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Our most treasured Group Instructor,
Mrs. Lorene Caywood
Lorene
is a superb and
well-known
artist who teaches water color, oils, pen and ink and drawing.
Lorene is
wonderful at encouraging her students to “see” the object(s) being
painted. All of us owe Lorene a large debt and attribute much
of
our
success to her patience, knowledge and unfailing perseverance
as a
teacher.
As an added benefit to learning, her classes offer the opportunity to
be in the
midst of other artists…both novice and professional…who are both
supportive and
encouraging.
Horse on River's Edge Rounding Up
Betty Moore
"Painting
became an interest to me rather late in life after retiring
from a business career in Houston and the loss of my husband. Not
realizing that Ruidoso was an art community when I moved to the area, I
enrolled in a painting class taught by Lorene Caywood….an exceptional
artist, great teacher and the sole reason for my progress since
beginning her class in 1999.
As you can imagine, most of my inspiration comes from the incredible
scenery surrounding us in the Land of Enchantment…the natural landscape
as well as the soulful architecture of the adobe structures, historic
churches, old gates and colorful doors. However, ideas from family
members have been a fun source of inspiration (“You should paint an
elephant’s head!”…which I did) and I’ve done portraits of family pets
as well. The Lincoln County Fair has been a real encouragement in my
social participation as an artist. In 2005, one of my entries was
chosen as GRAND CHAMPION. In 2006, I was honored by winning one of the
JUDGES’ FAVORITE CHOICE(S) AWARD.
Locally, my paintings have been featured in Public Places sponsored by
the RRCA; Josie’s Framery & Gallery on Sudderth Dr., the
Gallery at
RRCA and in the offices of Dr. Frank DiMotta, M.D.
English Cottage Flowers in Vase
Pony Express Rider Sunflowers in Vase
Window with Flowers
Elaine Long
Dancing Cranes Flowers in Vase
Morning Stroll A Winter's Dream
Flight from the Cliffs
Pat Oxford
Indian Grandmother Indian Pottery
Michelle Augustyniak
Aspens
Corky Elkins
Corky is a very accomplished artist and, as these paintings exhibit, equally comfortable and adept in both the water color and oil painting arenas.
Aspen Dreams Wooded Path
Boy with Apple Basket Path Through Snowy Aspens
Mountain Engine Day at the Beach
Alice Reed
Desert Scape Forest Falls
Conley Reed
Barn In the Snow Cabin in the Snowy Woods