I can't resist. I've got to be up there among them. To lose myself among the gold coins of leaves — a world's ransom of gold leaf.My new home in town gives me a fine vantage point from which to observe the mountains and their mood. And so it was one day early last...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
autumn
9.26.2013 ~ painting autumn in frisco, colorado
9.24.13 ~ that old september feeling: recalling autumn, on the edge of baldy
04.09.2013 – a midday view of baldy
baldy mountain from wilson mesa - midday atop the mesa - by dawn chandler - oil on panel - 12"x24" - copyright dawn chandler 2013The fourth (so far) in my series of views of Baldy from Wilson Mesa. With its sun-bleached colors and lack of shadows, this one really...
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...
11.09.2012 ~ 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...
10.16.2012 ~ 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...
10.02.2012 ~ cathedral rock ~ autumn afternoon, i
cathedral rock — autumn afternoon ~ oil on canvas ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012Autumn is my favorite season, especially in New Mexico. The weather and temperatures are more reasonable; more civilized. No wind. Not too hot. Not too cold. The...
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...
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...