Artist Date part 1

I went on an artist date today. I took myself down to Old Town Albuquerque. On my agenda was a trip to a coffee shop that had a friend's art showing and a trip to this little tucked away chapel in Old Town. Beyond that it was a plan to wander. I went to the chapel first. In recent years I've always stumbled on this chapel and wandered in and been kind of amazed at how New Mexican it felt and how down to earth it was - plus it has this amazing window. Months ago, I got to read the back story of this La Capilla de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe written by a curious fellow New Mexican Johnny Mango. And then read about the woman who created it.

Next, I went to the coffee shop at just the right time to view Eleanor's work. It was midday - there was no one around and I could sit and visit with Eleanor's work as it glowed under the skylight. She has this piece called Ocean done with encaustic that just always makes me feel like swimming. Eventually this very talkative guy came in and ordered a burrito and well, the serenity was gone - but this is the thing about Albuquerque it's a friendly place and no where else can you over hear such a detailed discussion about chile peppers. We love our chile here.

I wandered around some more and almost missed one of my favorite co-op galleries the Amapola gallery - I told the artists who were sitting the gallery today that I always feel so light and vibrant after visiting this gallery. I took a small risk and inquired about membership. I'm not ready to really apply and I almost didn't ask because I don't want to scare that clay artist of mine away or put pressure on her too soon. It felt good just to explore possibilities.
My date kind of flowed over into a visit to another art venue which I'll write about in the next installment. For now...it's pizza night and I gotta go create this weeks masterpiece!