Top Ten Reasons for an Artist to Live in Santa Fe

"Evening Clouds", Oil on Panel, 9x7 inches

Jerry Lebo, 2006

We arrived back in Washington DC late yesterday, so I thought I'd end my postings with a top ten list--and a cloud painting from our last trip in 2006. So here it goes, my list of the top ten reasons for artists to move to Santa Fe....

Number 10: Lots of art galleries
Number 9: Tourists with lots of money--who buy paintings
Number 8: Good weather
Number 7: Friendly people
Number 6: Big artist community
Number 5: Green Chile (and red sometimes)
Number 4: Mountain views
Number 3: Proximity to lots of interesting places to paint
Number 2: The smell of the Pinon trees after the rain

and the Number 1 reason to move to Santa Fe if you are an artist...

THE CLOUDS!!

So there you go. Hope you enjoyed my postings from Santa Fe, I am in the process of getting my studio set up for some Maryland and DC painting--which I hope to be able to give you a sample of in the next few days. All the best. Sixtyminuteartist.