Part 1 Wild Rivers Paint Out

The Wild Rivers Paint Out, June 17 - 22,  was many things:  fun, exciting, exhausting, interesting, and more.  The weather cooperated.  It was supposed to be rainy but the rain was light and in the afternoons so did not interfere with the activities.  Sixty-three artists took part in Questa, New Mexico, and surroundings.

The photos of the prize winning paintings are here:  https://www.wildriverspleinair.com/2018-winners
The home page with a list of the painters and links to more information is here:  https://www.wildriverspleinair.com/

You can see there were some great artists there.

The artists began the first day at the Sheep's Crossing Turnout in the Wild Rivers Recreation area.  After signing in 7:00 a.m. and getting the canvases stamped, artists were free to paint in the area.  A demo with Lewis Williams, http://lewisartwilliams.com/ ,and Bonnie Griffith,  https://bonniegriffith.com/ , 2 to 4 pm was interesting and fun.  They both painted on the same pastel painting demonstrating dual skills.

 Bonnie and Lewis.  Lewis was kind enough to have the easel at Bonnie's height and he worked in a crouch of sorts.

Lewis uses a charcoal line drawing which he did over Bonnie's orangy under painting.  He uses black to darken any color and adds more black lining/definition.  I took a still life workshop with Kathleen Cook http://www.kathleencook.com/  many years ago and she did the same. You can use charcoal under a color to make it darker so you don't have to buy dark pastels.

 Bonnie works in a more traditional way, it was fun to see how wonderful the painting came out.  It was auctioned at the reception to benefit the organization.

Joan Bohls, artist from Bastrop and Angel Fire, http://www.9eranch.com/joan-bohls-art.html , encouraged me to attend the paint out.  Her husband, Kent, drove us to Questa the first day.   The drive was about and hour and twenty minutes or so.  Beautiful in the misty morning and lovely scenery.  We took snacks to get us through the day.  We separated before the demo and I went to the demo with Lou Baggett and daughter, Jesse, from Oklahoma.  You know Lou as Bag Blog in comments on my blog.

The four of us painted plein air in the same area at the check in point.  Joan and Jesse painted in oils.  Lou and I painted with pastels.

 Jessie and Lou

 Me

 Joan in these 3, my painting behind her.

 Lou in these two, you can see the beautiful vista with the Rio Grande below.

 I finished my painting and did a sketch of Jesse and Lou.

After the demo we came back to Red River and met up with Gene .  Lou's cousin, Barbara, invited us for gumbo.  It was great to meet and visit with others in Lou's family.  We brought gumbo home for our next dinner, it was so good.  It was a long day leaving at 7 a.m. and getting back about 10 p.m.  It didn't take me long to fall asleep.

I should mention that Angel Fire is 8.500 feet above sea level and most of the area we painted in was close to the same.  Questa is 7,600 and Red River 8,600.  We arrived here on Sunday evening, July 15, and started the paint out on July 17.  I hadn't quite acclimated to the altitude.  The paint out wore me out, in more ways than that.  I hadn't painted for about a year and using the right brain tires you out when you are trying to remember what you know.  Also the sun is stronger at altitude and I was feeling the effects.    These are reasons, not excuses, for my not up to par painting efforts.

I thank Joan, Kent, Jesse, Lou, Barbara and family for putting up with me.  Gene, too.  He says I am a PITA (pain in the a_ _)  Really that is his nickname.  I especially thank Joan for encouraging me to go on this adventure.  Part 2 to follow.

Hunting the Sun

It was very nice yesterday and is shaping up nicely today as well.  I am enjoying the warmth.  My fingers are always cold so 80 degrees would be perfect for me.

Scavenger Hunt 353 is almost over.  I managed to hunt down the sun this morning and sketched in my large sketchbook on about 1/6th  of a page.  I sketched with the Prismacolor Premier 03 and colored in with some colored pencil.

Number 8, sun with the challenge of shadow in the same sketch.  This is out the dining room window about 8 a.m. or so.  The shadows across the grass and flowers is so striking.  There are some more big pines to the left that make the shadows across the field.  Not too many wildflowers yet.  Mainly some yellow ones.

I did this painting a couple of years ago.  There were a good assortment of flowers then and the evening sun, but still lots of shadows.  This is a bit to the right of the area I sketched this morning and you can see a bit of the south lake.

Porch View

Acrylic on Canvas

18 x 18 inches

Ohio Exhibit November

My painting, Jacobs Creek, from the August Montana workshop will be on exhibit for the month of  November, 2012, in Greenville, Ohio.  Nancy Foureman, instructor, has arranged for a showing of the work we did in Montana at their local gallery.  If you are in Ohio and have a chance to get by and have a look you will be pleased with the paintings our group did plein air in beautiful Montana.  Paintings are so much better in person.

Our work will be at the

Anna Bier Gallery
St. Clair Memorial Hall
215 W. 4th Street
Greenville, Ohio

Gallery Hours are Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and during other performances at the center or by appointment.  Check with the Gallery Director, Marcia Weidner at 937-547-1467

Jacobs Creek

Oil on Raymar Panel, 10 x 8 inches

You can buy now for shipping after the show.  Click on the link above.

Magdalena Mountain Pastel

My cousin, Helen, is turning 92 on Sunday.  Gene and I decided to send her a Magdalena painting.  I painted this little pastel on Tuesday and Gene framed it in a rustic frame and we sent it off.  I hope she gets it by Sunday.  We used express mail, but from one small town in Texas to another small town in Montana you never know how "express" it will be.  Maybe pony express!!

Helen reminds us of my mom and it is fun to see her.  We hope a trip to Montana will be the answer this summer when we return from Alaska.

"Looking South" is the Magdalena Mountain and Magdalena from the cemetery hill.  It is pastel on Pastelbord and framed in a rustic frame with rope looking carvings.  I hope she likes it.

For my art link today:

There is an interesting workshop taking place in Wyoming this summer.  It is the kind that Sue Modrak, my Michigan painting buddy, and I met at way back in '95.  We went to a workshop with Jack Hines and Jessica Zemsky.  A week of 8 to 8 painting, workshops, life drawing and camaraderie.  Our husbands went along and we had so much fun and learned so much.  This one is just not quite the right timing.  We will be back in New Mexico by that time and don't think we want to drive back to Wyoming.  Maybe next year.  Check  out the 11th Annual SKB Workshop and Art Conference in Dubois, Wyoming, September 16 - 21, 2012.

Bluebonnet Pastel Painting - Finally!

I painted a small bluebonnet painting.  I had a piece of Pastelbord that I started a painting on in Angel Fire this summer.  I decided to wipe it off and start a new painting.  I wiped it with a paper towel, turned it upside down and started in with the bluebonnet painting.  Usually I would have washed it off, but the blue sky was there for the bluebonnets and what had been horizon and mountains could now be the trees behind the bluebonnets.  I used a variety of pastels.  I start and blend a little with the hard pastels.  Most of my harder pastels are Nupastel.  I have quite a few Rembrandt for medium hardness and then Ludwig, Unison and Sennelier for the softies.  I still have some Daler-Rowney soft pastels that I really like, too.  There are a few other brands scattered among my pastels as well.

True Blues

Pastel on Pastelbord, 8 x 10 inches

Gene will put museum glass over this and I will look for a frame.

If you are interested in purchasing this painting, the finished price with museum glass will be $165.00.  Check my Jo's Notions to buy now or my website as well.

Painting Pastels and Sketching.

I painted on Thursday before Gene's ride, but didn't get any post done.  I was trying to get a couple more little paintings done for the Arts About Town on Saturday, September 3, here in Angel Fire.  You can see about it on the sidebar under Exhibits.

I put two 5 x 7 Pastelbords on my drawing board and went upstairs and painted.  I had aspens and the mountains in mind.  I decided on aspens in the fall and a cabin in the woods.  I worked on them both for most of the afternoon and finished up the aspens yesterday.  The aspens were on a white Pastelbord so I did a watercolor underpainting in basically the same tones before starting in pastel.  The cabin is on a board I had painted on before and wiped and washed off, so needed no underpainting.  I used various brands of pastels and a different palette for each.

Seldom Used - Pastel on Pastelbord, 5 x 7 inches, $50.00

Aspen Gold, Pastel on Pastelbord, 7 x 5 inches, $90.00

Both paintings are against the glass and taped.  Seldom used is unframed, but ready to pop in a frame or sit on an easel.  I had sketched the cabin up in Red River on the day I sketched with Lou Baggett.  I really like the shape of the tree against the cabin.  You can see it almost looks the same in both the sketch and the painting.  Wow!

The Aspen Gold will be in a frame to match Summer Aspens.  They have a 3 inch mahogany colored frames, just flat frames.  They look neat.  I will try to get a photo.  You can see them together on the post on Jo's Notions and More Paintings here.  A little break in price if you buy the set.

I sketched yesterday morning for Scavenger Hunt 235.  It was nice out on the deck again.  Last year we had a deck I could paint on, but not this year.  I could paint on the deck downstairs here but it is small and I would have to carry everything in and out and up and down.  I'm just not into that.  Anyway, sketches are in the same sketchbook with the same pen.

Number 9, from the table - a clear plastic napkin holder and the paper napkins with blue flowers.  Number 10, souvenir - a little copper church that we gave Gene's mom from Chile.  We just got it back last time we were in Albuquerque.  I drew it without my hand that was holding it, giving it such a strange angle that I decided to add my hand.  I don't really have a see through thumb.

We will be on the road to the dentist so will be sketching and not painting.  I will try to post from the hotel.

Challenge and Chance to Win

You can win here!  Comment or join the challenge to win.  Get a free issue of the Pastel Journal for entering!

The Pastel Journal is promoting Maggie Price's new book, "Painting Sunlight and Shadows with Pastels".  I was offered the opportunity to submit a painting, with advice from the book, then share the challenge with you.

Maggie Price is the author of Painting Sunlight & Shadow with Pastels. Maggie is a co-founder and former editor of The Pastel Journal and is also the current president of the International Association of Pastel Societies.  Maggie's book is very informative with contributions from five pastelists. 


If you are a reader of the Pastel Journal  or have attended the International Association of Pastel Societies conventions, you have heard of her.  She is an amazing pastelist and very generous with her talent and time.


 Here is what the Pastel Journal  says about her new book:

"With Painting Sunlight & Shadow with Pastels, readers will learn to manipulate the effects of light and shadow to create beautiful, lifelike paintings. Author Maggie Price and her contributors give readers all of the tools and tips they need to be able to paint brilliant sunlight and multi-layered shadows in pastels in 13 complete step-by-step demonstrations, including landscapes, seascapes and manmade structures. Whether artists enjoy working outdoors or prefer painting from photographs, this book is loaded with insights into painting a wide variety of lighting situations, including how to paint scenes at various times of the day and at different altitudes."

And from the back cover:

• Master pastel artist Maggie Price shares techniques for painting beautiful light, rich shadows and convincing reflections.
• 13 step-by-step demonstrations tackle a diversity of lighting situations, encompassing various weather conditions and times of day.
• Five contributing artists explore different styles, approaches and subjects, including landscapes, water scenes and people.
• Concepts are demonstrated with pastel but are applicable to any medium. 

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I found this book  full of instruction, how to paintings and beautiful pictures to inspire and help you paint better.  I will be reading it over again and again, I am sure.

I challenge those of you who follow my blog regularly and others who are interested to the following:

1. To enter, paint a pastel painting with light and shadows and e-mail me a copy which I will put on a page here on my blog (Tab at top of page).  Your work and link to your site will stay on this paintings page of my blog.  (I will keep a link to this post on the sidebar for quick reference, too.)
2. Or you can comment here on this post/entry in my blog.  Painting not required.
3. Contest will run through September 11, 2011
4. Those of you that enter will receive a digital copy of the Pastel Journal.
5. The winner, picked at random will receive a copy of Maggie's book.  Mailing is limited to the US, UK, Canada and Europe because of restrictions of the Pastel Journal.

You can see a digital preview of the book here.

If you can't wait to "win" your copy of the book, as readers of my blog, you can take 40% off the price with the code "Sunlight2011" at the NorthLightShop.com

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It was definitely a challenge for me to do my painting.  With our move for the summer and visitors here in Angel Fire, I was limited on the time I could put into the painting.

I used Maggie's advice for doing thumbnails, underpainting and light for midday.  I had attended a workshop given by Liz Haywood-Sullivan in March of this year and was reminded in her contribution in this book of her ideas for the shadows and depth she demonstrated at the workshop.

I  started with a lighter value painting with the darks a couple of steps lighter than I usually do, but found that I do not have enough pastels in the very light colors to keep the painting that light.  I resorted to a palette more like my usual style to complete the painting.

I painted on a white Pastelbord, 9 x 12 inches,  perhaps if I had left the sky and path white in the underpainting, I could have kept the higher values.  Guess that means I need to have more pastels, right?

Here is my finished painting. (I will show the steps in a following post.)

Entrada, 9 x 12 inches, pastel on Pastelbord

I hope you have fun with this and we get many entries.  Chances will be good for winning the book.


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Pastel Painting - Magdalena Mountain, acrylic

I decided to paint a little acrylic painting of Magdalena Mountain for my show in Magdalena on July 8-11. Magdalena is where I grew up and the mountain is very much a part of the village.  There are many stories about the face on the mountain.

This photo view shows the face.  It is supposed to be Mary Magdalene in profile and Magdalena is named after it.

Here is the detail with the face enlarged.

Following are my previous paintings of the mountain and the new one at the end.

This is the first painting I did of the Mountain.  "Magdalena Mountain from Kelly Road", acrylic on panel, 10 x 8 inches.

This one is called Sun Spots, 7 x 5 inches, pastel.

 Mountain Sun,  oil on canvas panel, 10 x 8 inches.

This is the newest painting and the only one available to purchase.

Magdalena Mountain, acrylic on board, 8 x 6 inches, framed in a dark brown, plein air style frame, $100.00.

See you in Magdalena!

Ollas, pastel painting

I did this painting a few weeks ago and failed to post about it.  I took a photo of some large ollas (pots) in front of a building in Austin.  I love pottery and the big pots sitting partly in the sun were very interesting.  In preparation for the painting I moved the pots around, did some value sketches, eliminated one of the pots and added another from my imagination.  Then threw them out in a southwest landscape.  It was fun to work with this.  The ellipses on the open pot were the most difficult to get in perspective and look the way I wanted.  I am happy with this painting now and hope you like it, too.

I plan on putting it against museum glass for framing.  It is not framed at this point.

Ollas, Pastel on Pastelbord, $350.00, unframed.

The colors are pretty good in the photograph, at least on my computer.  It is hard to know what it looks like on your screen. 

I entered this in the Austin Pastel Society Annual Juried Exhibit.  It was not selected.  I'm thinking now that it could be lack of category.  Is it a landscape or a still life??  I was happy to get one painting in the show as there are many lovely entries.  I hope you can make it to the show and/or reception and see the wonderful exhibit.  Right now you can see the paintings on the main page of the APS site, link above.  Later it be in "Events, Upcoming and Past".

The painting that was selected was "Summer Aspens".  You can see how I painted this painting here.  And read more about the show and painting here.

Veterans Day Car Show in Bastrop

It was a great day yesterday, Saturday, in historical downtown Bastrop, Texas.  The Veterans Day Car show was on and it was a well attended event.  The Austin American Statesman, story here,  says 10,000.  Hmm.  You can see the newspapers photos here.

Check out Joanna's beautiful flag photo, too.

I opened my Studio & Gallery and painted outside on the street.  I have never tried to paint cars.  You realize they do not have many straight edges.  It is difficult to depict the curves, at least quickly.  :)    I walked around quickly but didn't get photos from the rest of the street, sorry.    I really enjoyed painting and visiting with all the visitors to Bastrop and hometown friends.  Here is my effort followed by photos from the front of the gallery.

The Blue Car, original pastel painting on Pastelbord, 11 x 14 inches, Plein Air

I loved this view of the red cars, tent and the shiny hat on the lady, but it was a harder angle to paint.

So I picked this view.

The models were leaving.

The rest of the models.

The painting as I finished.  So many things wrong, but it was certainly fun trying this out.

The end, as I put away my equipment.

Windmills and Trains, Pastel Painting

I have finished three paintings since being back in the studio.  I did a sketch today, too, to get in the mood for the train painting.  It doesn't qualify for the Scavenger Hunts as it was not from life.  We can sketch from a photo, but only when it is one of the items, like the front of a magazine.  Anyway, the sketch is in the medium sized sketchbook with a regular ball point pen.  I just remembered I sketched my metal thermos drinking glass from life and forgot to take a photo.  It is at the studio.  Maybe it fits in the current Hunt.  It might, it is metal and metal is on the list.  :)

I took this photo in Antonito, Colorado.  It runs from there to Chama, New Mexico.  We didn't ride, but it was fun to see.  The sketch is about 8 x 6 inches in the medium sized sketchbook.

 I did a small pastel painting of the same train but a bit different angle/photo.  This is 7 x 5 inches on Pastelbord.  It was fun to try this painting.  I had not tried to do a train.  I have lots of photos!

 This windmill painting is 10 x 8 inches, pastel on Pastelbord.  I painted it the other day at my studio.  It is nice when a painting comes together about the way you plan it.  It needs a name.

I painted this windmill first.  It is also 10 x 8 inches, pastel on Pastelbord.  I think it will be called, "Cool Water".

Tomorrow, Saturday, I will be at the studio from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Judy will be at the Art on the Green at the Court House sponsored by the Bastrop Fine Arts Guild.  I will go by and take some photos before going to my studio.

Art on the Green started as Art on the Bridge.  We had fun on the old iron bridge in Bastrop.  One year a couple of the tents were caught in a good bit of wind and some beads landed on the trees below and decorated them for a while.  :)  Luckily not too much stuff or the tents went over.  I guess the location was changed for parking and walking problems.  It was a bit difficult to set up way down in the middle of the bridge.  I'm glad the show continued.  The original was Peggy Anderson-Mapes idea as I recall.  Someone was making a documentary about Bastrop and she thought we should have an art show for the documentary.  It is now a tradition.  Hmmmm.

I used to always paint at Art on the Bridge so I think I will paint in front of my studio/gallery tomorrow.  Stop in and visit if you are downtown.

A Good Time Was Had By All

 I will be at the ArtSpace Gallery here in Angel Fire tomorrow, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  I will be taking care of the gallery for Katherine McDermott.  I will be painting with pastels.  Stop in and visit if you have time.  There are paintings, sculptures, jewelry and more for you to peruse.  You can start your art collection or add to the one you have.  Hope to see you there.

It was a good Labor Day weekend. Arts About Town, sponsored by the Moreno Valley Arts Council, was fun. Outdoor shows are difficult and not something I usually do. The artists were able to set up under the roof on the porch of the Centro Plaza. I had my small paintings,  Jo's Notions and three other paintings with me.  I put the small ones on a table. I put the two large ones on my metal easel.  We used the table from the deck here and my folding table I use for my computer when we travel. I cannot believe that I did not take one photo, what was I thinking? Maybe someone will post some and I can make a link.

It was beautiful weather which added to the enjoyment for the day.  I was able to meet many of the artists, buy some stocking stuffers and have fun talking with the art enthusiasts.  I sold a painting and some of my tiles.  Not bad.  I did notice that small items and useful items were selling the best.

I really admire the folks that do the outdoor show circuits on a regular basis. Weather can sometimes put a damper on shows and exhibits.   Some of the things you have to do:

• Blog, sent a newsletter and advertise as much as you can before the event.  Most local papers will put in a story and photo if you provide it -- at no charge.  (If you don't have a mailing list, get started.  Friends and relatives are a starting point.)
• Have your artwork priced and ready to hang or set up.
• Signs, brochures and business cards.
• Have your display racks, tables, tent and equipment ready, including table cloths, rugs or whatever you can do to have your space clean and stand out.  I put out candy because I lacked some of this equipment.
• Sales receipts, tax number, credit card machine or phone service.
• Wrapping paper and bags 
• Tool kit, with extra tape, clamps, pens.
• Guest book to have folks sign up for your newsletter and blog.
• Water, snacks, maybe sunscreen if you are not in the shade like we were.
• Chair
• I had my pastels and easel to paint.  People like to see how I work and it gives me something to do at slow times.
• Have friendly welcoming attitude, introduce yourself and start a conversation.  Ask where they are from or something to get them talking.  Let them look but be close by to answer questions. 
• Be on time and get your booth ready.  Stay until the show is over.  (Even though I didn't have much, it took almost an hour to set up and an hour to take down.)
• If you are as lucky as me, you have a spouse to help you with all the work before and after.  Thanks, Gene!

Art is really a luxury in times like this where everyone is wondering what will happen in this economy.  It is a great time to put in that quality practice time, try new techniques or media.  It is also good to produce work and be sure it is the best you do and use the best equipment you can afford.  You can also update your bio, website and work on new marketing ideas.  Just have fun and paint!

This is the pastel, 8 x 10 inches that I worked on at the event.  I painted the ski runs across the road from us.  It is not finished but does represent the view.

My niece and her friend came up from Albuquerque on Friday.  We did get in some sightseeing and they helped with taking down my booth.  Thanks Mary and Ruth. 

Then and Now, Pastel Painting

I painted a pastel for a juried show here in Angel Fire that was canceled.  The theme of the show was "Contact" to be interpreted as the artist wanted.  I thought about the antennas at the Very Large Array (VLA).  The radio antennas were used in the movie, Contact.  Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to show the antennas, the old nearby windmill and some cattle to show: Then and Now.  It is framed against museum glass in an old barn wood frame.  It was interesting to work on.  It is higher in value than most of my paintings.  I like that it seems very warm and shows the wide open spaces.

 

Then and Now

Pastel on Pastelbord, 16 x 12 inches

I will have this painting for sale here in Angel Fire at Arts About Town on September 4, see sidebar near top of my blog.  It is also on my website and can be purchased through Paypal.  $315.00, free shipping.

The antennas at the VLA west of Magdalena are very large and very interesting.  If you get a chance you can visit and have a tour.  They are just off Highway 60 between Magdalena and Datil, New Mexico.

Speaking of Magdalena, where Gene and I grew up, we are going to Tierra Amarilla tomorrow to a 6 man football game between the Magdalena Steers and the Escalante Lobos.  It will be our first high school football game.  When we were in high school there were not enough students to field either a football or baseball team.  There was only basketball.

Tierra Amarilla is about 100 miles from here and the drive will be through beautiful canyons.  I will get some photos.  In the meantime you can see some from last year on our trip to Colorado and back through Chama to here  here on my Picasa page.

Three Plein Air Landscape Paintings

I have not been painting much here in Angel Fire.  Luckily I ran into Joan Bohls and she suggested we do some plein air painting together.  We went on Wednesday and Friday and I got three paintings done.  Great, eh?

On Wednesday we went to Monte Verde Lake and set up our easels in the shade of some pine trees by the shore.  Great place as I even had a picnic table to put my pastels on and a place to sit and take a break.  As we finished up it started to sprinkle and there was lightening.  The attendant lady at the office came out in a golf cart to get all the fishermen and artists to leave to be safe.  I got a few sprinkles on the pastel so had to touch it up at home.

I worked on Richeson pastel board which has a very rough surface.  The painting looks better in person than in the photos.  In real life you don't see the "holes" as much.  I used this same surface for a painting of the Kelly Church.  I'm not quite sure how I feel about it.  It does keep you from doing any detail.  It certainly wouldn't be good for detailed portraits.

My painting in progress.

Having fun, notice we have on sweatshirts, the breeze was cool.

Me painting and the scene.

Joan painting with oils.

Joan again.

The scene as we started.

Notice how the reflections changed and the water had more movement after thirty minutes or so.  That is why you have to put down your idea and values quickly and then paint on the highlights and details

Scene and clouds from the Community Center.

We painted in the morning starting about 9:30 a.m.  Later that evening Joan, Kent, Gene and I went to dinner and then to the Community Center to hear three classical guitar players.  It was an excellent day.

I borrowed this description of the guitar players from Gene, who got it from the newspaper:

Daniel Weston, Master of Music in guitar performance, is known for serenading the imagination with over six hundred professional appearances from radio and television to the concert stage. A direct heir by mentor ship to Francisco Tarrega, the founder of classical guitar method, Weston will perform the Impressionistic masterpieces of Tarrega as well as his own compositions.

Stuart Green heads the guitar programs at both the University of Redlands and California State University, San Bernardino in addition to being an active concert and recording artist. Green mentored with the late Terry Graves, a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Falla Guitar Trio, and also studied with Dusan Bogdanovic, Juan Serrano and Christopher Parkening. He received high praise from Soundboard Magazine. National Public Radio aired a CD featuring his transcription for guitar and recording of a set of suites by French Baroque master Robert De Visee. He played music written by a Spanish composer who composed his music in 1546, I did not get the composer's name. According to Green his was the first music to be printed by the newly invented printing press in the 1500's.

Roberto Capocchi, Brazilian native and Santa Fe favorite, has been portrayed as an extremely expressive player and true master. Capocchi won top prizes in numerous international guitar competitions, and studied performance and theory for his doctorate. He teaches at Adams State College, New Mexico Highlands University and United World College. He will be playing 20th century music from Spain and Latin America, including selections from his most recent CD.


Then on Friday we went and painted at the golf course.  Another nice place to paint as we were on the patio of the clubhouse so had tables, chairs and a latte.  Can't beat that when you are roughing it for plein air work!

Joan getting ready and my easel with the aspen painting on it.

Joan's painting of the Wheeler Peak.

The aspens I painted.

It was a nice day, well couple of painting days.  I put my paintings on my Jo's Notions page on my website.  I sell small unframed paintings there with free shipping in the States.

From Wednesday:

Monte Verde Lake, pastel, 12 x 9 inches, Richeson board

The first painting on Friday:

Summer Aspens, 13 x 9 inches, pastel on Colourfix paper.

The second painting on Friday:

Wheeler Peak, pastel, 13 x 8 inches, on Colourfix paper.