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Category Archives: new mexico
Surprising Santa Fe: Potter’s Pink Adobe
If you paint in watercolors, don’t go to Santa Fe without Potter’s Pink in your palette. YOu’ll need it to paint all the wonderful colors you see in adobe structures everywhere. Even when I wanted to achieve warmer more ochre-based … Continue reading
Posted in new mexico, Travel
Tagged adobe, adobe architecture, architecture, downtown santa fe, location drawing, santa fe, sketch watercolor, sketches, urban sketching
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Surprising Santa Fe: Flamenco?
I didn’t expect to be at a flamenco performance in Santa Fe, but on one rainy day of museum-hopping we found El Flamenco. And what a treat it was. Besides the fabulous performances, El Flamenco has a community outreach program and … Continue reading
Posted in new mexico, people, Travel
Tagged flamenco, gesture drawing, location drawing, new mexico, santa fe, urban sketching
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Surprising Santa Fe: Chili Peppers and Stormy Skies
This is Santa Fe Plaza. Huge bunches of red chili peppers hang everywhere. And this is the view from our rental apartment. I loved those monsoon skies and the lighting and thunder. Gotta love watercolor blooms!
Posted in new mexico, Travel
Tagged landscape painting, location drawing, new mexico, santa fe, santa fe plaza, urban sketching
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Surprising Santa Fe: Meow Wolf
We spent an entire day at Meow Wolf‘s House of Eternal Return. Maybe this New York Times piece might explain a little bit of what it is about. But I think not. There aren’t words for it. Here’s one sketch … Continue reading
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New Mexico, land of surprises
I’m just back from a week in New Mexico. Most of the time I was in Santa Fe, but we did a bunch of day trips outside the city too. I have so many images in my head and things … Continue reading
Posted in new mexico, Travel
Tagged location drawing, new mexico, santa fe, sketch, urban sketching, vla
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