Old Taos

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When I first arrived in Taos (omg, was this trip weeks ago already?!) I was a bit daunted by the bare trees. I hadn't painted many of them before, so I was unclear how to go about it. And were they even pretty, I asked myself? But then I started to groove on their branches and subtle gray lights and darks. I loved using them as close-up compositional elements, like a frame for this old Taos abode.

BTW, my spell-check says compositional is not a word. Am I crazy??

Taos Grays and Blues

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This is from Taos, where I recently painted for 5 days with some fabulous artist friends (L to R: Lori Putnam, myself, Mark Fehlman, Larry Moore, Paul & Tia Kratter). It was early spring, cold, and gray was the dominant color. I actually changed this one a lot when I got home, and I'm much happier with it now. It will need to be varnished when it's completely dry.

In addition to the Taos trip, I've also been in Texas for about 10 days, visiting family and friends. Now I'm home & painting furiously for my May show before I head off to Tucson next week.