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"Artists of the Southwest Visit Alamos"
After visiting Alamos, one can understand why it is such a popular place for southwestern artists. The unique climate and the blend of tropic and desert habitats creates a rich and vibrant setting in which Spanish colonial architecture lends exquisite scenes, appearing timeless and undiminished. The Moorish influence on the town's architecture is unmistakenable, reflecting a style from the Andalusian provinces of Seville and Cadiz in southern Spain. The predominant colonial mansions possess luxuriously planted gardens framed by patios and portales. Most importantly, the town elicits a charming personality, making it a favorite amongst artists. Continue>
Alamos has been painted by some of the southwest's best artists including:
Santa Fe's Richard Murphy depicts the front entrance of the Casa de los Tesoros Hotel.
Richard Murphy:
Richard Murphy spends a great deal of time painting in Mexico, sometimes as much as six months a year. "I find Mexico offers a lot to an artist. It is a beautiful country with wonderful people. I love the time I spend there. I feel very fortunate to be able to work in both Santa Fe and Mexico." Since 1986 Murphy has been showing in galleries throughout the Southwest. He has rapidly become one of the premier painters in the country. His paintings are in numerous private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad. In 1999, Murphy's oil painting "Casa de Santos" was selected from a group of dozens of submissions for the cover of the Santa Fe telephone directory. For more information about Richard Murphy and examples of his work go to GreenhouseGallery.com. < Back
Walt Gonske:
Working almost exclusively on location, Gonske has been accepted to numerous museums and received many honors.
Exhibitions: Southwestern Watercolor Society, Society of American Impressionists, National Academy of Western Art, Cowboy Hall of Fame Invitational Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas Artists of America, Denver, Colorado
Awards: First Place - Southwestern Watercolor Society, Bronze Medal - National Academy of Western Art, Silver Medal - National Academy of Western Art, Gold Medal - National Academy of Western Art
Robert Daughters:
Robert Daughters has created famous collections of landscape oil paintings inspired by the vast terrain of Northern New Mexico, Mexico and the American Southwest. He is considered the "Dean of New Mexico Artists." Meyer Gallery is his exclusive representative in New Mexico.
William Sheppard:
William Sheppard is known for his exquisite detail and vivid realism that can only be captured with careful brush strokes. In Alamos, his works have inlcuded peaceful river rock scenes and elaborate altar displays inside local homes.
In 1997, William Sheppard was commissioned by the Mexican government to paint an endangered species known as the "Marsopa Vaquita" which was later used as a commemorative stamp. All proceeds have been donated to the conservation effort to save the species.
