I’ll bet you immediately pictured huge flowers –
white calla lilies, red poppies, white jimson, purple petunias and orchids;
all curves and soft blurry edges;
all vaguely vaginal.
and luscious, multilayered mountain ranges;
Maybe a thin woman in a black dress,
grey hair pulled back from her makeup free face -
totally at home in her own skin
and her place in the world.
and her place in the world.
As I recently learned,
both at the museum dedicated to GOK in Santa Fe
and at Ghost Ranch, about an hour outside the city -
the place where her roots sunk deep in New Mexico soil,
allowing her creativity and imagination to soar and flourish -
allowing her creativity and imagination to soar and flourish -
she was all that
and so much more.
It's hard to describe how powerful it is to see her paintings in person.
I had no idea of the range of her subjects
or the extent of her talent.
Sorry, Georgia;
I knew so little.
Actually, the Museum in town made me so curious about her life
that I signed up immediately for a visit to Ghost Ranch;
a visit which also included a tour on private roads
to the exact locations that were the inspirations of some of her most famous paintings.
The lighting and how it impacts topography is incredible
and so mercurial,
a passing cloud is capable of changing the color of the hills entirely.
The following pictures are from the ranch -
and all were taken within 2 hours of each other.
Just a note:
I happened to be there when New Mexico got 1/10th of its annual rainfall
something that took about 5 minutes.
If you're lucky,
you'll get there when a front passes through too.
No matter how long I stayed there,
no matter how long I gazed at the mountains,
I would never see them or conceptualize them as she did.
That's what made her Georgia.
It was enough for me to see them in their own light and beauty.
Ghost Ranch is definitely another 'must see' on your Santa Fe bucket list.
A few more scenes from the ranch to pique your interest.
and so much more.
It's hard to describe how powerful it is to see her paintings in person.
I had no idea of the range of her subjects
or the extent of her talent.
Sorry, Georgia;
I knew so little.
that I signed up immediately for a visit to Ghost Ranch;
a visit which also included a tour on private roads
to the exact locations that were the inspirations of some of her most famous paintings.
The lighting and how it impacts topography is incredible
and so mercurial,
a passing cloud is capable of changing the color of the hills entirely.
The following pictures are from the ranch -
and all were taken within 2 hours of each other.
Just a note:
I happened to be there when New Mexico got 1/10th of its annual rainfall
something that took about 5 minutes.
If you're lucky,
you'll get there when a front passes through too.
no matter how long I gazed at the mountains,
I would never see them or conceptualize them as she did.
That's what made her Georgia.
It was enough for me to see them in their own light and beauty.
A few more scenes from the ranch to pique your interest.
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