Donna Clair

Southwest Contemporary Artist

Author: Donna Clair

WORD PAINTINGS #147 – CELEBRATING STILLNESS

Studio #125 – BESIDE STILL WATERS (Rio Grande at Pilar, New Mexico) – NEW! 24″x30″ Original Oil on Belgian Linen, framed in gold with Linen Liner. Now available at McLarry Fine Art – Santa Fe. 4 December 2024 (Llano Quemado, New Mexico) – Oh my, hasn’t this been an interesting year? Felt numb after the […]

WORD PAINTINGS #146 – FEAR, UNCERTAINTY AND DOUBT

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) is a manipulative propaganda tactic used in sales, marketing, public relations, politics, polling, and cults. FUD is generally a strategy to influence perception by disseminating negative and dubious or false information, and is a manifestation of the appeal to fear – Wikipedia Even though cable newscasters tell us we have […]

WORD PAINTINGS #145 – – GONE TO SANCTUARY

Llano Quemado, New Mexico “Forward and backward I have gone and for me it has been an immense journey…..Perhaps there is no meaning in it at all, the thought went on inside of me,save that of the journey itself, so far as men can see. It has altered with the chances of life, and the […]

WORD PAINTINGS #144 – GUATEMALA 1991 PART V – TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES

                                    Bearers of Light – Easter 1991 -Chichicastenango, Guatemala  (How I Came to New Mexico and learned about Art and Life) – Had been angry with Anthony Bourdain ever since I heard the announcement of his suicide.  What a waste! He had it all.  Truth is he had seen it all and  finally the world […]

WORD PAINTINGS #143 – GUATEMALA 1991 PART IV – INCIDENTS AT COPAN

5 May 2024 (Llano Quemado, New Mexico) It is a mystery to me why this past Easter Season brought back so many vivid memories of my trip to Guatemala… the magnificent processions, the colorful village life, the ever present sense of danger. This past month I have read most of The Blindfold’s Eye by Sister […]

WORD PAINTINGS # 142 – GUATEMALA PART III – CIVIL WAR

The pace of this trip was exhausting. Prior to heading for the Friday Market in Solola and Lake Atitlan we had spent a night at Posada de Belen. Damp dark sleeping room – the courtyard where Sister Ortiz had been kidnapped – my first hint that this was far more than a photo trip for […]

WORD PAINTINGS #141 – GUATEMALA 1991 PART II – EASTER SUNDAY IN CHICHICASTENANGO

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“A dream is a wish your heart makes when you’re fast asleep”. Remembering that day in 1956 when teachers Ms. Schaefer and Ms. Flynn regaled my Spanish class with colorful stories of their trip to Guatemala. Their excitement about spending Easter Sunday in an exotic-sounding place called Chichicastenango was joyful!!! Chills, goosebumps, their excitement was […]

WORD PAINTINGS #140 – GUATEMALA 1991 – SEMANA SANTA PART I

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February 1991 – Listening to Joseph the Starwatcher while painting my Taos studio, I heard an ad from the Center for Anthropological Studies announcing a group trip through Guatemala. Having just sold a large canvas at my Santa Fe gallery, I thought “Aha, this is my chance to get some good photographs for a new […]

WINTER GIFTS 2023

 To Art Friends everywhere!  The original of this painting, WINTER GIFTS, was “adopted” by some great friends and very prolific art collectors years ago and still resides in a lovely home in Taos. The street in this painting is the main street in Truchas — I walked to the post office from my little adobe […]

GRACIAS A LA VIDA!!!!

  25 November 2023 (Llano Quemado, New Mexico) This painting is called “Our Daily Bread” and was completed in 2008….a wonderful day at Taos Pueblo with Santa Fe artist and good friend, Dan Bodelson. We bought that loaf of bread just as she was taking out of the horno and in minutes it was gone […]

OJO SARCO – NEW! 8″x10″ Original Oil

OJO SARCO (Ojo Sarco, N.M.) NEW! Study for a larger canvas – 8″x10″ Original Oil on linen panel, framed in gold with linen liner, free shipping – https://www.ebay.com/itm/155890502013

WORD PAINTINGS #139 – A MAGPIE FUNERAL ON SANTISTEVAN LANE

  WORD PAINTINGS #139 (How I Came to New Mexico and Learned about Art and Life) A MAGPIE FUNERAL ON SANTISTEVAN LANE 29 October 2023 (Llano Quemado, New Mexico) – 3AM Friday – Moonshadows on the wall in my bedroom – the Hunter’s Moon.  Lifted the shade and the brilliant orb, low on the horizon […]

DREAMKEPER (Study) – 12″x12 Original Oil

  DREAMKEEPER STUDY (Moonset 11/11/22 – Llano Quemado, N.M.) – 12″x12″ Original Oil on Linen canvas, custom framed – free shipping – https://www.ebay.com/itm/155389993132   Bring me all of your dreams You dreamer Bring me all of your Heart melodies That I may wrap them In a blue cloud cloth away from the too rough fingers […]

WORD PAINTINGS #138 – METAMORPHOSIS

WORD PAINTINGS #138  (How I Came to New Mexico and Learned about Art and Life)- METAMORPHOSIS …..   “Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life,the idea came to him of what he called ‘the love of your fate.’ Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell […]

WORD PAINTINGS #137 – SEPTEMBER SONG

WORD PAINTINGS #137 (How I Came to New Mexico and Learned About Art and Life) – SEPTEMBER SONG                  SEPTEMBER SONG (Vadito, New Mexico) – http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-donna-clair.html?page=1 1 September 1939 – The infamous day in history when Hitler invaded Gdansk, Poland.  Joined Ancestry last year and found that many of my relatives were born and lived […]

WORD PAINTINGS #136 – ART GODS AND LIFE ARROWS

      HOLY FAMILY WITH FOUR SAINTS AND A FEMALE DONOR – Antonio Rimpata 1509-1531 WORD PAINTINGS # 136 (How I Came to New Mexico and learned about Life and Art)  28 August 2023 – Art Gods and Life Arrows ! Reunion! How amazing that this image came back into my life after I saw the […]

WORD PAINTINGS #135 – STORMY WEATHER

WORD PAINTINGS #135 (How I came to New Mexico and Learned about Life and Art)   19 August 2023 (Llano Quemado, New Mexico) –  Remnants of a HURRICANE are headed our way!  The outer bands of rain are predicted for sometime tomorrow. The last major storm headed through Mexico and the California Coast 84 years […]

WORD PAINTINGS #134 – DREAMS OF DISTANT PLACES!

13 July 2023 (Llano Quemado, New Mexico)  As I approached the bedroom window this morning my little red fox streaked by in her hurry to go places! A huge layer of dark storm clouds hung over the distant mountains called Tres Orejas.  Across West Romero Road my neighbor released his flock of doves for their […]

AUTUMN FIELDS/VALDEZ – Large Studio Edition Print

AUTUMN FIELDS/VALDEZ – Large Studio Edition Print from original oil painting by Donna Clair on matte premium presentation paper. Hand-signed by the artist. 17″x22″ paper size. Enclosed in clear polyurethane envelope and mailed flat – https://www.ebay.com/itm/394772769007.

ADOBE WALLS/SANTA FE – Large Studio Edition Print

ADOBE WALLS – SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO – Large Studio Edition Print from a painting by Donna Clair, on premium presentation paper, enclosed in clear polyurethane envelope and mailed flat –https://www.ebay.com/itm/394772735317

SIESTA IN RED – Large Studio Edition Print

SIESTA IN RED – Large Studio Edition Print from a painting by Donna Clair, on premium presentation paper, enclosed in clear polyurethane envelope and mailed flat – https://www.ebay.com/itm/155684790644

WORD PAINTINGS #133 – WILDERNESS GATE

Word Paintings #133 (How I Came to New Mexico and learned about Art and Life) – WILDERNESS GATE 3 June 2023 – A peaceful sunny Saturday morning. Waking up from one of my “fugues” again, preparing to start early today.  Always feel a little guilty once I come out of this form of hibernation.  Some […]

STUDIO WORK TODAY! VARNISHING, SIGNING, FRAMING NEW PAINTINGS!!!

  6/29/23 – IN MY STUDIO TODAY – Varnishing, signing, framing small paintings – and DISTANT THUNDER – to be completed this weekend ( 24″x36″) oil at the top of the easel gets a new coat of many colors with some wild asters in the field!!! All paintings are posted to my Online Gallery – […]

COFRADIA (Antigua, Guatemala) – Large Studio Edition Print

COFRADIA (Easter Sunday – Santo Tomas Church – Antigua, Guatemala) – Large Studio Edition Print from original oil painting by Donna Clair on matte premium presentation paper. Hand-signed by the artist. 17″x22″ paper size. Enclosed in clear polyurethane envelope and mailed flat. https://www.ebay.com/itm/394644070457

PUESTA DEL SOL (RANCHITOS ROAD) – Large Studio Edition Print

PUESTA DEL SOL (Ranchitos Road – Taos, N.M.) Large Studio Edition Print from Original Donna Clair painting. 17″x22″ presentation matte paper, hand-signed, enclosed in clear polyurethane envelope and mailed flat. https://www.ebay.com/itm/394623436997

CALLECITAS DE CORDOVA – Large Studio Edition Print

CALLECITAS DE CORDOVA (Cordova, New Mexico) – Large Studio Edition Print from Original Donna Clair painting. 17″x22″ presentation matte paper, hand-signed, enclosed in clear polyurethane envelope and mailed flat. https://www.ebay.com/itm/394621348106

POPPY LOVE – Large Studio Edition Print

  POPPY LOVE (Taos, New Mexico) – Large Studio Edition Print from Original Donna Clair painting. 17″x22″ presentation matte paper, hand-signed, enclosed in clear polyurethane envelope and mailed flat. https://www.ebay.com/itm/394621309940

LAS TRAMPAS (New Mexico) – Large Studio Edition Print

LAS TRAMPAS (New Mexico) – Large Studio Edition Print from Original Donna clair painting. 17″x22″ presentation matte paper, hand-signed, enclosed in clear polyurethane envelope and mailed flat. https://www.ebay.com/itm/394619879841

WORD PAINTINGS #132 – ITS RAINING MEN!!

  WORD PAINTINGS # 132 (How I came to New Mexico and learned about Art and Life – ITS RAINING MEN!! 13 May 2023 – First thing Monday Morning Sheriff Montoya knocked on my door with some ominous-looking papers in his hand.  Whew – he wasn’t looking for me! Wrong house and got back into […]

TAKING THE SUN – Small Studio Edition Print

  TAKING THE SUN (Taos Pueblo, New Mexico) – Hand-signed small Studio Edition print on Premium Matte Presentation Paper. Mailed Flat –  https://www.ebay.com/itm/155532674820

WORD PAINTINGS #131 – UNCOMPETITIVE PURPOSEFULNESS

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          “NOCHECITA” (Trujillo Road – Llano Quemado, New Mexico) New! 8″x10″ Original Oil WORD PAINTINGS #131 (How I Came to New Mexico and learned about Art and Life!) – UNCOMPETITIVE PURPOSEFULNESS!!! 30 April 2023 – Saying Farewell to winter and “Hola” to Spring!  It is a quiet Sunday morning here on Llano Quemado.  Woke […]

NOCHECITA – New! 8″x10″ Original Oil

Studio #1123 – NOCHECITA (Trujilllo Road – Llano Quemado, New Mexico) – NEW! 8″x10″ Original Oil on Italian Linen panel, custom framed in gold with linen liner. Free shippng. https://www.ebay.com/itm/394597001014

EARLY MOONRISE AT TRUCHAS – Large Studio Edition Print

  EARLY MOONRISE AT TRUCHAS (Truchas, New Mexico) – Large hand-signed Studio Edition print on premium matte presentation paper – enclosed in clear polyurethane envelope and mailed flat – https://www.ebay.com/itm/394596694961 

YELLOW MUMS – Hand-signed Studio Edition Print -SOLD

YELLOW MUMS -Hand-signed Large Studio Edition Print on matte premium presentation paper – 22″x17″ sheet size – in clear polyurethane envelope, mailed flat – https://www.ebay.com/itm/394595137553 – SOLD 

LILAS DE TAOS – Prints, greeting cards, posters….

LILAS DE TAOS (Years ago in front of the Old Taos News on Ranchitos – old fellow walked past there every day!) – Prints, greeting cards, posters and many other great items at Fine Art America – https://fineartamerica.com/…/lilas-de-taos-donna-clair…

WORD PAINTINGS #130 – A CAUTIONARY TALE

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WORD PAINTINGS # 130 (How I Came to New Mexico and learned about Art and Life) – A CAUTIONARY TALE! Sometimes when we least expect it, Life Happens!! Had a fall last September (I slid rather ungracefully to my bedroom floor) – was unable to raise myself up.  The EMTs arrived and were concerned that […]

WAITING FOR SPRING (Taos, New Mexico) – New! 11″x14″ Original Oil

  HOT OFF THE EASEL! WAITING FOR SPRING (Taos, New Mexico) – NEW 11″X14″ Original Oil on Italian gessoed panel, custom framed – gold with linen liner – free shipping.https://www.ebay.com/itm/155446469542   Bought my old railroad station bench at a consignment shop for $90 – cast iron – takes two men to carry it. Sits proudly […]

ON THE ROAD – Prints, greeting cards……

ON THE ROAD (Another back road adventure in northern New Mexico) – Prints, greeting cards, posters and many other great items now available at Fine Art America – https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-donna-clair

DREAMKEEPER – NEW! 30″X30″ Original Oil

DREAMKEEPER – (Moonset over Tres Orejas from my bedroom window 11/11/22 – Llano Quemado, New Mexico) – 30″x30″ Original Oil on Belgian Linen – framed in gold with linen liner- https://www.ebay.com/itm/394477023015   Bring me all of your dreams You dreamer Bring me all of your Heart melodies That I may wrap them In a blue […]