It's early morning near Arroyo Hondo, north of Taos.  And already, a few fishermen are enjoying the quiet solitude of the Rio Grande Canyon.

Juried into the "Little Gems" Show, 2006, Alla Prima Fine Art, St. Petersburg, Florida

Juried into the "Land and Light" Show, 2011, PAPNM, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM

Juried into the "Land and Light" Show, 2011, PAPNM, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM

Summer mornings in Santa Fe lead us down wandering streets, just off Canyon Road.  Inspiration comes easily as we imagine what may lie beyond those inviting gates and walls. 

Juried into the Angus McDougall Gallery, 2005-6

Arroyos (dry streams) are usually sand, but this one is layered rock, near where the dinosaur bones are found.  It's northwest of Albuquerque.

Summer fruits and a southwestern portal invite us to knock and come in from the bright sunshine.  Behind the blue door, we'll probably find friendly folks and a cool adobe interior.

Orange blooming trumpet vines, trumpet shaped Datura, and a lone hollyhock herald the morning in a classic southwestern garden.

Striking rock formations (hoodoos) west of Grants (beyond El Morro) rise up to remind us that this is Zuni country.  Many mysteries invite us to explore.

Shown at Plein Air New Mexico annual show in Grants, NM, Mission Gallery, 2005

The old St. Francis church in Ranchos de Taos is usually painted from behind, with the rounded buttresses.  But I thought the white crosses shining against the coming storm were so lovely and so symbolic of our quest for spiritual meaning in a troubled world. 

Shown at Plein Air Painters of New Mexico annual show in Taos, NM, Wilder Nightingale Gallery, 2009

Juried into the The Gallery Guild of the Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque, NM, Fall 2010

This old truck, on the road to Taos, has been filled with chilies and pumpkins since I was a kid.  It's still there every fall.

Original Sold but a few Giclee Prints Available

At dawn near the summer solstice, the sun barely kisses the mesas and the Tamaya sacred peak belonging to the Santa Ana Pueblo.

Juried into the "Little Gems" Show, 2006, Alla Prima Fine Art, St. Petersburg, Florida   

Juried into the "Spirit of Place" Show, 2010, PAPNM, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM

"Storm Over Taos"   - SOLD
9x12, Oil on Linen Board

Once a year, plein air painters gather someplace in New Mexico to furiously capture the local scenes.  This one captivated me as I looked down on the beautiful storm over the Rio Grande Gorge.  Soon, it covered Taos with its crackling excitement.

Shown at the Annual Members Paintout and Show, July 2009, PAPNM, Wilder Nightingale Gallery, Taos, NM

Juried into the "Little Gems" Show, 2006, Alla Prima Fine Art, St. Petersburg, Florida

Early fall above Taos, overlooking the wide basin below.  The bushes in the foreground are chamisa with their yellow flowers.  The sunset is reflected off the "virga" in the sky -- rain that drops but doesn't touch the ground.  I still remember the wonderful smell of autumn in the high country.

A late summer morning finds us enjoying the oasis of a well watered garden, basking in the golden New Mexico sunlight.