BLUSTERY SPRING MORNING

THIS 24" X 36" STUDIO PAINTING WAS PAINTED FROM A PHOTOGRAPH I TOOK MANY YEARS AGO ON THE MORNING AFTER A BIG SPRING RAIN STORM AT EL SANTUARIO DE CHIMAYO CHAPEL IN THE TINY VILLAGE OF POTRERO, NEW MEXICO. THE HISTORIC CHAPEL, VISITED BY PILGRIMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SEEKING MIRACULOUS HEALINGS FROM THE SACRED EARTH IN THE FLOOR OF THE SHRINE, WAS ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFUL IN THE FRESH WASHED AIR. THIS ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING IS AVAILABLE FROM ANN BUELL FINE ART IN RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO.