morning on the la luz trail ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012I've been looking forward all summer to posting my painting of the La Luz Trail. But I had to earn the right to post it.What's significant about La...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
oil painting
07.23.2012 ~ sojourning artist, ii
Okay, so...to pick up from a couple of weeks ago... what art supplies to bring on a trip? Oils? There's something really cool about setting up your portable easel and paint box in the 150+year tradition of en plein air painters and becoming one with those master...
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...
05.16.2012 ~ cimarron morning ~ back of tooth ridge
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...
05.09.2012 ~ rayado summer storm
rayado summer storm ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012Perhaps no other canyon on Philmont pushes and pulls my spirit for adventure the way Rayado Canyon does. The southern most canyon on the Ranch's vast acreage, it cuts...
05.02.2012 ~ cathedral rock, i
cathedral rock, i ~ oil and mixed media on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012A view of Cathedral Rock and the reservoir — the gateway to Philmont's "Central Country" Curses Cathedral Rock! You are hard to paint!When searching for photos of this...
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...
04.24.2012 ~ stowe, vermont 02
~ 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...
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...
03.05.2011 ~ santa fe ~ afternoon path
santa fe ~ afternoon path ~ oil on canvas ~ copyright dawn chandler 2011On the west edge of the property is an old road that's become washed out and overgrown. My dog and I like to walk it when the shadows are long, in the early morning or, as here, in the late...