Pretty Taos

Old truck in Taos.

When my daughter came to visit this past weekend, we took her and her significant other into town for a tour of the plaza. Then we were going to take them to a cute little restaurant that a friend of Richard's just opened in the Overland Sheepskin complex. It was closed, but the owner did give us a take out box of yummy samples from the desert case.

But the best part was this view of the mountains on the Pueblo land and this old truck. It is so Taos...a painting waiting to happen. Just perfect.

Practice painting.

I finished a watercolor painting I have been nursing along for a few weeks. Not exactly what I'm looking for, but good practice.

"Neighbors" watercolor 11 x 15

And then I tore the paper taking the tape off. I thought I was using watercolor paper tape. I guess not. I have to find some new tape, and get back to it!

I am eager to paint some of the Fall colors here in the San Luis Valley.

Cleaning up the roads

On my daily walks with my little mutt Cowboy, I have taken to picking up pieces of glass and metal I find in the road.

Junk

I am coming up with quite a collection of colored broken glass shards, and as I walk, my mind  

begins to formulate ideas about what I can make out of it.

I wonder if I could make something on a bed of glass? Or maybe some kind of landscape mosaic?

Everyday I get materials for future art projects, I get to clean up the environment, and maybe even save a few tires in the process. Kind of like a reward for picking up the trash. Win -win!