New location, new paintings, new life. Stevie and I sold the farm just over a year ago. We have relocated to the western slope of Colorado. In the summer of 2011, we went on a road trip to the Southwest. It was time to let go of the farm and create the next chapter. New Mexico and Colorado were our destinations. Stevie and I met in Breckenridge, Colorado 35 years ago and we had also visited New Mexico at that time. We landed in Delta, Colorado. We love going on short road trips and decided this would be the perfect home base. The landscape is varied, the weather moderate, one can grow fruit trees, the entire Southwest is available for discovery. Selling the farm and moving from awesome friends was not the easiest thing to do and we knew a new adventure was in our future. We live on a sweet piece of property an acre and a half, surrounded by elms, wetland, water rights for irrigation, fenced in yard for Huck and Sawyer, a large garage, studio for Stevie, pool and secluded considering we live in town.
Since my last post, on the Farm Fresh Art blog, I have continued to paint. Packing, moving and settling in took some time. I joined The Creamery Arts Center in the town of Hotchkiss. Managed to be at the right time and place to meet with some other artists and created The Confluence Gallery in Delta. So I have a few places to show my work. It wasn't until exactly 4 months, almost to the day, after I moved that I felt I landed in Colorado. I decided that day I was ready to paint and the subject was to be the Adobe Hills of this region.
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