NOCHECITA DE CHIMAYO – New Studio Edition Print

“NOCHECITA DE CHIMAYO” – Just published as a small-format Studio Edition print – 8″x10″; 9″x12″ – On Ultra Premium Presentation paper with Ultra Chrome Inks — hand-titled and hand-signed – $35.00, plus $5.00 S&H. To order, call my Taos Studio at (575)758-7454.

“SCENE FROM A SUNSET WALK” – UNDERPAINTING

9 June 2009 – WORK IN PROGRESS – “FROM A SUNSET WALK” – 8″x28″ Original Oil on Fine Belgian Linen. This underpainting has been drying for a little over a week – My painting medium has turpentine in it, so the oil sketch must be dry, otherwise the color would be picked up. Now I […]

“BEHIND ADOBE WALLS” – New Underpainting

1 June 2009 – “BEHIND ADOBE WALLS” – NEW 24×30″ Underpainting. FYI — While the large 48″x60″ underpainting “Donde Nace la Vida” is drying, I am spending this week “blocking in” several more canvases. Sitting at an easel for long periods to complete a painting is not easy — and there are days when I […]

“WILDERNESS ROAD” – STUDY

“WILDERNESS ROAD” – STUDY NEW 6″x8″ Original Oil on Italian Wood PanelFor price and availability e.mail or call my Taos Studio at(575) 758-7454

DONDE NACE LA VIDA – 48″x60″ UNDERPAINTING

“DONDE NACE LA VIDA” – New 48″x60″ Original Oil (Underpainting) – Here is the palette for the underpainting – using MG White with turpentine and mixing the colors. Sky: Davy’s Grey, Payne’s Grey, Cadmium Yellow. Middle ground: Cadmium Red, Yellow Ochre and Burnt Sienna. Trees & Foreground: Same colors as middle ground, adding Chrome Oxide […]

“DONDE NACE LA VIDA” – New 48″x60″ Oil Painting

“DONDE NACE LA VIDA” — Here is the “cartoon” for a new 48″x60″ Canvas — this begins a series of 12 large format oils titled “AMBIENTES” (Environments).I will attempt to journal every phase of this painting on this web log – would love to hear your feedback. DC

STARTING OVER –

ANOTHER NEW BEGINNING — The reception for the exhibit of my new paintings was Friday – and today I go into the studio with many, many blank canvases talking to me – “Paint me, paint me!” Unlike years past, this time I have a new “starting place” in my head. Normally, I would rest on […]