I can't resist. I've got to be up there among them. To lose myself among the gold coins of leaves — a world's ransom of gold leaf.My new home in town gives me a fine vantage point from which to observe the mountains and their mood. And so it was one day early last...
musings from the studio and beyond ~
dawn chandler’s reflections on art and life. . . .
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5.01.14 ~ spring! captured in 30 minutes or less
coming into leaf ~ ashbaugh park, santa fe ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel (en plein air ~ 5" x 7" ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014Despite a hard frost last night and the night before, spring has arrived in New Mexico. I know for sure, because I've borne witnessing to...
4.5.14 ~ whoop yeah! first outside painting excursion of the year!
first plein air painting of the year with my totally cool new guerrilla pocket box paint kit. A day of firsts!My first plein air painting of the year AND my first oil painting of the year AND my first use of my sweet, sweet little Geurrilla Painter "Pocket Box" paint...
5.22.13 ~ the trail to pueblano
the trail to pueblano ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 12" x 24" ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013Ohhhh.....Nature's pathways....How you ease my troubled mind....'funny how even just a picture of a pathway can do that.... Here, we've just descended the trail...
02.21.13 ~ there, in the forest…. a sister’s memory
there in the forest, ii ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on panel~ 8" x 16" ~ copyright dawn chandler 2013 The message came over two years ago:As you know my sister died on Friday morning. I feel like I know you through her and her husband's...
01.27.2013 ~ of winter light and lost souls
wiinter sunset light across the stowe mountains and treetops ~ by dawn chandler ~ oil on panel ~ 6 x 6 inches ~ copyright 2013 dawn chandlerMemories of lost loved ones seem to resound most strongly at the end of a winter's day. I don't know why that is. But this...
08.16.2012 ~ summer comes to dixon, new mexico
the road to miya's ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright dawn chandler 2012I'm a romantic at heart. And there's just something kind of romantic about an empty country lane or pathway... I'm always drawn in by them, wondering what lies around...
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...