cimarron morning ~ back of tooth ridge (philmont) ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012The view from my friend Ed's place in the northwest outskirts of Cimarron, New Mexico....One of those post-deluge kinds of mornings, when...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
New Mexico
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...
03.19.2012 ~ Odes & Offerings
It's been a busy few days as I've delivered paintings for two exciting and upcoming Santa Fe art shows.The first is Odes & Offerings, at the Santa Fe Community Gallery at 201 West Marcy Street, with an opening Friday, March 23 from 5 - 7.Here's a little bit of...
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...