have you gazed.... ~ baldy mountain from wilson mesa, reconsidered ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on panel (diptych) ~ 36" x 72" ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013PRINTS AVAILABLE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS This is exciting: Tomorrow is the opening of The Gift of...
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new mexico landscapes
5.01.2013 ~ baldy from wilson mesa – mark’s view – painting and prints
baldy from wilson mesa ~ mark's view ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on canvas ~ 24" x 48" ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013 And here it is: the grand result of my recent painting explorations of the view of Baldy from WIlson Mesa. Recall that I started this project because my...
04.23.13 ~ baldy mountain from wilson mesa ~ monsoon season (philmont)
baldy from wilson mesa - monsoon season ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12" x 24" ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013For a few brief moments this afternoon, Santa Fe almost looked like this. We so need so many more of this deep-purple grey to the mountains and sky, for...
04.21.2013 ~ finding peace in art & nature
late winter shades of the gila ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12" x 24" ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013When tragedy strikes, I retreat. My instinct is to withdraw; unplug from society and bandage my soul with space.Quiet. Solitude.I turn to artand I turn to...
04.08.2013 ~ trail notes: morning in the sandias
quick watercolor sketch of the albuquerque sandias, here the view from supper rock lookout, looking south, near copper — 5"x7" by dawn chandler — copyright dawn chandler 2013Took the pup into the Sandia foothills early this morning for a hike, and on the spur of...
03.28.2013 ~ baldy mountain from wilson mesa ~ sense of rain coming
baldy mountain from wilson mesa ~ the sense of rain coming — by dawn chandler — oil on panel — 12"x24" — copyright dawn chandler 2013The second of my Baldy from Wilson Mesa views — this one based on a photo by Doug Latimer (thank you, Doug!). I love the chunky impasto...
01.29.2013 ~ snow falling on cedar… and scrub oak
snow falling on cedar... and scrub oak ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel en plein air ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright dawn chandlerI know all of Santa Fe (and perhaps all of Northern New Mexico?) is joining me in a sigh of relief today as we watch the snow come down —...
01.22.2013 ~ snow on the santa fe rail trail
snow light on the santa fe railtrail ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright dawn chandlerTwo years.That's how long I'd lived here in Santa Fe before stepping foot onto the Rail Trail.Chalk it up to ignorance. Though I drove passed the paved...
1.11.13 ~ losing oneself in light and snow
winter sun across the afternoon ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013Happy New Year, Friends!Just over a week in to this new year and I am feeling positively radiant with creativity and plans and goals and gratitude.The new...
11.24.2012 ~ view from the top of wheeler (el grande)
view from the top of wheeler peak, taos ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on canvas ~ 24 x 48 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012And there you are: You rose early in the morning, met friends in the parking lot, grabbed coffee and a burrito at Michael's Kitchen,...