Jeane George Weigel | High Road Artist

February 4, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 10 Comments

Art Opening at Hand Artes Gallery, Truchas, NM

There was a wonderful opening at Hand Artes Gallery here in Truchas this past Saturday (see previous post Disparate Pieces). The subject of the show was the nude and its title, “Nude Year 2011: Voices of the Body,” expressed very well the great mix of art from several local artists including Anna Karin, Terry Gates, […]

February 3, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 4 Comments

Alvaro Cardona-Hine on What is Art?

My friend Alvaro Cardona-Hine is a master painter as well as a published poet and composer. Here are his thoughts on the answer to “What is Art?”

February 2, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 1 Comment

Raymond Carver

Raymond Carver was a poet and writer living in Port Townsend, Washington while I was still in Seattle. He died in 1988. I discovered him through a friend who owned a small poetry press in the same town. Scott published works by Tess Gallagher, the “good woman” Carver refers to in this poem. I love […]

February 1, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel Leave a Comment

Craig Scogin on What Is Art?

As you know, I’ve asked some of my artist friends to write their views on art for the blog. This is photographer Craig Scogin’s response to the question, “What Is Art?” Some of you may remember that I have written about Craig Scogin before. He is the author of the book Not Really New… Not […]

January 31, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 4 Comments

Ode to the Peaks

Last night while reading William deBuys’ wonderful book, The Walk, I came upon his passages about the mountains—specifically, about the peaks. That would be Trampas, Jicarilla, Sheepshead, North Truchas, Middle Truchas and, finally, South Truchas Peaks. I see, from my land, from my windows, Truchas Peaks. They form the basis from which I live. They […]

January 28, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 7 Comments

Gallery Hopping In Santa Fe

How many of you know that Santa Fe trades places with New York City every year between being the second and third largest art market in the world? It’s true. Paris is always number one. I had no idea before coming here. I also thought Santa Fe was a western art town. I couldn’t have […]

January 27, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 7 Comments

Puppy Rescue

My friends, Barbara and Alvaro, who I wrote about earlier in this blog (A Journey of the Soul and Renaissance Man), have recently rescued an abandoned puppy. They already have two bulldogs and weren’t looking for another dog, but there she was one night in their snowy field. Her name is Cricket. And the truth […]