The Barista, a Coffee Shop Portrait

I was in a coffee shop in Patagonia, AZ this past January and all the people were freezing. Even though it was January, they weren't used to temperatures in the teens. Normally a low temperature in southern AZ is 40 degrees. So our waitress, who is known as a barista in a coffee shop, was willing to pose for a photo when my friend Charlotte asked her to. A lovely woman, with beautiful skin and gorgeous red hair!

The Barista

12" x 9"

oil on linen

Patagonia Landscape

On my visit to Arizona this month we drove down to Patagonia. It's a small town about 25 miles north of the border; a really cool new age type place where the people are laid back and the weather is normally mild and breezy. The town's 5,500 ft elevation keeps the climate fairly cool in the hot summer months and in the winter the temperatures average around 60 degrees. On the day we arrived the overnight lows hovered near 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Pipes were freezing and plumbers were raking in the dollars. The next day was warmer and we drove into the Santa Rita mountain range and found a place to stop and paint. The terrain in the area is unique and beautiful.