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Dragon Season

7/12/2017

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Dragon Season in Santa Fe!

​ Drakes and dragons of all sizes and colors have descended upon our city. Sharp-eyed visitors will spot the slithery winged serpents in unexpected places. They are on street corners, in shops, and lurking from rooftops. Draped over the façade of a gallery and glaring menacingly at the cathedral across the street, this metal sculpture intimidates locals and tourists. And why have dragons invaded ...?

​Celebration! Dragon aficionados are welcomed at the Jean Cocteau Cinema. As in previous years, the theater is showing all of last season’s episodes as a lead up to the new Game of Thrones season premiere on Sunday. Some of us are willing to take on the Iron Throne! I have been a fan of dragons for decades. I created a series of monoprints of the fabulous beasts years before I discovered the wonders of collage.  ​
Picture Dragon, detail
My dragon in collage (pictured above) was created more recently.  I had been thinking of the dragons described in Tolkein's stories, as well as George R.R. Martin's Westros versions. I have my own take on the beasts, somewhat drawing upon the ones I had created as monoprints, decades ago. I found the medium of collage suited to the depiction of shiny scales - the jewel-­encrusted torso was fun and challenging. 

​ The original collage is now in a private collection, but I have produced a series of giclee prints, and they hot off the press.  They are signed and numbered, printed with archival inks on fine art paper, the image is 8” x 12” on a 11” x 15” page, ready for matting or framing ($50). The dragon is also available as a 5” x 7” greeting card, singly ($4.25) or as a set or 5 ($20); each is blank inside and comes with an appropriate envelope.

In honor of Dragon Season, I am offering all Dragon products at 20% off the pre-tax price.  I will be at the Sunday Market with the prints, but I will honor online orders until midnight on Sunday, when all good critters should be abed, even dragons!

Click here to find the Contact Form to order a Dragon Print or any other product.

  ​Meanwhile, I have been working on new autumnal collages.   This one was inspired by a storm seen on the road from Albuquerque.   In Santa Fe, we are still waiting for our monsoon storms – they usually start around July 1; dark clouds pile up every afternoon threatening to pour, but not a drop falls.    Hmmm... maybe I will have to call on the Daenerys Stormborn to provoke the rains to fall.
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Monsoon Clouds Over Jemez (2017)
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​​I have to get back to the easel now and complete some pictures before Sunday (I admit I have been distracted!)

I have no fear of the rain, nor dragons, or even cats. I have sat on the Iron Throne and survived! 

I will enjoy the Dragon Season in Santa Fe, and I hope you do too, wherever you are.  When you fly into town, give me a call and we will share old tales beside the fire.

Love and Peace


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