Blue Rain Gallery Podcast

Leroy gives us a gallery tour during our 2023 Annual Celebration of Native American Art Learn more at blueraingallery.com The Blue Rain Gallery Podcast is hosted by Leroy Garcia and produced by Leah Garcia. Music by Mozart Gabriel Abeyta.

Jody Naranjo’s pots are immediately recognizable – her hand-crafted vessels feature striking shapes and combine Native symbols with graphic simplicity. Her work is steeped in ancestry and legacy, and today she proudly carries on her heritage with a creative twist. Since the age of four, Naranjo has been working with clay at her ancestral homeland and birthplace, the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexic...

Thomas "Breeze" Marcus takes us on a mural tour and talks about the Indigenous history of the Phoenix area. ... Thomas “Breeze” Marcus was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona on the Salt River Pima- Maricopa Reservation, just east of Scottsdale. At the tender age of 13, Breeze was introduced to graffiti and began painting graffiti in and around the city of Phoenix since 1993, which he ha...

Leroy visits with Russell Sanchez to talk about the history of San Ildefonso pottery, firing techniques, and influences. View new pottery by Russell Sanchez during Blue Rain Gallery's Annual Celebration of Native American Art August 17 - 20, 2023. ... Every piece of pottery by Russell Sanchez displays a distinctive flair. He learned the techniques of traditional San Idelfonso Pueblo pottery ma...

In his first solo show at Blue Rain Gallery titled Twin Window, Richardson’s oil-on-panel paintings draw inspiration from a formative year-long experience he had working on a New Mexico ranch. In this body of work, he reflects on that cowboy year, gazing back at it through the window. View all available work by GL Richardson View GL Richardson's Twin Window: Studio Preview View Episode 49: GL...

Blue Rain Gallery Presents “ TWIN WINDOW ,” a solo feature of new works by GL Richardson In his first show at Blue Rain Gallery, Richardson’s oil-on-panel paintings draw inspiration from a formative year-long experience he had working on a New Mexico ranch. In this body of work, he reflects on that cowboy year, gazing back at it through the window. Join us for the opening reception of “Twin Window...

Blue Rain Gallery joins mixed-media artist Erin Currier in her studio as she prepares for her upcoming exhibition, " Troubadours: Musica y Mágica ," opening at Blue Rain Gallery Santa Fe, Friday, June 30th. Erin Currier’s newest solo exhibition honors modern-day Troubadours that inspire and entertain through lyrical music. This new series highlights notable and underacknowledged individu...

The art of jewelry making is a creative, meditative process for artist Belle Brooke. As a young teenager her passion for art started with photography, a skill that would later provide a framework for her career as a goldsmith. Belle was born and raised in Houston, TX, and eventually found herself studying photography at Pitzer College. Along the way she enjoyed making jewelry as a hobby, often ven...

Blue Rain Gallery welcomes Belle Brooke to the stable of featured artists. Belle Brooke Barer established Belle Brooke Designs in 2006 upon her return to Los Angeles. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Barer ventured westward in 1997 to attend Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Her studies at Pitzer concentrated in various mediums of studio art, focusing mainly on photography. After moving n...

Leroy Garcia joins Voices of the West Podcast to talk about art and culture in the Southwest. Leroy touches on his own familial ties to New Mexico. Listen to more episodes of Voices of the West on their website voicesofthewest.net Explore episodes of the Blue Rain Gallery Podcast at blueraingallery.com/PODCAST Take fine art with you in your everyday life at bluerainprintshop.com ... Voices of the...

I paint every day that I can. And every day I have something new to say about art and why I am so consumed. Today I walked in my garden just after daybreak, looking at the iris flowering in colors and patterns I have never seen. It looked like rain today and I walked back toward my studio, toward the music of Van Morrison and Jeff Buckley, dark strains from David Darling and a Bach selection - mor...

Blue Rain joins Bryce Pettit in his studio to talk about his upcoming exhibition "Signs of Spring", opening at Blue Rain Gallery Santa Fe on Friday, May 26th from 5 - 7pm. View work by Bryce Pettit here Watch episode 9 of the Blue Rain Gallery Podcast with Bryce Pettit here

Andrea Peterson talks about her upcoming show, "Epoch Floral" opening at Blue Rain Gallery Friday, May 12th 2023 from 5-7pm ... Episode 37: Andrea Peterson View work by Andrea Peterson here Shop Andrea Peterson at Blue Rain Print Shop ... The Blue Rain Gallery Podcast is hosted by Leroy Garcia and produced by Leah Garcia. Music by Mozart Gabriel Abeyta.

Blue Rain Gallery presents "An Homage to W. Herbert Dunton," a show in which Blue Rain Gallery artists paint tribute to American painter and illustrator, W. Herbert Dunton. Dunton was a founding members of the Taos Society of Artists known for his paintings of cowboys, New Mexico and the Southwest. This show of new works is scheduled to take place April 28 – May 20, 2023 with an Artist R...

Leroy visits our new Durango, CO gallery and interviews artist Eunika Rogers. Eunika is the latest artist to join the Blue Rain Gallery stable. Find her work at Blue Rain Gallery, Durango. 934 Main Avenue, Unit B Durango, Colorado 81301 (970) 232-2033 ... Eunika collects clay and natural pigments that she dilutes in water and uses on both canvas and watercolor paper. She gets to name her paint; of...

Blue Rain Gallery Sales Associate joins us on the podcast to talk about our upcoming show "Drawings from the Archive" featuring never before seen charcoal drawings by Alberto Valdés. Email us at info@blueraingallery.com for a copy of the show brochure or view the digital copy here (Brochure foreword by Todd Scalise) Join us for the show's opening reception Friday, March 31st from 5 - 7pm, 2023 Wat...

Starr Hardridge joins us for his second episode on the Blue Rain Gallery Podcast. He talks about new work for his show "Renewal," that opens at Blue Rain Gallery February 24th from 5 - 7pm. View work from the show here ... Starr Hardridge’s work uses an assemblage of pointillism and southeastern woodland bead work aesthetic. Schooled in traditional disciplines of classical painting, his style cont...

Straddling the line between abstract expressionism and western pop, GL Richardson’s work finds footing in a unique place between conceptualism and pure emotion. With identifying human truths as perhaps the only tenuous ligament connecting his past life in advertising and ranching, his work aims to distill life’s complexities into base analogies. ... View available work by GL Richardson ... The Blu...

Bonus segment from our studio visit with Roseta Santiago. View more artist videos on our YouTube channel

Bonus segment from Nicolas Otero's studio visit in November 2022

Apprenticed by master artists since the age of 16, Nicolas Otero's body of work has gained a significant reputation. Museums, churches and collectors include his work in their collections. The traditional methods including the production of natural pigments and hand carved panels are a constant in his studio. He has also created altar screens which are highly collectable. His work is shown in gall...

Leroy recaps last season and talks about things to come in season III of the Blue Rain Gallery Podcast.   Season II Episodes:  27 Kim Martindale 28 Preston Singletary – Raven & the Box of Daylight (exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian) 29 The Million Dollar Pot – Mike & Terry 30 Dan Friday 31 Marshall Hunt   32 Mozart Gabriel 33 Ryan Singer 34 Thomas...

Vanessa Elmore of Elmore Art Appraisals visits with Leroy to chat about trends in the Contemporary Native Art Market. Vanessa is a long time friend of the gallery and has a background in Native American Art. Today she offers art appraisal services & consulting for: individuals, museums, and corporations. Learn more here: http://www.elmoreartappraisals.com/home.html  Thumbnail art by Ryan...

ROBIN JONES You Were Born With Wings October 28 – November 12, 2022 Artist Reception: Friday, October 28th from 5 - 7pm https://blueraingallery.com/event/new-paintings-21 In this body of work, I’m continuing my focus on endangered species-with a specific focus on winged species- and climate change, as well as celebrating the beauty of the natural world. I also focus on indigenous populations- they...

Jeweler Sharon Meyer makes a special appearance at the gallery.   ...   Sharon Meyer Jewelry is born from her passion for design and never-ending creativity and eye for beauty. Her unsurpassed ability to craft timeless jewelry that is both accessible and cutting edge is based in her mixture of color, form and materials. Always designed to be comfortable, Sharon’s work has a luxurious tac...