The mission church of San Francisco de Asis, located in Rancho de Taos, New Mexico, is considered one of the finest examples of Spanish Franciscan architechure in the United States. It is also one of the most painted and photographed buildings in the Southwest. Since the beginning of the 20th century, hundreds of painters and photographers -- Georgia O'Keeffe, Andrew Dasburg, John Marin, Paul Strand, Laura Gilpin -- have come to Rancho de Taos to capture this arresting study of form, line, space, light, and shadow.
In my rendering of this Southwest icon, I've incorporated a variety of forms and shapes -- the massive structure of the church, the abutting pueblo buildings in the distance, and the amorphous shapes of the pilgrim women in the foreground. Composition is the sum total of many parts. This one works because of the arrangement of contrasting shapes, forms and shadows.
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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