Demo in Portales, NM

We lucked out last night and had half way decent weather to drive to Portales.  It is 100 miles.  We saw a fire on the way, just inside NM. I didn't get a very good photo, but you can see what could burn! Most of the ranchers have sold their cattle, it is so dry here..heading into a 4 year drought.

The demo went ok I guess. There is no way you can do a collage in 30-45 mins. but you can explain how you work, etc.  This demo was taking failed watercolors and collaging them.  The music scene on the bottom corner was one of those. as well as the white flower I worked on. The music is below. It was just so blah and there didn't seem to be much I could do with it.  I think the collaged one worked out much better. Has more excitement.  I left some of the watercolor showing.  The bottom right is all watercolor, and some of the piano keys are left.

 

 

The Purple top left corner was collage/watercolor and one of the ladies bought it for her Granddaughter.  We had a fun night. Great Mexican food with a good friend then an hour of art!

Portales NM Watercolor Workshop

 This past week end I was in Portales, NM for a 2 day watercolor workshop. We had a good group, and had a lot of fun.  Everybody did an awesome job. We started out with 10 but due to some health issues and other things, we had 5.
 We concentrated on rust, and old metal, and lots of grass.
To do rust, use Kosher salt on your wet paint!
it works great.
There is a program you can download that is really good, if you are interested. It is called RoynaSoft Poster Printer.

 Showing them the RoynaSoft Pro Poster prog.

 

 

Portales NM Demo

Last night we went to Portales, NM, which is right at 100 miles from here, for a watercolor/weaving demonstration.
We went early enough to visit and have supper with a good friend who lives there. I was a nervous wreck because I truly was taking a failed painting hoping to revive it, and with watercolors you can't always be sure.  There was a big crowd, and they were all very nice and encouraging.
I can't find the before photo, but it was just blah. The trees were too solid and a horrible shape. They needed to be lightened up.  Overall, I think the old barn looks better.  I am considering going back and rounding off the squares in the trees, but will think about it for a day or two before I do.

 

Two New Sketches

 'Old Barn'

 'Companions'

Tonight I did some more sketches. The old trucks were on the way home from the Lovington, NM trip where I took the other photos.
I don't remember where I got the barn photo. It is old.
They are both 4"x10".  I used bockingford watercolor paper, and some of it is tinted. The top one is cream colored, and the bottom one white.
I am glad I found a new and different paper, I love the way it paints.

Demo in Clovis NM

 I was invited to Pintores Art League in Clovis NM to demo and bring some of my art.  I had already started the zebra, but continued to work on it, so they could see the technique. I took some of the   collages  with the phone book pages, and gouache along with some watercolors. They were a friendly bunch and very attentive. It is always fun to get to go share with fellow artists!

Roswell NM Show

 Roswell, NM has a juried show each year, and this  year, I had 3 accepted.
This old truck, is from a photo I took last summer at a friends ranch.
It is called:
'I Could have had a V-8'
 watercolor.

 This one is a Torn Paper Collage on Canvas.
'Elegance is an Attitude'

My Garden Chair, was painted from our back yard.
we have 2 chairs and a table in the back yard, and I used it for this painting. It is watercolor but I drew in a back ground, and painted in an under-painting first.

Their shows are always so nice. A lot of people come to the opening.  They also have an awesome miniature show with entries as far away as England!

Upcoming Art Shows

"Gone Wild"

"The Wash House"

"Don't Fence Me In"

I just found out this week that "Gone Wild" got in
The 25th WATERCOLOR WYOMING NATIONAL EXHIBITION
in Sheridan Wyoming.
"The Wash House" and "Don't Fence Me In"
got in the RFAL/NMMAS show in Roswell, New Mexico.
Rosewell also has a miniature show at the same time.
Now is the time to get one ready to mail, and the other two delivered.
The inspiration for these paintings came from a trip to
Cloudcroft, NM, and a trip to O'Donnell Texas.