New Exhibition

I am back in New Mexico now and getting ready for our show on 3rd October.  I will be here until 18th November.  It's wonderful to be back and I am looking forward to staying in one place for a while after all the running about I have had to do this last seven months.   Once the show is over I am excited to get out and paint.

If you are in or near Santa Fe, please come to our opening.

Native-Beauty - Landscape Show featuring Barry McCuan and Lynne Windsor

Two Paintings

Fall Cottonwoods with pond 9 x 16 Oil/Panel

Meandering River ii 9 x 16 Oil/Panel

Here are a couple of new paintings which I managed to finish in between all the other stuff!  I had my first tutorial and lecture last week.   It was certainly stimulating and it is going to stretch my brain somewhat, which is great.  I found the tutorial really helpful with lots of discussion about risk, unlearning and dismantling oneself!  Lots of book suggestions, so I don't think I shall be reading many novels for a while!  I am not sure what I think about Post Modernism though... any thoughts?

Autumn Sentinels

Autumn Sentinels
9 x 16 Oil/Linen

New Mexico is glorious in the autumn and every year I am drawn to paint these beautiful trees. This painting I think is freer than usual. I found myself enjoying the brush strokes more than I usually do. What's happening?!!

New Mexico Skies

End of the Day
8 x 16 Oil/Panel



Approaching Storm
8 x 16 Oil/Panel

Here are couple of new paintings. Every now and again I get the urge to paint something from New Mexico. It's the skies that I particularly love to paint. So much scope for playing with glazes. These are the first sky paintings I have done for a long time.

Barry's workshop finished yesterday. Always an exhausting and rewarding experience.