Aspen Vista

Post By Holly

It was a beautiful day in Santa Fe National Forest. Four of us painted right off of the parking lot, a couple of others were up the hill behind the restrooms. I hope to get up there again next week before it turns turns cold!

Aspen Vista, Santa Fe National Forest

Eldorado

Post by Holly

We spent a windy afternoon in Eldorado waiting for the sunset. G. Pinon, jt and I bailed early due to extreme weather.

Eldorado, NM

Garden of the Gods

Post by Holly

This week's painting location was Cerrillos, NM.  A couple of us painted at the Garden of the Gods along the Turquoise Trail.

Paintings by Holly

Post by Holly

Painting at Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve, Santa Fe, NM

Painting at Los Poblanos Inn, Albuquerque, NM

Painting at Chimayo, NM

Painting at Santa Fe Botanical Garden

Painting at Santa Fe Opera

The Santa Fe Opera

Post by jt

This week’s painting location was the parking lot of the Santa Fe Opera, well known for it’s view of the Santa Fe foothills and the Sangre de Cristo mountains.

Including the unique architecture of the opera house itself in a painting could be interesting, but everyone chose to point their canvases toward the mountains. Save that for next time.

Meanwhile, my painting (below) needs some drying time and a lot more work before I post it here.

A very pleasant morning, parked in the shade and using the truck tailgate as a bench and tabouret. 

G Piñon ponders her paintings. 

A gaggle of artists. Actually only half of the gaggle is pictured here. The other half is scattered around the parking lot.

Maureen's watercolor made me realize how monotone-ish my oil painting is.

 

Colorist at work.

Mary Kay, set up in a nice shady spot with a great view.

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

Post by jt

Last Thursday, August 22nd, our TPAP (Thursday Plein Air Painting) group’s location was at the newly opened Phase One of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, located at Museum Hill.

The garden promises to be a great painting spot in the future as development continues and the existing plants mature.

Painters begin setting up their easels in the morning. 

Stone sculptures in the Botanical Garden.

Paintings by G Piñon

Post by G Piñon

Painting at the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary, Santa Fe, NM. 

Painting at Valle Caldera, near Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Painting in Chimayo

Post by jt

This week’s plein air rendezvous was in Chimayo, a small village 40-45 minutes northeast of Santa Fe and the site of El Santuario de Chimayo, built in 1816.

First stage of the painting at the Santuario in Chimayo. 

Current version after more painting in the studio.

Painting at Valle Caldera

Post by Jt

Our small group of six plein air painters enjoyed a beautiful August beginning at Valle Caldera (formerly known as Valle Grande), near Los Alamos in the Jemez Mountains.

Arlene scouts painting locations.

G admires the grande scenery. 

Road & Creek at Valle Caldera
Acrylic on watercolor paper

A New Plein Air Blog

Post by Jt

We created this blog (SantaFePleinAir.blogspot.com) so that painters who participate in the Thursday Santa Fe Plein Air group can post images (and comments) of their plein air paintings.

This first post is to notify you, the artists, that this free blog is available if you want to use it. We should have blog details decided by early August so you can start using it.

To kick things off and make it a real blog, here are some initial images.

Waterfall at Bishop’s Lodge
Acrylic on watercolor paper

The waterfall from another angle.
Hmmm, I feel another waterfall painting surfacing.

A Tree at Los Poblanos
Oil on canvas
This plein air field trip was to Los Poblanos, a lavender and organic farm/bed & breakfast in Albuquerque, NM.