About the Gallery

“Painting is the one thing I get totally lost in. I love to paint and have found that expressing myself through painting is great therapy. It is very spiritually uplifting for me. I appreciate and enjoy the beautiful awesome wonders of nature. Painting calms my spirit and gives me inner peace.”

Anita Blythe, is devoting her artistic pursuits to painting the natural beauty of her native New Mexico that she loves and where she has resided her entire lifetime. The landscapes of the Southwest have enchanted and inspired her to paint their awesome skyscapes, sunrises & sunsets. Her use of color is vivid and vibrant. She hopes to capture the beauty of the moment in the constantly changing panorama of endless skies and open spaces. Anita loves the outdoors and paints most paintings "en plein air" on location from start to finish. She currently paints only in oils, primarily with a palette knife, a technique that produces a unique texture to her oil paintings. She also paints in her studio from photographs taken of locations she has traveled and have captured her attention & imagination. Anita is basically self-taught and began painting as a child. Her father encouraged her to paint in a variety of subjects and to use several mediums. The beautiful country surroundings of her youth inspired her early paintings. She has studied with several different artists and has had many mentors and teachers along the way.   

 She is a member of Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, Plein Air Artists of Colorado,    California Art Club & American Impressionist Society