Artists of the Month & New Artists

Artists of the Month: December 2023

Barbara Bush

Barbara has had a long and circuitous journey to becoming a full-time artist. Barbara studied art in college (Southern Methodist University) majoring in drawing and painting. Although she continued to pursue her art as a hobby, her 30-year career in the business sector, and family, consumed most of her time. In 1997, she quit working and started taking art classes again. In 2005, in Texas, she discovered outdoor painting known as “plein air”. Barbara now makes her home in Las Cruces. “I think there is no greater pleasure than exploring the beautiful Texas and New Mexico landscapes and to explore that unique moment in a painting.”

Jane Peacock

Jane, a native of El Paso, studied art at UTEP and is a lifelong painter. Jane has been a painter of portraits of people of the Borderland, and landscapes of New Mexico. Jane’s passion has always been issues affecting women, infants, and children; while serving migrants for many years in public health, she created paintings portraying the lives of the people working in the fields around Las Cruces. Her chile field paintings focus on the farming activities of Southern New Mexico. Jane’s plein air paintings relate directly to the landscape; she loves painting outside. It is her goal to create works that capture the Southwest landscape. It gives her a chance to investigate a wide variety of colors, textures, and changing light of day. She is a member of the groups: Plein Air Painters of New Mexico and Let’s Paint New Mexico.

New Gallery Artist

David Stevenson

David has been a photographic artist for 45 years. He began work with two stock photography agencies, and doing shows and exhibitions in upstate New York. Since relocating to Las Cruces ten years ago, David has participated in shows and gallery exhibitions. His primary art medium is photography on metal utilizing the dye-sublimation process. Most of David’s images are from New Mexico, with a majority showcasing the Organ Mountains and Las Cruces area.

In addition, the gallery artists offer art in many media, which include:
original paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, fabric collage,
stained glass and gourds, as well as affordable note cards and prints.
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