baldy from ute park, i ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012Arguably the most splendid view of Baldy Mountain I've ever witnessed: the view from my friend's cabin porch in Ute Park. Among my blessings this year I count the...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
Dawn Chandler
08.16.2012 ~ summer comes to dixon, new mexico
the road to miya's ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012I'm a romantic at heart. And there's just something kind of romantic about an empty country lane or pathway... I'm always drawn in by them, wondering what lies around...
08.07.2012 ~ la luz trail
morning on the la luz trail ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012I've been looking forward all summer to posting my painting of the La Luz Trail. But I had to earn the right to post it.What's significant about La...
08.03.2012 ~ sojourning artist, iv
My Italian art kit was fine for working with a limited palette. But for my summer trips this year, I'm wanting more color. And here, finally, is the perfect medium:Watercolor pencils!Here's why they're so cool: -- They're not messy. At All. -- They're totally...
07.26.2012 ~ sojourning artist, iii
When sojourning in Italy last autumn, I wanted to limit my luggage to what I could carry easily on the plane. That meant keeping my art kit to a bare minimum. On a whim of rare austerity, I decided to sketch simply in black, white and sepia. No color. My tools...
07.23.2012 ~ sojourning artist, ii
Okay, so...to pick up from a couple of weeks ago... what art supplies to bring on a trip? Oils? There's something really cool about setting up your portable easel and paint box in the 150+year tradition of en plein air painters and becoming one with those master...
06.28.2012 ~ sojourning artist, i
the fiountain, villa torlonia, frascati, italy ~ oil on canvas ~ by john singer sargent ~ c.1907Like a lot of people I first start packing for any trip by making a list. Highlighted at the top of the list are The Essentials — those things that you simply can't travel...
06.25.2012 ~ opening up in slickhorn canyon, utah
opening up in slickhorn canyon, utah ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright 2012 dawn chandlerA favorite scene from my April Utah backpacking trip. You may recognize it — it's an expanded version of the little study painting I did soon after the...
06.14.2012 ~ santa fe cicadas
The cicadas have come.They arrived a few weeks ago, burrowing out of their decade-long home in the earth so as to scale the nearest evergreen and glue themselves to the windy limbs. There, in sunlight and moonlight, they break free of their armor and emerge winged,...
06.06.2012 ~ autumn on the edge of baldy
autumn on the edge of baldy ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012Autumn on the edge..... Okay, so in early June perhaps no one is thinking of Autumn. But when I came across a photo of the Sangre de Cristos...