February 02, 2007

Oro de Taos

This piece is in The Best of Colored Pencil 2 (Rockport Press), on page 67. The image is not as clear as the drawing, as it was under glass when photographed. If you are interested in purchasing the piece ($1500), please ask for the piece to be unframed and rephotographed. It is colored pencil on paper, 7x9.5" in image size.

Oro de Taos enthralls every viewer. It began with the adobe drawn in bright lemon yellow. Over this were layered the other colors the artist saw. Oro de Taos has a glow about it, which the viewer does not realize comes from this yellow source underneath.

Adobe and mud earth structures are some of the artist's favorite subjects. There are always new pieces about these structures being created. Some of the best are yet to come.

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