Title

Turbulent Lands 2024 NM Masterworks Award

Size

15x25

Material

Oil

Price

$1300

Thrilled to hear that my entry into the prestigious annual 2024 Masterworks Show in New Mexico won Third Place in Oil/Acrylics. This is part of a new series of paintings in the Abstract Landscape category. I am trying to capture the feel of the texture of the land and the form of the cliffs all around us in New Mexico. Aspect Ratio: 1.67. Near Golden Mean (1.62). Capturing the shapes of the hills leading up to Los Alamos and the texture and the aged feeling of these ancient hills. These were visible to the World War II scientists on their way up to the Labs to work in secrecy to win the war and as Oppenheimer said, to stop future wars forever.

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Painted in the studio, based on several plein air works in the past couple of years. You can read a detailed account of the development of this painting on the Radical Impressionist: A Mathematician Paints' blog at: Anatomy of a Painting - Turbulent Lands .

Title

An Ancient Cottonwood

Size

12x12

Material

Oil

Price

$650

"En plein air" at the historic Los Luceros Ranch in NM with the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico at a Paint Along with Peggy Immel. An enjoyable time was had by all at this beautiful location. I shall return to paint these remarkable trees again!!!

Title

Abiquiu Cliff Abstraction,, PAPNM 2025 Award

Size

10x16

Material

Oil

Price

$600 NFS Yet

Won an arward in the National Show for the Plein Air Painters of NM!! Judge QIang Huang's comments:"This painting is unique. The asymmetric color shapes are on top of a symmetric geometrical pattern, showing a mathematical beauty." Will be showing at the Legends of the West Gallery in Santa Fe, July 12 - Aug 1. Painted "en plein Air" from atop the cliffs overlooking the Chama RIver above the Abiquiu Overlook. Golden Rectangle Dynamic Symmetry Armature.

Title

Chama River Hillsid

Size

11x14

Material

Oil

Price

$600

Plein air during the winter retreat at the Abiquiu Inn.

Title

Ghost Ranch Piedra Lumbre 2025 oil

Size

10x16

Material

Oil

Price

$600

Juried into the National Show for the Plein Air Painters of NM. Will be showing at the Legends of the West Gallery in Santa Fe, July 12 - Aug 1. "En plein air" 80 percent with studio touch-ups. Extensive use of straight edge tools such as a squeegee, Catalyst wedge and palette knife, plus brushes of course on site and in studio.The geological formations of the cliffs at Ghost Ranch lend themselves to abstraction considerations. 10x16, 1.6 aspect ratio, is near Golden Mean proportions (1.618...).

Title

Ghost Ranch Cabin PAPNM 2024 Award

Size

9x12

Material

Oil

Price

$550

Special Judge's Recognition Award.at the Paint New Mexico! Paint Out by Judge, Paul Murray. He commented on the design!! Look carefully; you can see some dynamic symmetry armature pencil lines!

En plein air. Painted during the Paint New Mexico! Paint Out.

Title

Ghost Ranch Cottonwood PAPNM SOLD 2024

Size

10x16

Material

Oil

Price

$600

Thrilled to learn that this painting sold at last night's ipening. Juried into the 16th National Show of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico. To be exhibited at the Legends of he West Gallery in Santa Fe, Aug 31-Sep 30 2024. I

Title

Los Alamos Hills Impression

Size

10x16

Material

Oil

Price

$600

Available at the Karen Wray Gallery: - (505) 660-6382 www.karenwrayfineart.com.
Continuing the series of the hills and cliffs of New Mexico.

Title

Spring at Ghost Ranch

Size

10x16

Material

Oil

Price

$600

Available at the Karen Wray Gallery - (505) 660-6382 : www.karenwrayfineart.com.
En plein air. The views of the cliffs around Ghost Ranch are amazing. It's hard to decide what to paint. For this view, I liked the feeling of the sun raking over the nearby hillside.

Title

Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the Winter 10x16

Size

10x16

Material

Oil

Price

$600

I"En plein air" from the WW II Internment Camp Monument Park in Santa Fe while the snow was still on the mountains (Feb). Near golden mean proportions.

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Title

Turbulent Lands I Sold 2024

Size

10x16

Material

Oil

Price

$600

Sold by the Karen Wray Gallery Jun 1, - (505) 660-6382 : www.karenwrayfineart.com.
On the road to Los Alamos. The road is lined with canyons and cliffs, a beautiful welcome to Los Alamos. One can see fusion at work with the sun illuminating this turbulent landscape. Circumstances prevented me from painting this in the field, but I spent much time thinking about the proportion and the subject based on photographs I took of the cliffs going up to Los Alamos. You can read a detailed account of the development of this painting on the Radical Impressionist: A Mathematician Paints' blog at: Painting in Los Alamos .

Link to Painting Armature =>

I have continued producing paintings of this scene, "En plein air" and in the studio, and submitted a larger, more abstract version to a prestigious show in New Mexico, the Masterworks Show. And it won Third Place in the oil/acrylic division. This might be an example of how plein air and studio works inform each other.

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From the KarenWrayFineArt Gallery: "SOLD !! "Turbulent Lands I" was purchased this week by a wonderful customer, and we are thrilled! Karen (@karenlailahalbert) is a new artist to the gallery, and if you haven't yet seen her landscapes, we invite you to come in and check out her original oil paintings. She is a mathematician, and she is also an active member of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico. Thank you to our customer, and a big congrats to Karen! We're open today until 4, and Saturdays 10-4. Look for our yellow sign on Central Avenue! in Los Alamos. Turbulent Lands I, 10x16, Oil."