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...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
landscape painting
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...
09.23.2012 ~ 7am sunday morning ~ morning clouds
7am sunday morning ~ morning clouds ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012Thank goodness I opened the blinds. And when I did, my breath halted. This is the view from my studio, just a few minutes ago.This is "plein air"...
09.16.2012 ~ hiking wheeler peak, i
hiking wheeler peak, i ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 6 x 12 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012Was there a more perfect day than yesterday? I can't imagine. Up before sunrise to tea and homemade breakfast burritos (made the night before and warmed while...
09.09.2012 ~ of eastern shores: vinalhaven, i
vinalhaven, i ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright 2012 dawn chandlerA week ago tonight I stood here, a permanent smile radiating across my face as I contemplated the ragged Maine coastline bathed in evening light. There in the briny breeze,...
08.28.2012 ~ of eastern shores: cape cod, i
cape cod, i ~ the hopper house ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright 2012 dawn chandlerMy first painting of the Cape, based on my sojourn there in early July. Here, a view of Edward Hopper's charming house, up on the Truro dunes. The sea air...
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...
05.30.2012 ~ approaching la veta, colorado
approaching la veta, colorado ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012You know how it is: Over the years you make dozens of road trips to the big city, and every time you pass a curious looking exit and think, "I should go...
04.29.2012 ~ canyon awakening
slickhorn canyon, utah ~ cottonwoods, i ~ oil on panel ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012I awoke here.a week ago.....Well, just around that bend... my first night 'on the trail' in over two decades.I'm a bit incredulous by that realization: that nearly a...