This church is an iconic image of northern New Mexico and I could not resist the temptation to follow in the footsteps of many artists and paint it myself. The tamped-earth buttresses of the adobe church gives it a unique form that is instantly recognizable. The twin towers at the church entry have tall buttresses of the same shape on their fronts as the one on the back of the apse. The simple geometry of the curved and almost-straight lines gives an organic feel to the structure which is a sculpture in itself.
My postings have been slow as I am still intimidated by my new camera and haven't taken any more photographs. Tomorrow I get the paintings for my June 7-July 25 show back after being framed and will photograh them all. Many of them are already on this blog but I will figure out some way to post the entire show.
Then, I'll be taking a break, visiting family and figuring out the direction I want to go with my painting. That's when I'll get back to regular posts - sometime in July probably.
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