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"As a native of the west, I grew up surrounded by landscapes of astonishing diversity, light and beauty.
Coming into the world this way, I developed a great passion for wild places and a love for the infinite ways color and light manifest with form on this earth.
My work is a reflection of that love and seeks to express a magical reality with color as the universal language. I play with its endless variety and vibrancy, translating my own sense of joy and mystery of the physical world onto canvas.
After starting a painting outdoors, I will spend perhaps more time with it in the studio, where I can bring in my own impressions and memories. Using a glazing technique, I add layers of color to the surface of the painting, which gives depth and a high saturation to the colors, and satisfies my love for the feeling of a work being lit from within.
I have found great kinship with the art of the Fauve painters, Van Gogh, Georgia O'Keefe, Ansel Adams, Canadian painters Emily Carr and Lawren Harris, and the great Russian mystic painter Nicholas Roerich. I love their bold expressions of color and light, and a reverence for nature.
For me, painting is devotion. It is a simple, ongoing prayer to the natural world, a visual narrative of the beauty I see everywhere."
Tracy Turner Sheppard
is represented by
Gallerie Corazon
703 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico
http://www.galleriecorazon.net
Now Showing at Gallerie Corazon through the Holiday Season:
Canyon Country &
2010 Calendar Originals
Canyons and Calendar Originals
Tracy and Valdez Gold
Fontaine de Vaucluse on a pink wall !!
Last Glow on the River at the entrance of the gallery.
February, March and September Calendar Originals
Sunflower Santuary
Beautiful flowers in Gallerie Corazon
April and an Angel
For inquiries about purchasing original art call Gallerie Corazon:
505-983-3703
or contact Tracy Turner Sheppard:
Come Visit Gallerie Corazon!
Carmello the gallerie bunny
"Inside The Canyon, Visions of Canyon De Chelly"
"Dwelling Within" and "Where the Rivers Meet"
Recent Shows at Gallerie Corazon
Entrance to Gallerie Corazon
"Fall Colors, October On The Rio Grande", and "Conejos River in Fall" in the front entrance of Gallerie Corazon
"The Ancient Song of Purple Asters"
"Valleys, Canyons & Vistas"
View in the gallery
"A Swirl of Liquid Light" and "Suzannes View"
China Cove, Point Lobos 36"x48" oil on canvas
2010 Year Ahead
Wall Calendars are available!
To order calendars visit:
to see all the paintings in the new calendar:
Mini-Print Greeting Cards
Hand signed on archival quality white deckle-edged cards with matching envelopes. ,
Visit my print store for more information:
http://www.tracyturnerart.com/Store.htm
| At age 20, Tracy Turner discovered the joy of plein-air painting while living in Aix-en-Provence, France as an art student. She traveled throughout the countryside of southern France and northern Italy painting in some of the favorite spots of Van Gogh, Cezanne and the Fauve painters. |
Cumbres overlook, Autumn |
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Ms.
Turner continued her education at the Portland School of Art in Portland,
Maine, and The College of Art and Design in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
where she received a full scholarship and her BFA. With a degree
in Fine Art and Graphic Design, she went on to create a successful career
as a fine art illustrator, working nationally in editorial, fine art
publishing, and advertising print. |
A radiant fall day in Ouray, Colorado |
A beautiful apple orchard in Pilar, New Mexico
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Tracy
Turner now makes her home in Northern New Mexico. An emerging artist
in the Southwest, her brilliantly colored landscapes and still-lifes
are gaining recognition through publication and are in many private
collections in the United States and Europe. |
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Travels and painting inspiration trips
Grand Canyon, April 2009
With Alyce Frank on the South Rim |
A week taking in this spectacular beauty! |
Our favorite painting spot, Moran Point, backed right up to the edge of the canyon! |
Tailgate painting with Alyce |
Visiting my friend Ronda and exploring the Napali coast |
The Island of Kauai, May 2008.
I had the opportunity to spend 10 days in Kauai .....and after a long cold winter in the mountains of Northern New Mexico, this was a wonderful treat! Inspired by the exquisite beauty of this island, I painted "Hawaiian Moonrise", which is the painting used for the month of July in the 2009 Year Ahead calendar.
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Turquoise-blue ocean in Moloa Bay, Kauai |
Graceful, fragrant Plumeria carpeting the ground !! |
Provence, France, July 2008
In July 2008 , we traveled to Provence, France, a part of the world I have been connected with ever since my first visit 30 years ago as an art student. The lavender was in full bloom, and we celebrated my birthday under a full moon overlooking the Luberon Valley! The inspiration I get here is extraordinary.....I think this is one of my favorite places, and a source of many of my paintings.
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Abbey Senanque
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In the villiage of Simiane La Rotunde |
With my dear friend Fiona on my birthday. She and I met as students in Aix-en-Provence, France 30 years ago!
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AliCanyon de Chelly, September 2008
To see paintings and photographs from this adventure I took with the Taos Art School: |
Art & Music!
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To hear the music of talented singer-songwriter, Jenny Bird visit Her music is so inspiring, and it has been a delight to contribute my art to the covers of four of her cd's |
Limited Edition Giclee Prints of Sanctuary are available in an edition of 300. All prints are handsigned and numbered on archival paper or canvas 14"x14" image size $200 archival paper $250 giclee on canvas
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My Family
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"Valleys Canyons and Vistas" opening with my husband David |
David and Tracy |
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The boys and I on Tommy's 17th birthday
With my sons Tommy(17) and Chuck(20) at the gallery, Summer 2008
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Two year old Travis and Chuck
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In Provence on my birthday with Tommy |
With my mother Ann and Tommy |
