Road to Santa Fe

Road to Santa Fe

30x30 Oil

This is my first palette knife painting but it certainly won't be my last. The reference I was using contained some adobes in Santa Fe. The colors and textures of the southwest lent itself so well to the use of the palette knife. In this painting I wanted to convey the festive shapes and colors of the architecture not a tight rendition of adobes which my background in architectural illustration makes me want to do. 

I am traditionally a thin painter when it comes to paint application. So this was a very freeing experience for me. This canvas has tons of paint on it! Palette knife painter Laurie Justus Pace presented a workshop over the weekend which I attended and had a wonderful day. Stay tuned I am a palette knife convert.Thanks for viewing my blog. For purchasing information please contact me. Prints will be available at fineartamerica.com , http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/donna+page/all

Dan Enger Fine Art

Dan Enger Fine Art

18x20 Pastel

Another in my series from New Mexico one early morning while collecting reference photos around the square in Taos, New Mexico, I noticed a wonderful intensely orange screen door with wonderful wood cut work embellishments on the door.  The proprietor of the shop was sitting outside the door having an early morning smoke. I like the way the smoke was billowing up as if to symbolize his reflections on the coming day of creating and working in his shop. All of the shadows and colors make me jealous of the artists fortunate enough to live in such a beautiful place. Thanks for viewing my blog. To purchase this work please contact me at donnapagefineart.com. To purchase prints please visit fineartamerica.com http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/donna+page/all

Beinvenidos Bed and Breakfast

Beinvenidos Bed and Breakfast

18x24- Pastel

On a recent visit to Taos I was snapping a picture of this wonderful bed and breakfast when one of the innkeepers happend into the photo. I knew I was going to paint this... al the great colors and local ambiance were too charming. 

The pastels lend themselves perfectly to the coarse textures and vibrant colors of New Mexico. Thanks for viewing my blog. Contact the artist for purchasing information. Prints of this painting are available at Fineartamerica.com , http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/donna+page/all,