Oklahoma painter Brad Price is similarly infatuated with New Mexico, particularly the northern region, which has been the focus of his work for the past three decades and is naturally the subject for his solo show, “Enchanted Expressions.” “It is the tortured beauty of the area,” he says when asked about his fascination with the southwest landscape. “When you look at the twisted pines, the crooked cottonwoods, the eroded landscape, you feel that it has survived through adversity. The whole place looks incredibly wise, like it knows more than you do, like it could tell you some amazing stories about pain and survival.”

According to the artist, there is a “tortured beauty” to New Mexico that has always fascinated him.