Gallery With A Cause • Located in the New Mexico Cancer Center • Benefitting the NMCC Foundation
Please call gallery director Regina Held to arrange a private gallery tour, make a purchase, or ask any questions.
I am an Albuquerque native. As a self-taught watercolor artist, I acquired my knowledge of painting by reading many instruction books, visiting art exhibitions and museums, and applying what I learned. I am a signature member of the New Mexico Watercolor Society.
Light is the most important element of my paintings. Sunlight gives an otherwise ordinary scene excitement and energy. The patterns and shapes of shadows become as interesting as the objects themselves.
I am especially drawn to transparent watercolor. Transparency is the glowing effect that results from applying paint in thin washes and allowing the white of the paper to replace the use of white pigment.
I find comfort in painting what I know: Scenes from the valley in Albuquerque, the majestic cottonwoods, the agricultural fields, the beautiful acequias and the animals. Other favorite subjects include adobe walls and buildings, peaceful flocks of sheep, dusty pathways and distant mesas. My work celebrates New Mexico.
Inspiration to create paintings comes from my surroundings. My love of nature and light helped develop my artistic skills. There are few perfect compositions in nature and as an artist I can rearrange a scene. I paint images in nature that attract me by their shapes and patterns, and the way light falls on them and brings out the color.