News and Events--Other Fun Stuff!

As part of the Las Cruces Space Festival I am participating in the Festival's art show held at the Mesilla Valley Mall, April 7-April 11 from 1-7 (Thursday and Friday), 11-7 Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday. The show is across from Zales Jewelry store in the mall.  Come check out some great art, including that from elementary and high school artists in our community.  

Paul has a number of his paintings on view in and around Las Cruces, NM.  They include:

• Agave Artists Gallery,  2250 Calle de San Albino, Mesilla, NM 
• Picacho Hills Golf Club, 6861 Via Campestre, Las Crucesl, NM
• Sinuate Media, 1910 Calle de Parian, Mesilla, NM
• Memorial Medical Cancer Center,  2530 S. Telshor Blvd, , Las Cruces, NM

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I am very proud my recent "Braceros Triptych" won second place in the El  Paso Art Association's Mighty Frontline Art Show honoring essential workers.  The triptych consists of three acrylic paintings--"Bracera Embarazada", "Mesilla Valley Bracero" and "Picacho Mountain Braceros", depicting migrant field workers (Braceros) picking chilis in Mesilla Valley NM.  

I was delighted to see the story in the Las Cruces Bulletin that appeared in their May 22nd edition.  Check it out or better still come by our growing gallery in Las Cruces!

I thought about doing some sidewalk chalk art during this pandemic and social distancing.   I even bought some chalk!  Unfortunately, there is no sidewalk in front of our house.  There is a wall but it is made of rock and the chalk kept breaking (not really!). I decided to create a "neighborhood gallery" , painting on some plywood using some leftover house paint I used this past winter.  I set up an old easel under a tree out in front and painted various images--a couple of my own originals plus several from my favorite impressionists--Van Gogh and Monet.  The neighbors helped select which paintings to do next and seem to enjoy my efforts.  Hope you do as well.  Stay safe and stay well. Cheers!