This image is from my original acrylic painting on canvas. 

The trumpet vine grows very well here in New Mexico during the summer. It's always pretty hanging over a stuccoed wall.  

Bright red chile ristras are a familiar sight in the fall in New Mexico. 

 

La Iglesia de San Ysidro is an old adobe church in Corrales, New Mexico. It is oftened referred to as "the Old Church". It was built around 1868, but is no longer used for services. It is one of many of the beautiful old adobe churches in this stat... 

This is the first painting of a small series I will be working on around La Iglesia de San Ysidro (the Old Church) in Corrales, New Mexico. This portal is at the entrance of Casa San Ysidro, which is across the street from the church. Casa San Ysid... 

I started painting cacti when I was a student at UNC. I started painting them because I was so excited about my anticipated move to the Southwest. Twenty-four years later, I am still in New Mexico and still love painting these, as well as other col... 

This little painting includes some of my favorite subjects I find in the Southwest - mountain views, charming adobe walls and hollyhocks! This is an original acrylic painting on Ampersand Gessobord, which is an archival board cradled onto a 3/4" bir... 

The word "bosque" refers to the wooded areas along the rivers in the American Southwest. This area along the Rio Grande is one of my favorite areas to walk. Lots of people enjoy this area walking, biking, fishing, picnicing and riding horses. ... 

This is an acrylic painting of an agave plant. I wanted to do something a bit different than my brightly colored paintings by capturing the muted grays in this plant. There are all sorts of color combinations in this painting - reds, browns, greens... 

The Southwest has such unique and beautiful plant life. The yucca is one of my favorites and the yucca bloom is New Mexico's state flower. 

When the winds are quiet and the dust has settled, spring is a beautiful time of year in New Mexico.  

One thing I miss about North Carolina are the dogwood trees that bloom in pink and white around Easter. It has been said that the dogwood tree was used to construct the cross Jesus died on. The bloom which is also symbolic, has four petals in the sha... 

The iris is one of my favorite flowers and the soft scent is synonymous with spring.  

One day back in the spring, I spotted these poppies dancing in the breeze among the pansies.