
THIS 16" X 16" PAINTING IS OF THE FAMOUS MISSION CHURCH IN THE SMALL NORTHERN NEW MEXICO VILLAGE OF TRAMPAS. THE CHURCH IS NAMED AFTER SAN JOSE DE GRACIA, IS AROUND 250 YEARS OLD AND CONSIDERED A PRIME EXAMPLE OF NEW MEXICO ADOBE ARCHITECTURE. IT WAS PAINTED IN MY STUDIO FROM A PHOTOGRAPH I TOOK ON A STORMY MORNING THIS SPRING.