baldy mountain from wilson mesa - midday atop the mesa - by dawn chandler - oil on panel - 12"x24" - copyright dawn chandler 2013The fourth (so far) in my series of views of Baldy from Wilson Mesa. With its sun-bleached colors and lack of shadows, this one really...
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04.04.2013 ~ moment of pause ~ the baldy mountain project
baldy from wilson mesa - moment of pause — by dawn chandler — oil on panel —12"x24" — copyright dawn chandler 2013The third painting in my "Baldy Mountain Project" and the third view of Baldy from Wilson Mesa — this time based on a photo by Wally Berg (Thanks,...
03.28.2013 ~ baldy mountain from wilson mesa ~ sense of rain coming
baldy mountain from wilson mesa ~ the sense of rain coming — by dawn chandler — oil on panel — 12"x24" — copyright dawn chandler 2013The second of my Baldy from Wilson Mesa views — this one based on a photo by Doug Latimer (thank you, Doug!). I love the chunky impasto...
01.29.2013 ~ snow falling on cedar… and scrub oak
snow falling on cedar... and scrub oak ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel en plein air ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright dawn chandlerI 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 —...
01.22.2013 ~ snow on the santa fe rail trail
snow light on the santa fe railtrail ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright dawn chandlerTwo years.That's how long I'd lived here in Santa Fe before stepping foot onto the Rail Trail.Chalk it up to ignorance. Though I drove passed the paved...
01.14.2013 ~ relearning color
A few months ago I changed my palette — the colors I use when oil painting. I was inspired by an unlikely source: a book by Jack White on the ins and outs of being an artist. Mr. White may not be the most elegant nor sophisticated of artists, nor the most refined...
1.11.13 ~ losing oneself in light and snow
winter sun across the afternoon ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013Happy New Year, Friends!Just over a week in to this new year and I am feeling positively radiant with creativity and plans and goals and gratitude.The new...
11.29.20 ~ autumn sunset ~ avondale, colorado
autumn sunset ~ avondale, colorado ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012In this season of American Thanks Giving and gratitude — especially for bounty and good food — it seems appropriate to post an image 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,...
11.19.2012 ~ hiking wheeler peak, iii ~ morning at williams lake, taos
hiking wheeler peack iii ~ morning at williams lake, taos ski valley ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright by dawn chandler 2012 No matter how many times I hike up the densely wooded trail of the Taos Ski Valley to Williams Lake, I...