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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The New Mexico Sky
I have quoted several times in this blog from William deBuys’ wonderful book, The Walk, so I thought we should feature something from him on a Wisdom Wednesday. Much from this author has moved me, so you’ll be hearing more about his words and their effect on me, I’m sure. For this first piece, I’ve […]
Why Does Love Matter?
I have come to this village to learn what it means to love. I see that clearly tonight, under the light of a full moon.
Why is Making Art Hard?
OK, the fact is I never know where a painting is going to take me. As I’ve said before, painting, for me, is like taking leap after leap in the dark. This is all well and good when those leaps are taking me someplace that looks GOOD while I’m leaping. But there are days when […]