Red Dot Studio Tour 2013

Photos from around Victoria Chick's studio in New Mexico.

(One of my favorite places to visit...)

  

 

 

Art. Art. Art.

Between managing projects for the CLAY Festival, trying to promote our downtown art scene, and fulfilling my domestic duties, my painting time has taken a back seat.

It's sad.

Especially because it's one of those things that - once I'm engaged in it - I find peace and rest in.  It soothes me. It centers me. Why don't I pursue this more?!?

Day by day efforts, I guess.
That's what I need to do.

My hope is to add a touch of color to the above piece. I'd love to make it available as a print for my Etsy shop!  So there you have it. A new goal... :)

xoxo,

-jlt

New Painting: La Mer

And so continues my obsession with the sea...

"La Mer"

8"x10"

Original Watercolor Painting

Prints also available HERE.

Sneak Peak...

Busted out the watercolors last night and
a new seascape will soon be making its way to my Etsy store...
Gosh, I miss the Pacific.

Ornaments

This year, 

I tried my hand at making and painting

some homemade ornaments.

Here's what resulted...

So then this happened...

Yep. 

Some of my ornaments 

are for sale.

In my Etsy store.

I plan on making many throughout the year

just because I have such a blast 

painting these little pieces.

And I love a good dose of scripture too!

Just thought I'd share!

-xoxo-

Jessie

A studio tour

This weekend was 

Silver City's annual

Red Dot Studio Tour!

Dozens of local art studios

and galleries

opened their doors for the weekend

to share their creative process

and collections!

It was pretty rad!

Here are some photos from 

our visit with my friend

and local artist,

Victoria Chick.

On our way to her studio

Some trees over the road

We made it! Cow Trail Studio!

 

Part of her home on the property

In the studio

Some of her work

A cute little seating area and mini gallery in her studio

Vicki, the artist

A glance at her sketchbook

One of her horses outside

Heading down the hill from her home and studio

A view on our drive back of the Chino mine and a field with yellow flowers

Visiting Vicki at her studio is always a treat for me.

I love just chatting with her 

and seeing the progress 

on some of her newer pieces.

One time, 

she even invited me over 

for coffee and to teach me 

how to build and stretch my own canvas!

It was pretty awesome.

We actually worked on this

large painting below with the horses.

My husband exploring the studio space

And with her cats roaming around the property, 

the open doors of her work space,

and the gorgeous views and warm breeze,

I can't help but leave 

uplifted.

As for all the other galleries we visited...

I failed on taking photos,

but trust me.

They were pretty wonderful too!

If you're ever in Silver City for the 

Red Dot Studio Tour,

you're in for a treat! 

And to see more of Vicki's art
CLICK HERE! 

:)

Latest Painting: The Prince

"The Prince"

16 x 20

Acrylics

(8x10 Prints Available HERE)

Detail:

One of my favorite quotes 

from Charles Spurgeon,

 the Prince of Preachers:

"Our drops of sorrow may well be forgotten 

in the ocean of His griefs; 

but how high ought our love to rise!  

 Come in, 

O strong and deep love of Jesus, 

like the sea at the flood 'n spring tides, 

cover all my powers, 

drown all my sins, 

wash out all my cares, 

lift up my earth-bound soul,

 and float it right up to my Lord's feet,

 and there let me lie, 

a poor broken shell, 

washed up by His love, 

having no virtue or value; 

and only venturing to whisper to Him 

that if He will put His ear to me, 

He will hear within my heart

 faint echoes of the vast waves 

of His own love 

which have brought me where 

it is my delight to lie, 

even at His feet forever."

New Paintings!!!

"Dapper"

11x14

Acrylics

"To the Shore"

8x10

Archival Print

"A Peace That Transcends"

11x14

acrylics



Also,
I finally added to my Etsy store
 the llama 
that started it all...

"Llama Face"
8x10
Archival Print

Find all of my paintings 
and prints HERE.

Studio Move

This week I decided to move my art studio

(and by that I mean my easel and bucket of paints)

to the corner of our screened porch.

The monsoon season here in southwest New Mexico

is so wonderful

that I feel like it'd be crazy not to take advantage

of painting almost every day 

to the tune of a thunderstorm.

So far, 

it's been a wonderful change 

of scenery and inspiring 

to say the least.

In fact,

I have some new pieces 

for my Etsy store

that I should be putting up 

this week!

Silver City Clay Festival: a glimpse at DAY ONE

The Silver City Clay Festival,

an event I've been helping prepare

since January,

has finally come upon us.

There was SO MUCH
going on simultaneously...

I haven't even 
scratched the surface
here.

But here's a little glimpse 
worth viewing.

Let's take a look, 
shall we?

Free demonstrations in the Murray Hotel

Jared Carpenter, Potter at the Wheel.

Making a planter

Jared Carpenter forming a coffee mug in less than 2 minutes.  Kind of crazy!

Making a hand-formed mushroom sculpture

Jared's glazed pieces

Inside the Murray Hotel

Lee Gruber, the creator of Silver City's First Ever Clay Festival

Leyba & Ingalls Juried Tile Show Exhibition - touching on the sacred category

Kid's Mud Fun - just playing around with clay :)

The Seedboat Center for the Arts, location of our lectures and an art exhibition

Seedboat's Juried Tile Show Exhibition - abstract category

Results of the Clay Interior Finishes Demo inside of the Murray Hotel

Small Art Pieces inside the Murray Hotel

Pam Lujan-Hauer and artist, Victoria Chick

Inside the Murray Hotel

Examples of Mimbres-style pottery for sale at the festival

Lois Duffy Gallery's Juried Art Tile Show Exhibition - Portraits & Figures Category