This barn with upstairs living quarters has four horse stalls with Classic Equine stall fronts and dutch doors with a 12′ x 24′ tack room, including a 1/2 bath and solar powered radiant heat in the slab.
As this 60-year retrospective at the Guggenheim proves, Agnes Martin’s paintings cannot be fully experienced except by viewing them in person. It’s o
I did have the privilege of attending the 2009 Taos Wool Festival. I have to admit that the animals are my favorite. Maybe I should be an alpaca owner... or one of those fuzzy bunnies who I thought produced angora, but now I think that is goats... and what is the bunny fiber called? Anyway, I caught up with some old fiber friends including: Liesel Orend--a fabulous natural dyer and tapestry weaver who taught me everything I know about natural dyeing. I don't feel like I know much about natural dyeing as I haven't done any outside of Liesel's classes, but she assures me that I can figure it out... and she taught me well, so she is probably correct! I'm going to test those skills soon with a natural dyeing project. We'll see whether or not I need a consult with Leisel! I met up with some good friends at Weaving Southwest for Rachel Brown's retrospective opening. The opening was packed. Here are my weaving friends Judith Mirus and Cornelia Theimer Gardella and their husbands Clarence and Kurt outside the opening. And here is the new piece I finished. It is called Halcyon Days and is 14 X 39 inches, hand-dyed wool tapestry.
Agnes Martin, Untitled, 1960, oil on linen, 12 × 12 inches
Taos Field 41 x 31" framed oil on canvas green yellow gold orange MARTHA MANS A master realist painter, she was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she attended Carlow University and received a degree in art and art education. Later she studied art at the Maryland Institute College of Art and the University of Southern California. At the beginning of her career she worked as an art teacher and art department head in Maryland and California. After becoming a full-time artist she taught watercolor and oil painting workshops in the United States and abroad. After moving to Colorado she became a master instructor for a branch of the Art Student’s League in Colorado Springs and then set up her own classes in her studio where she presently teaches on a weekly basis. She was director for many years of large adventure workshops combining painting and exploring. Some of these adventures include Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, where Georgia O’Keefe painted, a yearly excursion on a Clipper Ship in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas stopping at many ports to paint and an exciting workshop in Salvador, Brazil, painting the colorful region and people there. It was due to these painting trips on which the artists had to carry around all their painting equipment that she put together a compact painting travel kit that she marketed and that many plein air artists use as they travel to their many painting locations. Martha’s work has been featured in many art publications such as: Southwest Art Magazine, Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Artist’s Magazine and Art Collector’s Magazine. Her work has been used in several books on painting; “Making Your Watercolors Look Professional,” by Carole Katchen, The Best of Watercolor Series, Rockport, Press, “How to Paint Better Watercolor Paintings,” by Jerald Brommer and Jerald Brommer’s Art Education Posters for High Schools. Her work has received many awards in national juried competitions including numerous best of shows awards. Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, New Mexico Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain Watercolor Society, Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, Montana Watercolor Society and the Adirondacks National and the San Diego Watercolor Society to name a few. She has been awarded signature membership into the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society. Over her career as an artist she has had the privilege of being able to work with many painting groups and institutions: Instructor of painting at the Jade Fong Watercolor Workshops in Carmel, California Instructor at La Romita School of Art in Umbria, Italy Instructor at Montfacon in Limoux, France Charles Russell Art Auction in Great Falls, Montana, 10 years National Arts Club in New York Salmagundi Club in New York
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Happy New Year! Time to kick off January with a new $5 Pattern of the Month. In January, snag a copy of my Modern Herringbone quilt pattern for only $5 as a PDF or printed booklet. Both of these quilts are made with my Bloomington fabric collection shipping in April.
Bed & Bath Welcome to the bed & bath portion of our Pronghorn Project reveal where we take you through the more intimate spaces of this desert dwelling. Pulling a lot of inspiration from the outdoors, we leaned into cozy textural linens, raw organic materials, and comforting neutral
If you are looking for a simple, but effective grey water system for your garden, I explain below what we have done with ours.
An Earthship is a radically sustainable home made of recycled materials.
A new incubator in Mexico City, Nathalie du Pasquier's ode to the brick, and an architectural puzzle destined for holiday wishlist ubiquity.
Sew these simple placemats featuring Just Red by Zen Chic with a free pattern and catch up with the next free block pattern in Moda Blockheads 2020.
This "It list" of Italian furniture design innovators and tastemakers proves that bold, iconic style never goes out of fashion. Check out our faves.
A solo exhibition for Dinah Worman displays the Taos artist’s unique vision of the rural landscape. Act 1 Gallery in Taos, New Mexico, hosts a solo exhibition for Dinah Worman from July 4-31. An artist’s reception on July 4, from 4-6 p.m., marks the opening. To learn more, visit Act 1 Gallery online.
Piecing a life
Along narrow winding streets, with a view to both forests and fields, we arrive to Karen and Flemming Abrahamsson’s rustic farm in Stenlille – placed approximately in the middle of Zealand. W…
Agnes Martin (American, 1912–2004) Flower in the Wind (& detail) - 1963
The climb through the Guggenheim’s retrospective of the late abstract painter’s work feels like a secular pilgrimage.
Agnes Martin engaged with and influenced many important art movements of the mid-twentieth century. Despite this, the nature of her work and her place in the history of modern art are still debated.
Stacey Ellenwood, was born and raised on her family's horse and cattle ranch near Ucross, WY. She grew up participating in numerous 4-H and FFA events, as well as rodeos and horseshows. Wanting to preserve moments and images from the cowboy/western culture she is surrounded by, Stacey, with the help and support of friends and family has embraced photography as the way to share her lifestyle and surroundings with others. In addition to her photography, Stacey currently lives and works on the family ranch and is an equine massage therapist.
Experience the great museums in Taos for a glimpse of our wonderful art, history and culture; from Native American collections to the Moderns.
Architect-designed modern house for sale in Avalon. Treetop House by Stutchbury and Pape.
Shakespeare and his contemporaries were fascinated with bees as metaphors for human behavior, especially when it came to politics and government.
This farmhouse in Hokkaido by Japanese studio Hiroshi Horio Architects has a pointed observation deck where residents dry herbs. In a rural location surrounded by arable fields, Tohma House has a large kitchen, living area and basement where various crops are prepared and stored during harvest seasons. Rooms are divided across split-levels, connected to one another by both
A structure nestled into a cliff offers its owner more than spectacular hill country views.
