Plein air

Here are two of the watercolors I did this month. One from Mohegan's reservation on the East Coast, where the leaves were splendid!

Perdenal from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, were it was so cold that my hands were numb and stiff and I couldn't work outside anymore.

I am doing only one art show this fall. I will be in Dripping Springs this coming Saturday with my friend, Phyllis.

Waking up in Albuquerque was painted early in the morning from the hotel.

New Mexico

We had a very nice trip (just too short) and I got to paint 3 watercolors on location. We spent a day in Albuquerque where I explored a few galleries, including Purple Sage with beautiful "plein air" (= on location) pastels and oils, and we visited old town. We spent a whole day at Ghost Ranch. I got to paint my 2 watercolors there. It was the coldest day of our trip and, coming from the heat in Texas, my hands got numb and I froze while painting when the seat I had chosen moved from sun and shadow to just shadow. I painted the second painting in the car, because I was just too cold.
We had 2 days in Santa Fe, where we met dear friends and saw the cathedral and the miraculous staircase and a little of Old Town and explored as many galleries as we could on Canyon Road. The last day we went back to Old Town Albuquerque after I painted the view from the hotel early in the morning. On the road we saw the fairyland of Sonora Caverns and stopped at the wonderful museum in Pecos.