Artists

My first career enabled me to see the world, experiencing the beauty of many countries, their people and culture. I have met a tiger face-to-face in the elephant gras of South Asia, climbed the fjord cliffs of Norway, seen artic wolves chasing mice in the snow, and watched the flight of an eagle over our Ship Rock. I have also experienced, firsthand, the death and destruction of war, and of how inhuman humans can become. My art derives from that unique pallet of life.

I use acrylics on wood panels and make some of my paints from dry powdered pigments and acrylic medium. I call my painting technique Polymer Tempera, because I use acrylics in the traditional Tempera method of painting with small touches and strokes of color. My goal is to maintain a translucent quality in my brushwork so the ground and the various colors of both the underpainting and the overpainting all combine to contribute their effects to the finished painting.

Polymer Tempera

Patty Gallegos is a native New Mexican currently living in Los Lunas, NM. Patty is an oil and pastel painter and a potter. She retired from the City of Albuquerque and as a military reservist. Patty has a BS from NM State University, and an MA from Webster University. She is married to David, who is also retired law enforcement.

Oil and Pastel & Pottery

Don Johnson Jr. is a modern-day Renaissance Man. For over 40 years, he has been creating art for the enjoyment of others. Mr. Johnson was born in Louisiana, but grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and attended college at UNM. In college, Mr. Johnson was a cartoonist for the University of New Mexico Daily Lobo. After graduating college with a Bachelor's of Science he joined the United States Navy and became a helicopter pilot.

Oil on Canvas