Encantada! 2016 Rio Grande Artist Association Annual Juried Show

Azeo (Snow Leopard), 18" x 24" oil on canvas, copyright Katy Widger

Evening Flight, 18" x 36" oil on canvas, copyright Katy Widger

The Egg Thief, 30" x 26" oil on canvas copyright Katy Widger

These three paintings of mine were all juried into the show. An honor to have all three accepted!  The opening reception will be on Wednesday, July 6 from 5-8PM.  Awards at 6:30.  I'll be there!  Hope you can come!  The show runs through July 27, open Wed-Sun 10:30AM to 5:30PM at the Fine Arts Bldg at Expo New Mexico (State Fair Grounds). 

Evening Flight

"Evening Flight" 18" x 36" Oil on Canvas copyright 2015 K. Widger

Finished!  Signed and photographed, framed and ready for entry into next juried show! Will also be showing this at The Watermelon Gallery in Cedar Crest, NM.  Really enjoyed painting this one.  It was a challenge, but I'm very pleased with the way it turned out, especially the cranes.  Strived to get the anatomy correct and their flying formation accurate, as the cranes lift off from their watery refuge at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge in Socorro, NM.

Morning Praise

"Morning Praise" 20" x 20" Oil on Canvas copyright K Widger 2015

 Morning breaks with first light of the sun, that soft rosy glow that eases over the eastern horizon, then sparkles with the dew, like opalescent rainbows on the new day!

Still Water

"Still Water" 18" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas copyright 2014 K Widger

Another painting from autumn days spent at Bosque del Apache.  It's a two hour drive from our home, so we usually drive over in the afternoon to see the birds coming into the refuge from areas near by where they feast on corn and grain fields grown especially for them. Once in a while we try and make it for the sunrise fly-out, which is spectacular, with thousands of birds taking flight simultaneously.

This scene was early in the fall, at sunset. There were other cranes in the immediate vicinity, but this crane stood alone in his own private flooded field, watched only by us and a golden eagle resting nearby.  I re-arranged elements from the original photo to create a more pleasing composition, moving the horizon line, pushing the trees into the background and bringing the crane forward, which necessitated re-arranging all the reflections, as well. 

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Flight of Icharus

Flight of Icarus 14" x 14" Oil on Gallery-wrapped Canvas

The Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge in Socorro, New Mexico is home to thousands of Sandhill Cranes and other water birds that overwinter there, flying down from their northern breeding grounds to the corn fields and waterways near the Rio Grande. Thousands of birds gather, and the joyful cacophony can be almost deafening at times, but as you watch and wait, the family groups begin to emerge. These three were probably mom, dad and youngster, flying off into the sunset to roost, after enjoying another day of their winter vacation.
The painting is available at The Watermelon Gallery in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. Tell Terry you saw it on my blog.