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Pleased as punch!

6/27/2024

Whatever that really means... I am happy to share with you the Taos, NM press release for the exhibit I am in at the Couse-Sharp Historic Site entitled ON WHICH IT RESTS. Note they used my painting, yay.
https://www.taosnews.com/tempo/arts/on-which-it-rests-collaborative-exhibit-features-21-abstract-artists/article_316eaa90-6a93-55ad-b68b-83c0a2cd36b9.html

So nice of RioBravoFineArt Gallery...

5/29/2024

The gallery, in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico has had their webmaster, William Brown, put together a Flip Book on me and my art. Hope you'll take a few moments to read my thoughts and enjoy the images. Below is a new piece, not in the book...
https://publuu.com/flip-book/453576/1151643

or http://www.nolanwinkler.com/blog

PRAYER BEADS & FADED MEMORIES, 18x18" .. just to get an image here.

WINTER & SPRING BRINGS NEW PAINTINGS!

5/22/2024

Well, winter into spring and soon summer and this painter has been busy. Please enjoy the updated images on my website and let me know what you think. I love comments. I have added approximately 17 pieces, in no particular order. If interested in knowing more (like prices) please email me: [email protected]

You'll notice the new pieces are not in a series/main theme form....random dancing! Below are a few of the newer pieces:

LAST SEEN IN RED 20x20"

THE MISSING. 12x12"

ESCAPEE. 12x12"

IF I HAD WINGS. 20x20"

THE DANCE BEGINS

2/5/2024

Whoa, my new exhibit at RioBravoFineArt Gallery in Truth or Consequences opens Saturday, Feb 10th from 6-9pm. I even have an old pal from soCA coming to visit for it. Some of you will remember Randal Wong. We had good times back in the day.

I have about 24 paintings and some small sketches in the show and a 20 page booklet of photos of the pieces that can be purchased for $25. from the gallery.

This is the statement I wrote for the front page: This exhibit, entitled THE DANCE BEGINS is just that. I have spent the last year and a half working/dancing between abstract and abstracted representation. I am inspired by the music I listen to, the poetry I read and life's wonders. It is in my nature to go back and forth, then leap ahead.... The studio provides me a place of challenges and rock and roll. In that space, I am content.

I'll post a few pieces below with all info and if you care to see a few more, check out the gallery's website: http://www.riobravofineartgallery.com/exhibition2024.html

ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE acry, charcoal & caran d'ache on cradled wood panel 18x18". $1600.

SING YOUR SONG. acrylic & charcoal on cradled wood panel. 18x18" $1600.

WEATHER PERMITTING acrylic & charcoal on cradled wood panel. 18x18" $1600.

BREAKING OUT. 29.5 x 36" acrylic on canvas. $3200.

The WINKLER COLLECTION exhibit coming up..September-November 2023

9/1/2023

I am exhibiting some of the collection my late husband, Winkler and I collected over 30 years. The exhibit is in Truth or Consequences, NM at Lunáticus Gallerie on Broadway in the heart of town. It opens on Sept. 9th at 5 pm and I will give a walk/talk through, informing what we knew about each artist. In the above picture, you'll notice larger than usual tags...info about the artists....

It may be tacky to say it but most of these pieces have been in storage in my garage for the 3 years since we downsized to a smaller living space. I dislike not having them out in the world and enjoyed by some, so am selling them at very low prices (sorry, living artists) because I don't want to continue hiding them. 90+% of the prices are much lower than what we paid for them but I figure we enjoyed them so much for so many years, I won't be losing anything in the big scheme of things.

DALLAS DeGROOT's two amazing wall ceramic pieces.

Sandra Hillderman: ELEANOR and a 'head'

Colette's SLICK with dried minnows for 'hair.'

David Farrell' boat painting and pears painted by his student, Daniel Macaroni

I wish I could share all the pieces with you but you can get the gist of the eclectic mix of works we loved for 30 years! If you see anything here you think you cannot live without, please message me/reply to this blog for size, pricing... and we'll see if we can work it out. Note: Colette Hosmer's SLICK weighs a ton so would be quite pricy to ship.... include Hilderman's ELEANOR in that, too.

A sincere thank you for your time and consideration.

Oh my, PINK and more!

7/25/2023

Still hot in Hillsboro, New Mexico, so I now paint early morning or late evening. Works just fine.

Still working toward a few exhibitions for early 2024. One is a group show at the Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces where I will be exhibiting with The Border Artists. A themed show: PLACE. Here is one of the pieces I will have in that exhibit: WHEN THE DESERT CRIES. 30x30" on canvas.

Next is a February through March exhibit at RioBravoFineArt Gallery in Truth or Consequences, NM. There, I have asked a Las Cruces artist to join me in sharing the space. Raul Dorn is a painter and musician with Sister Black Lagoon. No theme in this show for me so I have gone a bit wild in painting anything and everything: abstracts and abstracted representation. I is a delight for me. Her are a few examples of work that will be shown then.

I ONCE LIVED IN A VERY PINK HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA. 14x14" acrylic, crayon & charcoal on wood panel

DESERT DELICACY 24x24" acrylic & charcoal on wood, framed.

THE DANCE BEGINS 40x40" acrylic & charcoal on canvas

Yes, I even have a few mostly black and whites in the coming exhibit, too. Nolan gone wild.
DISCLOSURE 29.5x40" acrylic and crayon & charcoal on wood panel.

These are just samples of the many pieces I will be exhibiting. I am always happy to presell work so if you have an interest in knowing prices for a purchase or lay away purchase (all through the gallery), just reply with questions. And remember, the pieces remain in NM until the show ends in late March. THANKS.

Still months to go but I am already excited to show the work!

It's HOT & I'm painting!

7/1/2023

Yes, it is mighty hot and still dry in Hillsboro, New Mexico. And yes, my studio bakes daily. Just bought a little swamp cooler to make it easier for me, but to be honest, I have worked in it for 30 years now and the heat...?...once I start painting I just don't notice it much. I'm also working more with the lights on in the eve/night. Cool.

I have been painting larger pieces (it's relative, you know, think 40x40") on canvas of late and now I have started on a few 14x28" diptych pieces on cradled wood panels which don't need to be framed for that very contemporary look. Diptychs have mostly eluded my reasoning, so it's time to give them another try. Loving the challenge.

I am working toward a February exhibit at RioBravoFineArt Gallery in Truth or Consequences, NM, in their BIG room. Always love to see all my work hanging together. I am usually amazed not only at my output but at the variety in which I use my brush, the palette (titanium white is a current favorite, then back to COLOR), the charcoal, the crayons d'ache and my fingers. Just a short share...now enjoy your summer.

The top image: HERE AND THERE. 14x28" acrylic and charcoal on cradled wooden panels.
Bottom image: SEEING FIT TO LEAVE. 14x28" acrylic and charcoal on cradled wooden panels.

2023 site additions

6/9/2023

Just a quick note to let you know I've added work to some of the pages on my website and that I am continuing to paint, paint and paint some more. Several exhibits, large and small in the offing. Please check out the new work in NEWER WORKS and in BLOOMS.
Happy Summertime! Be safe out there!

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A PATTERN

10/10/2022

SUMMER IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE is one of more than 20 paintings I now have on exhibit at RioBravoFineArt Gallery in Truth or Consequences, NM. The show is up for 3 months. You can view the work I have there at

http://www.riobravofineartgallery.com/jointexhibition.html

I promise you'll enjoy checking out my work, along with the paintings of Jeanne Rundell of Messilla, NM. Our work is very different but somehow they work well together.

August LANDSCAPE

8/10/2022

It is August 10, 2022 and I just finished this small LANDSCAPE on paper this morning. I am pretty excited about it so decided to share it with you. It measures a mere 12x12" and is acrylic, charcoal, crayon d'ache and graphite on archival watercolor paper. Unframed. I seldom do somewhat representational/abstract landscapes so am hoping one of you who view this will need to have it in your collection. I am offering it at $300. + $10. shipping, insurance included. If it doesn't sell to the few of you I am sharing it with in a month or so, I will frame it and show it in my exhibition in Truth or Consequences, NM, in October. At that time, the price more than doubles so take advantage of this offer if interested. Fun for me to offer it. Thanks for looking. Enjoy it.