This is one of the last historic buildings in Magdalena, New Mexico. It was a bank, drugstore and is now a New Mexican restaurant. They serve fountain drinks and ice cream and New Mexico chile in Frito Pie, enchiladas, tortilla burgers and more. T...

This is a real tree set in location along the Rio Grande. Trees are fascinating and this tree is huge and old.

This is a beautiful typical scene in the southwest. It is in the New Mexico high desert but could easily be in Arizona or Texas as well. Think hot and dry!

This view down Loop 150 into Bastrop is a favorite. The sunsets are beautiful and this is a good vantage point to see them. There are many loblolly pines and huge oaks in the area so the beautiful skies are not able to be seen through the trees. T...

This original painting is Jo's interpretation of a blue doorway in Taos, New Mexico. It depicts solitude and waiting.

Cactus pears have some of the most beautiful flowers and interesting shapes. The fruit is delicious and serves as a thirst quencher when riding horseback.

This was after a rain storm in Texas hill country. Beautiful blue green clouds complementing the orange hay bales.

This was painted as a commission. It is the church in Kelly, New Mexico, near Magdalena. It is opened once a year for the fiesta of St. Juan. Kelly is now a ghost town.

The models for this original painting are gifts from Jo's husband and sit on the shelf in her studio. Maybe they are learning how to paint.

Painted from old, chipped items being tossed from an antique store. Painted from life.

This is a second painting of an interesting old red barn with drive through doorways. It was in north Texas or Oklahoma.

This is a typical Chile roadside stand in New Mexico along the Rio Grande. Chile is sold by the bushel, sack and ristra (string of chile). New Mexico chile has a taste that cannot be found anywhere else. It comes in mild to very hot. Once you are...

This was painted from a photo and memories of the altiplano in Bolivia and Peru.

This is a canyon near Magdalena, New Mexico. There is a beautiful canyon with pines and a creek around the point of the rock. Coloufix gives a sanded surface with the texture of the brush strokes used to apply the medium.

This cottonwood is just off I-25 south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Cottonwoods are so welcoming and just feel comfortable. It was a very hot day and the shade was welcome.