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| Portrait Finished (7/26): This morning, I finished the portrait of "Louise" that I started last week. The photo below shows several steps along the way. It's painted on a sheet of handmade paper with a light coat of gesso. Matted it will fit into a 28 x 22 inch frame. I'm getting back to painting people to get ready for the Ted Nuttall workshop in October.  "Louise" ... |
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| Happy Birthday To Me (7/23): For my 70th birthday, my beautiful bride took me to Colorado to see the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. We explored Garden of the Gods before going to the fantastic concert. The original members still in the group for 47 years are: Jeff Hanna - guitars/vocals, Jimmie Fadden - drums/harmonica/vocals , Bob Carpenter - keyboards/accordion/vocals and of course John McEuen - banjo/fiddle/guitar/mandolin. "Grass It Up" was a local band that lead the night off for the "Dirt Band" - they also joined the NGDB on stage to finish the evening. On the way back we drove into the mountains to visit Cripple Creek. The last time we were there was my birtday in 1976.  ... |
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 My Beautiful Bride at Garden of the Gods ... |
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 First Day's Progress |
Painting Portraits (7/19): I'm getting back to painting portraits. I want to get in some practice before I take Ted Nuttall's workshop in October. This one is of Louise Blair (Sagebrush Inn, Taos). I'm working on a sheet of handmade paper treated lightly with a thin coat of gesso.  ... |
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| Donna's Website: Check out this new website by my friend Donna. She is experimenting with several different surfaces to paint water media on.  "La Luz 1" ... |
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| Balloons Overhead (7/18): When I went out for the morning paper, there was a hot-air balloon over our house. A group of people paid for a ride. Blossom hates the balloons so she would not go outside.  This Morning Over Our House ... |
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 Ready to Travel |
Got An Itch To Travel (7/15): Our passports arrived today - we are so ready to travel and celebrate our 50 years together. Headed to San Francisco and Alaska in September. But first, my bride is taking me to Colorado for a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert to celebrate my 70th birthday. We have been walking 3 1/2 miles each morning so our clothes will fit. This morning it was cool - below 70. The high today may reach 78 degrees. The rain last night helped a lot. New Mexico sure needs the moisture. It's a good sign to see clouds at the top of our mountain.  ... |
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| Tucumcari Tonight (7/12): This morning I'm headed to Tucumcari to play with other art teachers in D'Jean's massive classroom at Mesalands Community College.  |
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| Dirt Band (7/10): My beautiful bride is taking me to Colorado for my birthday. We are taking in a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert in Colorado Springs on July 21st. My birthday is on the 23rd - but that's close enough.  |
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| NWS Entry (7/9): The NWS (National Watercolor Society) only allows one entry per artist. I decided to enter my most recent painting from Cadillac Ranch. The exhibition is in San Pedro, California. This is a tough competition to get selected for. They use an online entry process called (CAFE) where you can upload the image and pay using your credit card. NMWS hopes to move in that direction soon. I left a couple paintings for entries into the NMWS Fall Exhibition and for WFWS. But I'd better get busy on several new watercolors for those shows as well.  ... |
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| Kansas Entries (7/8): While I was selecting my entries for Mississippi, I decided to send my entries off to the Kansas Watercolor Society in Wichita too - I've never been selected into that watercolor exhibition - perhaps this will be my year. I'm limited to three entries - so I enter as many as possible to increase the odds.  ... |
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| Mississippi Entries (7/7): I sent my entries to the MSWS exhibition, in Jackson Mississippi, this morning - I've been accepted into that national watercolor show each of the past four years. Mississippi has been lucky for me. I'm limited to two entries - if I'm selected, only one painting will be accepted.  ... |
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 On Our Walk |
Walking Every Day (7/5): Well - almost every day, we did walk our 3 1/2 miles, through our neighborhood, five of the last six days. We do plan to keep it up. Yesterday we went out to get material for my brides next quilt - I'm her color expert. It should keep her working and out of my way for at least 3 weeks. On Sunday we will take in an Isotopes baseball game then next week we are going to see "After Earth" with Will Smith and Jaden Smith at the dollar show. Life is good. ...
 Finally - Rain in Albuquerque ... |
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| Happy 4th of July (7/4): We are getting a just bit of rain in Albuquerque - but hardly enough to measure. Blossoms loves resting in the cool morning air, on her day bed, just outside our kitchen door. But, she hides in the evening to get away from the noise of the fireworks. We enjoy the beautiful sunrises even if the clouds don't bring forth rain.   Mornings in Albuquerque ... |
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| NMWS July Brushstrokes & Calendar (7/1): Click on the images below to download copies of the July NMWS Newsletter and the 2013-14 NMWS Calendar. Artists from outside New Mexico are welcome to join the New Mexico Watercolor Society.   ... Click on the form below to download a PDF
to Join the NMWS  Artists from outside of New Mexico are welcome to join the New Mexico Watercolor Society ... |
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