My Walk This Morning

This was a big challenge.....the bright snow and the whispy branches and grasses. My brushstrokes aren't quite working but I'll keep trying. It's an absolutely beautiful beyond belief day.

My studio is still "invaded" by my construction crew so I started this yesterday from my "new" dining room corner looking at my oak tree that I've wanted to capture all Fall. I kept my time under 3 hours and completed it this morning. I'm going to try to get back on "schedule". I love having a goal and thinking of Tuesdays and Fridays as my painting days. Soon, I hope to paint 4 days a week and then.....

A for Apple

I felt like I was starting all over again so decided this was a good time to begin an "alphabet" series. I think I need the practice with a limited subject matter to get better control of color and values. The painting needs some refining - the top of the apple, the lines on the block but for one day this is what I ended up with. Feels good to be painting again! ~Gay

Women Cutting Corn

This is a section of a photograph taken while a family was cutting their corn in San Bartolome. The harvest is done in three parts.  Cutting the corn, then collecting the corn, then gathering the remaining stalks for the animals.  Weeks pass between the different stages.

Two Girls in a Tub

This was really hard for me to do.  Mainly because the faces are so small and my brush is not.  I realize that a bigger face is easier. Elizabeth

Autumn in the Gila

Here is my attempt at painting from my memory of the willow and cottonwood in color. I don't feel that it is finished but a good start. It felt so good to be spending the day in my studio again.

San Juan Baker

This is the town baker, Lucio.  I was inspired by a Millet painting of a woman baking. I love the theme of people at work. -Elizabeth