Well, it's here. After a 4 month hiatus, Fourth Fridays at Angel Fire ArtSpace are returning! Bigger and better, as Carol Rupp of the Rupp Gallery partners with me for a great evening! I'm taking a break from the current commissions I'm working on to get ready and the...
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Finished the Painting
I'm breathing again, thanks to Norma and ibuprofen!Anyway, I did finish the church I showed you a few posts back. Just so you don't have to scroll, here's how it looked in progress:And, now, it's done. Notice the deeper, bolder color, shadows and detail. The rock...
Starting at ….hmmm, where?
I'm tired, but my brain is spinning so I guess I should post. Maybe it will give me some clarity.J and I went to Albuquerque yesterday, so he could fly away this morning, and so he did. I then went about my list, and number one was a visit to his mom. She's great by...
Beautiful Angel Fire Day
It's Saturday afternoon. The sun is shining in a manganese blue sky. I am at ArtSpace TOO! at the base of Angel Fire Resort Ski Mountain and Jacqui is gallery-sitting the main gallery. There is only one missing ingredient......people! I'm sitting with my laptop in my...
Pondering the "Zone"
Did you ever say "I can't draw a straight line"? Or, perhaps, "I don't have an artistic bone in my body"?I can't count the number of times I've heard that in my gallery. Usually, I say, "If we were all artists, then who would collect our work?"The truth is, at one...
Break in the Weather, Unlocked the Painter’s Block
Ahh, crisp..is that the word? -12 yesterday morning as I drove to the gallery, the new 12-15" of pristine white snow as yet untouched, except for the elk track and the piles created by the snow plows. Beautiful scarcely says it...whether it makes up for the yet...
Snow, Snow and More Snow
Oh, gotta get that video camera. It is snowing, again. Or is it still? It is getting so deep on the north side of my house it's more than about 5 feet. I can't see out the window unless I lift the shade all the way!And I'm walking with a smile none-the-less. I don't...
A Gallery Owner’s Guide to Framing: Why it’s framed…or Why not?
I wrote this for my newsletter and it got alot of attention...so it is for you:We've all been there. We find a great little piece and think "I love it, but I don't love the frame." The Gallery owner may say, "No Problem..I'll take it out" or...No Can Do." Why? What's...
Snow
Wow. yes, it's only been a couple of days and here am I, typing again. We flew to Albuquerque Friday evening after the usual dismay at US Customs in Dallas. Lines and lines of immigrants with only three stations open to process them. No wonder so many resort to coming...
Looking Up
Another glorious spring day at 8500 feet...and perhaps the inordinately early monsoons have given up for a while. And, after many hours and a phone growing from ear, Dell is finally doing the right thing and sending me a new laptop. My fingers are crossed that the...