Gallery of Peg Aughenbaugh

LANDSCAPES

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  “Rio Grande Gorge", Pause for Beauty”- A few summers ago a fierce storm chased us as we headed south from Colorado into New Mexico along the Rio Grande River. We stopped many times to take pictures and this view was nearing the end of the day and the storm. It was a pause for beauty. 22X28 Oil on Canvas  
   
“Hopi House”, Oil, 16X20. The morning I hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon it was just after a storm in the night. My goal was to capture the mood of that early morning moment.

   
“Grand Canyon of the Colorado”, Oil, 18X24. Hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon was an adventure of a lifetime. We crossed the river in the early morning light on our way back up to the top as I captured this scene with my camera which I used as reference for the painting.

   
“Hopi First Mesa”, Oil, 24X36. Visiting Walpi Village on Hopi First Mesa near the Four Corners area of Arizona was a thrilling experience. Since visitors are not allowed to photograph or sketch the area, I had to research and remember the colors of the day.
   
“Shiprock”, Oil, 24X36. Driving north on New Mexico Hwy. 491 from Gallup to Farmington is a surreal experience as the ‘ship’ begins to appear in your vision, getting larger and larger as you drive by. This painting captures the gigantic 7800 ft. high bow of a ship, changing as you drive from any direction. The rock is what’s left of the interior of a volcano’s plug. It’s so dramatic I didn’t want to stop photographing and staring at it.
 
“Sabino Canyon”, Oil, 24X36. Sabino Canyon is a wonderful place to visit just north of the city of Tucson. It’s a favorite place for locals and visitors alike to rest by the stream that comes from the nearby 9100 ft. Catalina Mountains. I love to paint and photograph here several times a year.
 
   
                       
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© 2009 Peg Aughenbaugh - Tucson, Arizona

Peg Aughenbaugh, Tucson, Arizona, artist, oils, paintings, watercolor, prints, reproductions, giclee, note cards, southwest, plein air, desert, mountains, seashore, historical, school, houses, animals, horses, cats, portrait, painter, colorist, photography, New Mexico, southern, California, San Diego, La Jolla, beaches, art teacher.