Cottonwood Cluster

 

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

Another trip down memory lane with this painting of cottonwood trees by the roadside I found so enchanting on a drive from Taos to Ojo Caliente.

Backyard Cottonwoods

oil on panel, 12" x 12"

Here's another New Mexico painting dug out of storage, one that I'd forgotten about.  I painted this with a palette knife en plein air in my backyard one brilliant day.  I love the irregularity and organic look of latilla fences of the Southwest, and the view from my backyard of those golden cottonwood trees was just amazing.

Seco Colors

oil on canvas, 10" x 10"

This palette knife painting was done back in March, my first plein air effort in New Mexico.  A scene along Hondo Seco Road on the way to Arroyo Seco, the colors were shockingly vivid that day, set against the dark background of Taos Mountain.

Cottonwood Cluster

acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"

For some reason, the acrylic color of violet oxide does not translate well to digital media.  I used it to paint the background hills here, and tried every which way to get the color of those hills to read accurately online, to no avail.   A live viewing of this painting will show the hills to be less purple, more reddish, and slightly paler.  This problem seems to happen only with violet oxide, but it is one of my favorite mixing colors.  What to do, what to do.

Cabin in the Cottonwoods

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"