Feb 9
Artist Joanne Lefrak sketches via scratches and scrapes in plexiglass. The plex is then mounted a few inches from the wall to create visible shadows of the somewhat invisible drawings. When not doing art work she is the Director of Education and Outreach at SITE Santa Fe. You can see more of her work at joannelefrak.com.
Feb 2
Tom Scott Reno has a studio when he is in Santa Fe behind the house he shares with Paula Zima. He is equally likely to be working out of his recently rebuilt home on wheels with his workshop in the trailer he pulls behind. Sculptures and paintings flow freely and energetically from Tom. You can see his work at tomscottreno.com.
Jan 5
In his studio near Dixon New Mexico Jim Vogel creates oil paintings reminiscent of another time. Yet his subject matter and settings are still present in Northern New Mexico. You can see more of his work at BlueRainGallery.com and during the during the Dixon Studio tour
Among Meridel Rubenstein’s many artistic achievements are a Guggenheim Fellowship and graduate work with Minor White at MIT. Widely exhibited and currently teaching as a visiting associate professor at the School of Art, Design, and Media at Nanyang University in Singapore. Meridel’s studio outside of Santa Fe is similar to many modern photographer’s studios in the way the darkroom has become an occasional storage room and, in Meridel’s case, a place for her large format digital printer. You can see Meridel’s work at meridelrubenstein.com.
Artist and ER doc Jamie Gagan works out of a compound of artists studios on upper Canyon Road in Santa Fe. You can see more of her work here.
“One starts by scribbling and ends up creating…” Charlie Chongr Andrijanoff. Personable and easily approachable Charlie works from his home which is as much living space as it is a creative space. He paints in his garage turned studio and shows art in his living room turned gallery. He has studied at The New School in New York. You can see more of Charlie’s work at artcharlie.com.
Braldt Bralds‘ intricately detailed paintings and illustrations have graced publications such as Rolling Stone and Der Spiegel. You can see his work at braldtbraldsstudio.com.
Nov 17
Location scout and location manager Rebecca ‘Puck’ Stair photographed near Galisteo New Mexico. +gmmb the agency and Creative America the client. Puck was a very good sport, as the mosquitos were taking full advantage of a windless evening in August.
Note: dive bombing mosquito circled in red.
Energetic Destiny Allison, runs a gallery of her own, is a member of the New Mexico Sculptors Guild, facilitates a monthly salon, is an author, makes sculptures and paints. You can see her work at destinyallison.com and destinyallisonfineart.com.
Nov 3
Julia Cairns‘ path to New Mexico wandered thru Africa, source of much of her subject matter. She has done illustrations for numerous children’s books. You can see Julia’s work at juliacairns.net.
