Don Furnas

"My paintings are not minimal, but they do compress into personal symbols of reality. I have no particular method for creating a painting except that I start with rudimentary forms, or doodles, that seem to evolve. Inanimate objects become anthropomorphic. I have no idea why this is so, but I trust that they validate the human condition."

Image: © Don Furnas
"La Iglesia - Truchas"
Acrylic on canvas, 42" x 32"

Sheila Keefe

This image is from Sheila Keefe's most recent show "Noche Oscura". The theme of the works of her show comes from the poem "Noche Oscura" by Juan de la Cruz, a 16th century Spanish Carmelite mystic. Sheila notes, " The poem "Dark Night" speaks to me at a deep level since my paintings are not about what is seen , but about the inner landscape."

Image: © Sheila Keefe
"Noche Oscura VII"

Carolyn Lamuniere

Santa Fe artist Carolyn Lamuniere has in the past been drawn to the various architectural images of northern New Mexico, especially the wonderful exteriors and grounds of old adobes. Recently, Lamuniere has applied her skills to the interiors of such dwellings as well, rendering what she refers to as "Architectual Abstractions," works whose sense of proportion and perspective are very real in nature but whose details have been altered slightly, and thus "abstracted" by the keen eye of the artist.

Image: © Carolyn Lamuniere
"Architectural Abstraction #4: Entrance"

Bill Maxon

"Having spent most of my life as a scientist before deciding to focus upon a second career in art, I needed to find a way to connect these quite different mindsets. I became intrigued by the thought that creativity lies at the 'edge of chaos'. While there is a human urge toward order and there is a kind of beauty in it, its very static nature tends toward tedium. A transition into a more random state carries an opportunity for different, maybe more exciting forms to emerge. The challenge for me has been to incorporate these concepts in my work. Chaos alone doesn’t appeal to me artistically unless it is imposed on a recognizable object, thus establishing its relationship to order. Rocks and trees resonate because they epitomize a chaotic, fractal nature. However, I return frequently to the human figure, something to which Every Man can relate."

Image: © Bill Maxon
"She's Like a Rock"
Ceramic, stone, 14" x 57" x 25"

Patricia Tremblay

Patricia Tremblay has painted widely with a variety of different modes and styles. Her recent travels in Europe have inspired her to paint with a new energy and spirit the Black Madonna of the Auvengne in France. Successive visits have continued to confirm her belief in the strength of these icons. Patricia Tremblay has sought in a series of works to convey the power of the Black Madonna to a new audience.

Image: © Patricia Tremblay "Madonna"

Norbert Voelkel

Norbert Voelkel notices geometric forms as he watches nature and the landscape from his home just north of Taos at Des Montes. Considering himself a colorist, he uses acrylics, oil paint, spray paint, applying color in un-mixed form. In designing a problem for himself, he limits color, line, and geometric shape, to force himself into looking at familiar things in a new way. He explores the different qualities of pigment in a simplified rendering of the landscape.

Image: © Norbert Voelkel
"On the Way to Truchas"
Mixed media on canvas, 36" x 24"