On one of my walks in the neighborhood, I was struck by the beauty of the light reflecting off this garden wall. Garden walls are ubiquitous in Santa Fe but this one seen in the early morning light was magical. Without a camera or my sketchbook, I knew I would have to take a good long look at the scene if I were to try to celebrate the moment in a painting. Even if I had had my camera, the beautiful effects of light and shadow are fleeting and often lost in a photograph. So in this case, it was best to capture the moment in my mind’s eye. When I returned to my studio I made a quick sketch (shown here); the painting resulted from a spontaneous interpretation of light and shadow.
Honeysuckle Clouds, Acrylic on canvas,
40 x 30
Sowi-ing Mana (Deer Maiden) Acrylic, collage on canvas, 18 x 14. See more of my Katsina Series on the Native Abstractions page.
Pueblo Village, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16. See others on my Latest Works page.
Mission Church, oil on canvas, 24 x 20. See more of these works on Latest Works page.
Firecracker Cactus
Acrylic on canvas,
10 x 10, See more on the "Small Works" page.
Flower Moon 雪国
Collage, watercolor,
20 x 16, matted. See more Japanese-inspired works on my Asian Abstractions page.
San Geronimo Runners,
24 x 12. See more on Native Abstractions page.
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Monte Buhl (Sunday, 05 February 2017)
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Monte Buhl (Sunday, 05 February 2017 19:44)
I've not been aware of any plagiarism of my content but it is a risk. Here's a link to some do's and don'ts in protecting content on the web:
http://www.icopyright.com/blog/about/8-ways-to-improve-your-blog-copyright-strategy-dos-and-donts