Southwest Abstractions: Small Works

My absolute favorite watercolor artist, John Marin, was a master at creating atmospheric landscapes, incorporating other media -- graphite, charcoal, crayon -- with his watercolor washes.  Like Marin, I have used a limited palette in painting these small, moody landscapes.  The paintings portray real and imagined pueblo villages and mission churches. The series also includes "Flowerscapes" -- large-as-life portraits of cactus blossoms and other flowers natural to the high desert.  

  • Red Sunset, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12, 2019 SOLD
  • Veridian Sunset, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12, 2019 SOLD
  • Golden Sunset, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12, 2019 SOLD
  • High Desert Color, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12, 2019
  • St. Francis Cathedral, watercolor on board, 12 x 12, 2019 SOLD
  • Cala Lilies, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 10 SOLD
  • Anemones, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 10
  • Sunflowers, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 10
  • Firecracker Blossom, acrylic on canvas, 10 x 10, SOLD
  • Dark Beauty, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8
  • Prom Queen, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 10
  • Violet Rose, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 10,
  • Venus Rose, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8
  • Sunset Beauty, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8
  • Apricot Glow, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8
  • Halloween Moon, watercolor, 11.5 x 8.5
  • October Moon, watercolor, 11.5 x 8.5
  • Cottonwoods, mixed media, 8.5 x 11.5
  • Starlight, mixed media on canvas, 8 x 10 SOLD
  • Celestial Sky, watercolor, 7.5 x 11.5 SOLD
  • El Sol, watercolor, 11.5 x 7.5
  • September Storm, watercolor, 11.5 x 8.5
  • Tent Rocks, oil on canvas, 12 x 9
  • Radiant Light, mixed media on canvas, 8 x 10
  • Spring Green, mixed media, 9.5 x 7.5
  • Garden Wall, watercolor, 13.5 x 10.5 SOLD
  • Pinon Hills II, mixed media, 7 x 9.5
  • Pinon Hills, mixed media, 7 x 9.5, SOLD
  • Southwest Autumn, watercolor, 9 x 6.5
  • Along the Village Road, watercolor, 11.5 x 7.5

Honeysuckle Clouds, Acrylic on canvas,

40 x 30, 2018 

Three of my works were selected to be featured in the 2020 New Mexico Magazine calendar as shown here.

Mission at Sunset, acrylic on canvas,

12 x 12

Firecracker Cactus

Acrylic on canvas, 

10 x 10, 2018 SOLD

Flower Moon 雪国

Collage, watercolor,

20 x 16, matted. See more Japanese-inspired works on my Asian Abstractions page.

Nambe Fruit Bowl on Table, oil on canvas,

24 x 18. See more on Pure Abstractions page.

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