A NEW BEGINNING

Happy fourth of July!

We have had an extremely long heat wave here with no rain. At all. In forever. And that's bad because heat is extremely draining to me and I just want to lay around in a vegetative state. Which doesn't get any work done. Therefore, I'm going to force myself into the studio. Literally.

I'm also starting a new eating plan (more about that later too), which should be interesting.

I'm telling you all of this because if I put it out there in the open for everyone to see, it means I HAVE to actually do it.

SO, tomorrow starts a new work schedule for me:

Five paintings for One Artist Road Gallery

Two plein air painting for Millicent Rogers Museum

Nine small painting commissions

One gift commission

Two smaller long overdue commissions

An entry into a magazine contest

Six large pieces for the September Weems Uptown show

A start up of paintings for Artfest, which will also include some smaller $25 paintings, ornaments, calenders, note cards, etc. More about that later.

And I have several paintings to finish up for my friend and favorite collector.

And this is a big one: I'M STARTING DAILY PAINTINGS AGAIN!

Since I won't have loads of time for daily paintings in the next four months, I am offering a great deal for you:

The daily paintings will all be oil on hardboard, they will all be 6"x6" and 6"x8" and they will be only $85 each, with free shipping.
I don't want to put them up for auction, so I will have a Paypal button underneath and it will be a "first come-first serve, whoever likes the paintings best" type of thing.
I'm not fond of auctions, I know some people like them, and maybe I will start that on January 1, 2012, but here is the way I like to buy paintings - I see it, I see how much it is, I click on the Paypal button, and it's mine!
I don't have to wait seven days and try to outbid other people.
If you see one of my paintings and someone else gets it first, just email me, and I will replicate it for you for the same price, time permitting.
There will not be a painting every day, but look for them, they'll pop up several times a week.

Also, be sure to check out the new blog once I begin paintings for Artfest coming up in November. The site is: www.artfest2011.blogspot.com.

You will be able to see the Artfest paintings coming wet off the easel and I may offer a free prize for comments and feedback from time to time.

Oh, and just to make myself a little crazier, I am also starting a new blog appropriately called "WHATEVER." I don't know what I'll be writing about, probably ramblings, current events, art stuff, weight loss, things that tick me off, things that make me happy, book reviews, etc., you know, whatever!

I love to take photos but don't always think it's appropriate to post them on my official art blog. So I need an outlet and this will be it. Look for a link on the right side and you can follow along. I probably won't publicize it much. It will be "our" secret! www.deewhatever.blogspot.com

Thanks for putting up with me, watching my work, and I hope you keep watching. I don't expect you all to buy paintings, that would be crazy, but I do love meeting you, talking with you, and you guys all make me feel special. Thank you.

finished

"DAHLIA"

18"X18"

SOLD

commission in progress

SOLD

Also sold: 150 Challenge paintings:

#29 "A LITTLE VINO"

#100 "BLUE VASE"

SOLD

#30 CALLAS

#60 PURPLE IRIS

#6 BLANKET MEADOW

Madrid Show

"EARTH AND SKY"

8"X10"

"ROSES AT EL RANCHO"

8"X8"

"ABIQUIU CLOUDS"

8"X8"


These paintings will be part of a group exhibition opening the evening of July 2, 2011, at Johnson's Gallery in Madrid, New Mexico.

There are framed and are $250 each.

SOLD

#66, 91, 54. 115

Hello everyone -

I have listed all of the images for the available 150 Challenge paintings below. If you scroll down, you can see each painting with its number and title.

If you are interested in any of these paintings, they will be available for six more days.

Please email me at deesanchezart@hotmail.com or call Weems Gallery at 505-764-0302.

Thank you

#1 She Walks

#4 She's An Angel

#6 Blanket Meadow

#7 Spring Forest

#8 Summer Dance

#11 It's a Groove Thang

#24 Night Poppies

#27 Autumn Sunflowers

#28 Roses, Guadalupe Trail

#29 A Little Vino

#30 The Callas

#32 Spring Whimsy

#41 Valdez in Autumn

#46 Winter Day in Truchas

#53 Spring Flowers

#54 Gate at Cerrillos

#60 Los Lunas Autumn

#63 Los Poblanos Morning

#64 Blue Window

#66 Field of Poppies

#68 old Roses

#69 Blanketed Hill

#73 Lavender Fields

#74 Suns In The Canyon

#76 Just Spring

#78 Taos Near The Pueblo

#80 September Rain

#82 Spring Menagerie

#84 Jemez Aspens

#86 Vintage

#87 The Hillside

#88 Antique Store Hollyhocks

available 150 Challenge paintings

#90 Purple Iris

#91 Against the Red

#92 Trio III

#96 Soft Focus

#100 Blue Vase

available 150 Challenge paintings

#101 In the Grasses

#102 Garden Poppies

#103 Little Casitas

#107 Duet

#110 One Sun

available 150 Challenge paintings

#112 Sandia Spring

#114 Los Poblanos Garden

#115 Friends

#116 Sunny Skies

#119 My Sunset