# 218 Church at Night

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.

# 217 Snow on the Rio Grande

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.

# 216 Sunflowers

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.

# 215 Twilight Trees

A quick study to capture some colors one evening. Oil 6.00" x 7.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.

# 214 Mountain Hideout

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.

# 213 Desert Plateau

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.

# 212 Fading Montoyas

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.

# 211 Light and Shade

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.

# 210 Psychedelic Horizons

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.

# 209 Santa Fe Sunset

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.

# 208 Whistler Range

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.

# 207 Moonlit Arches

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.

# 206 Wetlands

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.

# 205 Smokey Sky

A hazy smokey sky with reflections. Oil 6.00" x 7.00" email jon@jonconkey.com to purchase.

# 204 Canyoncito with Poplar Tree

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.

# 203 Badlands

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.

# 202 Morning Farm

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.

# 201 Near Camel Point

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.

# 200 Yellow Sky

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.