High Road Artist

July 29, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 17 Comments

The Art of Becoming an Abstractionist

Like the painter, Beatrice Mandelman, the famous Taos Modernist, coming to New Mexico dramatically changed my art. Prior to arriving here my career had been spent as a realist painter, primarily figurative and genre work. When I first visited Truchas, I was in something of a transition with my work. I was abstracting the backgrounds […]

July 27, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 6 Comments

The Ugly Duckling

I have quoted from Clarissa Pinkola Estes’s wonderful book, Women Who Run With the Wolves, on facebook many times and I have also mentioned her telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, “The Ugly Duckling”, on the blog. I highly recommend reading it for yourselves, but, because several of you have been communicating with me […]

July 20, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 11 Comments

Anna Karin Gallery, Truchas, NM: Before and After

Although the before and after photos of our new gallery were published as part of my 200th post, several of you have asked for them to stand on their own. So here they are, our new Anna Karin Gallery, before and after (click on any image to view a larger version of that image): Before […]

July 20, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 6 Comments

William deBuys: The Wild and Open Heart

Another quote from one of my favorite authors, William deBuys, again from his book, The Walk: And in this world beyond the gates of Eden, if time passes and things keep happening, eventually suffering must intrude; it cannot be otherwise. And when suffering intrudes, still more complexity arises because suffering complicates our response to the […]

July 14, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 17 Comments

Rescue Dog Update: Finn at Home

Some of you have been asking about Finn, my rescue dog, so it’s time I told you how he’s doing. He was found starving on the streets of Truchas, NM

July 13, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 4 Comments

William deBuys: Coyotes

I’ve quoted William deBuys in my posts and on other Wisdom Wednesdays before. I love this author and highly recommend his books. For me, The Walk has been deeply inspiring, affecting how I walk on my land. This passage came to mind because the coyotes have been so vocal lately. Whatever I am doing I […]

July 11, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 5 Comments

What do Artists Need?

I just watched, over the last three nights, three amazing biographies: Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, and The Life and Work of Sally Mann. It was an important time for me to see these because, the fact is, there is something of a let-down, having completed the gallery. We […]