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01.29.2013 ~ snow falling on cedar… and scrub oak

by | Jan 29, 2013 | en plein air, new mexico landscapes, oil painting, Santa Fe, snow, winter

snow falling on cedar… and scrub oak ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel en plein air ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler

I know all of Santa Fe (and perhaps all of Northern New Mexico?) is joining me in a sigh of relief today as we watch the snow come down — especially after Saturday’s RAIN(?!?) and yesterday’s 50+ degrees(?!?). And they call this winter? 

Well yes, at least today they do.

We’ll see if the sun pops out later this afternoon like it did one day a few weeks ago when we had another lovely snow; I pulled out my plein air kit and, in a few fleeting minutes, attempted to catch the light outside my studio window….