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Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Late Afternoon Rays



Late Afternoon Rays

8x6in oil on canvas panel  $125.

Late afternoon on the Rio Grande just outside
Las Cruces. NM.
There is a place where a ray of sunlight cuts through
a gap in the Robledo hills and casts a beautiful ray of
sunlight on the river.
These hills lead to the
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument.
If you are interested in paleontology you may find
a visit to the link interesting.


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24 comments:

  1. Just beautiful, so juicy and painterly.

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  2. A gorgeous piece, Julie!!! I would love to be there right now! I love the colors and amazing texture and those reflections are perfect!!!

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  3. You captured the wonderfulness of late afternoon. What a rich palette. Very beautiful.

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  4. Lovely patterns,wonderful textures for a landscape with abstract-realistic charme: BEAUTIFUL!

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  5. What a stunning landscape, Julie! Somehow I hadn't realized the Rio Grande went beyond the Texas-Mexico border. Love all the texture you have in your ground too.

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  6. I could fall into the water in the foreground left side, Julie. Excellent piece!

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  7. Hi July. This is soooo beautiful. Which colours did you use? Have a lovely day. :-)

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  8. I always enjoy the texture (and color) of these landscapes from your area. There is something really lovely about them.

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  9. A beautiful, peaceful scene filled with wonderful color. I remember following the Rio Grande river for many miles in New Mexico. A stunningly lovely area.

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  10. Very beautiful painting with very wonderful colours !!!
    My best wishes for a happy weekend !!!

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  11. My oh my, what beautiful rich colors, this makes my heart sing Julie. Love it!

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  12. I wish I could paint landscapes like this, so rich, real and interesting and such a gorgeous light.

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  13. I love how you work with cool and warm colors, creating a lot of depth and contrasts, very lovely indeed.

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  14. Love the alternating oranges and blues.

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  15. I especially love that golden light on the water....it all fits together just right!

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  16. Wow, I love how these colors harmonize and soften in the distance.

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  17. ohh....this is one of those breath-taking paintings that make me feel like I'm living in the wrong part of the country! (sigh).

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  18. Me gusta mucho los colores y texturas que obtienes, total dominio de la paleta.
    Saludos.

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  19. What a beautiful painting, Julie. And I love it that you mentioned the dinosaur trackways. Jerry MacDonald is a friend of ours and he has told us about carrying some of those huge slabs out on his back (avoiding the resident rattlesnakes) so the rocks could be enjoyed at the museums.

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  20. Soooo great in the way the warm light and cool blue compliment each other.

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  21. Ah Julie I love those blues and you certainly captured the light on the water. So beautiful. Makes me want to see New Mexico someday. Take care and have a wonderful day.

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  22. Wonderful colors in the reflections!

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  23. Those bronze/yellows and blues. Wow. This is calming to look at.

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Cheers,
Julie