1/2 hour drive each way to and from artists studios. I booked a morning 10am visit and an afternoon 2pm visit, each lasting 1 1/2 to 2 hours. In between visits I would go back to the condo, have lunch, maybe a few minutes to rest and then in the evenings, dinner and then 2 hours in the condo complex laundry room where the internet was located, working on the blog, website, photo editing and studio visit summaries.
Monday - 3 artists in Cerrillos
Tuesday 2 artists in Santa Fe
Wednesday 2 artists in Santa Fe
Thursday 2 artists in Santa Fe
Friday - thought I was going to get the day off but ended up delivering art work for a friend.
I did get a few hours mid day to paint and finished one small 6" x 8" and a start on another from photos taken at the Santuario de Chimayo.
My friend Cheri O'Brien, a fellow artist from WA state creates fun and narrative works in both paintings and sculpture. Her sculptural friends, "Oskar" and "Cajeta" are based on real dogs, dogs I have personally met. (That's a whole other Santa Fe story.) "Cajeta", "Miss Molly Picks a Pony" and other works of Cheri's art are available for sale at the La Posada de Santa Fe.
On my 2nd delivery to La Posada de Santa Fe, the "Art" hotel, I stayed for a reception and talk about the history of art at the hotel. La Posada, originally built as the Stabb House in 1882, the hotel has evolved and grown and at a time was a summer arts school with many long-term guests who were an important part of Santa Fe's flourishing arts community. Today the walls are full of art which add to the ambiance of this lovely historic hotel only a block from Canyon Road galleries.
On my 2nd delivery to La Posada de Santa Fe, the "Art" hotel, I stayed for a reception and talk about the history of art at the hotel. La Posada, originally built as the Stabb House in 1882, the hotel has evolved and grown and at a time was a summer arts school with many long-term guests who were an important part of Santa Fe's flourishing arts community. Today the walls are full of art which add to the ambiance of this lovely historic hotel only a block from Canyon Road galleries.
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| "Cajeta", Cheri O'Brien |
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| "Miss Molly Picks a Pony" Oil on Canvas, 36" x 48" Cheri O'Brien |
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| "Oskar", Cheri O'Brien |
During my visit there was a welcomed rain storm that caused a power outage for the downtown area including the hotel and a number of galleries and artist's studios on the opening night of the Santa Fe Artists' Open Studio Tour. As I was handing my valet claim check to the attendant, a woman was coming in with a guitar. I asked if she was playing and based on her positive response, I quickly snatched up my claim check and returned into the hotel where I spent the rest of the evening listening to guitar and violin and meeting and visiting with wonderful people in the the hotel lounge, all in the dark of the power outage.
