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Jo was the featured artist for January, 2001, at the Art Show in a Gallery Setting at 1009 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas. The featured artist decorates the window. The Guild holds a reception to welcome visitors to the Art Show. Bolivian salteñas and pisco sours were served at the opening. These are snapshots of the window and the logo above was on the Bastrop Fine Arts Guild web page for the month .

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Following are Bolivian scenes painted in Bolivia or from memories...... To see a few more visit Jo's Sale Gallery.
Click on image or size to see larger version, then on "Back" on your browser to return here. Check Jo's on-line store for prints and gifts.  New items with the Kelly Church on them. If you see an image you would like on a gift, send Jo an e-mail and she will try to accomodate your request, some images do not lend themselves to a certain shape or layout. Suggestions are welcome.

A friend sent a link to a site with great photos of the road from La Paz to the Yungas. The photos are several years old and the road is now paved, but the drop offs and big trucks and buses are still the same. It is called the Most Dangerous Road in the World. We regularly went to the Yungas to a hotel in Chulamani for rest and recuperation from the altitude and work in La Paz. Wow.

Farm to Market Illimani, the mountain, stands tall over the valley by La Paz, Bolivia. This could be any of the villages near there. This painting was modeled after Cota Cota which is now a large suburb of La Paz. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, framed in a frame from Bolivia. $350.00

Young Alpaca This from a photo of a group of children with the alpaca. A fond memory of the altiplano. This painting was shown in The Austin Pastel Society 7th Annual Juried Show. To purchase a 9 x 12 print of this painting or other gift items visit Jo's on-line store. Pastel on Art Spectrum paper, matted white with black trim in a black, museum style frame. 8 x 10 inches. $150.00

Achocalla Oil 16" x 20"  A Sunday trip to Achocalla was a full day. Just a few miles past the golf course in La Paz toward the altiplano brought you to beautiful valleys along the side of the mountain. The lake was shallow and the families swam and took boat rides. There were assorted restaurants serving parrillada (mixed grill), sandwiches, desserts and drinks. There were several businesses offering horseback riding as well. Our children rode the horses and we enjoyed relaxing on the patio and eating outside. This painting is for sale, framed in a Bolivian wooden frame. Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 $350.00

Jo's Pots These are Bolivian flower pots that sit in the yard. No plants in them, so they won't crack and crumble. They remind me of the Cholitas, ladies, just sitting there waiting and talking. When you glance at them out of the corner of your eye, they seem alive and peaceful. Beautiful memories of Bolivia. Pastel on Daler-Rowney navy blue paper, 5 x 7 inches. In Private Collection in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Chulamani (Bolivia) Oil 16 x 20 inches Painting created in Bolivia. Chulamani was a favorite spot to get away from the altitude in La Paz. From La Paz the traveler goes up to the cumbre, highest point of the road, about 18,000 feet and then down to the Yungas and Chulamani in the jungle. It is less than 80 miles and in those days took about four hours on winding, narrow roads with incredible drop offs to the valley below. The road went through the clouds and mist and wound its way down to the villages passing rock houses and fences with llama herds along the way. Gasoline was available at "rest areas" in fifty gallon drums. Check out the link above to the Most Dangerous Road in the World. Now in a private collection in California. Back to where you were.

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Lisa's Ladies Oil 11 x 14 inches Made especially for Lisa, residing in Kentucky. One of a triptych of the pots .... or are they ladies??

La Paceña Oil 24" x 36" A flower pot vendor overlooking La Paz with Mt. Illimani in the background. Private collection.

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La Florera Oil 16" x 20" The flower vendor in Obrajes, a suburb of La Paz. She always 'watched' our cars while we volunteered at the orphanage. We would buy flowers in exchange. The house always had fresh flowers! Private collection in Texas.

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La Paz Market Oil 16" x 20" This scene is from a market in La Paz just off Sarganaga. The streets are full of people. The vendors sit on the sidewalks or cobblestone streets to sell their wares. This cholita selling oranges is right next to a stand selling oil cloth and plastic for table covers. Usually there are several stands in a row or block selling the same items. You have to bargain to buy items. Sometimes if the vendor is selling more than one thing, like apples and oranges. Oranges would be the most common so if you wanted apples you would have to buy some oranges as well. Private collection in Virginia.

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Garden Ladies Oil 12" x 16" These flower pot ladies are made of cement and are two to four feet tall. Sitting in the garden a person can hardly tell if they are ollas (pots) or ellas (feminine for 'they'), ladies! They make you smile when you see them patiently waiting and visiting. Finished in 1999. Private collection in Texas.

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La Paz Cholita A cholita at work on the edge of the Alto overlooking La Paz, with Mt. Illimani in the background. The trees are eucalyptus. Oil on canvas, 16" x 20". Private collection in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

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