Title

Georgia's Red Hills8x16

Size

8x16

Price

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Georgia O'Keeffe's hills in her back yard.

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Title

Chromatic Lands II 8x10

Size

8x10

Price

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The aspens above Santa Fe are glorious during the fall and are part of my continuing series to capture fall color. One of the most important points is for the viewer's eye to travel around the painting. Chromatic Lands II encourages the viewer to follow the foreground tree line up to the upper right clouds and then, follow down and around the painting.

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Title

Land Abstraction V 12x16

Size

12x16

Price

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The colors of the southwest landscape.

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Title

Luminous Lands I 12x19

Size

12x19

Price

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First phase of the painting: flat color blocks, with brighter colors in the foreground. Then the colors were modified with lighter or grayer colors to show form. The overall intent was to show how light illuminates the southwest as if the sun is infusing the land with its light and power. The eternal question to ask: is the viewer’s eye drawn around the painting. Another question to ask is: is there a resting point? The sky is a good restful area to pause for a few moments.


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Title

Luminous Lands III 9x12

Size

9x12

Price

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The light illuminates the cliffs and land of the Southwest.

Dynamic Symmetry Grid with Added Rabatment lines.The intent was that the upper right cliff ‘polar’ point would be the focal point, the left part of the right line of cliffs. A main diagonal leads up to this cliff. The bushes along the hillside seem to lead up to this point also, as do the bushes at the bottom of the left-hand group of cliffs. Also, the top of the left-hand mountain ridge leads down to this focal point, especially as a curve was introduced that brings the eye down toward the focal point.

Anatomy of a Painting .

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Title

Luminous Lands IV 8x16

Size

8x16

Price

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Light illuminates the lands of New Mexico..The original title of this painting was "On Golden Path" to emphasize how the golden path leads the eye around the painting. The trees were made intentionally dark to put the mountains into the distance, illustrating the effect of atmospheric perspective.

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Title

Turbulent Lands VI 11x14

Size

11x14

Price

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Natural geological formations result in patterns that attract the viewer. These striation patterns appear throughout the cliffs around Abiquiu, Ghost Ranch and the Chama River in northern New Mexico, forming a natural landmark on a par with the most spectacular of the world.

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Title

Turbulent Waters I 12x16

Size

12x16

Price

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Fond memories of many walks along rivers and creeks seeing the turbulence in the waters and listening to the sounds. I like the 's-shape', zig-zag of the river/waterfall to help draw the viewer's eye around the painting. The ripples of the water also keep the viewer's eye moving. The brightness of the waterfall makes it a natural focal point (area).

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Title

Turbulent Waters II 12x19

Size

12x19

Price

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Larger studio work based on an award-winning "en plein air" painting, titled Santa Fe River Turbulence. Painted after the storms when the water was flowing. The river runs along Alameda Drive near Canyon Road. An understanding of turbulence is one of the great unsolved problems in Physics/Mathematics.

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Title

Turbulent Waters III 9x12

Size

9x12

Price

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Ah to be in the refreshing water splashing in the waterfall in the middle of the woods!

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Title

Turbulent Winds III 12x16

Size

12x16

Price

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The growth of trees is so intriguing, which makes them natural candidates for painting. Capturing the feeling and sound of the wind as it moves through the trees is part of the joy of plein air painting.

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Title

Taos Gorge Fusion 20x16

Size

20x16

Price

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As light rakes across the Gorge we can see the power of the sun; we witness the effects of fusion. As water flows through the depths of its canyons, we marvel at this moment in time as we witness the creation of and the ongoing beauty of the Gorge. The configuration of the gorge has inspired artists for generations. The composition possibilities are endless. The natural power evident in this gorge illustrates the magnificence of science in nature, from the fractal curves in the fissures to the explosive power that took place in its formation and continues to this day. Has the sun's fusion contributed to the gorge's power? One of a series of Taos Gorge paintings juxtaposed against the Taos Mountains.

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Title

Taos Gorge Nightfall 20x16

Size

20x16

Price

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ITaos Gorge is one of New Mexico's iconic landmarks. The inspiration for this series of paintings came from a plein air piece painted during a storm. The lighting was unusual, leading to many possibilities for capturing this scene.

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Title

Ashley Pond II 9x12

Size

9x12

Price

$500

First pleln air of Ashley Pond during the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Paint Out in Los Alamos. I enjoyed painting at the pond during the very hot days.

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Title

Las Campanas II 10x16

Size

10x16

Price

$600

Golden rectangle proportions, i=Impression of the golf course at Las Campanas.

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Title

Camino la Tierra 9x12 PAPNM 2023

Size

9x12 Aspect Ratio 4:3

Price

$500

Exhibited in the National Juried Members' Show for the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico. at the Legends of the West Gallery in Santa Fe, Sept 2 - 16, 2023. Plein air near my home with the Santa Fe Pleinarians. Title changed and slight modifications made.

Link to the Painting with Armature.

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Title

Rural New Mexico 12x16

Size

12x16

Price

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IEn plein air near the Santa Fe Airport, toward the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with early snow capped peaks.

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