P*A*T (Photography*Art*Travel): Toe in the Water

Toe in the Water - Recent Miniature Paintings

Family and Friends,

Well, this blog IS titled "Photography*Art*Travel - P*A*T", (with special sentiment, as Pat also my mother's first name). Over the past year, I've posted lots of photographs and written about some travel adventures, so I suppose it's now time to screw up my courage to share a little of my own watercolor artwork . In case you hadn't guessed, it's MUCH easier for me to post photographs from my little cell phone camera or "good" camera, and write about a place or an adventure, than it is to share my fledgling artistic efforts with those I don't know well. That's probably because I am comfortable with my previous identities as adventure traveler, physician, photographer and writer, but not so much as an artist.

So, here goes.....

Every April in our state, we have a "Masterworks of NM" Exhibition. It is a combination show of the NM Watercolor Society, the NM Pastel Society and the Rio Grande Art Assn. (oil, acrylic and mixed media) held at the EXPO-NM Fairgrounds. Each society is allotted space for about 45 full sized paintings. There are additional categories for Miniature paintings in various media, as well as sculpture and other 3 dimensional items. There is also a traveling show of tiny, tiny miniatures (think brushes with 3 hairs) from artists around the country.

This year, for the first time, I decided to enter 4 works in the miniature category. Though selections have not yet been made, the 4 works below represent my entries. The painted image size is 3.5" x 5", and outside/framed dimensions are about 5x7. This is my first foray into miniatures and it was rather fun to paint (in watercolor) a small subject with the SW architectural themes I love and lots of detail.

Enjoy and wish me luck!