About the Artist:

"Plein air painting is, for me, the most natural way to experience and interpret all that Mother Nature has provided. I am so inspired by the poetry of light and its magical effects on color. This observation is why I have to paint! This is honest painting! I see everything in simple terms as spots of color with a variety of edges, temperature and values. My idea is to translate these elements directly to the paint surface conveying a certain mood and spirit while holding true to the initial inspiration. Many times work is not completed on site but enough information is gathered in my field studies for references when painting larger canvases back in the studio. My ultimate challenge is to honor the essence of my personal vision of reality and invite my viewers to share in the process. Only then is my mission complete."

Paula Fasken is a signature member of the American Impressionist Society, has been an artist member of Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters and has exhibited nationally with Oil Painters of America. Her work has been published in Southwest Art, Plein Air Magazine, Art of the West, Art Talk, The Santa Fean, and Santa Fe Collector’s Guide. Galleries in the United States have represented Fasken since 1975 and her paintings are included in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the USA, Europe and Asia. The artist obtained graduate and undergraduate studies in Art History, Studio and Design from the University of Kentucky, Rutgers University and Transylvania University. Seminars and travels abroad have also contributed to her love and knowledge of art and continue to be her preferred avenue of learning. A native Texan now residing full time in New Mexico, Paula Fasken divides her studio time between Santa Fe and Taos.

Today Paula Fasken no longer chooses to exhibit in galleries, however, she donates 100% of her studio proceeds to an art scholarship program she founded in honor of her late sister in law.

Studios/Gallery - by appointment only:

Santa Fe, N.M: 505-660-5458

Taos, N.M: 575-758-0711