A Journey Into Painting

No matter where I look in the distance there are mountains.  I once had a friend who lives in the northeast say, "yes, but they are so...

I can't believe it's been over a month since I posted to the blog.  April was crazy and exciting.  My husband, my Uncle Tony and ...

Wow, life is getting busy!  This Friday, April 3, Las Cruces has its monthly art ramble.  Our gallery, in coordination with The Big Picture...

So I paint everyday for at least an hour and as of today, I haven't completed one in two weeks.  I have 6 paintings in various stages, ...

Big Bend is a beautiful wilderness.  It is part of the Chihuahuan desert, the desert I live in in El Paso. The colors of the desert change ...

This painting was from a photograph of Durango in winter, with snow and all.  I didn't like it as a winter scene and it took 18 months ...

Every Sunday, Daily Paint Works posts a challenge.  Last Sunday, they challenged us to paint a bird in flight.  Well, I'm a week late a...

I first want to thank George Coll, a Colorado painter, for this reference.  I took a class with him several years ago and am now on his ema...

Because I paint everyday, finding something to paint is always a challenge.  Last fall, I took a corner from a painting by Cezanne and trie...

A week ago, I tried to finish a painting for DPW challenge; to paint a pair that stays together for life.  I found this reference on Morgue...

What a week of procrastination! I have a studio of unfinished paintings, put aside for something more interesting.  So, I have decided no...

This is the second painting using a limited palette of: Cad Yellow light Cad orange Alizarin Crimson Perm Thalo Blue Black Turq...

For the past two months, the Guild has used a limited palette.  This one is influenced by Ned Jacobs.  As a colorist, I had to add an accen...

My husband came into my studio and saw this painting.  "How do you paint like that", he asked.  I tried to explain fracturing to ...

Here is a study of a pomegranate I did in a workshop on fracturing.  Fracturing is a wonderful technique developed by Julie Ford Oliver whe...