my new best friend...

Okay, I know I'm going crazy getting ready for Artfest, but a friend put this video on facebook and even though I'm a dog person, this cat and I could hang.....

untitled - 30x24

Artfest works in progress...

one poppy - untitled 12x9

clouds on the way to Santa Fe - untitled 24x48

Rio Grande Gorge, Taos

newspaper photo

Hi guys, here is the one of the photos in the newspaper article. It's weird, seeing myself, because usually I'm the one behind the camera or camcorder. And smiling!

works in progress, Weems show...

"GOLDEN MESA"

30"X40"

"OVERCAST, VALDEZ"

16"X12"

"FALL COLORS, BLUEBERRY HILL"

10"X10"

Good morning everyone! It's very hard to post daily when I am in the painting zone for Artfest, so these next few days, you will probably see lots of paintings posted at once.

If you didn't get the Sunday morning paper, please do! There is a fantastic article written by David Steinberg about me, my paintings, and Artfest. It is wonderful and I thank him so much for doing such a thoughtful piece. They said they would make me look smart and sound smart and I pretty much think they did....just sayin'.

I have SO many things to do between now and Friday when the show opens. A 30x40 painting to complete, three 24x30s to finish, and lots of small paintings - I love to save those until the very end so I can paint every subject I didn't get to, it is just a wild ride to the finish! I have 300 magnets to create, an inventory list to make, a mad gathering of supplies; lights, rugs, signs, tables, twinkle lights, and all of the tiny little things that are so eay to forget. Things like sales books, pens, stapler, screws, drill, wire, tape, hammer, postcards, etc.

I want to invite you all to the show. I really feel like this is MY year. All my hard work for the last eight years has paid off. I am relaxed, I am balanced. I have lost 50 pounds ( well, close anyway!), and I want to relax, meet all my old friends, make some new ones, and just have fun at the wonderful, magical venue that is Weems Artfest. Love you all.

Oh, and scroll down for more paintings!

new works in progress for show

"ABOUT THE SKY"

16"x16"

"TREELINE, RIM ROAD"

12"x9"

"IN THE IRIS"

16"X12"

Taos - work in progress

10"x10"

This painting is a square even though it doesn't read that way - I just stuck it in the scanner real quick to get an impression. This is a view of the valley along Blueberry Hill in Taos. If you take the shortcut around town to Arroyo Seco, this is the way you would go. Beautiful contrasts and lots of fields. I am really working now and am going to try to post everything I've done so far, maybe over the weekend.

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE A FREE POSTCARD TO THE SHOW, PLEASE EMAIL WITH YOUR ADDRESS TO:

seesanchezart@hotmail.com

untitled

5"x5"

A sweet little sunset, a few lines, no varnish yet.

new smalls...

"IN PURPLE"

5"X5"

"RED SUNSET"

5"X7"

"ONE"

5"X5"

Wow, yesterday was crazy. I spent all day until almost midnight addressing postcards and I am still not done. This morning I am mailing everything I have so far, then I will continue on until I have them all ready to send out. I'm also making magnets (over 200), which will take up a good part of my day. I will be finishing up my dancers, a rooster in a lavender fields, two big red poppies, and then I'll see where I'm at. Someone has requested that I paint a vertical sunflower field, so I'll block that in tonight or tomorrow. In the morning, I will take an inventory, see how many paintings I have, what subjects, and how many more I think I can do and what subjects I'm missing that I want to include. I want to include EVERYTHING! Oh, and I am headed to Curves, can't forget the workout, especially since I ate a bunch of Halloween candy. We only had three groups of trick-or-treaters, about 22 total. I expected way more, but I think the local community center had a carnival this weekend, so maybe they were "candied" out. Anyway, more later, Artfest is only 10 days away!

artfest paintings

"EVENING SUNS"

5"X7"

"LITTLE BOUQUET"

7"X5"

I have finished 11 paintings in the last two days! Most of them are middle-sized canvases, but a couple of these are cute smaller pieces. I will post quite a few paintings during the next 11 days and I may not even get to all of the paintings I will have at the show. That just means you'll have to come and see them all!

Baby, it's cold outside..

Okay, I admit it, I copied this off of one of my friend's facebook posts. This is too cute! It reminds me of my mom, my grandma, and my aunt, who were all afraid to go outside without their "head scarf" in place, even though their hair was done up in the over-plastered helmet head so popular in the day. I like the one in the middle with the little leopard outfit. Have a good day everyone, I will be working like crazy....

getting close

Isn't this beautiful? The reddish orange of the bushes and trees against the two versions of blue on the cool old cars. Another day in Taos!

I'm sorry I haven't been able to post much but this is the busiest time for me. Painting, lining, organizing, signing posters, picking up, buying, addressing postcards, etc. I haven't even been able to keep up with my posting of paintings on my Artfest 2010 blog. I'm hoping to get all of that updated before the show, so you can see everything. So anyway, bear with me and know that I am working really hard right now and also trying to stay balanced with exercise and not go totally crazy like I usually do. More tomorrow. Hopefully.

For Sherry - hope this size is better!

more Taos...

El Salto peak covered in clouds with a small patch of sunlight at the bottom

A descanso right by the main road in Taos in El Prado

Two horses living in paradise!

UPDATE
I am painting furiously for Artfest. I have several paintings completed and am trying to finish up all of the large canvases so I can get to the smaller ones. Of the large ones left, I have two 30x40, one 24x48, three 24x30, and one 24x24 left. I have some really dramatic sunset photos that I want to use for a few of those.
Only a couple of weeks left, I have SO much more I want to do. It never feels like there's enough time to complete everything.
So, how is everyone out there? Ready for Halloween? I got a pumpkin last week, it's cute and has the curliest little stem. It looks like a little piglet's tail. I also bought some orange little twinkle lights and got Halloween candy yesterday. Let's see if it lasts until Halloween....
I want to thank you all for your comments and feedback and mostly your support through this past year. Without my daily blog and my ability to connect with my "watchers" I would feel lost! I thank those who have encouraged me in my weight loss endeavors. I've lost 50 pounds and have stalled in my weight loss. mostly because of the stress of getting ready for the show. After the show is over, I will continue on. I am keeping up with my exercise and trying to meditate though, so that helps. So anyway, the postcards are at the printer and I will get them addressed and ready to mail this weekend, so look for that in your mailbox. I will also be giving away a small painting at the show, so hopefully that will teast you into coming.....

no time to write now but a few photos of Taos.....

Valdez - this is the valley in Arroyo Seco right next to the Taos Ski Valley Road. Incredible colors.

Not edited yet - but the color was fantastic. This was taken from the window while I was driving. Orange red brush and two horses on the Taos Indian reservation.

This was part if the hike. The hikers hit rain, hail, and snow. About six made it to the top. This is about 3/4 of the way up and everyone always says that this is the most grueling hike they've ever done. These rocks are perilous and steep. It looks like something from another world!
I will write more tomorrow....

oh, and one more

This is the Sandias from my favorite cornfield in Corrales. The field is empty and has been plowed. I love the clouds over the mountains and can you see the patch of sunlight that is illumintaing the house and surrounding trees? I think a portion of this could become a painting. Maybe move up the fenceposts to the edge of the field and delete the road.....

Scroll down for more Corrales photos.

more photos from Corrales

The ghosts of Corrales! This was one of the homes I passed when I was in the village
yesterday. They look like little carolers, but spookier.

Two farmers discussing where to put the tractor (I guess).

The Rio Grande River by my house.....the trees are starting to turn.

They came to do an interview about the poster and Artfest from the Albuquerque Journal yesterday. I told the reporter and photographer that I hoped I was actually smarter than what I thought I sounded like. He said the photographer was there to make me "look" smart and he was there to make me "sound" smart. I hope they do their respective jobs! Lots more photos coming from a new place.....

Corrales

I went to have lunch in Corrales today and it is So pretty there this time of year. First off, on the way in, they have a vendor selling watermelons that are "blessed by Jesus." I wonder what happens if you eat an unblessed watermelon? hmm.

This photo was of a big scarecrow guy sitting on top of a building. All of the businesses have scarecrows, pumpkins, and other decorations up everywhere. I have a few more photos I'll post later. I wanted to just spend the day there, enjoying the colors and the feeling of fall.

These are two new works in progress. Boy you can tell I was using the same color palette on both of them. They are 12"x16" and I am LOVING getting into these smaller works. I still have large paintings to finish but this is fun fun fun!


I will have some new photos to show you next week and I'm hoping that quite a few of them will turn into paintings. Only about three weeks to go now before Artfest. I am IN THE ZONE!


This is a canyon near Abiquiu. SOLD





This is Georgia O'Keefe's Pedernal that she loved so much. SOLD