As I sat on the great expanse of land painting the famous flat-topped mountain “Pedernal” the weather was ominous, dreary and rainy. I was struggling physically and emotionally. Just as I was thinking how cold and miserable (and insane) I felt sitting all alone in the...
Plein Aire Landscape Painting
In The Shelter of Shekina’s Wings
These are the Sand Hill Cranes at the Bosque Del Apache, A wildlife refuge on the Rio Grande in New Mexico. To me, the Sand Hill Cranes are one of the most graceful, elegant, gorgeous creatures on this earth. Hearing the beautiful primordial sounds of their calls...
Painting at the Chama, Lessons from the River
When I arrive at my spot in the overlook, everything else in the world seems to float away with the current of this beautiful river.While in this state of grace, all that matters are the colors, the sounds and the smells that I am engulfed by. Every single time I...
Autumn’s New Work
Autumn’s New Work One of my favorite motifs is the Sandia Mountains during autumn at sunset. Sometimes, there is a moment when the mountains turn into a rainbow and the Chamisa flowers glow as if they carry the light of the sun within themselves. I find both of...
