Paintings of Time and Place

New Mexico Storm

New Mexico Storm, Mixed Media, 8 X 8 inches. The storm comes in a rage, rants for a time, sometimes only minutes, and then disappears into the onyx of the clouds. What is left may become a torrent or only a dribble to disappear into the soul of the drought. Waters may rage, waters may linger, waters may vanish into the nether of the underworld, but brightness soon reappears. The sun acts as if nothing happened. All is lightened once again. The sun shines bright. Such is the life of a New Mexico storm.

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SOLD “The Long Walk of the Navajos to Bosque Redondo,” Oil on Canvas. Sold by Jackies Trading Post in Taos, New Mexico. Thank you, Bill and Joy.

This painting was inspired by a tragic occurrence in Navajo and US
history. In 1864 the US government decided to place the Navajos with Mescalero Apache on a reservation at Bosque Redondo in east central New Mexico. Kit Carson destroyed sheep and rounded up about 8000 Navajos for this move. The Navajos were herded on an 18 day, 300 mile walk from Arizona to New Mexico. What was originally conceived as a reservation at Bosque Redondo soon became a prison. A sad chapter in both Navajo and US government history. After four years the government returned the Navajo to their homeland.

"St. Francis de Assisi, Taos" Painting

It's not often that I paint Southwestern images, but with Easter right around the corner, it just seemed the right thing to do.  This church is one of the highlights of the small town of Taos, New Mexico.  It is a favorite site for painters of all ages--its mystique, the way it has moved into modern times while still maintaining its charm and identity.

St. Francis de Assisi Church, Taos, Oil on Gessobord, 5 X 7 inches

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Taos Pueblo Forever, Monotype with Oil

Back to a Southwest image, one of the few Southwest images in my portfolio of work.  I love the place where I live, Taos, New Mexico, and every so often I like to deviate from my contemporary figurative work to pay homage in a painting to this very special place.  This pueblo is the longest continually inhabited pueblo of the Southwest.  Never did I expect to live here for close to 20 years, but that is what happened--must be the power of the mountain which can embrace you or chase you away, according to local legend.  I tried to chase myself away, but that just wouldn't happen regardless of how hard I tried.  And now I know I can't leave.  The land is in my blood.

Taos Pueblo Forever, Monotype with Oil, 4 X 6 inches, matted in black, framed in contemporary silver frame.

Available at Jackies Trading Post, 129 North Plaza, Taos, NM, 575-758-4828

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Forrest Fenn Treasure--Where Can It Be?

Mystical Mountains, Contemporary Monotype of New Mexico Mountains

I live in a place where the beauty of surrounding mountains inundates the lives of those who live within viewing distance.  That place is Taos, New Mexico in the Land of Enchantment.  This very contemporary rendering of the mountains is another way to feel their splendor and emotion.  Not a realistic painting, but something that comes from the heart.

Mystical Mountains, Monotype on Paper, 4 X 6 inches, $95 (unframed)

$140 (matted and framed)

Copyright Charlotte Shroyer 2018

Mountain Glory,a New Monotype Inspired by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico

I don't often create Southwestern images, but this one rattled around in my head for a few weeks until I put it on paper.  The colors are very New Mexican as are the mountains in all their glory.  Probably the first of a few more of its kind to make an appearance in the next few weeks.  Keep watching.

Mountain Glory,  Monotype with Watercolor, 4 X 6 inches

 

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Fractured, an Oil Painting in Progress

This painting has been in progress for some time.  Each time I make changes leading to more changes.  It has a bit of a Southwestern feeling along with a touch of the mystics, a part of the place where I live and a part of what I read.   Dead Souls by Gogol is my current read--a novel of 19th century Russia by one of Russia's foremost literary geniuses.   Who know what the next changes will be comprised of?  Since I am painting this piece from some place deep within my unconscious, anything might appear.

 

Fractured, (in process), 36 X 36, Oil on Canvas

"Strength of the Land," an Oil Tribute to the Women of the Southwest

Strength of the Land, Oil on Canvas Board, 8 X 6

A tribute to the women of the Southwest who braved droughts, cold, famine, and more.  Whether Native American or the Hispanics who settled here, the women held families together in spite of conditions often harsh and dangerous.  This painting is a tribute to them and to all the women who followed and who persist to make the land and world a better place.

 

Copyright 2017, Charlotte Shroyer, Strength of the Land, Oil on Canvasboard

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Ancient Memories--Then and Now, Silk Screen of Sikyatki Prehistoric Motif

Two worlds merge in this design:  prehistoric pottery of the Sikyatki of Hopi legend and the modern abstract world of Frank Stella.   For years I have been fascinated by the ancient cultures of South, Central, and North America and the beauty inherent in both.  The reptilian form, and especially the Great Plumed Serpent,    figure prominently in Hopi culture.  What to do with this form which I had put onto a screen for printing some 30 years ago?  The “aha” moment came when a I viewed a Frank Stella exhibit at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco.  His approach to abstract geometric forms inspired me so much that I played with line and color in combination with ancient form.  

Ancient Memories--Then and Now, Silkscreen with Oils, 7.25 X 7.25, $140 USD