oil on panel, 9" x 12"
This is a plein air study from the day before yesterday, in the afternoon at a location just north of Taos. No refinements, just a quick impression. I bashed in the cows later, from a photo I had taken at the scene. I had the pleasure of Diza's company for the session, who was working in watercolor -- not an easy medium in the best of conditions, but in hot and dry weather, super challenging!
oil on panel, 8" x 10"
This was a quick plein air study from last week outside the Blumenschein studio in Taos, done with a palette knife. I tend to reach for the palette knife when I feel I have to work in a hurry. I had intended to work inside the studio with a few other artists, but the host's dog and my dog did not seem to get along. Hence, I set my easel up in the garden outside the studio and went to work while keeping one eye on my dog -- not the ideal circumstance! Ernest Blumenschein, a New York artist, first arrived in Taos in 1898, fell in love with it, and ended up living there for 40 years. He was a co-founder of the Taos Society of Artists and a founder of the Taos Art Colony.
