New Mexico Hollyhocks

Hollyhocks 

8x6 inches oil on canvas panel $140. SOLD

Artist Note.

This is adapted from a

Lets Paint New Mexico

Challenge.

I say "adapt" because I had to 

change some areas to fit my 

6x8in format.

It certainly was a challenge 

but that is why I enjoy

doing something 

which makes me 

struggle more than if I had 

picked the content myself.

Lots of very good artists 

participate and it is 

such a pleasure to see the 

different interpretations 

and techniques.

I hope you go on the site

below

Lets Paint New Mexico

and scroll down to see it all.

Maybe you would 

enjoy participating yourself.

New Mexico Snow

 New Mexico Snow

6x8in oil on canvas panel SOLD

Artist Note. 

Taking a trip to the snowy areas

of New Mexico

is always delightful. 

Although the colors are not those

of my typical bright palette,

I do find I respond with 

pleasure to the 

muted earth tones 

against the bright white of the snow.

Off to do a Fracturing Workshop.

After Fracturing

The one below is obviously BEFORE

Taste is subjective, and I know

some people would

 like the realism above 

while others prefer the fractured

version.

BUT I know I prefer the eye interest

and energy of the fractured one

and it has turned out to 

have a much wider appeal.

Sometimes I go a little more

detailed and others I do not.

That is the beauty of 

this technique. You can use a 

little of it or a lot.

One thing I am sure of - 

fracturing totally holds my interest

and I am hoping that the artists

taking the workshop 

will enjoy it like I do.

So...where am I going?

WICHITA, KA.

I have never been there so I am very excited.

Hosting the workshop is

Teressa Singer at her beautiful gallery

see here  GALLERY

For the last several years I have stayed 

 in Las Cruces to do my 

summer workshops, but the 

chance of visiting my 

dear friend, the one and only

drum roll...

Miss LISA GRAHAM

was too good an opportunity to miss.

Lisa came out to visit here last year 

link below if interested to see what we got up to.

here