Looking Back At Murals In Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico

I would like to expand a bit the definition

 of alternative building to include murals.

(I want to continue looking back at some of my posts 

from a couple of years ago that may have been missed

 by the weekly readers of this blog,

and this post comes from December 13, 2010.)

Tile Art In Silver City, N.M.

As careful readers of this blog may have noted,

 I have posted on tile mosaic, murals, and manufacturers in Silver City, New Mexico,

 as well as the artists who practice such work.

For such a small town there is a lot of ceramic art.

Above, is a small work that we noticed 

walking around a residential area in the historic part of town.

Although it is small and at the bottom of a wall

it jumped out at us.

Leonard Knight's Salvation Mountain In Niland, California

One of the more amazing places we have been over the years is Salvation Mountain, 

built by Leonard Knight not far from the south eastern shore of the Salton Sea

just outside the town of Niland, California.

Allison had been wanting to go there for quite a while 

and this winter we had the opportunity to see this part of the world,

and she provided the photos for this post.

The Use Of Color In Guanajuato, Guanajuato

If you are looking for ideas on selecting color

 there is no place quite like Guanajuato in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Murals, Mosaics, Etc. In Hillsboro, N.M.

For such a small town Hillsboro has a lot of the decorative arts.

This is the 4th post in a series on this beautiful little town:

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.,

Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail,

Adobes In Hillsboro, New Mexico,

and Doors, Gates, And Windows In Hillsboro, N.M.

A Mural For The Percha Bank And Cranberry Press

You may remember the posts I did on the

 Percha Bank In Kingston, New Mexico

 and Straw/Clay Studio For Cranberry Press In Kingston, New Mexico

 back in April.

Murals On The Pilar Yacht Club

While we have been along the Rio Grande River recently,

and looking at the arts and crafts it might be a good time 

to check out the beautiful murals on the Pilar Yacht Club 

in downtown Pilar, New Mexico.

Murals

These first four murals are from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

More Ideas For Color

I am not very good at picking out colors,

 but I love it when I see color.

Above is from the home and studio of Arthur Gledhill

 in Pilar, New Mexico who I profiled in the post

 An Artists Home.

More Murals

On December 13th I did a post on Murals In Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico

 and now I would like to show some indoor murals.

Murals In Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico

I would like to expand a bit the definition

 of alternative building to include murals.

More Color

An interesting trend in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico 

in the last few years is adding color to the exteriors

 of some commercial buildings as they are remodeled.

Color

We are on the road again and have been without internet for a while.

 While we are in a cafe in Phoenix I wanted to do a second post

 on color ideas. The first one is from February, 13th.

COLOR

     In search of doing something fun, I thought why not a posting on the "proper" use of color. Of course there is nothing proper or not about color, it is just who likes what. And when it comes to color there is no place quite like Guanajuato in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

     (To see a rewrite of this post please go to The Use Of Color In Guanajuato, Guanajuato.)