Erin Currier, renowned for her luminous portrait paintings, presents a special Valentine’s Day Nude Drawing Show at Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe from February 14th to 29th, 2024. Currier’s departure from her usual portrait work showcases intimate nude drawings, providing a unique perspective into her lifelong fascination with drawing and her ability to portray profound essence. ERIN CURRIER Sin Ropa, Valentine's Day Nude Drawing Show: A Guadalupe Street Feature February 14 – 29, 2024 — Santa Fe...
Feb 12, 2024•21 min•Season 4Ep. 70
Leroy recaps Blue Rain Gallery's 30th year anniversary and season III of the Blue Rain Gallery Podcast. Find episodes available at blueraingallery.com/PODCAST
Feb 05, 2024•17 min•Season 3Ep. 69
Contemporary Native glass art is a dynamic and thriving field, with artists like Dan Friday, Raven Skyriver, and Preston Singletary playing significant roles in pushing the boundaries of traditional techniques and introducing cultural narratives into the world of glass sculpture. ... 1. Dan Friday: Dan Friday's contemporary Native glass art is characterized by its simplicity and deep cultural roots. Drawing inspiration from his Lummi Nation heritage, Friday creates glass sculptures that pay homa...
Jan 29, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 68
Marigold Linton, a pioneering Native American psychologist, is renowned for her transformative contributions to cross-cultural psychology. As the first Native American woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University, Linton has dedicated her career to advancing cultural diversity understanding. Her research focuses on the interplay between culture, mental health, and well-being, challenging traditional Western psychological paradigms. Linton's advocacy for indigenous perspectives ha...
Jan 24, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 67
Blue Rain Gallery proudly presents “Arkteia,” an upcoming exhibition of new paintings by Robin Jones. This remarkable showcase will adorn our gallery walls from October 27 to November 11, 2023, with an in-person artist reception on the opening night, Friday, October 27, from 5-7 p.m. “Arkteia" invites viewers to embark on a journey where art blends with advocacy, where Jones’ deep-rooted philosophy about the interconnectedness of all living things is given vibrant expression. Paying homage to th...
Oct 26, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 66
Part II of a two part episode that explores the places and stories behind Jim Vogel's latest series of works, titled Fabulórico Watch part I here ... JIM VOGEL: Fabulórico September 29 – October 14, 2023 — Santa Fe Artist Reception: Friday, September 29th from 5 - 7pm ... Jim Vogel deftly weaves color and emotion, detail and shape into paintings that reflect life and land in New Mexico. Vogel hails from a family of storytellers, so each of his works tells its own tale of the land, the culture, a...
Sep 21, 2023•26 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Join us for the first of a two part episode that explores the places and stories behind Jim Vogel's latest series of works, titled Fabulórico ... JIM VOGEL: Fabulórico September 29 – October 14, 2023 — Santa Fe Artist Reception: Friday, September 29th from 5 - 7pm https://blueraingallery.com/event/new-paintings-28 ... Jim Vogel deftly weaves color and emotion, detail and shape into paintings that reflect life and land in New Mexico. Vogel hails from a family of storytellers, so each of his works...
Sep 15, 2023•24 min•Season 3Ep. 64
Blue Rain Gallery is pleased to announce an upcoming show of new paintings by Kathryn Stedham titled “Spirit of the West.” This show of new works is scheduled for August 25 – September 9, 2023 with an opening night reception on Friday, August 25th from 5 – 7pm. In a series of landscape paintings contained only by the limits of the canvas, Stedham seeks to project an image of the Southwest that is both enduring and true. She feels a strong desire to be in the Southwest, absorbing all that the lan...
Aug 28, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 63
Born in 1982, Raven Skyriver started blowing glass in high school at the age of sixteen. Raven’s mentor, Lark Dalton, taught him how to build glass blowing equipment and trained him in the traditional Venetian technique. In 2003 Raven was invited to join the William Morris team. He worked on the team until Morris' retirement in 2007. The experience of working with such a talented group of artists galvanized his decision to follow Glass Sculpture as a profession. Raven lives near the Pilchuck Gla...
Aug 24, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 62
Leroy gives us a gallery tour during our 2023 Annual Celebration of Native American Art Learn more at blueraingallery.com The Blue Rain Gallery Podcast is hosted by Leroy Garcia and produced by Leah Garcia. Music by Mozart Gabriel Abeyta.
Aug 23, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 61
Jody Naranjo’s pots are immediately recognizable – her hand-crafted vessels feature striking shapes and combine Native symbols with graphic simplicity. Her work is steeped in ancestry and legacy, and today she proudly carries on her heritage with a creative twist. Since the age of four, Naranjo has been working with clay at her ancestral homeland and birthplace, the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico. It was here she learned the traditional methods of collecting and processing clay, hand-coiling f...
Aug 14, 2023•2 min
Thomas "Breeze" Marcus takes us on a mural tour and talks about the Indigenous history of the Phoenix area. ... Thomas “Breeze” Marcus was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona on the Salt River Pima- Maricopa Reservation, just east of Scottsdale. At the tender age of 13, Breeze was introduced to graffiti and began painting graffiti in and around the city of Phoenix since 1993, which he has continued variously on and off for the next two decades. However, in that time, Breeze has also dedicated hi...
Aug 07, 2023•26 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Leroy visits with Russell Sanchez to talk about the history of San Ildefonso pottery, firing techniques, and influences. View new pottery by Russell Sanchez during Blue Rain Gallery's Annual Celebration of Native American Art August 17 - 20, 2023. ... Every piece of pottery by Russell Sanchez displays a distinctive flair. He learned the techniques of traditional San Idelfonso Pueblo pottery making from his aunt, renowned potter Rose Gonzales. San Idelfonso is known for it's black on black potter...
Jul 28, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 59
In his first solo show at Blue Rain Gallery titled Twin Window, Richardson’s oil-on-panel paintings draw inspiration from a formative year-long experience he had working on a New Mexico ranch. In this body of work, he reflects on that cowboy year, gazing back at it through the window. View all available work by GL Richardson View GL Richardson's Twin Window: Studio Preview View Episode 49: GL Richardson The Blue Rain Gallery Podcast is hosted by Leroy Garcia and produced by Leah Garcia. Music by...
Jul 11, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Blue Rain Gallery Presents “ TWIN WINDOW ,” a solo feature of new works by GL Richardson In his first show at Blue Rain Gallery, Richardson’s oil-on-panel paintings draw inspiration from a formative year-long experience he had working on a New Mexico ranch. In this body of work, he reflects on that cowboy year, gazing back at it through the window. Join us for the opening reception of “Twin Window”, featuring new works by GL Richardson, June 14th at Blue Rain Gallery Santa Fe, from 5 – 7pm. Call...
Jul 07, 2023•3 min
Blue Rain Gallery joins mixed-media artist Erin Currier in her studio as she prepares for her upcoming exhibition, " Troubadours: Musica y Mágica ," opening at Blue Rain Gallery Santa Fe, Friday, June 30th. Erin Currier’s newest solo exhibition honors modern-day Troubadours that inspire and entertain through lyrical music. This new series highlights notable and underacknowledged individuals such as Valerie June, Emahoy Teague Maryam Guebrou, and Lhasa de Sela. Currier’s interpretations are a cel...
Jun 12, 2023•12 min
The art of jewelry making is a creative, meditative process for artist Belle Brooke. As a young teenager her passion for art started with photography, a skill that would later provide a framework for her career as a goldsmith. Belle was born and raised in Houston, TX, and eventually found herself studying photography at Pitzer College. Along the way she enjoyed making jewelry as a hobby, often vending on street corners and pop-up markets. After college, she attended the Revere Academy of Jewelry...
Jun 03, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Blue Rain Gallery welcomes Belle Brooke to the stable of featured artists. Belle Brooke Barer established Belle Brooke Designs in 2006 upon her return to Los Angeles. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Barer ventured westward in 1997 to attend Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Her studies at Pitzer concentrated in various mediums of studio art, focusing mainly on photography. After moving north to the San Francisco Bay area, she began her jewelry studies at The Crucible in Berkeley, Calif...
Jun 01, 2023•2 min
Leroy Garcia joins Voices of the West Podcast to talk about art and culture in the Southwest. Leroy touches on his own familial ties to New Mexico. Listen to more episodes of Voices of the West on their website voicesofthewest.net Explore episodes of the Blue Rain Gallery Podcast at blueraingallery.com/PODCAST Take fine art with you in your everyday life at bluerainprintshop.com ... Voices of the West: LEROY GARCIA, 5/20/23 Leroy Garcia, owner of the Blue Rain Gallery in New Mexico, is our guest...
May 22, 2023•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 56
I paint every day that I can. And every day I have something new to say about art and why I am so consumed. Today I walked in my garden just after daybreak, looking at the iris flowering in colors and patterns I have never seen. It looked like rain today and I walked back toward my studio, toward the music of Van Morrison and Jeff Buckley, dark strains from David Darling and a Bach selection - more food for the heart. I would not leave the studio today. I am completely inspired and will celebrat...
May 16, 2023•13 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Blue Rain joins Bryce Pettit in his studio to talk about his upcoming exhibition "Signs of Spring", opening at Blue Rain Gallery Santa Fe on Friday, May 26th from 5 - 7pm. View work by Bryce Pettit here Watch episode 9 of the Blue Rain Gallery Podcast with Bryce Pettit here
May 16, 2023•1 min
Andrea Peterson talks about her upcoming show, "Epoch Floral" opening at Blue Rain Gallery Friday, May 12th 2023 from 5-7pm ... Episode 37: Andrea Peterson View work by Andrea Peterson here Shop Andrea Peterson at Blue Rain Print Shop ... The Blue Rain Gallery Podcast is hosted by Leroy Garcia and produced by Leah Garcia. Music by Mozart Gabriel Abeyta....
May 09, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 54
Blue Rain Gallery presents "An Homage to W. Herbert Dunton," a show in which Blue Rain Gallery artists paint tribute to American painter and illustrator, W. Herbert Dunton. Dunton was a founding members of the Taos Society of Artists known for his paintings of cowboys, New Mexico and the Southwest. This show of new works is scheduled to take place April 28 – May 20, 2023 with an Artist Reception on Friday, April 28th from 5 - 7pm. This exhibition is the fourth in a series of six scheduled theme ...
Apr 28, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Leroy visits our new Durango, CO gallery and interviews artist Eunika Rogers. Eunika is the latest artist to join the Blue Rain Gallery stable. Find her work at Blue Rain Gallery, Durango. 934 Main Avenue, Unit B Durango, Colorado 81301 (970) 232-2033 ... Eunika collects clay and natural pigments that she dilutes in water and uses on both canvas and watercolor paper. She gets to name her paint; often the name carries a hint of a peak or a hike she did. She has an earthy palette; different shades...
Apr 04, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Blue Rain Gallery Sales Associate joins us on the podcast to talk about our upcoming show "Drawings from the Archive" featuring never before seen charcoal drawings by Alberto Valdés. Email us at info@blueraingallery.com for a copy of the show brochure or view the digital copy here (Brochure foreword by Todd Scalise) Join us for the show's opening reception Friday, March 31st from 5 - 7pm, 2023 Watch Episode 19: David and Alberto Valdés View work by Alberto Valdés ... Alberto Valdés 1918-1998 It ...
Mar 15, 2023•12 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Starr Hardridge joins us for his second episode on the Blue Rain Gallery Podcast. He talks about new work for his show "Renewal," that opens at Blue Rain Gallery February 24th from 5 - 7pm. View work from the show here ... Starr Hardridge’s work uses an assemblage of pointillism and southeastern woodland bead work aesthetic. Schooled in traditional disciplines of classical painting, his style continues to evolve with an abstract symbolism influenced by a struggle for balance within the natural w...
Feb 24, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Straddling the line between abstract expressionism and western pop, GL Richardson’s work finds footing in a unique place between conceptualism and pure emotion. With identifying human truths as perhaps the only tenuous ligament connecting his past life in advertising and ranching, his work aims to distill life’s complexities into base analogies. ... View available work by GL Richardson ... The Blue Rain Gallery Podcast is hosted by Leroy Garcia and produced by Leah Garcia. Music by Mozart Gabrie...
Feb 09, 2023•24 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Bonus segment from our studio visit with Roseta Santiago. View more artist videos on our YouTube channel
Feb 07, 2023•1 min
Bonus segment from Nicolas Otero's studio visit in November 2022
Feb 06, 2023•2 min
Apprenticed by master artists since the age of 16, Nicolas Otero's body of work has gained a significant reputation. Museums, churches and collectors include his work in their collections. The traditional methods including the production of natural pigments and hand carved panels are a constant in his studio. He has also created altar screens which are highly collectable. His work is shown in galleries and is featured in a variety of publications ... View available work by Nicolas Otero ... The ...
Feb 01, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 48
