Light and Shade

Light and Shade

8"x6" oil on Raymar board  $150.

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Artist Note.

Yes...

another New Mexico Gate.

They somehow reach right into my heart 

and grab it. 

I truly get an emotional response 

of pleasure when I see one.

I like to paint beautiful things.

No room for angst in my painting world.

How about you - do you feel the same?

I am pretty sure the answer is yes

 from what I see you all do. 

Lilacs At The Nichols Ranch, New Mexico.

Lilacs At The Nichols Ranch, NM

8"x 6" oil on Raymar panel $150.

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Artist Note.

I went painting...

An artist who belongs to the guild,

Sue Nichols,

lives on a beautiful ranch 

which has been in her husbands family

for well over a hundred years. 

It is one of the places 

where you can go 

and pick your own fruit if 

you want to.

I was invited to go and paint 

the fruit orchards in bloom.

 I wish you could

have been there to see the glorious

Cherry

Apple

Peach,

Apricot

 orchards finishing or starting to bloom

At the end of a fun painting day 

I saw the late sun

catching the lilac bush.

All I can say it was magical

and totally 

impossible to capture its 

true beauty.

Loved doing this piece though.

Take a look at some of the 

many gorgeous views 

HERE

They have a big Cherry festival

coming up in June. Fun for the whole family.

I cannot wait!

Sue paints her environment

A coupled of painting she has done.

Of all the cow paintings out there'

this is from direct observation - the real deal!

Coming To Water.  oil. Sue Nichols.

Windmill And Sunset. oil Sue Nichols

and if that is not enough

Sue does beautiful Stained glass work.

Stained Glass Screen.  Sue Nichols

And here is this busy woman digging

holes for new cherry trees...

the old fashioned way.

She also bakes and makes the BEST pies ever!

Thanks for the great painting day, Sue.

The Roses Are In Bloom

Roses In Bloom

8"x6" Oil on Raymar board  $150.

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It is wonderful when the roses bloom

for the first time in a new year.

My home has an abundance 

of these beautiful roses growing

along a fence.

I have so many containers to choose from
so I decided on a color harmony first,
where the roses would be the secondary color
and pop out a bit more.

Here you can see I used a warm light bulb

but I changed it to a cool light

and liked it better. 

Maybe due to all the blues 

and greens I had. The blues 

in the warm light can take over.

It made the warm color of the roses way too hot

competing with the aqua glaze of the pot.

I had to remember 

the roses had the starring role.

Although I gave up teaching workshops

I still teach regular weekly art classes 

at the Artist Guild, here in Las Cruces.

This is a group hard at work.

I couldn't show all of them

from this angle but you can get the drift.

They love painting so much

that some drive

for over an hour, one way, to come

 Not only that, this group brings 

amazing munchies!

Every group has a different energy

I love teaching.

I am blessed.

After saying that...

I know they

they will look at this with

a critical eye regarding this month's focus.

So this is for them.

Every quarter is different

as are the outer edges.

Snow in Spring

Snow in Spring

8"x 6" oil on canvas panel $150. SOLD. 

Artist Note

This actually is a place in 

Northern New Mexico.

The trees were popping out in that 

lovely fresh green and about 7pm,

winter came back.

This is from a photo I took in the car.

No plein air painting for this 

smart lady!