Kiwis have such a wonderful taste and such a great moist-looking interior. This is one of my “stacked fruit” series. Stacking objects in the composition gives some, like this one, an almost figurative quality. This kiwi sits atop a random cork I found in my studio. Oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 inches. […]
Desert willow blooms with onion
A desert willow popped up in our yard a year ago and this year has been loaded with blossoms all summer long. I’ve really been enjoying it since I can see it outside my studio door. The super thin leaves go well with the chrysanthemum design on the ginger jar. Here’s the setup. The lilac […]
Pear on brass candlestick
This is a painting I did a while ago and today I repainted it. It’s not significantly different but I deepened and grayed some colors and darkened the background and I like it much better now. It’s part of my “stacked fruit” series. I love painting pears because they have such wonderful skin tones. They’re […]
Tiger Lily
So I thought I’d do Leslie Saeta’s 30 in 30 challenge again. That’s 30 paintings in 30 days. I knew I wouldn’t be able to do 30 since I have too many other larger pieces I need to finish on deadline, but I’ll post when I can do one. This is one I did of […]
Oil Painting and Professional Development classes
This fall I’ll once again be offering painting classes at my studio. You can see the details by clicking the classes tab in the left sidebar. OIL PAINTING beginning to advanced, will be on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:00pm. Space is limited so enroll soon. Beginners will paint from observation and more advanced students will paint according to their needs […]
Two mallards and three lemons
I recently finished this painting of two mallard duck planters with a bird nest on top. Much of my work revolves around looking at material representations of the natural world, one aspect of how we relate to and represent nature in our culture. Lately, I’ve been working with ceramic animal planters, mostly because it’s easy […]
My summer painting class
Last Friday, I finished teaching a beginning painting class during the summer session at NMSU. Fourteen students enrolled but 4 never showed and we lost two more due to unforseen health issues. Because it was a small and intimate class, the students became much friendlier and chatty with each other earlier on in the semester than […]
And the free print contest winner is…
The free print contest winner is Cody Jimenez, a fellow NM artist (which saves me the postage). So, congratulations Cody and thanks to all who participated in the print contest by signing up to my list. If you have ideas for other contests please give me your suggestions in the comments. I put the names […]
White rabbit with apricots
White Rabbit with Apricots, oil on panel, 14×11 in. Today is the last day to sign up for the free print contest. You can sign up using the form in the sidebar or click here. This is the painting featured in my monthly newsletter which you also get for signing-up. I’m featuring in-progress images of […]
Enter to win a print of my artwork
I’m running a contest to win a print of my artwork, Designer Des(s)ert bunnies, to build interest in my newly launched newsletter. To be eligible, you must sign-up by 31 July. I’ll announce the winner on this blog and in the August 15th newsletter. There are three ways to enter Subscribe to my email newsletter by […]
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I delayed for the longest starting a studio news letter because of the associations I have with the word ‘newsletter’ which conjure up memories of my mother doing the church bulletin on a mimeograph machine and later a spirit duplicator or ditto machine (yes, I am old enough to remember them). It was not exciting looking. […]
Learn to paint. It’s the cool thing to do!
Summer classes are starting this week. Oil Painting – beginning to advanced All skill levels – Ages 16-and up Wednesdays – 6:30-9:00pm My summer oil painting class will start tomorrow. This is a studio class for learning and practicing the fundamentals of painting from observation in oil. The class is ongoing with monthly enrollment, so […]