One day, without really planning it at all, I found myself painting this “icon” of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians, holding a cello instead of the more traditional viol or pipe organ. Since then, I have made a few variations on this theme, and I feel compelled to return to it from time to time. I think it is wonderful, and also appropriate, that musicians have our own saint.
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 14.5x16.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: NFS
Winter Sunset Behind Trees
By: Joel Becktell
Winter Sunset Behind Trees
Size: 10x8 inches, framed 15x13 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvasboad
Price: $275
Apple Tree in the Garden, January
By: Joel Becktell
Apple Tree in the Garden, January
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 11.5x13.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Autumn Sunset near Belen
By: Joel Becktell
Autumn Sunset near Belen
I often drive past this spot in central New Mexico, and I always get an eyeful. The high contrast of the sandy soil, black basalt hills, prairie plants, and sky assure a strong impression. The power poles march up and down the hills, leashed together by their power lines. This evening the sunset was exceptional, even for here, and the warm sky and the cool colors of the dusky land created a memorable visual drama.
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 14.5x16.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas board, mounted on plywood
Price: $275
Landscape with Village
By: Joel Becktell
Landscape with Village
Size: 10x8 inches, framed 16.5x14.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on masonite
Price: NFS
Summer Rain, Plains of St. Augustin
By: Joel Becktell
Summer Rain, Plains of St. Augustin
Size: 10x8 inches, framed 15x13 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Late Fall Afternoon, Fields
By: Joel Becktell
Late Fall Afternoon, Fields
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 14.5x16.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas board, mounted on plywood
Price: $275
Moonset over the Bosque
By: Joel Becktell
Moonset over the Bosque
This is another late-night impression of the view from my painting studio, across a field, over a fence and an irrigation ditch to a dense copse of cottonwood trees, and on to the giant sky.
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 14.5x16.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: SOLD
Night Butterfly 1
By: Joel Becktell
Night Butterfly 1
Size: 10x8 inches, framed 15.5x13.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on artist’s board
Price: NFS
Summer Landscape
By: Joel Becktell
Summer Landscape
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 9.5x11.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Sky and Rose Window
By: Joel Becktell
Sky and Rose Window
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 14x16 inches
Medium: Acrylic on board
Price: $275
Bird in Flight, #1
By: Joel Becktell
Bird in Flight, #1
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 14.5x16.5 inche
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Bird in Flight, #2
By: Joel Becktell
Bird in Flight, #2
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 14x16 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Magdalena Mountains, Autumn
By: Joel Becktell
Magdalena Mountains, Autumn
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 13x15 inches
Medium: Acrylic on artist’s panel, mounted on plywood
Price: $275
Crow
By: Joel Becktell
Crow
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 9.5x11.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Fall Sky with Crows
By: Joel Becktell
Fall Sky with Crows
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 9.5x11.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Abstract with Cello
By: Joel Becktell
Abstract with Cello
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 9.5x11.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: SOLD
Night Sky with Rising Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn
By: Joel Becktell
Night Sky with Rising Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn
Size: 10x8 inches, framed 16x14 inches
Medium: Acrylic on artist’s board, mounted on plywood
Price: SOLD
Souvenir of Amsterdam
By: Joel Becktell
Souvenir of Amsterdam
Size: 10x8 inches, framed 15x13 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Souvenir of Amsterdam, Spring
By: Joel Becktell
Souvenir of Amsterdam, Spring
Size: 10x8 inches, Framed 15x13 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
March Wind, Apple Blossoms
By: Joel Becktell
March Wind, Apple Blossoms
Size: 10x8 inches, Framed 16x14 inches
Medium: Acrylic on artist’s board
Price: SOLD
Cellist B/W
By: Joel Becktell
Cellist B/W
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 9.5x11.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Cellist, #1
By: Joel Becktell
Cellist, #1
Size: 8x10 inches, framed 9.5x11.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $275
Bosque in Snow
By: Joel Becktell
Bosque in Snow
Size: 10x8 inches, framed 15x13 inches
Medium: Acrylic on canvas board
Price: $275
Visiting Ghosts, Halloween 1968
By: Joel Becktell
Visiting Ghosts, Halloween 1968
In this painting, I revisit an earlier, slightly larger painting of the same general composition and topic. This is kind of like a “copy,” though not exact, of the earlier version because I had more than one request for the original. While I usually wouldn’t try to re-make a previous painting, I found that the memory that inspired it was strong enough to guide me to make two later versions for people who requested them.