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Sketching an old Spanish mission in New Mexico

[Guest post by Erik Madsen in Santa Fe, New Mexico] Located about half way between Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico is the old Spanish village of Las Trampas. The centerpiece of the community is the beautiful San Jose de Gracia Church, completed in 1776. The church is very well noted for its Spanish Colonial mission design. It has been in continuous use since inception.

Constructed of adobe, mud and plaster, the church has 4-6 foot thick walls, which require nearly constant maintenance . The day of these sketches, numerous volunteers were working on the exterior plaster walls in what can only be described as a labor of love.

A magnificent fall day in northern New Mexico is perfect for viewing and sketching the old Spanish Missions. Very loose lines and washes seem to be the key in capturing the essence of the church. Several hundred years of adobe and plaster renovations have left few straight lines on this church and other old missions.

Erik Madsen is an artist/sketcher living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He sketches with USk Albuquerque and other groups in Santa Fe. More of Erik's work can be seen on his Flickr site.

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