Wall of Nudes

This is my wall of nudes that I hung for the North Dallas Studio Tour going on this weekend. So far, no comments. I think Dallasites are afraid of nudes!

It's that time of year again

What I really mean is my aura is throbbing! So many ideas to realize and so many beautiful concepts to paint, where does a girl begin?

And There is the Daily Life

Some time ago I mentioned that I was experimenting with silver leaf. This is the resultant painting. Some of the fish have silver leaf on them. When hanging on the wall with a light on the painting (as it did magnificently in the recent University of Dallas show) the silvery fish really shine and add depth to the scene. I think I will expand on this notion.

Clothesline Installation

This painting and a life drawing are in the Zipp Gallery show this month entitled "Clothesline Installation". Zipp Gallery is outside Santa Fe in a 200 year old adobe house. The concept of this show is that each piece of art had to fit in one of three sizes of zip lock bag and then all are hung on a clothesline running throughout the gallery.

The Lake at Abiquiu

This is a plein air painting I did in Abiquiu last May, but just recently added a few touches that time, wind, heat, bugs, etc. prevented me from doing "in situ". The beautiful thing about this lake is that if you only look at the lake and the surrounding rocks without the vistas, it looks very Mediterranean. Another one of God's little jokes.

Just Floating

This is another version of a smaller painting that I did a few years ago. I wanted to make it slightly larger and change the water colors a little. This little painting makes me feel relaxed and cool.

Yerba Mansa

This is a botanical study of a plant that grows here in Santa Fe. I found it at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden growing wild in the shade of some trees.