week or you may see three in a day! They will all have little Paypal buttons underneath, so if you see something you like, and want to snap it up, click on the button and follow the directions.