RECOMBINATE (the poems)

Poems by M. Elwell Romancito Recombinate is a series of poems and short essays that accompany a body of assemblage boxes and b

The Ceremony

When I received the email about the May fundraiser for the Taos Pueblo Art Education Program, I knew I wanted to paint somethi

Crow in the Snow

Crow in the Snow, oil on panel, 20×16,” emerged slowly, built from observation, memory, and intuition rather than s

Brown Earth, Blue Morning

This painting began the way many of my paintings do — by standing at the end of my driveway and looking out at the land that

Such a dramatic break

I logged onto my art website for the first time in ages. It’s not that I have a short attention span, it’s because

Western Art Collector write-up

Parsons Gallery of the West has featured the Historic Storytellers’ show at the gallery opening on May 17th and we got a ter

Paintings for my Grand Babies

A few months ago I made three paintings for my granddaughters. In the meantime, I found out I’ll be welcoming a fourth g

Landscapes take shape

As I’m getting ready for the Spring show at Parsons Gallery of the West, I am thinking about how a landscape tells a sto

She Prayed

One morning while sitting in a local doctor’s waiting room, a guy came in and sat down, but he started telling stories r

Skull and Morning Glories

When we first moved into our house (in 2005) we weren’t sure what plants might be growing and I discovered morning glori