
Adobe churches like these were the centers of their communities for centuries, now many have been restored and are visited more by tourists than patrons. Oil 10.00" x 15.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to buy.

When the snow falls on the Rio Grande, and the moon comes out from hiding, the scene is like nothing seen anywhere else. Oil on Linen 10.5/8 x 17.7/8. Email jon@jonconkey.com to buy.
This painting is one from a trip to Colusa, California A while back. I'm off to visit some family and friends for a while, I look forward to returning and catching up to my goal of 365 paintings in one year. The break will do me some good, during the time away I want to think about the direction I am going with this effort, the winds of change are blowing. Oil 9.00" x 12.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
A quick study to capture some colors one evening. Oil 6.00" x 7.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
Cabins like these are popular in New Mexico, you rarely see people using them, but they always seem well keep. Oil 6.00" x 7.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
Heading east from where I live, mountains mellow into ramp-like "uplifts" as one heads towards the Great Plains. Oil 5.00" x 8.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
In this one, I liked the way the Poplar trees, (what's left of them), nearly disappear in the sky, and yet, appear darker backed by the mountains. I had read about this effect before, but today I got to paint it firsthand. Oil 5.25" x 8.00" email jon@jonconkey,com to purchase.
Today I saw enough beauty to keep me going for a while, the winds kicked up this morning and the sky has been like watching T.V. Hope to put some of what I saw down in paint. Oil 6.00" x 7.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
It is strange to paint things you know must be the wrong color, only to find out, it is somehow right. Oil 6.00" x 7.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
Looking down on the city at dusk, sometimes you see a milky blue sea with lights. Oil 5.50" x 8.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
This view is from a very remote area of Taos, these are the same mountains that Mount Whistler belongs to. Whistler is over 13,000' high. Oil 5.5.0" x 8.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
I have been a little short on time these last two days. Today, I tried to invent a night scene, I should have painted it a bit thicker. When they dry, sometimes I like to go back into them and re-work some areas. Oil 5.50" x 8.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
This badly photographed landscape is of a grey day, it was a chance to work on closely mixed tones. Oil 6.00" x 7.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
A hazy smokey sky with reflections. Oil 6.00" x 7.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
I found this yellow Poplar up Canyoncito, it was a great place to see the switchbacks of the canyon. Oil 5.25" x 7.50" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
Driving from Dixon to Penasco on the "High Road" in New Mexico, this is the type of landscape you see. Oil 5.50" x 8.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
Here is a scene with the morning dew lurking in the shadows, before the sun rises on a new day. Oil 5.50" x 8.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
This painting is an example of what I'm trying to accomplish with atmospheric haze. I used this painting as a center piece for my now "stale and defunct" website. Oil on panel 8.00" x 12.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.
November's theme will be "atmospheric Landscapes; I want to work on "haze" and the quickly changing colors of morning and evening light. Today's painting is an example of haze and strange light. Oil 6.00" x 7.00", to purchase email jon@jonconkey.com.