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Ed Sandoval Gallery's Newsletter
102-B Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
edsandovalart@gmail.com
(575) 770-6360
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Happy Father's Day Weekend!
How My Dad (and a Can of Tuna) Helped Advance My Life
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My Dad: Herminio Sandoval
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Herminono in 1927: Working at Telluride in the Gold and Silver Mines
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Last month I mentioned that my twin brother (Danny) and I worked very hard growing up. My dad believed in the benefits of manual labor…to say the least. We both had the usual chores each night, but even on weekends he would wake us up early to go work on the farm – repairing a roof, digging ditches, clearing fields, butchering a pig, cutting wood, weeding the garden…whatever task it was, he expected us to put in a full day without any complaining.
It was brutal, backbreaking work under a hot sun, but I've come to credit my father for instilling a work ethic in me. He never gave us any money – for him, hard work was expected but not compensated. I can hardly blame him when I think about how hard he worked growing up - digging up tons of dirt in the silver and gold mines of Telluride... But when I was a freshman in high school, I was a typical teenager and wanted to buy stuff like music and clothes. I decided to get a job at the local Safeway store stocking the produce section. Finally, I had some money! Like me, my friends started figuring out that if you worked for a store (as opposed to a parent) you could actually make money, and they asked me to put in a good word for them. Soon, the Safeway store was teeming with my Los Alamos buddies.
As young, male teenagers go, we were pretty responsible, but we had dreams of leaving our home town and going somewhere exotic and exciting. When we were seniors, my buddy George Peel and I cooked up a scheme. We would save up our paychecks, buy a car and head to Los Angeles after graduation. It might sound like a passing fancy, but we did it. When Danny had graduated, Dad put his packed suitcase by the door, as if to say, “You’re grown up so start earning money and make a life for yourself.” When I graduated, he didn’t have to do that because George and I got a 1954 Ford Fairlane and headed out of town. Dad did look a little emotional, and he was sad, but I'm sure it passed quickly.
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Ed (left) and George Peel (right) - The 1954 Ford Fairlane Is Parked in the Background Between Them
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When we got to L.A. (by way of Las Vegas) we had very little money left, so we found a cheap apartment and got busy looking for work. Boy did I land some TERRIBLE jobs… I was working with an employment agency, but I started at the bottom – selling magazines door to door. My next equally awful job was at a quilting factory in East L.A. I had to make sure the people working the quilting lines had the materials they needed. My shift was 4:00 pm – midnight, and I had to take a bus to and from work (the Fairlane had gone kaput shortly after we arrived in L.A.).
After a few weeks at the quilting factory, I was finally going to receive my first paycheck! This was a major event because things were pretty grim by this time – we had totally run out of money. On that particular day, I didn’t even have enough to buy a bus ticket to work. I needed to make something to eat for my evening shift, so I opened a can of tuna and put it on two of the last remaining slices of bread. While I did this, I was trying to figure out how to get enough money (about 30 cents) to buy a bus ticket. An idea came to me. I put the empty tuna can in a paper sack and headed to the corner grocery store. I told the manager that the tuna was spoiled – that it was so foul smelling I had to dump it down the sink and rinse the can before I could even bring it back to get a refund. He believed me, and I got just enough to cover my bus ticket to work and back.
Sometimes you have to do what you have to do in life. That was one of those moments. I'm not proud of it, but that can of tuna kept me on track. Things got better after that. I worked at a Hilton for a while, delivering room service to the hotel guests (I have some VERY interesting stories from that job…). Then I started working for a shipping company at the port, helping in the office. When they found out I could speak Spanish AND English fluently, they promoted me to a Booking Agent, but that’s a story for another time. For now, suffice it to say that my dad did me a favor. I worked hard, wasn't too proud, was willing to take any job offered and finally began to move up the economic ladder (very slowly at first, I’ll admit). Thank you, dad.
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Featured Paintings
To inquire or to request a high-resolution photo, please contact Ed at 575-770-6360 or by email at edsandovalart@gmail.com.
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New Painting: "La Cueva Flour Mill" (48 x 48)
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"The Healing Tree of Life" (30 x 40)
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New Painting: "Holy Trinity" (18 x 24)
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New Painting: "Vespers" (24 x 30)
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New Painting: "Rancho Grande" (48 x 24)
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Taos Plaza Live w/Big Swing Theory. Photo by Jim Cox Photography: ©CJCox 2017
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May 12, 2018 - Nov 17, 2018
Taos Plaza from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
May 30, 2018 - Aug 8, 2018
Movies on the Green (free movies)
Kit Carson Park at dusk, Taos
May 31, 2018 - Aug 23, 2018
Taos Plaza Live (free band concerts)
Taos Plaza from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Jun 23, 2018 - Jun 24, 2018
Rodeo de Taos
Taos County Rodeo Grounds
July 13, 2018 - July 15, 2018
Taos Pueblo Pow Wow - CANCELED
For a list of and links to events in Taos and around the Enchanted Circle, click
HERE.
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the residents of Cimarron, NM, and all people and wildlife affected by the Ute Park Fire.
Taos watched in horror on Thursday, May 31, when a huge plume of smoke formed and billowed upward to the northeast. Many people attending "Taos Plaza Live" thought it was a cloud - but it wasn't...
Thousands of residents of Cimarron and the surrounding area were evacuated as the Ute Park Fire blazed through more than 36,000 acres of
drought-parched grassland and woodland
. Thankfully, firefighters were able to contain the flames and save the town, but nearby Philmont Scout Ranch wasn't so lucky - 14 outbuildings destroyed.
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From time to time, artists come to see Ed paint and stroll through his gallery to view his art. One day, an emerging artist from Kentucky arrived and determinedly sat on a ladder in the parking lot for three solid afternoons to watch Ed’s creations come to life.
Devan Ryan Carpenter lives in central Kentucky, surrounded by the lush beauty of bluegrass and the rolling hills of Thoroughbred horse country. When visiting New Mexico, she and her husband had usually stayed around Santa Fe, but after discovering Ed’s work online, they decided to visit “the quaint town of Taos” on their next journey to the Southwest. Ed and Devan had a great time discussing art!
Devan works primarily in pastels and acrylics, though she does enjoy other mediums such as Pencil, Charcoal, Conte and Watercolor. She has always loved to draw, but following a traumatic period in her life back in 2009-2010, she revisited her interest in art as a way to again find the joy of living.
Devan is inspired by the works of old masters such as Vermeer, Degas, Sorolla and John Singer Sargent, as well as the contemporary artists, Richard Schmid and her new friend Ed Sandoval!
For more of Devan's art, click
HERE
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Ed and Devan at His Gallery in Taos
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Featured Collector:
Nancy Meteer
For many years I have admired Ed's work. His use of such vibrant colors in his landscapes and skies. I am particularly fond of the old couple as they journey though whatever setting they are placed. I have always appreciated and loved my elders and respected their wisdom and grace. To me the couple represents life's recessional as they walk into their final chapter.
This painting was a Birthday Day gift from my son when I turned 85! I never dreamed I would possess such a beautiful work of art. It will always hang in a prominent place in my home and I will cherish it forever as a vivid reminder of Taos, Angel Fire and the artist."
Nancy Meteer, Jan. 2018
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Nancy and Her Son, Trent, at Ed's Gallery
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Would you like to be a featured collector?
If so, please send your personal story and photo(s) to edsandovalart@gmail.com.
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Contact
Ed Sandoval Gallery
102-B Paseo Del Pueblo, Taos, NM 87571
www.edsandovalgallery.com | (575) 770-6360 | edsandovalart@gmail.com
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