walking to the clouds ~ santa fe baldy ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12" x 24" ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014 I love being above timberline. My first recollection of being above timberline must stretch back to my childhood, hiking those stunning mountains of...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
hiking
from the summit of santa fe baldy
view from the summit ~ santa fe baldy ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12" x 24" ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014In July two friends and I did a three-day backpacking trip to the summit of Santa Fe Baldy [elevation 12,631']. Though the forecast was literally...
10.02.13 ~ listen to the silence ~ wheeler peak, taos, new mexico
listen to the silence ~ wheeler peak trail, taos, new mexico ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed medi on panel (diptych) ~ 24"x36" copyright dawn chandler 2013Looking forward to tomorrow and being at this very spot....and listening to the silence. With the aspens...
8.23.13 ~ escaping to the aspens
I have to get out. Out from enclosure; out from a roof and four walls.I've spent all my summer under a roof and already there's the whisper of autumn in the air.I need coolness. And damp. A cool damp place where parched dust doesn't blow and the grass isn't...
8.21.13 ~ have you camped? have you galloped? have you roamed?
have you.... ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media and rust on panel ~ 12 x 24 x 2 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013Have you...Have you gazed?Have you camped?Have you galloped?Have you roamed?...Have you...?Am thrilled to have this painting take up half a page (!) of...
04.08.2013 ~ trail notes: morning in the sandias
quick watercolor sketch of the albuquerque sandias, here the view from supper rock lookout, looking south, near copper — 5"x7" by dawn chandler — copyright dawn chandler 2013Took the pup into the Sandia foothills early this morning for a hike, and on the spur of...
11.24.2012 ~ view from the top of wheeler (el grande)
view from the top of wheeler peak, taos ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on canvas ~ 24 x 48 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012And there you are: You rose early in the morning, met friends in the parking lot, grabbed coffee and a burrito at Michael's Kitchen,...