With profoundly evocative and seamlessly blended pastel colors, Seamus Berkeley transports the viewer to the otherworldly Sky Islands of the American Southwest. Standing on a subalpine plateau towering thousands of feet above the harsh desert, Seamus was awe-struck by the sun-lit glow of the full moon in the twilight sky. Sky Island Full Moon reflects Berkeley’s experience immersed in this archipelago in the clouds.
Original oil painting on canvas, 14.25″ x 24″, by Seamus Berkeley
Working on studies for a figurative landscape painting commission. Here’s one in time lapse. The study:
The setting for this painting is on the short walk from Taos Plaza to my studio. The road is tree lined and runs east west, so the sun is often visible close to the horizon through the trees. One of… Read More »Walking Home
Water, Mountain, Sun, Cloud Another painting for the show In This Very Moment available at Magpie Taos. Original oil on canvas, 14.5″ x 9.75″. The scenes of nature at Abiquiu Lake, New Mexico are magical. It’s apparent why Georgia O’Keeffe… Read More »Water, Mountain, Sun, Clouds
Nice article written by Lynne Robinson about In This Very Moment show at Magpie in Taos Style magazine.
One of the spectacular natural aspects of Taos is the sky: It’s open, vast and often displays memorable cloud formations, especially during the minutes when the world’s spinning begins to cover the sun from our view. It was my pleasure… Read More »‘2018 Taos Aglow’ Cover for the Taos News
