Painting with Jane on Wednesday

North to Silver City on the Lordsburg road. The colors and intensity in the photo are off a little but you get the idea.

Woman with geraniums, dog, cat and now tattoo! I couldn't help myself.

Josefina

I started a portrait of a young woman from San Bartolome. Judith and I have gone to her house for two sittings. Now I will try to finish it at home.

Geraniums Gone Wild

I kept thinking the background was too linear - well, it's definitely not now! I'm getting more texture in - just drew in the lines on the pillow and will add stiches and more shadows on the leaves. Then I'll go back over all the flesh tones and add more yellow and greens. Maybe I'll have this done this week......

Sky

I have been working on the sky with the painting turned upside down. I took out the woman because the composition seemed stronger without her.

Sowing with bulls

I recently went out in the fields with a family who were planting their corn. The sky was amazing and I wanted to capture that in this painting...we shall see.