Artist Melinda Esparza

Happy Wednesday! If you haven't had the chance to see my Instagram Reel, head on over and take a look. It was fun and easy to make. If y...

 Hello! Hello! Where did the time go? Well, we all know, now don't we? I'm stopping by to let you all know that I am over on Faceboo...

Sunrise Grand Canyon (oil on canvas) 48" x 72" © Melinda Esparza All weekend I've been remembering and reliving the gift o...

Life is for learning and changing. Seeing opportunities, reading the wind, searching one's own soul for the rightness of a thing. This i...

Power Circles (oil on cradled panel © Melinda Esparza) I've been fortunate to have my website updated recently, and I'd love for...

Abiquiu Ancestor (30" x 30," oil on canvas © Melinda Esparza) There are some things we cannot rush. We must wait, and, someti...

Here it is Friday, and I'm just now feeling like I've recovered from last weekend's open studio tour. It was a blast. We had a...

Ghost Ranch Mesa (oil on canvas 30" x 30" © Melinda Esparza) The 2012 Fall Open Studio Tour is only a few days away. And, the...

Yes. Getting ready for the 2012 fall open studio tour here in Tucson, AZ. Painting First Wall Oct. 2012 Can you tell that this is th...

It's almost time again to have an Open Studio at Fuerte y Claro --my studio in the Old Pueblo. The dates to watch for are: November 10 ...

Down from the mountain top and back into the studio. Hmm. It was a rough transition, but paint is on the road and the colors are good. Wha...

Well, I've been all over the country this summer (sort of). I'm ready to hunker down for awhile in the studio. Grand Central--New ...

After Sunset from Verkamp's July 2012 © 2012 Melinda S. Esparza It was not a dark and stormy night. It was merely an evening--when E...

There was another workshop I facilitated while at the Grand Canyon. This one moved me so deeply I cried and rejoiced, as I was used as a ves...

Redwall Canyon (8" x 8," oil on cradled panel) July © 2012 Melinda S. Esparza It could be really easy to write about being one...

Asterism's Dip (8" x 8" oil on artists' board) © 2012 Melinda S. Esparza Perhaps an artist-in-residency should be subti...

Of an Evening's Measure (8" x 8," oil on artists' board) © 2012 Melinda S. Esparza What is the purpose of an AiR (Art...

It's been an incredible honor to be one of this year's artists-in-residence at the Grand Canyon, only to have the added privilege of...

Photo by Ell (recent graduate-Master's in Math-and all around good man) Here are two paintings from this week's paint demos. ...

Dear artist bloggers, Here's a quick video of me painting on the Rim Monday morning. You'll hear the wind whistling, so you mi...

Just a quick note to let you know that I made it here. What a day! What a place! Wish you all could stop in to celebrate with me. Here...

In my mind, I'm already there.... Grand Canyon Guide I'll be painting, musing, thinking of you all. My heart is full of good wo...

Yes, you, dear men and women of the Western cultures. What scares you most? Is it spiders? Or, roaches? Maybe heights, or flying? Now, if ...

Here it is a Wednesday and I'm painting again. This is much better. You guys are great and I am so thankful for your friendship and art...