~ stowe, vermont, ii ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012 ~The second of my new landscape series (Phase One) and another snowy Vermont scene. This painting reveals the underscribing mentioned in my previous post. The scribing...
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dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
landscape painting
04.17.2012 ~ new painting series kick off: stowe, vermont, i
~ stowe, vermont, i ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012 ~Starting this week I'll be posting the beginnings of a new paintings series. The ultimate goal of this project is to unite my two painting passions: landscape with...
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...
03.02.2012 ~ 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...
12.01.2011 ~ miranda autumn 01
miranda autumn ~ 2011 daily painting 09 ~ 6" x 6" oil on panel ~ copyright dawn chandler 2011The scene: Based on a photo taken after a cold and windy autumn ascent of Baldy c. 2009. Here we're skirting the south edge of the meadow, walking down, away from...
01.20.2011 — santa fe winter, i
— santa fe winter, i — 6 x 6 inches oil on panel — copyright dawn chandler 2011Woke up to snow this morning. Barely a dusting, but even this meager amount is welcome. The end of January is approaching, and until this morning, we've had no snow this month. I'm not much...