~ with these hands ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on panel ~ 8 x 8 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012 ~ The first of my secondary works grown out of the Odes & Offerings theme of incorporating the text of a Barbara Rockman poem. The first thing one...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
Dawn Chandler
03.27.2012 ~ i am a plain woman
i am a plain woman ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on panel ~ 24 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012I am a Plain Woman** evolved from a painting I started almost a year ago. It was unresolved, and I was a bit stumped as to how to proceed further with it....
03.25.2012 ~ odes & offerings, fulfilled
I Am a Plain Woman, detail ~ by Dawn ChandlerI've been in a contended daze all weekend — a result of experiencing the duet art exhibitions: Odes & Offerings [O&O] which opened Friday evening to a packed house at the Santa Fe Community Gallery [SFCC], and Odes...
03.19.2012 ~ Odes & Offerings
It's been a busy few days as I've delivered paintings for two exciting and upcoming Santa Fe art shows.The first is Odes & Offerings, at the Santa Fe Community Gallery at 201 West Marcy Street, with an opening Friday, March 23 from 5 - 7.Here's a little bit of...
03.12.2012 ~ vermont before and after
I have a collection of disappointing paintings. These are paintings that I've created and which, for various reasons, didn't work out to my satisfaction. So they're in a stack on the floor of my studio, leaning against the wall, awaiting a new life.Last week I was...
03.05.2011 ~ santa fe ~ afternoon path
santa fe ~ afternoon path ~ oil on canvas ~ copyright dawn chandler 2011On the west edge of the property is an old road that's become washed out and overgrown. My dog and I like to walk it when the shadows are long, in the early morning or, as here, in the late...
03.02.2012 ~ dixon, new mexico ~ miya’s tree
miya's tree ~ dixon, new mexico ~ oil on canvas ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012As I write this I'm pausing every now and then to sip tea from a vessel formed from clay in the nimble hands of my friend Miya. Yes, Miya is a potter (check out her beautiful work here), and...
03.01.2012 ~ rio grande autumn
Rio Grande Autumn 01 ~ 2011 ~ 8 x 10 inches ~ oil on canvas ~ copyright Dawn Chandler 2011I've been cleaning out my studio — moving everything off the walls and out from floor stacks to make room for new work. It's liberating to have blank walls....and not a little...
02.13.2012 ~ unplugged and quiet
the blank page of morning ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012I've been keeping to myself lately.... 'reflecting on poet Kazim Ali's insight: If you talk all the time about something, you stop knowing anything about it.How true. And so, I've...
12.24.2011 ~ she is sensitive to the cold
elle est sensible ~ au froid— mixed media on panel ~ 16 x 8 inches~ copyright dawn chandler 2011from my New Year card...Winter 2011/12On this cold and snowy winter’s night, I find myself thinking of my father....He had an insatiable passion for...