On a trip with so many highlights, it’s hard to designate Georgia OKeefe’s Abiquiu home and studio a highlight, but the tour we took with docent and artist Frank Shelton was super informational and inspiring. He explained how O’Keefe came to build her home here after her husband Alfred Stieglitz died. With the help of a friend, she spent three years renovating a ramshackle adobe on top of a mesa overlooking the Rio Chama valley. She lived there from 1949 until she moved briefly to Santa Fe at the end of her life.
The view from her property.
An interior courtyard. No color enhancement necessary.
The living room, where the artist and her two Chows listened to music every evening.
The door that inspired many paintings including this one
All of us also have been inspired by the beautiful home in which we’re staying for our days in Espanola. Sharing some morning images below.
Doesn’t get much better than this: beauty, sunshine, peaceful days, quiet nights, blue skies, family and, oh yeah, lots of great food. 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
