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...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
Dawn Chandler
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...
12.24.2012 ~ tree of gratitude, tree of grace
This is my Christmas tree: an ancient, deceased cholla cactus (sans needles) that's been brought back to life in the spirit of Charlie Brown. A Christmas Cholla. But more than that, it's a Gratitude Tree. For each day these past few weeks, I've adorned its knotty...
12.15.2012 ~ the morning after
what do you dothe morning after when you feel so utterlyangry and helplessto helpwhat do you dobut go to the edgeof the forestfall to the earthflail your cold tattered wingsand give riseto 27 snow angels~ dawn chandler 12.15.12
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...
11.09.2012 ~ of eastern shores: assateague, ii
assateague, ii ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012Another of Assateague....Here, some of the inner marshland. I'm not sure what that silvery lavender foreground foliage is, but it reminds be a bit of our New Mexican...
10.31.2012 ~ of eastern shores: assateague island
our view ~ assateaugue island, i ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012It was one of the finest days of my life. And really, nothing all that extraordinary happened. It was early November 2010 and a couple...
10.16.2012 ~ view from the top of wheeler peak
view from the top of wheeler ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012In my eighteen years of living in New Mexico, I've climbed Wheeler Peak at least fifteen times. There on the summit of the Land of Enchantment...