NMAL Art Show

Friday was the opening reception for the Exhibition of Artworks by students and teachers at the New Mexico Art League. The league was very organized and punctual as the reception opened on time to a huge turnout!

Best of all, the artwork looked exceptionally well on the newly renovated walls of the NMAL building. Students were thrilled to exhibit their paintings for the first time in the leagues history. Friends and family drifted into the building to enjoy appetizers and to bring bouquets of flowers to first-time artists. Tricia Love snapped this photograph of me standing by my paintings. What a lovely evening for all!

Zentangle® Gourd

Today I received a beautiful Zentangle gourd from my friend Barbara. In the Spring, I assisted Barbara in teaching a class on Zentangle art to the New Mexico Gourd Society. Well, Barbara wanted to thank me for my time so she gave me one of her gourds that was on exhibit at the Galeria de Corrales. Long story short, Barbara etches Zentangle patterns into gourds as her art medium. Very unusual, but very eye-catching! Take a look at the photo below and tell me what you think.

Passionate for Art

I just finished my watercolor series, "Passionate for Art," last week. With these watercolor paintings, I went over them a second time to smooth out any imperfections and to blend the background better using a combination of red, yellow and blue pigments. These paintings are being matted and framed as I write, however, I was able to snap photos before leaving them at the frame shop. The first one in the series is featured just below this post. The other three can be viewed in the side panel to your right. They will hang on exhibition at the New Mexico Art League from August 19th through September 30th. Enjoy!