Val Weston NM

Silver City-ish peeps and those who might be in the area Oct. 30th👇

Workshop registration is open! Grab your seats now. Early registration pricing ends Oct. 17. More into at exposure.valinreallife.com/learn/worksh....

Not sure if they're right for you? Drop a comment or DM with questions.

Photo of a dandelion glowing in the sun with text reading: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 11, 2025 The theme is #Glow Any art, any interpretation. Use both tags to be included in our feed.

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday October 11, 2025
The theme is #Glow

Any art, any interpretation
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome

More details in the comments

#photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry #watercolor

Here's a link to our feed that you can pin to your Home to make it easier to keep track of. Only posts using both tags posted on Saturday will be included.
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Southwest Art Towns is an online community where visual artists in the Southwest and their fans can enable connections, build community, and foster collaboration.

Launching this month!

Launch time is getting closer and closer! Now is the time to sign up to receive exclusive updates and early access to our exciting new community.
southwestarttowns.com

New month, fresh art!

My display at the Grant County Art Guild gallery is refreshed for October with moody pieces to fit the season. Plus I'm featured on the screen at the checkout desk with three fan-favorite pieces.

#ValWestonNM #GrantCountyArtGuild #SilverCityArtist #VisitSilverCity

A stream cascades over moss covered rocks in a lush forest in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

Thanks to the #Relax theme this week, I'm taking a beat to channel the chill vibes of the Smokies.

📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park,Tennessee (2013)

And I'm experimenting with writing a bit about the images on the blog.

🔗 valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...

In Branding Q&A, we'll give you an intro to branding then have a freeform Q&A so you can ask anything you want to know.

Websites for beginners is for any existing or budding micro-entrepreneurs who know they need their own website but don't know where to start. (Or for any who think a social media page is all they need!)

We have two exciting workshops coming up on October 30th in Silver City. Registration opens Monday, Oct. 6. Sign up for email updates to get first dibs on seats.

exposure.valinreallife.com

The Axle Contemporary truck parked in Silver City's Main Street Plaza during the 2024 Southwest Print Fiesta.

The story of the E Pluribus Unum: Mogollon project by Axle Contemporary displayed on a museum wall.

A section of the Silver City portraits in the E Pluribus Unum: Mogollon exhibit at New Mexico State University.

Val Weston and J. Brandon posing by their portraits in the E Pluribus Unum: Mogollon exhibit at New Mexico State University.

From the softer side of Val, some thoughts on the E Pluribus Unum: Mogollon project. The exhibit truly did stop me in my tracks, friends.

📖 Have a read on the blog
🔗 valinreallife.com/e-pluribus-u...

#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #AxleContemporary #EPluribusUnumMogollon #PortraitArt

Here's a link to our guidelines:
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Please don't forget to add ALT text to your entries to help out our visually impaired friends.

Photo of clouds in the sky with text over it reading: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 4, 2025 The theme is #Relax Any art, any skill level Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday October 4, 2025
The theme is #Relax

Any art, any skill level
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome

More details in the comments

#photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry #watercolor

She Builds Ceramics. And Custom Cars. With the Same Fire. Rose B. Simpson’s mixed-media sculptures offer an exuberant blending of ancestral and contemporary culture.

💯 great stuff.

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A two-lane road winds through the scenic red rocks of Nevada under a bule sky with white fluffy clouds.

Good Sunday #BlueSkyArtShow this is my entry for the prompt #TheRoad #openroad #scenicdrive #clouds #twistyroad #desert #redsandstone #Nevada #desert #drive #BlueSky #mountains

Wowza! That's a spectacular road. 🤯

View of curvy road flanked by rugged hills with the side of a motorcycle rider in view and another rider ahead on the road.

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

When you ask a motorcyclist about #TheRoad, it gets us pretty excited about gorgeous twisties. 😁

📸 Monitor Pass aka CA 89, California (2020)

Hey, y'all! I've got a question for you in the September newsletter to help us settle a long-standing debate at Val in Real Life HQ. And I mean looooong-standing.

#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #LandOfEnchiliment
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Various pieces of art decorated in a dot painting technique by Terri Durham including a skull, circular rocks, and geckos.

Val Weston, Terri Dunham, and J. Brandon at Zia Gallery in Truth or Consequences NM.

We bumped into the ever-energetic Terri Durham at the #ZiaGallery last weekend. Not only do we love her dot painting work, she is a force of nature and kept us in stitches. Stop in when you're in T or C.

#SouthwestArtTowns #SWArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration #TruthOrConsequencesNM

Well played! 😅

Full frame maple tree branches with glowing yellow and orange leaves and text that reads "Welcome Autumn"

Happy Autumn Equinox! I snagged this shot in Great Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park in 2012. As much as I love living out west I do miss being able to pop up to the Smokies for fall colors.

What's your favorite place to enjoy autumn leaves?

#ValWestonNM #AutumnEquinox #GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark

Very cool. 💯

Reflections in Denver’s Art Museum titanium skin.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles
#BNW #Monochrome #PhotographersofBlueSky #Denver #Colorado #photography #UrbanPhotography #Architecture

Motorcyle Racing - #motogp #wsbk

#BlueskyArtShow #angles
#EastCoastKin
#photography #sportsphotography
#motorcycles #racing
#photographersofbluesky

Rectangular lamp shade casting triangles of light and shadow on two walls.

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Today's #Angles image brought to you by the hotel décor in our room this morning. 😁

📸 Santa Claran Hotel – Española, NM (2025)

All the gorgeous! 😍

Photo of rooftops behind a train crossing sign. Lots of angles. Text in front of it reads: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 20, 2025 The theme is #Angles Any art. Any skill level. Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome.

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday September 20, 2025
The theme is #Angles

Any art, any skill level
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome

Show us what feels like home to you!
More details in the comments

#photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing

👋 Hi, friends!
💯We've talked with so many of you about what we've been working on and trying to accomplish with this project.
🎉The good news is that we're finally heading towards launch next month.
🔗https://southwestarttowns.com/
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#SouthwestArtTowns #SWArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration

Very dreamy! 😍

Wide landscape of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve showing storm clouds, the dunes, and Medano Creek with and expanse low-growing plants in the foreground.

Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

I can't really articulate why but I've always felt at #Home here. Maybe one day I'll get around to showing you all the details of my full tattoo sleeve dedicated to Great Sand Dunes. 😏

📸 Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Colorado. (2014)