- In this Southwestern Landscape Painting,
"Las Trampas," an original oil on panel, I was inspired
by the abstract qualities of the backside of the old Adobe Church
in Las Trampas New Mexico. The adobe architecture in Northern
New Mexico is especially pleasing to the eye with its rounded
corners and bowed weight bearing walls with spouted facades and
soft shadows. The mud-covered walls seem alive with all the mud
cracks, straw, and wear from the elements. With the lack of straight
lines these old structures seem so calm and so removed from this
century. I wonder if a person could press their ear against the
wall and listen to the echoes of thoughts and prayers from the
heart to God, which have permeated the earthen walls in this
place of worship.
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