by Dawn Chandler | Jul 26, 2012 | art-making, Italy, sketch, sojourn, travel
When sojourning in Italy last autumn, I wanted to limit my luggage to what I could carry easily on the plane. That meant keeping my art kit to a bare minimum. On a whim of rare austerity, I decided to sketch simply in black, white and sepia. No color. My tools...
by Dawn Chandler | Nov 19, 2011 | cottonwoods, georgia o'keeffe, Italy, New Mexico, Rome, Santa Fe
Whether I want her to or not, Georgia keeps following me. Or maybe she’s being sneaky and is secretly leading me. But she keeps cropping up.Of course, it’s kind of hard to live in Santa Fe and *not* be reminded of the woman from time to time — this *is*...
by Dawn Chandler | Nov 14, 2011 | Italy, mixed media painting, New Mexico, Santa Fe
Photo by Dawn Chandler copyright 2011Back from a trip to Italy, and I am revived, invigorated and inspired.Photo by Dawn Chandler copyright 20Thanks to the graciousness of a dear friend, I was able to stay for a full two weeks in five-star accommodations in the heart...
by Dawn Chandler | Aug 11, 2010 | abstracted landscape, Italy, New Mexico, oil painting, Santa Fe
untitled— 8 x 16 inches — oil on linen — copyright Dawn Chandler 2010 Remember yesterday I said that sometimes when I give my studio a thorough tidying, I’m sometimes pleasantly surprised to find paintings I had forgotten about? Here is one such painting. I had...
