Painting in New Mexico
I painted in oils for years, but made the change to acrylics several years ago. I love the brilliant colors, the quick-drying time and the durability of acrylics. It is a blessing to live in an area with wonderful light and beautiful subject matter all around me. We have beautiful sunsets, mountain views, hot air balloons, cactus, wildflowers, and every season brings something else wonderful.
I love those big, puffy white clouds in a perfect blue sky and the colorful sunrises and sunsets that God blesses us with here. I love the bright sunshine that bathes everything in a wonderful light and casts beautiful shadows on old adobe walls. This beauty is the inspiration for my paintings.
One of my favorite things to do is to go out on the West Mesa or drive through the village of Corrales with my sketchbook and camera. I prefer to sketch my subject matter first because it helps me connect with it. I take pictures just for reference back in the studio. All of my paintings are based on actual places and things, but usually evolve into something a bit different by the time I am finished.
I like to create art that brightens your environment and makes you feel inspired. I seek to find something spiritual in everything I paint. I have always admired the work of Georgia O'Keeffe and her description of painting as "filling a space in a beautiful way".
Please visit Gayle Faucette Wisbon Fine Art.
Gayle Faucette Wisbon Fine Art
This is my online gallery of floral and Southwestern themed acrylic paintings and fine art prints.Gayle Faucette Wisbon Fine Art
Take a moment to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free postcard of "The Tulip Garden".
The Blank Canvas
My Blog
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byArtist Rising
My Poster Shop
Greeting Card Universe
Imagekind Gallery
Fine Art Prints and Greeting Cards
I highly recommend Imagekind for museum quality fine art prints. All of my art is available on Imagekind as prints and greeting cards. Imagekind offers eight different types of fine art paper to choose from, as well as gallery wrap and museum wrap canvas. High quality custom framing is also available, with over 160 frames and 140 mats to choose from.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byAn Artist's Hard Lesson Learned
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to sign a consignment agreement with a local frame shop. This shop had a beautiful frame that complemented my acrylic paintings on canvas. The owners, a husband and wife team, offered to frame my work, using this as my signature frame and display my work for sale, taking a 50% commission. We had a very positive working relationship for a couple of years.Then, suddenly, the couple separated and the wife was forced to sell the frame shop. She called me in to discuss my options. Either I could take the paintings out of the shop that day or I could leave them and sign a new agreement with the new owner. She said that if I decided to take them, that I could have the frames that were already on them. The new owner was a professional with a large well-known company and he bought the shop for his daughter to operate as her own business. Since my relationship with this shop had been positive, I decided to keep my work there. The owner told me she would still be in the shop for a couple of weeks, training the new owner and his daughter. She would be calling me during that time to introduce me to the new owner and sign a new consignment agreement.
Being preoccupied with other things at that time, I sort of put it out of my mind and waited for her call. A few weeks later, I did receive a call. The new owner and the previous owner had a huge argument over the sale of the shop and he had kicked her out. She advised me to try and get my paintings out of the shop because he was proving to be a very untrustworthy person.
I called the new owner and introduced myself. I could tell that he was not an easy person to deal with. He did acknowledge that I had a consignment agreement with the previous owner, but he was very angry when I told him that the she had given me the frames. After a couple of telephone conversations with him, out of anger, he decided to claim that he had bought all my paintings, as part of the shop inventory. I knew the previous owner would never have sold my work. This new owner was extremely rude to me on the phone. I had never even met this man and he was threatening me!
I contacted an attorney for advice and he instructed me to write the shop owner a letter and give him ten days to return my paintings. I did and he never responded. So, I proceeded with a small claims lawsuit against him.
The previous owner provided me with all the documentation, proving beyond a doubt that my work was not part of this sale. She also put into writing, the fact that she had given me the frames that were already on my work as a thank you for our past successful relationship.
In the meantime, the two parties were involved in some kind of legal dispute about the sale of this shop, which had nothing to do with me. When I appeared in court, the judge would not even look at my documents, because he did not have the details of this other pending case that this man had made me a part of.
So, I waited it out for a year and a half, while these two parties battled it out in court. I visited the courthouse a few times and made copies of documents to prove that my paintings should not have been involved in this dispute. Finally, I discovered through one of the attorneys involved that the matter had been settled. I was about to refile my case, when a co-worker asked me if I knew that the frame shop had closed! She said it was open and operating one day and the next, it was completely empty! No sign on the door - nothing!
I could not believe it. This man had skipped town with my paintings that I spent so much time and effort on. There were three paintings on canvas and several miniatures on paper. If, by chance, anyone has purchased these, I do hope that you are enjoying them. However, I think it is only fair that you know that they were stolen from me, the artist. The three canvas paintings are entitled "Agave", "Cactus Fiesta" and "Desert Delight". I am including an image of one of these works, "Cactus Fiesta".
I have accepted that I will never get my paintings back. I take a lot of responsibility in losing them. First of all, I should have taken them out of the shop, framed and all, when I had the chance! Secondly, I should have been in that shop on the first day that the new owner took over, introducing myself and signing the proper documents.
So, I hope others will learn from my hard lesson. Sometimes, I get so excited about the prospect of sales or exposure that I forget to treat this like a business. I hope my story will help someone else realize that we, as artists, need to treat our profession just like any other business. Make sure everything is in writing and be assertive, making sure you take care of your own business and not relying on the words or opinions of others.
My Favorite Prints and Posters
A collection of my favorite prints and posters from some of the most popular print and poster sites on the web.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byAcrylic Painting Books on Amazon
My Posters on Amazon
Follow Me on Twitter!

- aka Twitter
- 0 followers
- 0 following
-
- Working on 3 canvases - new paintings coming soon! http://bit.ly/55t1Ij
-
- Gift certificates are a great last-minute gift idea, direct from my Zazzle Gift Shop! http://bit.ly/4qGfMB
-
- Gift certificates are a quick and easy - here is one to send from my Zazzle Gift Shop! http://bit.ly/7AeR2I
Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund
Would Love to Hear from You!
Reader Feedback
-
Reply
- FlorenceArt FlorenceArt May 25, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
- Beautiful paintings, I love the tulips! I agree with you about RedBubble cards, they are beautiful.
-
Reply
- dustytoes dustytoes May 25, 2009 @ 12:06 pm
- I love your beautiful art...what an awful story about the guy who stole your work! Unbelievable...
- Reply
-
Reply
- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Mar 18, 2009 @ 4:57 pm
- I love the vivid colors on your southwestern themed cards.
-
Reply
- rydigga rydigga Jan 24, 2009 @ 6:19 pm
- Hi Gayle,
Beautiful work and a great lens. Thanks for sharing.
Ryan
- Load More



Beautiful paper greeting cards at very reasonable prices!



































