red paint studio in New Mexico — artist

Now that the gallery is empty, cleaned and closed I settle back into my tiny studio work space in a garden shed in the back yard. Houses in New Mexico very seldom have basements or attics so storage space is at a premium. Luckily many collectors and friends purchased work on sale as I made videos as I was packing up the gallery..so less to store.  This virus could have us in a muddle for quite a long time so planning anything long term is quite difficult and not prudent at this time. My son and I will stay the...

The stars are still there..you just have to find a quite place to see them. They waited while we set up tents, made a fire ,started the camp stove and then above us appeared the milky way and all her friends. Its good to be reminded that we live amidst beauty ..the kind that nature has gifted us and will exist with or without us.  The Utah ( Moab) landscape is also an artists dream of rocky forms and surreal shapes..my mind wondering off to clay forms and red dirt from years ago.  All week Hot Air Balloons glide above...

I thought watching someone I loved slowly die would be the hardest thing I'd ever have to do. Watching a child suffer while we wait for science and research to uncover clues to a 20 yr chronic illness beats death ..hands down. Death is easy..living is hard. This of course brings me back to why I smile and nod when visitors engage themselves with my artwork..and then tell me "you must be having so much fun.."yeah..loads I want to say ..look closer I want to mention..but instead I know that I cannot divulge all that is not apparent.  A female...

 Sleeping with windows open most of the year has some drawbacks.. full moon brought coyotes out to hunt and yell...and I wonder what other creatures are awake and on alert. I'll see lots of little foot prints in the sand come morning.  A decent rain fell a few nights ago..and the desert willow sends out some last flowers for the hummingbirds. Are they just being kind? the trees I mean..kindness if given will be reciprocated and surprisingly not always in the way you'd expect. In the studio I'm working on landscapes with mostly sky and color. I've never been fond...