RAIN AND COOL WEATHER!

"Canyon Road Address"

Oil on Panel    6"x8"

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This was painted from a photo I took during a last-summer visit

to Santa Fe.

 

We had fabulous weather here last week!  One day we had an all-day

gentle rain, Saturday several soft showers, and even a nice rain last evening. 

Temperatures were in the low 80's all week......this while the

rest of the country was burning up.  We have such good weather

here in Las Cruces all during the year, and even on our seldom rainy days we 

enjoy beautiful white fluffy clouds against usually sunny, crisp New Mexico blue skies.

 

H.R.H. Lucie prefers to sleep on rainy days.  A walk outside in the rain

would muss her beautiful sleek hairdo. 

(Please don't tell her I showed this photo to you.......)

 

 

It's beginning to cloud over....another shower coming????

 

Stay tuned....... 

 

 



GUESS WHERE I'VE BEEN......

No where, that's where.  But I've had lots of great

company, and lots of great help getting my yard ready for

Spring and Summer.

 

To get back in the swing (and the palette), I decided to swing into Spring

with this floral painting in the "fractured" technique....

 

"Showgirl"

6"x8"     Oil on canvas board

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Lucie is recovering from the excitement of having friends in

the house to play with.  She says "hello....be back with you soon".

Her naps (morning, afternoon and evening) are all running together!

 

Stay tuned.....

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....