The little girl is me. I had never seen this picture before I found it last year in my parent's things. I remain a little bit astonished by it....the sweet innocence of this lovely child. How I'd like to wrap my arms around her and gently counsel and compassionately...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
mixed media painting
04.07.2012 ~ one more
~ one more ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on panel ~ 8 x 8 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012 ~I don't know who that woman is. People give me things from time to time, and one day a neighbor gave me a box of photographs. Among the staid portraits of stern...
04.04.2012 ~ in dream
~ in dream ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on panel ~ 2012 ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012 ~The third of my smaller works for Odes & Offerings. Here the image of my mother — young, newly wed, in a pensive moment in the Cloisters — captured by my father's camera....
04.03.2012 ~ at the improbable
~ at the improbable ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on panel ~ 8 x 8 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012 ~The second of my smaller works to come out of the Odes & Offerings project. Here I've incorporated a photo of a favorite sculpture I took in Italy last...
04.02.2012 ~ these hands
~ 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...
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...
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...
11.14.2011 ~ all roads lead to Rome…and back again.
Photo by Dawn Chandler copyright 2011Back from a trip to Italy, and I am revived, invigorated and inspired.Photo by Dawn Chandler copyright 20Thanks to the graciousness of a dear friend, I was able to stay for a full two weeks in five-star accommodations in the heart...