October 1st, 2015
I was so pleased to be able to meet Natalie Featherston last Friday at her opening at Meyer East Gallery on famed Canyon Road in Santa Fe. I have admired her work for years for its quirky, joyful celebration of different realms of art: innocent childish art and sophisticated professional work. Her trompe-l’oeil style is […]
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August 27th, 2013
Georgia O’Keeffe painted Pedernal many times. Her presence dominates this valley, just as the the mountain itself oversees her home of many years at the Ghost Ranch. Ms. O’Keeffe is quoted as saying: “God said if I painted it enough, I could have it.—Georgia O’Keeffe. She was talking about Pedernal. Her ashes were scattered on […]
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September 17th, 2012
There I was in Jackson, Wyoming visiting galleries. As I wandered through many wonderful rooms full of interesting art, I came upon paintings with a very familiar energy. The brush strokes and imagery looked much like paintings by Lyn St. Clair, who I hadn’t seen in nearly a decade. It was a wonderful surprise to […]
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November 6th, 2011
I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do. – Georgia O’Keeffe The days you work are the best days. – Georgia O’Keeffe Last night we made a visit to see the work of an old friend, Ms. […]
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September 20th, 2011
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. –Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior & orator There are moments when art just reaches out and grabs you […]
Posted in Art, Art exhibit, Blue Rain Gallery, Carson. New Mexico, Chaco Canyon, chaco canyon national monument, Doug West, Landscape painting, Native American, oil painting, Plein air painting, Pueblo Culture, quiet contemplation, Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM | 2 Comments »
September 4th, 2011
“I want the viewer to walk away having felt something.” – Linda St. Clair I recently visited the studio of artist Linda St. Clair in Santa Fe, New Mexico. What a delight! Her airy studio is a sky-lit space filled with color and energy. Linda paints animals of all sorts and sizes, furry and feathered. […]
Posted in Acrylic, Art, Art Collecting, Art technique, Canyon Road, Creativity, Gallery 203b, Linda St. Clair, Liza Myers, Liza Myers Gallery, oil painting, painting, Ravens, Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM, Southwest Art, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
September 4th, 2011
“I want the viewer to walk away having felt something.” – Linda St. Clair I recently visited the studio of artist Linda St. Clair in Santa Fe, New Mexico. What a delight! Her airy studio is a sky-lit space filled with color and energy. Linda paints animals of all sorts and sizes, furry and feathered. […]
Posted in Acrylic, Art, Art Collecting, Art technique, Canyon Road, Creativity, Gallery 203b, Linda St. Clair, Liza Myers, Liza Myers Gallery, oil painting, painting, Ravens, Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM, Southwest Art, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
July 12th, 2010
Not all those who wander are lost. JRR Tolkein ART is always my destination. Enroute to a wedding celebration, we traveled down the eastern edge of this continent this weekend. Saturday was spent almost entirely on a pilgrimage to the Brandywine Museum: the home, studio and museum of NC and Andrew Wyeth. What a dynamically […]
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