DREAM BIG

"Dream Big"

6"x8"     Oil     $95.00

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"Dreaming Big" is exactly what I was doing in I attempting the "fracturing

technique".  It was inspired by Julie Ford Oliver, and captured in 

her video ArtByte on the Daily Paintworks website. 

Challenging it was, but fun, so I'll try it again. 

Julie is a long-time friend, mentor, and fellow member of

the Southern New Mexico Art Guild here in Las Cruces.....

and outstanding artist.

 

Lucie has been like this pretty much ever since our grandchildren

left here to return home on Monday......

(she's going to be unhappy with me for showing you this).

 

Back soon.....stay tuned.....



SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE

 

"Rooftops of San Miguel" (study)

6"x8"     Oil     $95.00

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This is the study of a larger painting I have in the works.  You're on the roof of a villa in San Miguel where we spent a week for the wedding of my granddaughter.  The wedding was also held here in the villa.  Perched on the side of a hill, the views were fabulous, and I was taken with the unusual view of the rooftops.

 

"San Miguel Window"

8"x6"     Oil     $95.00

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I love San Miguel.  Everything about this beautiful village inspires me to paint....doors, windows, street scenes, people, flowers.....and more.  I look forward to returning.

 

"La Entrada"

6"x8"     Oil     $95.00

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This is the entrance of a home we rented in San Miguel.  It was breathtakingly beautiful, and charming at the same time, which sounds confusing, but it was truly a treat to stay there.  It came equipped with a gardener, housekeeper, and a cook, who shopped for fresh food at the market each morning and prepared breakfast, lunch, and left a prepared supper before she departed in the early afternoon.  What a life!

 

As you may have guessed by now, I'm way behind on posting to my blog.  Here is

 the reason....Winslow (6+) and Story (3), great-grands from Austin, and it was a good thing!

They brought their dad, grandfather, an aunt, a great-aunt, and two cousins....

 

As you can guess, Lucie stayed under the bed!

 

Stay tuned.....we'll take a trip to another location next time....

 



MISTY MORNING AT PRUDE RANCH

"Misty Morning at Prude Ranch"

Oil     6"x8"     $95.00

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Are there any Prude Ranch lovers out there?  Well, y'all, if you don't

know about it you should!  Prude Guest Ranch is located close to Fort Davis in

far West Texas.  You can spend the weekend or more riding horses, chowing down

on great food, and swimming in the indoor pool. You can visit the observatory for

a "Star Party", shop in town, visit Big Bend, Marfa and Terlingua, 

check out the "Milky Way" (the stars are brighter in Texas!)

or just chill out in that beautiful country. 

Tell my granddaughter, Kelly, I sent you....she's the head wrangler there.

 

Summertime brings kids from all over the country (there have even been some

from France) to learn to ride horses, rope, dance, and a myriad of

other activities. Click here to visit their website.

 

Our daughter Evin sent this cartoon.....asked if this was Lucie....

I say "YES" on all, except #6....she doesn't do that.

 

Stay tuned.......



"SPRING SHOW", and "THIS IS NEW MEXICO"

These two small paintings have been added to my website, and

also to my Daily Paintworks Gallery:

 

"Spring Show"

Oil     6"x8"     $95.00

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Every Spring, the cactus on my patio puts on this show, with beautiful

colors and lots of blooms.

 

"This is New Mexico"

Oil     6"x8"     $95.00

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This is between Santa Fe and Taos, but could be many places in New Mexico.

 

Happy Sunday.....stay tuned......

 



"MESILLA MORNING"

"Mesilla Morning"

Oil     6"x8"

$95.00

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I've been posting a painting a day to my new Daily Paintworks Gallery,

including this one, which I painted today.  I'm hoping

to return to painting a small piece each day.  I think that exercise has given me

an opportunity to try some new things, work with other colors, and

do studies on some subjects on which I've been wanting to work

for awhile.

 

There have been some nice days recently, so Lucie and I can get

outside in the sunshine.  As long as Lucie can get out (that also translates to

 

"get her way"), she doesn't care how much time I spend in the studio!

 

Stay tuned........ 

 



"LA REINA"

"La Reina"

Oil     8"x6"

$95.00

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I submitted this painting today to the Daily Paintworks Challenge.  Actually, this was last week's challenge, so I'll be getting busy on the subject for this week.....an historical building.

 

Stay tuned......

I'M ON WWW.DAILY PAINTWORKS.COM

Today, I joined Daily Paintworks, an online gallery of artists,

 where I'll be posting my small works for sale.  In my next blog, I hope to be able

to create the link so you can go directly to my gallery page there.  

Meanwhile, this is a test, and if it works, they'll pull this image and the

corresponding information, and it will appear for purchase tomorrow 

on my page on their site.

 

"Wildflowers at El Monte Sagrado"

Oil on canvas board, 6"x8"

$95.00

 

I'll keep you posted as I learn more.  (Lucie thinks I'm nutz for doing this...

At this moment, I think she's right!).

 

Stay tuned.......

 

CREATING COLLAGES

Well, I did it......I created a collage.  There are several sites online that

can be used to create collages, and I think I selected the most difficult!

HOWEVER, after having my nose pressed against the monitor for

more time than I want to confess, I did it!  Time and trial will only tell if I

can succeed again.

 

Anyway, here is a collage (yea!) of a few of the pieces I painted

during the "30 Paintings in 30" Days Challenge. 

It is my plan this weekend to begin posting my work for purchase

on the Daily Paintworks website.  As soon as I have a link

for that, I'll post it here.....I hope you'll check it out. 

 

Stay tuned...... 



MY NEW WEBSITE.....

I usually love challenges, but this past weekend has been a real techy challenge!

I now have my new website up and running, tho not complete yet.

I welcome critique, so please click here, come back

(or email me, KSquiresStudio@comcast.net)

and let me know what you think.  The "Blog" button on the website

will bring you right back. 

For those who don't know, you can click on the title of today's blog....

in this case "MY NEW WEBSITE" on the email copy of the post you receive

in your inbox.  That will take you to the actual version of today's post, and you can 

add your comments in the space provided at the bottom. (I'm a "newby",

so it took me awhile to figure that out!) 

 

Can anyone out there tell me how to link my blogger blog to my Facebook Page???

So far, I've given up on that for now....too much time spent unsuccessfully.

Back to painting today....

 

Just to add a bit of color, this is a painting I did of Lucie in her favorite position!

 

 

Stay tuned (and let me hear from you).....