30″x40″ ABOVE THE VALLEY OIL PAINTING – SOLD
“ABOVE THE VALLEY” (LLANO SAN JUAN DE NEPOMUSENO) 30″x40″ Original Oil – SOLD
48″x48″ POPPY LOVE GRANDE! NEW Original Oil Painting
11/19/10 – “POPPY LOVE GRANDE!” NEW 48″x48″ Original Oil on Belgian Linen –Just completed today, this painting will be featured as a full page ad in the 2011 Wingspread Collector’s Guide. The glazed version of this painting is featured below — the background will give you a fair idea of the size of this piece. […]
GRACIAS A LA VIDA!
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” Thornton Wilder Happy Thanksgiving to all! DC
PLACITA IN WINTER 30″x60″ Varnished and Framed (S0LD)
“PLACITA IN WINTER” – SOLD 30″x60″ Orig. Oil on Belgian Linen Framed in Gold with Linen Liner 38″x68″ Framed Size
24″x24″ “HONDO VALLEY” – Work in Progress, Orig. Oil Painting
11/15/2010 – 24″x24″ – “HONDO VALLEY” – Original Oil Painting on Belgian Linen, Work in Progress. All colors mixed with MG White. Sky: Dioxazine Purple, some Rose Red. Mountains: Thalo Blue, Indanthrone Blue. Middle Ground: Chrome Oxide Green and Cadmium Yellow. Foreground: Same combination, leaning more to Chrome Oxide Green and adding some Prussian Blue.
30″x60″ “PLACITA IN WINTER” – Original Oil
“PLACITA IN WINTER” 30″x60″ Original Oil on Belgian Linen Framed in Gold with Linen Liner
SUNDAY MORNING SURPRISE!!
10/31/10 – 10AM – TAOS MOUNTAIN BALLOON RALLY! Surprise drop in visitors in my neighbors yard — UP UP AND AWAAAY! I LOVE SURPRISES!
30″x60″ PLACITA IN WINTER – STEP 2 – UNDERPAINTING
30″x60″ PLACITA IN WINTER (Work in Progress – Underpainting) — Color notes: Most of the color mixtures are done using MG Fast Drying White. Sky: Payne’s Grey, Prussian Blue. Mountains: Combinations of Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna as darkest colors; lighter shades with Chrome Oxide Green Opaque and Yellow Ochre. Snow: Lightest areas MG mixed […]
30″x60″ PLACITA IN WINTER – STEP 1 – OIL SKETCH
Step #2 – Using study and photos as guides, oil sketch with Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna. Let dry to the touch. The next step is the underpainting – MG Fast Drying White with basic pastel colors.
30″x60″ PLACITA IN WINTER, WORK IN PROGRESS
Portrait quality canvas, custom stretched. Three coats of gesso tinted with Payne’s Grey; let dry for about ten days before painting. Light sketch okay.
