Oil Sketch
Showed up to the portrait group again. I want to work on my figure skills. They are slowly coming back. One of these days I might have something good to post. At the moment, I will just show the progress. The intention is to simply do and make it as consistant as possible. With that, ...
Italianos Canyon Trail
I took a bit of a hike this afternoon with Will. It was a warm and sunny spring day. The trail was a few miles up the road on the way to Taos Ski Valley. Pulling off to the left pretty soon after mile marker 12 there is a small dirt incline that takes you ...
Portrait Group Saturday
It has been a while since I visited the portrait group. They are a fun group of people to meet and paint with. It is a beautiful way to spend a Saturday morning. Wasabi peas also help to make things flow. I have been doing abstract stuff for a while now. I didn’t know if ...
Exploring Taos – second batch
Looking down at the John Dunn bridge in Arroyo Hondo. About to walk down to the hot springs. Pottery hit with a shot gun Acequia at Taos Pueblo Cemetery and old church at Taos Pueblo
Sky Visits
Sky is moving from Maine to California. He stopped off in Taos for a visit. We spent the day running around Taos, Arroyo Seco, Arroyo Hondo, and the gorge bridge. Our first stop was Taos Pueblo. The complex is a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the only structures that has been constantly occupied ...
Akira Beard
Found some pretty amazing portraits at a site called I Need A Guide. Akira Beard makes some beautifully powerful images with a jazzy stroke.
Trip to El Rito
It took a while to figure out where El Rito was. There are few places in northern New Mexico that have the name. A google search brings up a couple options. I was off to a training seminar at the community college there. It was a gray day but still beautiful. There were a couple ...
Rift Valley Trail
I had a very nice walk today along the Rift Valley Trail. The sky was bright and blue. Hints of clouds were sitting on the horizon. The chamisa was fragrant and vibrant with soft tender leaves. I noticed a scattering of lichen or some sort of rootless plant sitting on the warm dusty earth. It ...