Title

Chama Red Hills 10x16 PAPNM 2024

Size

10x16

Price

$600

En plein air. Painted on the edge from the side of the Chama River Overlook On exhibit with the Santa Fe Pleinarians at Joe's Dining and Art on Rodeo Road in Santa Fe, July-December, 204

Title

Cliff Abstraction 18x24

Size

18x24

Price

$1500

Available at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery - (505) 660-6382: www.karenwrayfineart.com.
Capturing the texture and the chroma of the cliffs of New Mexico. Tools used: squeegee, painters' trowel, Catalyst wedge, palette knives and paint brushes.

Title

Tubulent Lands 15x25 2024 NM Masterworks Award

Size

15x25

Price

$1300

Available at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery: - (505) 660-6382 www.karenwrayfineart.com.
Juried into the 2024 New Mexico Masterworks Exhibit: Mar 22-Apr 14. Thrilled to hear that my entry into the prestigious annual 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

Ghost Ranch Cottonwood 10x16 PAPNM 2024

Size

10x16

Price

$600

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

Chromatic Lands I 8x10

Size

8x10

Price

$450

Available at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery - (505) 660-6382 : www.karenwrayfineart.com.
In this painting, the darker ‘path’ is an s-shape leading to the cliff in the distance. This is a well- known device to lead the viewer’s eye to a focal point. Chromatic Lands I is a favorite painting due to its range of colors and its textures.


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Title

Land Abstraction I 8x13

Size

8x13

Price

$850

Available at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery - (505) 660-6382 : www.karenwrayfineart.com.
BREAK-THROUGH new painting. Juried into the 2024 New Mexico Masterworks Exhibit: Mar 22-Apr 14. Abstracting the land in New Mexico:

Land Abstraction I had its origin in another painting; I wasn’t happy with it so I used a squeegee to restate straight edges, applying dappled color while doing so. I liked the result and retitled the painting to incorporate “abstract”. Visit my blog post on the development details of this painting: Anatomy of Land Abstraction I .

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Title

Dawn - Los Alamos 10x16

Size

10x16

Price

$600

Available at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery. - (505) 660-6382 www.karenwrayfineart.com.

"En plein air" at dawn on the road to Los Alamos. I've enjoyed painting the cliffs at many times of day, either "en plein air" or in the studio. My landscaped abstractions are often based on this or similar scenes.

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Title

Turbulent Lands I 10x16 Sold 2024

Size

10x16

Price

$600

Sold by the Karen Wray Fine Art 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 .

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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."

Title

Land Fusion - Los Alamos 15x25

Size

15x25

Price

$1200

Available at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery: - (505) 660-6382 www.karenwrayfineart.com.
Continued series with more abstract landscapes. Painted from photographs and smaller on-location studies of the dramatic cliffs of Los Alamos. Tools used include a squeegee (straight edge), brushes, palette knife and wedge to mark the lines during the painting process. Yes, this is the home of the Atomic Bomb from WWII but it's also the home of advanced research in Fusion, a promising source of soloar powered electricity.

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Title

Yellow Cliffs 15x24

Size

15x24

Price

Inquiries: karen.halbert@gmail.com.

Available at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery - (505) 660-6382: www.karenwrayfineart.com.
Full disclosure: I utilized chat gpt to help with the wording here. "Upon traversing Monastery Road, the commanding presence of the yellow cliffs on the right beckons the artist's gaze, evoking an irresistible urge to capture their essence upon canvas. Utilizing near golden mean dimensions for the painting, I orchestrated a composition designed to guide the viewer's eye along a journey across the canvas, following the subtle curvature of the implied golden spiral. Each brushstroke was meticulously placed to accentuate points of interest, with a deliberate emphasis on the point of sharpest contrast near the right-most dominant cliff, ensuring a captivating visual experience that resonates with the discerning collector".

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Title

Black Mesa 12x16

Size

12x16

Price

$700

Available at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery - (505) 660-6382 : www.karenwrayfineart.com.
"En plein air" over two days in July 2023 and Feb 2024 at the White Rocks Overlook Park. The Black Mesa in the San Ildefonso Pueblo stands out when looking out toward the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range.
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Title

Ashley Pond Los Alamos 12x16

Size

12x16

Price

$700

Available at the Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery - (505) 660-6382 : www.karenwrayfineart.com.
"En plein air" during the Los Alamos Paint Out sponsored by the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico in Aug 2023. This pond in the middle of town was named after a prominent resident of Los Alamos. Painting at the edge of the pond was delightful. Cool breezes could be felt off the pond even during 90 degree weather. (Of course, there was a pavilion for cover).

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